Nersses

Nersses Vanak is an Iranian restaurant in Glendale, and dizi is a specialty.

These are some of the common sides that complement dishes at Nersses Vanak: yogurt and shallot, clockwise from far left, pickled carrots, celery, ginger, eggplant and cabbage cooked in apple cider vinegar, pickled garlic, barbados cheese and fresh walnuts, vegetables on the side and shirazi, tomato, onions and cucumber.

Saeed Rahimi, right, serves lunch to customers.

Dizi, made with lamb meat, potato, tomato, turmeric and garbanzo and white beans.

Customers dine at Nersses Vanak.

Erin Naranjo makes taftoon bread.

Erin Naranjo makes taftoon.

Co-owner Robert Abdian serves a plate of food at Nersses Vanak.

Co-owners Robert and Romik Abedian have a picture of their grandfather, Nersses, right, and their grandmother, Aslik Aramian, at Nersses Vanak in Glendale.