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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.
—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
Pair with a beef tajine or shish kebab or with a vegetarian stew.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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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.
—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
Pair with a beef tajine or shish kebab or with a vegetarian stew.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Shish kebab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shish%20kebab. Accessed 23 Feb. 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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