The food I had was good, but I was there just BEFORE what would have been their busiest time and ordered one of their signature and popular dishes and I was told that they were out of the main sauce for the dish. Huh? Looking at the assortment of contains that they scooped from, it appeared that they were out of a lot of things. Maybe just a poorly managed location? read more

Awesome spot for lunch! I absolutely love Greek food but Cava provides the perfect twist to it that makes it unique. Think- Mediterranean version of chipotle. You get to go down the line and completely customize your order. The staff is super helpful and are always willing to provide you a sample of a new item if you are unsure. Be sure to get the tzakiki sauce. It's the best. I literally get double of it because it's so addicting. I'm certainly going to miss this place while I'm away at college! read more

CAVA - Greens and Grains bowl with chicken - Mediterranean Near Me - Cary, North Carolina

Found this place on google seemed good. Got an online order asked for extra side in salad didn't receive. Also requested a bag didn't give one nor does the store have any. Weird right. For a place in Cary you would think you'd stay consistent with the little things. The food is good but there is a lot more in the area than this. Sad :,( read more

The food is good, but they tend to skimp out on the amount you get. For instance, if you order the lamb, they give you four tiny meatballs and only a tiny spoonful of veggies. They upcharge you to get a decent amount. It's not worth the hassle of going here. I've not been happy with the service the past couple times I've gone. I will not be going here again. read more

Still coming here, but I have concluded it's hit or miss with this spot. The last time I wrote a review, someone reached out yada yada. Great got a coupon. I really don't want anything. Please just ask that they cook the rice properly. read more

I am from Charlotte NC visiting family at NC State. I've never tried CAVA before however my family have. Shion, was super helpful and walked me through everything, and was so patient. Shion made my first experience one to remember, so much that I am planning on having CAVA again for my entire family today. I have to be sure to mention, the food was AH-MAZING!!! I am BIG on customer service because when it's done correctly, I am a loyal customer and will repeatedly return to that specific location. I only hope that I can find a location in Charlotte that measure up to what I received yesterday. Thank you Shion (and all the staff- everyone was extremely friendly to my family) for the experience and when return to Cary I will come back!! read more

So I think my previous review got deleted because I know for a fact that I reviewed this place in the past and mentioned the soap bottle in the women's bathroom has no dispenser. It's just a giant bottle that you pour into your hands.. That was months ago and it's still the same. Today I realized they only have a sanitation score of 86 which is TERRIBLE. I can't even believe that's a passing score. When you can get over 100, anything lower than a 97 is basically at risk of food poisoning. They get a 2 because quantity of food is pretty large for the price but if you want quality, look elsewhere read more

Megan helped me out Sunday, loved the service. From now on I will only come to this location!!!

I love CAVA, but this is the first time to this location and probably my last. I placed an online order for 6:45 pickup. Got to the restaurant and two employees were pulling a mile long chain of order tickets out of their machine, at least 10 orders. Lots of people waiting, for pick up orders, one person working to go orders. The kitchen line was gross, food all over the floor. Lobby area is gross, the floor is sticky, garbage was overflowing in the bin with a pile of trash sitting on it. I checked their dept of health score and it's a 91. Honestly surprised it isn't lower. I use to work in kitchens as a professional chef and this location is disgusting. Never again... read more

Second time having Cava! I absolutely love it. Always a great go to and consistent. A healthier take on chipotle. I also love how they allow unlimited toppings. read more

CAVA - Salad and grain bowl - Mediterranean Near Me - Cary, North Carolina

We eat here regularly for a quick lunch. Food is fresh and always delicious. Service is fast and friendly. Pam is always there at the register with a smile and positive attitude. We love this Cava location! read more

Fresh ingredients tastes so good! A good variety and lots of great flavors. You choose what you want. read more

CAVA - Rice bowl with chicken - Mediterranean Near Me - Cary, North Carolina

In addition to my order being 20 minutes late for pickup, the lentils were so under cooked that I nearly broke a tooth.

Our first time here, and most of us ordered salads. Unfortunately there was only a handful of greens, almost as if they forgot the salad portion, for all three bowls (and we all requested a different type of lettuce). My mom's pita had more lettuce in it than our salad bowls did. Total disappointment. Won't be going back. read more

CAVA - No salad in any of our salad bowls - Mediterranean Near Me - Cary, North Carolina

Always fresh and delicious. I have eaten at four locations across North Carolina and the quality is great across the board. If you want a filling meal that will make you feel good after eating it, CAVA hits the spot. read more

CAVA - Custom grains and greens bowl. - Mediterranean Near Me - Cary, North Carolina

Worst service ever! Thank goodness your food is good because your staff is awful. RUDE, RUDE, RUDE. I was unaware of a menu change and the server scolded me for not knowing and taking 10 seconds to now decide and there was not another customer in the place. Don't need to ever come back here. Thank goodness you have more location with hopefully happy staff read more

I saw an ad that this place had just opened up in Cary, and it looked like it was right up my alley. And it was! Fresh and delicious. I look forward to trying many more things from here. I had a ginger fruit juice beverage, and a "super greens and grains" bowl. Came with 3 sauces/dips, which there were several to choose from, and the bowl comes with a mini pita. Plenty of toppings and proteins to dress these up to your liking. Everything was delicious. I also tried their roasted tomato soup, and it was very good, as well. read more

CAVA - A ginger fruit juice beverage, and a "super greens and grains" bowl, with mini pita. - Mediterranean Near Me - Cary, North Carolina

First time at CAVA. Very clean store and the employees seemed to be happy to work with each other. A gentleman greeted me in the most upbeat manner, he literally brightened my day. I wish I saw his name so he could get a nice shout out. I had been looking around for a good falafel and just order a falafel. I wasn't really sure how big they were or what the order was, but the gentleman was very patient and helpful. The falafel's are small but you get 4 (which is I was in the store for less than 5minutes. I would definitely go back! read more

CAVA - I almost forgot to take a picture! Really good! Order comes with 4. - Mediterranean Near Me - Cary, North Carolina

The food and service here never disappoints. The ingredients were fresh and flavorful! Can't wait to go back.

Customer service was amazing! It was my first time and JC helped me figure out what I wanted. Definitely recommend! read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Cary, North Carolina

Went there for a special occasion a few months back. What a treat and what an experience. The food was great, friendly staff and we might have had an issue with one of the plates, but they quickly worked to get it fixed. Dont care for the location in Cameron Village, it's jut dads so busy!!! But going there for the food is worth the trip. read more

I really am kinda smitten with this new eatery. So many low carb (if you're into it) choices. The Harissa dip and the Harissa honey chicken are so delicious! Also really loved me some crazy feta and pickled onions. They have the good Mexican cola (even diet). Highly recommend this place. There's a cool app too read more

Honestly, I will never eat at chipotle ever again. I came here on a whim due to a suggestion from my friend. Looking at the menu online I wasn't really impressed but I opted to go inside to just see. I'm so glad I decided to go inside because the food looked amazing!!!! I ended up getting a bowl with pita bread and a mixture of different ingredients. I wanted spicy but not too spicy and I was able to achieve the best tasting bowl ever with assistance from Ryan. I highly recommend this place to anyone looking for chipotle on steroids. read more

We were excited to see CAVA close to where we live since we went to the one in Chapel Hill and loved it! Casual restaurant with workers behind the counter offering a variety of toppings for a pita sandwich or greens and grains bowl. Nice variety of salad greens to choose from: grains include rice or lentils. Fresh toppings include hummus, eggplant and red pepper, taziki sauce, radishes, and other Mediterranean fare. Protein can be half and half if you can't choose just one! I had falafel and roasted veggies but they also had lamb, chicken and shredded meat. Lots of veggies and fun dressings like lemon tahini which was very refreshing. Even the drinks were refreshing like ginger turmeric lime and caffeine free blueberry soda! Yum! I would have given the restaurant a 5 star if some if the food was warm like the falafel and rice. Also, the tables were really close to each other and the bar stools we sat on at the counter weren't very comfy. read more

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Never disappoints! All of our family loves to eat here- the food is always delicious!

I absolutely love Cava and am so excited there are now locations in our area. The food is fresh, really tasty and has complex flavors. It always hits the spot. The best things there is the spicy lentil soup, but it's only available in the fall. This is one of those places where you create your own bowl/salad/pita wrap and there are a ton of options...so if you have issues with paradox of choice, then this may not be the place for you. One note: I went here last week and got awful awful food poisoning. I want to believe it was a one-off issue and not a perpetual thing, which is why I'm still giving this location 4 stars. Stroller Status: this location isn't the best place to take a stroller - the space where you order your food is pretty narrow and tight and there isn't much room between tables to park your babies. Also, the doors don't open automatically. read more

Absolutely love this place. After eating at the Chapel Hill location was so excited to see a location came to Cary. I got the grains and greens bowl with braised lamb. It's completely totally worth the extra charge. Best toppings include the crazy feta, harrisa if you enjoy something spicy, some eggplant dip, and mix in any of the delicious fresh veggies. Have to say the folks at this location are extremely friendly, and provide wonderful service. Definitely will be a regular. read more

CAVA - Loving the new Honey Harissa Chicken! - Mediterranean Near Me - Cary, North Carolina

First time going there and staff was so nice they gave it to me for free! It was delicious

I'm so glad I expended my palate and gave Cava a try.. Each time I have gone, the ingredients has been fresh and the staff has been friendly... I always get the Harissa Honey Chicken but one day I will take an adventure and try a different protein.... read more

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I go through period of obsessions with food, snacks, restaurants, etc. Well, Cava is the newest one that I've set my sights on. Thankfully, Cava opened in Cary a week or two after I had to start a strict elimination diet due to potential food sensitivities. I was stressing over where I could eat that would actually be favorful, have gluten and dairy free options, and be something that I just ultimately wanted to eat. I was having a hard time enjoying food. Enter Cava. I happened to see that they were open when I was in the area for an errand. I decided to check it out to see if I could make it work with my restrictions. As I was waiting in line, I heard it described as the Chipotle of Mediterranean. This seemed pretty accurate and I liked the ability to go down the line and pick items for my meal. Especially useful given all the restrictions that I had. First decisions: bowl or pita wrap. Well a pita was out because of the gluten, so I went with a splendid greens and brown rice bowl. Threw in some hummus (three scoops of original for me, but you can do an assortment of up to 3 scoops of any of their flavors). Then onto the proteins. I went with the chicken and roasted veggies. I actually had to ask them to avoid the brussel sprouts as I can't eat them, and they were really good at meeting my preferences. After that, most items were pretty much out of scope for me, but they had a huge variety of additional toppings and dressings that old school me would have piled on. The price? My bowls usually come out to $10. It's a very filling meal and I like that I don't even need dressing... the hummus is enough to add a ton of flavor between that and the other spices and herbs used. Their chicken is delicious and I love the roasted veggies. I have since also had their falafels which add a nice bit of flavor and texture. I could see vegetarians having a lot of options there as well. I have since taken multiple co-workers and family for lunch dates, and they are all now hooked as well. In fact, I've bumped into many of my converts on my regular trips in. I think my only issue is the price is a little high given that you can be charged additional for some of the proteins (like the cost for an additional falafel... given I don't load up on everything else because of my restrictions, I feel like it's generally negligible, but I'm also only charged for it a portion of the time. I also skip the complimentary pita so I think throwing in a falafel (not a full serving, just one little nugget) shouldn't be an issue. But like I said, it's not always a charge, and if I was getting an overloaded bowl, I probably wouldn't balk at the price quite so much. And it hasn't stopped me from going there - I have lunch there 1-2 times a week. So, clearly I'm enjoying it. It's a lot of flavor, and I feel healthy and 'on plan' when I'm eating it. It's also a nice change from my normal food allergy meals so I don't mind the treat a couple of times a week. read more

The best cava location. So clean , staff was excellent , food was great , and most importantly Quinton (Q) was awesome. Will come back every week ! read more

Arrived at 9:43pm. Doors are locked. It claims it closes at 10pm. On the website and the sign on the door. Unacceptable.

Cava is so much flavor + fresh food in one bowl! It's excellent and it's always packed with people. This place offers freshness for a fair price! The toppings are unlimited which elevates the flavor profile. The portion size to price ratio is great! Also, there are great drinks like watermelon mint lemonade to add a great finishing touch to a wonderful meal. I always order the "greens + grains" with grilled chicken and all my favorite hummus and toppings. I always look forward to a "cava day". If you want a meal that is healthy and yet fills you up, come to Cava! read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Cary, North Carolina

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Great food served fast. Options for everyone including my son. The falafel was yummy.

CAVA exceeded my expectations! Think Chipotle but with Mediterranean food. Healthy, delicious, filling grain bowls or salads with fresh ingredients and quick, over the counter service. Loved my bowl with spicy lamb, falafel, tomato and onion, harissa, tzatziki, and sriracha dressing - very, very good. I don't think you can go wrong with any of the combinations and customizations here. Everyone loved what they ordered! Will most definitely be back - a new favorite in Raleigh! read more

My food arrived soggy and disgusting. The salad was absolutely doused in dressing. One and only time I will order from cava.

There was a work function and then lunch was provided. Many options in the vicinity but this was suggested by one member of our group. We decided on it and I'm always looking forward to a new place to eat. Obviously wishing it'd have veg options. We arrived and parking closest to it were all filled. So I parked on the next lot. There were a lot of patrons inside! It was loud and a long line. However, line moved pretty efficiently. I was advised on how to order, since she'd been there before. She knew the items but there were no signs so I still asked. To note: there was an occurrence that should've been dealt with differently. Apparently an employee was not feeling well so the person in charge (in fairness, no description) just said "leave, you sick then go home" . I was able to see and hear that entire interaction. The employee left. So when I ordered, I got a bowl with grain base which they allowed for it to be three. Black lentils, Brown rice and white saffron rice. Then I got the cucumber with tomato topping. The rest I either cannot have or like due to onions. I got hummus and pita bread, which was very good. Falafel. Lastly some crispy tortilla strips and lettuce. They gave me a free cup for water. I really liked their comfortable bowls and cutlery. I will definitely go back. read more

CAVA - Falafel - Mediterranean Near Me - Cary, North Carolina

I went to cava for the first time as a resident in NC, so I was so lost what to get and what everything was. The staff was so helpful in answering questions and helping me out. Plus the food was phenomenal. The manager gave me a % off my meal too and said, "welcome to North Carolina." I'm so thankful for this experience! read more

CAVA - A rice and grain bowl! - Mediterranean Near Me - Cary, North Carolina

Very good. Tasty food and big portion. Friendly services. I used to have CAVA in DC every two weeks and so excited that it is available now in Cary. Same good food and services! read more

What's not to love about this place?!? Clean! Fresh! Healthy! Fast! Mediterranean!! Yummm!! One of my favorite restaurants to eat to get fast and healthy food. You'll see me running to this place. This restaurant needs to E X P A N D to more locations! Nom nom nom! read more