Nersses Vanak

Vanak When the weather app predicts rain and the temperature dips, Romik Abediyan gets nervous. The owner of Nersses Vanak knows that his small restaurant, tucked into the corner of a narrow strip mall in Glendale, is one of the only places around town

the stew. While it bubbles away, the gaminess of the lamb mellows and melts into the sweet tomato.Subscribe to Continue Reading Romik Abediyan, owner of Nersses Vanak in Glendale, displays dizi. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) Abediyan says the name

the broth from their dizi, nodding approvingly at the juiciness of their kebabs, sipping strong tea with a distant scent of cardamom. 4515 Campus Drive, Irvine, (949) 786-2000, henhousecampus.com Nersses Vanak Romik Abediyan with a bowl of dizi and a

plate of ab-goosht at Nersses Vanak in Glendale. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) If you live closer to Glendale than to Irvine, this handsomely spare restaurant is your destination for dizi; the version here brings the lamb-rich umami depth, a truth

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stew called dizi at Nersses Vanak in Glendale. (I second that suggestion.) — Stephanie Breijo has details on the forthcoming return of Somni, the modernist restaurant, as mind-bending as it was delicious, founded by José Andres and helmed by chef Aitor

. If it is Friday, you can find dizi at Attari in Westwood, called there by its alternate name ab-goosht, where it is the inevitable weekly special. If it is not Friday, you should probably be at Nersses Vanak instead, a slightly faded restaurant in an

almost all Iranian restaurants in Glendale, Nersses Vanak is probably best known for its kebabs, which are big, well-seasoned, made with halal meat, and served on immoderate mounds of saffron-gilded rice. The luleh kebab, made of ground beef, is

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nightly, 5 to 10 p.m. Credit cards accepted. No alcohol (for the moment). RECOMMENDED DISHES Baked pork bao with abalone sauce; fried chicken knees with spicy salt. jonathan.gold@latimes.com MORE JONATHAN GOLD: Warm up with dizi at Nersses Vanak in