Armenian Bakery - Occasion Bakery

Occasion Bakery is an Armenian/Lebanese Bakery located at 4573 N Fresno St. just south of Gettysburg (south of the Fashion Fair Mall). It is hidden behind a drug store.

There is limited seating consisting of three outdoor tables and two indoor tables. 

Outdoor Seating

Indoor Seating

The smell when you enter is sweet and delicious. They have Armenian and Lebanese items, savory, spicy, and sweet items. 
Call ahead if you have a large order or have limited time. It becomes busy at lunch.
Occasion Bakery recently changed ownership, but the recipes are the same and the old owners are still involved in running the business.

Barbari Bread - warm and fresh from the oven

Menu

We ordered foul (fava beans). It was nicely seasoned with garlic and fresh lemon.  Armenian cucumbers, radishes, and mint were served with the dish. Yogurt and hummus came on the side with pita bread.

Foul

Cucumbers, Radishes, Mint, Humus, and Yogurt, with Garlic

We also ordered lahmajoun (spicy meat pie). It was crispy and the meat topping delicious.

Lahmajoun

We tried the Zaatar (herb) bread. They asked if we wanted it soft or crispy and lightly or heavily spiced. We ordered it crispy and heavily spiced.

Zaatar Bread

One of our companions ordered Falafel. The dish was warm, and the Falafel patties were crisp, served on grilled pita with a nice tahini dressing, parsley, and chopped tomatoes.

Falafel

Kneffah be Jubney and Kaak

To finish our meal, we wanted something sweet. We ordered the Kneffah be Jubney and Kaak, which turned out to be a wonderful dish. The dessert had two sweet cheeses and shredded colored filo dough on sweet Kaak bread, topped with sesame seeds. The clear sweet syrup served on the side is a strong rose water, and our companion drenched her Kaak with it.

Occasion Bakery is open Monday - Saturday 9 AM - 7 PM. The street address is 4573 North Fresno Street in Fresno.