Lebanese Chicken Shawarma Stuffed With Fries on Red Road: Delights of Beirut

Delights of Beirut, at 6907 S Red Rd in the southern part of Coral Gables, wraps grilled chicken shawarma in pita with garlic paste, pickles, lettuce and a handful of crispy fries for $13. It is a small Lebanese restaurant where most orders leave as takeout, but there is a quiet dining room if you want to sit down with a plate.

The restaurant describes its mission as paying homage to the heritage and traditions of Lebanese cooking, with a focus on fresh, simple ingredients. It does not publish a founding story or name a chef, and it does not need to. This is a neighborhood place on the stretch of Red Road, also called SW 57th Avenue, that runs south of the University of Miami toward South Miami, and it feeds the surrounding blocks rather than tourists.

The Infatuation reviewed it in July 2026 and summed it up honestly: a casual Coral Gables restaurant where most orders are for takeout, though you can still eat in the quiet dining room. The review said there are better Lebanese options in Miami but that it belongs in your takeout rotation if you live nearby. That is a fair frame. Come for a reliable shawarma sandwich close to home, not for a destination dinner.

Two sandwiches anchor the menu, and both cost $13. The chicken shawarma sandwich is grilled chicken strips in pita with creamy garlic paste, pickles, lettuce and crispy fries tucked inside, a combination common in Lebanese snack shops. The Infatuation singled this one out, calling the fry-stuffed chicken sandwiches fine. The fries soak up the garlic and make it a full meal in one hand.

The beef shawarma sandwich takes a different route: slow-cooked marinated beef with tomatoes, onions, parsley, pickles and tahini sauce instead of garlic paste. It is tangier and less rich than the chicken. If you are ordering for two, get one of each and swap halves, since the sauces are the main difference and tasting both side by side shows how Lebanese kitchens pair garlic with chicken and tahini with beef.

For a sit-down meal, the shawarma lunch plates are $15 each. The chicken version comes with the signature garlic paste and your choice of two sides, and the beef version uses marinated Angus beef strips with tahini and two sides. There are also larger dinner plates of both, which suit an evening visit when you want more food and less bread.

The starters are worth a look if you are sharing. Hummus topped with steak bites is $18 and is enough for two as a starter. Falafel comes as four crispy patties for $13, fried kibbeh is $13, and arayis, pita stuffed with spiced meat and toasted on the grill, is $15. For a small gathering at home, the restaurant sells Beirutee catering trays for three people at $105.

You can eat in, pick up, or order catering, and the official site links to a Toast ordering page for takeout. When we checked, it quoted pickup in fifteen to twenty minutes, which is about right for sandwiches made to order. Because most of the business is takeout, the dining room tends to stay calm even at lunch, so it is a good choice if you want a quiet table rather than a noisy counter.

The location hours listed on the official ordering page are Monday through Friday 10 am to 9 pm, Saturday 11 am to 9 pm, and Sunday 12 pm to 9 pm. The 10 am weekday start means you can pick up a shawarma sandwich before the usual lunch hour, which is handy for an early meal before errands or a late breakfast on the way to campus.

Ask for extra garlic paste if you like it strong, since the chicken depends on it. If you are taking food home, the sandwiches with fries inside are best eaten within a short drive, because the fries soften as they sit. The lunch plates travel better, so order those if you are heading further than a few minutes away.

If you are hosting, the catering trays are worth knowing about, and the restaurant lists catering alongside dine-in and online ordering as one of its three main services. For a meat-free order, the falafel starter and plain hummus make a filling plate on their own, and adding a side salad turns it into a full vegetarian lunch. Ordering ahead online is the simplest way to avoid a wait on a busy evening, and it also lets you see the full list of sides before you choose.

The restaurant is on Red Road in Coral Gables, south of the University of Miami campus and north of the city of South Miami. The South Miami Metrorail station on South Dixie Highway is the closest rail stop, and from there a short bus or rideshare covers the rest of the way along SW 72nd Street and Red Road. Most visitors drive, since this part of Coral Gables is residential and spread out.

If you have time afterward, the downtown of South Miami along Sunset Drive is a short drive south and has a walkable strip of shops and cafes. The University of Miami campus and its Lowe Art Museum are a few minutes north, and the Coral Gables city center around Miracle Mile is a short drive northeast for a longer afternoon out.

Address: Delights of Beirut, 6907 S Red Rd, Coral Gables, FL 33143. Hours on the official ordering page: Monday to Friday 10 am to 9 pm, Saturday 11 am to 9 pm, Sunday 12 pm to 9 pm. Shawarma sandwiches are $13 and shawarma lunch plates with two sides are $15. Takeout is the main format, with a quiet dining room for eating in.