"The latest player on Little Arabia’s falafel scene is from Suzie Othman and husband Salah, across Katella Avenue by an “Anaheim” — but technically Garden Grove — bus stop. The couple hails from Beit Iksa on the West Bank, grew up in New York, and started serving Jerusalem-style Palestinian food in November 2021, earning long lines for their supple, parsley flecked orbs, which are about the size of gumballs. The name translates from Arabic as “amazing” or “wonderful” and both descriptions fit Sababa’s falafel. This casual restaurant serves chicken and ribeye, but it’s best known for falafel, which comes in bowls and pita sandwiches. For the latter, smashed falafel comes tucked into fluffy sliced pita, with options like creamy hummus, red chile sauce, pickles, red cabbage, tahini, a jalapeño garlic lemon slurry, and mint. Falih Abu Amba, an Iraqi mango sauce, provides a punchy finish. — Joshua Lurie" - Joshua Lurie, Anne Marie Panoringan
