Food is always good, BUT they are always busy and always slow. ALWAYS slow. Expect to be in line for 10 minutes. I had a pickup order and even had to wait just to get my order from behind the counter. Train your employees more or something read more

Place can be hit or miss. Our last visit was on Father's Day, and it was a miss. Tried the new glazed salmon+strawberry and it was not bad but far from what I've come to expect at Cava. Salmon was a bit fishy, lentils were hard and crunchy, and the steak we got for extra protein was too chewy. The staff didn't appear to be I sync at all. The value just wasn't there unfortunately. Not sure we'll be going back anytime soon. read more

Need better employees or training. Maybe both? Supervisor was getting upset for how slow and uncommunicative. Note to supervisor don't aggressively start slamming things. Doesn't look good in front of customers. My food was lacking a lot. Ambiance is typical for Cava but could feel the stress and frustrations. read more

CAVA - Lacking love. - Salad Near Me - Pensacola, Florida

The lady at the counter was extremely rude and impatient. Me and my husband wanted to try the CAVA for the first time she kept giving us attitude everytime we asked for something she would say " we are out of that item" and made us feel very uncomfortable with her tone of voice and mean looks. I'm never coming here again she have my husband 4 small pieces of FALAFEL we paid a total of $33.00 for two bowl her rude personality and the food not filling him up was enough for us to never come back here again. read more

It's ALWAYS busy so make sure you bring your patience. The line moved quickly but it was about a 7 to 10 minute wait. Staff is incredibly friendly which makes it better. The food is incredibly fresh. I got the harissa avacado and it was amazing. Tables could probably stand to be cleaned off. They seemed a bit understaffed but the food is flavored well. Super calm and relaxing inside. I will definitely be back. read more

CAVA - Harissa Avacado - Salad Near Me - Pensacola, Florida

So slow. The staff needs to be replaced, what should take 5-10min tops to order food took 40 min of waiting for two staff to make 3 plates forward in line. Food handling was improper and a staff handled money then my food without changing her gloves/washing her hands. Ice ran out and staff didn't change it. Line cooks were down ingredients and they still charged me for an incomplete protein (2 lamb meatballs) Food and ingredients are Good but overall I would stay away purely because it's overshadowed by the bad staff. read more

Have been wanting to try out Cava for a while, since I was at the mall decided today id try, although I wasn't too hungry I opted for a kids meal, to my surprise that was plenty had a choice of protein, toppings, side & a drink The food was fresh & so tasty will be retuning soon so good read more

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By far the worst thing I've ever had and I love cava at every other location. The cuts of meat and seasoning here is not cava. I wouldn't eat this if I was starving and would feel guilty feeding it to a stray cat. After living in Pensacola for 2 years I've come to the conclusion food here is just atrocious across the board. Avoid by all means. Skipping a meal is better than what they serve here. read more

Came in with 9 girls, the staff really put it into gear and helped us all get taken care of in a timely manner!! Unfortunately they were out of many ingredients, but overall the food was GREAT! Will be back! read more

Stopped in for lunch while in town. I have eaten at Cava in Philly so I naturally had to have it in Pensacola. I ordered a bowl with grilled steak and all of the fixings. The flavors were good and the portion size was, as well. They were extremely busy at 1:30 in the afternoon. The tables were pretty full and the ones that were empty were dirty, so no one had wiped tables after people left. Cost for lunch was just over $15, not bad for what you get. read more

I love the food at cava but every time I go my experience with the employees is not the greatest. They seem like they're very unhappy and they don't want to even communicate with customers. It makes me wonder, Does the employees get treated ok because they always seem like they're in such a bad mood. However, today I met Dwight and he was a great employee and had a great attitude when working made my experience 10 times better then it's ever been. Dwight should be employee of the month and get a raise. I gave this review three stars two for Dwight and one for the food. But in reality Dwight gets five stars! read more

No sense of urgency from the staff. An order should never take 20 mins to make if all you gotta do is make a small food bowl.

My husband and I frequent CAVA on busy week nights. It's a great spot to get a fast but healthy meal. We always get the create your own bowls. I typically get half harissa chicken and half falafel as my protein. The falafel was amazing! The staff is always friendly and there are always plenty of places to sit. read more

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I mobile ordered my food 15 minutes before arrival and then proceeded to wait 30 minutes standing by the pick up stand for my food. I understand being busy but if I had went in line it would have been significantly faster. read more

Been waiting an hour for my food. They clearly need a better system or more workers or something. However, they are offering free drinks because people have been waiting so long, but they didn't offer me one but that's probably cause I already have a drink. And the last time I was here the ice machine was down honestly it seems like there's always a problem with this place. read more

The cashier charged me an extra $6 for extra steak when I didn't order or even receive extra steak at all. I didn't notice they overcharged me until I had already left. The pickup counter area to bag your own bowl was super sticky as well. read more

This time I ordered a rice bowl with grilled chicken and it was delicious. Service is fast and I always enjoy coming here. I'll definitely come back! read more

CAVA - Grilled chicken rice bowl. - Salad Near Me - Pensacola, Florida

Loved my first experience, amazing flavors! I ordered the Greek salad and Spicy Chicken Pita. We need a CAVA's in California

Food was good ! Service is horrible ! I will not be returning solely due to the CUSTOMER SERVICE. I would recommend hiring more mature employees. The staff who worked today around 5:40 PM, should not be working the front line. Both employees lack social skills and are not approachable at all to serve food. The store was out of utensils as well and not that clean read more

We love Cava and used to eat at this location a couple of times a week, but it has progressively gone downhill over the past few months. The dining area is often left dirty, and the food quality has become inconsistent and portions shrinking, with many staple items frequently unavailable. It feels like the current management isn't paying attention to keeping the restaurant up to Cava's usual standards. read more

Good place for a quick bite. Everything on the menu is amazing. I had the Greek salad it was delicious.

love cava ! the spicy lamb bowl and pita were very tasty ~ as always . the service was great !! highly recommend this location ! the juices are also fresh !! read more

CAVA - spicy lamb bowl - Salad Near Me - Pensacola, Florida

Ordered online. They received the order but we never got it!! Will never order from here again.

I have been to this location a number of times. The current crew was rude and sloppy. The rice was undercooked, and the way they threw the ingredients in the bowl caused some of them to leave the bowl. The person on the cash register cannot add and subtract. I believe they cheated the person in front of me out of his change. No one seemed to be in charge there. read more

The food tasted good. Ambiance was solid. However, they did not add the proper ingredients to my meal. It was incorrectly made. I also witnessed a worker drop the lid to the pita container onto the ground, pick it up, and proceed to place it back on the pita container...all while serving food with the same gloves she picked something off the ground with. read more

We eat at this Cava a couple times a week. For the majority of the time it's a decent experience and we keep returning if that tells you anything. My suggestions are to make sure you confirm that the rice and lentils are cooked appropriately because sometimes those ingredients are still uncooked/hard as rocks. Watch them add your toppings because they seem to want to rush you through that process and they tend to skip toppings that you request because they are in a hurry to keep things moving. read more

Great service and good food. A Lot of healthy and veggie options to choose from. Z read more

Horrible! I ordered 4 meals for my family on uber eats and only received 2. The 2 that I did receive, the food was ice cold, the brussel sprouts and some sweet potatoes were black and burnt to a crisp, and the worse part was that the lentils were under-cooked and some were hard as a rock, I could have chipped my tooth. Completely NOT EDIBLE. They refuse to answer the phone when I called to figure out what happened to my other two meals.$70 down the drain! We are hungry and annoyed as hell. read more

CAVA - Greens and grains bowl horrible, burnt , undercooked lentils and cold - Salad Near Me - Pensacola, Florida

My digital order made by the guy with curly blonde hair did amazing on my bowl and I would love to come back again

I love this place... I always order the spicy chicken with arugula and pita on side bowl.. whenever I eat there I like to seat and eat inside... the service is quick and friendly read more

CAVA - Salad Near Me - Pensacola, Florida

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Amazing hot food! Team members working fast and efficiently. Smiling friendly service! 10/10 definitely eating here again read more

Extremely slow service, the food is always cold. The staff is very rude. The manager is nowhere to be found. This place is trash. I got sick after eating here read more

Ty & Rina absolutely make the best bowls in town! They are knowledgeable about how the ingredients tie together. I was a skeptic yet came back every day for a week. read more

One of the best Cavas that we have been to and let me tell ya... we have been to a lot of Cavas!! Ty did an amazing job making our bowls. Highly recommend for a quick healthy option! Also, there was another worker actively cleaning tables the entire time. read more

Very disappointing. They were out of over half of the toppings, as well as my top choices for protein were out, and the customer service was disappointing as well. They did well when they first opened, but the last two visits were disappointing. read more

First off the options for lemonade were so good and unique. Both of the bowls I got were delicious. First time trying falafel and it was pleasantly surprising. Had pieces of corn in it and I wasn't mad at it. I love the combination of fresh greens with rice and proteins. They aren't modest with portions at all like similar restaurant models. It was extremely busy for the first day of opening but I'm sure presentation will improve but the quality and flavor was there! read more

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Delicious food Nice staff Clean restaurant I don't have anything else to fill 85 characters read more

The food used to be good but they limit the portion sizes now and it's not worth it. Service is always terrible as well. The workers always seem to have an attitude. read more

The food here is always good. Sometimes it's a little cold but nothing to be mad at. However the service and staff is some of the worst I have had anywhere. They are extremely slow, even leaning and texting while people are waiting to order. They don't listen to what topping you would like and pretend to hear and put the wrong ones on. It's very frustrating getting a bowl here and having the incorrect items on them when you order from the staff "working" here. They need to improve. read more

Went in for lunch, got my usual, I asked the lady for a tad bit more rice, not a full extra scoop, the lady next to her gave me barely any protein, way less of a portion than I've ever gotten here, and then the cashier rushed me to hurry and get rung up, I asked for it to go, which was ignored, didn't even ask if I wanted the receipt, gave me the lid to the food instead of putting it on there like I asked, was kind of rude and didn't say anything to me, and my meal came out to 14.50 when it's usually 11.50 and I got NO add ons just a plain bowl, I guess half a scoop of rice cost an extra 3$ herekinda crazy, I love this spot but I won't be coming here much often after that, they were not friendly at all especially the cashier read more