Photos: Olive Tree restaurant in Anaheim
![Suzan Hassan is floor manager and Abu Ahmad owner of the 5-year-old Olive Tree Restaurant in Anaheim, which alongside familiar Middle Eastern dishes also serves regional recipes of Jordan, Syria and elsewhere.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/10136cd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/500x343+0+0/resize/500x343!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0e%2F95%2Fb6b977bd64d030c5775caa107c01%2Fla-fo-find01-l4p8uonc.jpg)
Suzan Hassan is floor manager and Abu Ahmad owner of the 5-year-old Olive Tree Restaurant in Anaheim, which alongside familiar Middle Eastern dishes also serves regional recipes of Jordan, Syria and elsewhere. (Katie Falkenberg / For The Times)
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Olive Tree’s kabsa with lamb shanks. (Katie Falkenberg / For The Times)
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Lamb and okra, served with rice. (Katie Falkenberg / For The Times)
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Ali Dure, left, and a companion eat a Sunday lunch at the Olive Tree Restaurant in Anaheim. (Katie Falkenberg / For The Times)
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A kebab combo plate at Olive Tree Restaurant. (Katie Falkenberg / For The Times)
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Olive Tree’s all-vegetarian plate. The restaurant is at 512 S. Brookhurst St., Suite 3, in Anaheim. (Katie Falkenberg / For The Times)