Ossy’s Bakery, 130 W Stocker St, Glendale, CA 91202
Ossy’s is a small Armenian bakery café with a large menu of prepared foods, including bagel sandwiches, sandwiches, omelettes, crepes, breakfast sandwiches, toast, lahmajun, khachapuri, fresh juices, cakes, baked goods, etc. They also seem to be a mini grocery, selling fresh produce, jam, compote, candy, dates, Armenian coffee, etc. While they call themselves a bakery, I didn’t see that many baked goods.
I wanted a tongue sandwich but they were sold out of tongue. I was surprised to see that a tongue sandwich is $20.99. That’s the most expensive tongue sandwich that I’ve seen. In fact, most of their offerings are expensive though the bakery looks humble. A khachapuri is over $20.
Beef liver sandwich (choice of wrap or bread), $17.99 – beef liver, tomato, fresh peppers, special sauce. She recommended the wrap. The wrap seemed to be a spinach tortilla since it was green. I was expecting lavash. The wrap was warmed in a panini press. I was surprised that the filling was very saucy (the sauce seemed to be cooked down tomatoes, onions, and spices). The small chunks of liver were tender. They added a bit of yogurt and lots of peppers. Everything was tasty but very wet/saucy. It was about the size of a burrito.
Lahmajun ($2 each): Thin with more finely minced beef than usual, crispy edges. Tastes better warmed.
While I liked what I ordered, it seems overpriced relative to other Armenian bakeries in town. I sat outside and someone started smoking.
