Built after the fire of 1915, this building served as a saloon in Walnut Grove's wide-open Chinatown. From 1928 until 1951, Isaac "Ike" Hanlon ran a diner and auto stage depot here. Known as "the joint," it was famous for homestyle cookin' such as meatloaf, pork chops, and mudhen stew. Ike invited patrons to "shake the dice" for a chance to win a free meal or pay double if they lost. A back room offered card tables and two slot machines, and the café also served as the pre-dawn clubhouse for local duck hunters. During the devastating early morning fire of November 9, 1937, Ike and friends removed everything piece by piece from the café for safety, then moved it all back in. It was one of only two structures in the Chinese district to survive that fire. The building stood vacant for many decades until it was rehabilitated, and Mel's Mocha and Ice Cream opened there in 2001.