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For the lunch and dinner menus, the focus is squarely on Mediterranean fare; the chicken shish kebab and buttery jeweled rice are solid picks for a simple supper.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 May 2026
This sleekly modern Mediterranean sit-down from the Breakwater Hospitality Group (The Wharf Fort Lauderdale) that served Turkish beef dumplings and hummus, Chilean sea bass and chicken shish kebab has closed after less than a year in business.
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Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2026
Maydan: Choose between beef shawarma or a chicken shish kebab wrap at 4301 W. Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles.
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Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
Bite into a gyro or falafel wrap, or dig into something more hearty like the Mixed Grill with shish kebab, chicken kebab, lamb gyro, chicken gyro and Inegol kofte.
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Susan B. Barnes,
Southern Living,
1 May 2025
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 May 2026
This sleekly modern Mediterranean sit-down from the Breakwater Hospitality Group (The Wharf Fort Lauderdale) that served Turkish beef dumplings and hummus, Chilean sea bass and chicken shish kebab has closed after less than a year in business.
—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2026
Maydan: Choose between beef shawarma or a chicken shish kebab wrap at 4301 W. Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles.
—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
Bite into a gyro or falafel wrap, or dig into something more hearty like the Mixed Grill with shish kebab, chicken kebab, lamb gyro, chicken gyro and Inegol kofte.
—
Susan B. Barnes,
Southern Living,
1 May 2025
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“Shish kebab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shish%20kebab. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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shish kebab
noun
shish ke·bab
ˈshish-kə-ˌbäb 
: cubes of meat marinated and cooked on skewers
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