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)
Olive Tree’s kabsa with lamb shanks. (Katie Falkenberg / For The Times)
Lamb and okra, served with rice. (Katie Falkenberg / For The Times)
Ali Dure, left, and a companion eat a Sunday lunch at the Olive Tree Restaurant in Anaheim. (Katie Falkenberg / For The Times)
A kebab combo plate at Olive Tree Restaurant. (Katie Falkenberg / For The Times)
Olive Tree’s all-vegetarian plate. The restaurant is at 512 S. Brookhurst St., Suite 3, in Anaheim. (Katie Falkenberg / For The Times)
