I adore Cava, the grains and green bowls is excellent. So many great fresh choices that are delicious. This particular review is for the staff. They were busy and yet totally maintained their professionalism. The woman I believe was the manager, Eva, was a doll. She was so on top of everything and despite being over the top busy (line wrapped around the entire inside dining area) she was great. She went out of her way to assist and she was cheerful a joyful heart is good medicine and she was dispensing it. the staff never faltered just pushed through. Amazingly, I don't believe they were out of anything, except picketed onions. A favorite with out group. Still delicious and filling. read more

I LOVE this place! It's been open for a few weeks now and I've probably gone weekly. The food is good and healthy. It's about $11 for a bowl which fills me up for the rest of the day. It's hard finding good, fast, healthy food and this has been one of my favorite places so far. read more

The Pita was like... super slay and let me tell you a very new story from me and my 3 best friends so like we were going to cava for some yummy food, because we were like sooooo hungry and we went there and all got the chicken pita and it waas like sooo tasty but when we got the desserts (all of them) we noticed that they were all like sooooooooo teeny and we ate the cookie like very good, then we had the chocolate brownie (super very yummy) but when we at the blondie we almost pukd it was soooooooooooooo sweeeet not the biggest fan of sugar byyyeeeeeeee read more

This place is so delish!!! I came on their opening week and all the workers were excited to be there and spreading the Cava love. Highly recommend to stop by and check it out!! read more

The young servers were pleasant and helpful, and the Greek salad was delicious. The only negative was the fact that the hall to bathroom was being used as storage and was not an easy access. read more

I passed it the other day & thought I might like it... I passed it again today & decided to try it. It was great! I got 1/2 rice & 1/2 arugula + 1/2 lamb & 1/2 veggies. I also got several toppings, sauces & dressings. Nice array of choices & it listed allergy info (v-vegan, vt-vegetarian, gf- glutenfree, dt-diary free). I will be back often! read more

Do not order from this location...especially online! This is the second time I've ordered and paid online, only to get to the store and they tell me they had to make my bowl without all the ingredients I selected because they ran out! I was still charged full price with no refund despite the fact that the bowl I paid for online was not the bowl that they ended up making. read more

the food is fine but it's ridiculously expensive, however, i went and forgot something on my order and megan was incredibly rude and refused to give me my side. I understand policy but even after i offered to pay for the side I was told it's not happening: Great! read more

I love Cava! The bowls rock my world! The people-- chef's kiss BEST BOWL PLACE AND MEDDITERANEAN IN ATHENS!!! Great gluten free options! And Chef Didi is my queen!!! read more

10/10! so happy with my experience!! workers were very nice!! the bowls are so good! wonderful environment too!! read more

CAVA - kid's pita - Mediterranean Near Me - Athens, Georgia

I could not possibly say enough good things about this location! I went in today after class to get a late lunch/early dinner and the staff was SO nice!! Everyone was so cheerful and went out of there way to make sure I was happy. One person that served me that I think deserves some recognition is Towanna, this was one of the sweetest ladies I have ever met I cannot recommend this location enough!!!! read more

Towanna is the best!! Thanks for your suggestions. Food is amazing and Your service is 5 star!!

this is the single worst cava i have ever been to. i've been waiting in line for an hour

I've mobile ordered cava twice and picked it up through their pick up by car window. My order was supposed to be ready at 8:15. It is now 8:45 and i am still sitting at the window waiting on my food. The workers are so unaware of the pick up window and so inconsiderate about making your food on time. This is absolutely ridiculous and I will not be returning. read more

Great meal! Tee has excellent customer service! Healthier delicious option for fast food. Will be back

Costly and anticlimactic. The service was slow and the cashier was notably unfriendly.

Cava is amazing! Spoke with Dede and she was fantastic! So nice and willing to talk! The food is delicious!

today i went into cava and had previously placed a online order about 10 minutes before and i understand that that may not be enough time,so i didn't go through the drive thru. i walked in to let them know i was there but didn't expect them to drop everything and make it that instant and was very nice when letting them know i was there. when i let them know one of the workers angelena proceeded to say loudly to the kitchen staff that she HATES when people place online orders then just walk in and repeated it about 3 times while laughing in a mocking manner. this WAS NOT our first bad encounter with her.this made me very uncomfortable,especially becuase i've worked in fast food and never treated a customer with disrespect when frustrated. overall the food is amazing! read more

Absolutely terrible service. Always out of ingredients, and absolutely ridiculous wait times even when ordering ahead of time. Pick up orders are last priority so don't ever order online if you go here. I ordered online tonight and waited for 2 hours after my pick up time. Not usually one to review but for $30 worth of food for only two people, it should be worth it. read more

Two stars because the food is delicious, lacking the other three stars because they have messed up my order the past three times I've been. I'm not sure why, as they have a physical, printed out receipt with a list of all the ingredients that should be in the bowl, but it is a GUARANTEE that with Cava you will be missing at least one thing from your order. Last time I waited an hour for a pick up order that should have been ready at 6:00pm. Don't recommend if you have anywhere to be, or anything to do. read more

I love going here with my friends! The food is always delicious, and the employees are super nice. I came to eat, and Deedee ended up hiring me to work here! read more

Perfect dinner- fast, delicious, and healthy. My children love going to see Tee, the sweet server there, who is great with kids! Awesome experience every time. Thank you Tee!! read more

I was finally refunded by the company. This morning I was also offered to receive an in-store refund by a person who works in the restaurant which I appreciated. read more

This experience was the reason I downloaded yelp and made an account. Let me preface by saying the food is usually incredible. But we just went and stood in line that was moving incredibly slow for 30 minutes. Once we were the next people to order, an employee came out with tears in her eyes and said they had to close down the restaurant. The employees were entirely overworked and my heart goes out to them. But safe to say this ruined my night. We wasted so much time because we were so close and now we don't have time to get something else. I recommend the food but this was completely unacceptable service :( read more

I want to like Cava. I really, really want to like Cava, but I just can't. The food is great, but the service is so incredibly awful. And I get that everyone is struggling with service right now, but I have never once picked up my order and it been 100% correct and I have never once picked up my order and it be ready on time. Today I placed an order online before 11am and when my husband went to pick it up at 12:15 they told him that they were hours behind on orders. And I get that, but we should have been told that prior to driving all the way to pick it up. Incredibly frustrating. read more

Love the fresh on eating this healthy food . Friendly and Brett knows his stuff. I highly recommend you try this food. Then you can come back again. Sitting outside a plus too. Dev is great also. She is the manager. read more

I can't think of a better Cava. Thank you DeeDee for making it a wonderful experience. We love you!

1st time eating at Cava Athens, GA. Food was great. Employees didnt have much to sa...which is rudish especially to customers who have never been in. Drink station was a mess...trays overflowing...a customer politely pointed out that it was going to overflow to the employees and they didn't say anything. We ate. Food was great. They never cleaned or fixed the drink station. manager might want to stop in. read more

Cava on alps road is amazing! The food is always so good and fresh. The staff is very friendly and willing to answer any questions! Deedee is so nice too. read more

I love Cava but this Athens location makes me hate it. I have been at least five times here in the past two months and have wondered why I come back each time. Awful service. They move in slow motion. read more

CAVA is finally in Athens! I was so excited to try this out. It was my first time there, so when I walked in, I asked where the line started and it turns out it's right by the door. I got the Lemon chicken salad (so so so delicious), and they asked if I wanted everything that came on it, and I said yes. However, the employee left off three of the things the salad said it came with. When it got to the cashier, I asked if she could put those items on the salad and she said "I don't know." The employees were playing some sort of game behind the counter, because every time I tried to get their attention they kept talking about winning and losing something. It was hard to get their attention, and all of their masks were either below their nose or just resting on their chin. The only reason this review is 3 stars is because the food was so deliciously fresh, even though I missed out on the full ingredient list of what I ordered. I'll go somewhere else next time, plenty of places have fresh delicious food. read more

I usually love cava but today and the past couple times I've been coming here it has been absolutely terrible. They always run out of what I want. I always get the crazy feta but no they have any of that! The people always have attitude with me and I do not feel like it's a safe place to go to eat. They could be just a little bit nicer. I went to a Culver's somewhere else in the service was absolutely impeccable, and they are very nice but here I did not get the same treatment. They work very slow, and they act like they hate their jobs. I understand nobody wants to work, but you have to act like they hate themselves. There was one girl who is very nice to me when I went and she was able to get my order right so if I can't see that it's everybody, but usually the ones who worked on a daily basis are usually the worst. I just wish they were better because this is my fave. The drinks tasted old to!!! read more

The last four time I have been the service is horrible they are always out of the most common items they put the teas away 2 hours before closing I have asked to speak with the manager on 4 occasions now and they will not respond I am done with this location I will never return. The other location have been great but the Athens Ga Location is the worst. read more

Foods solid. They are out of everything I want. Don't advertise having food you don't actually carry!! Wasted drive with 4.00 gas prices for this read more

This place has gotten better each time I've been. Food has always been delicious, but service has improved each time, it's a new business and clearly no one will give them the benefit of the doubt in these reviews. Growing pains are over and they are quick and efficient. Thanks Deedee! (Or Didi) she makes it with love! read more

Dealt with extremely rude employee while trying to pickup order. Was told to be there at 11:30, I arrived at 11:30, and had to ask again for my order around 11:45. Employee made rude comment and picked up a bag that had been sitting on the counter since my arrival. I ordered extra pita and a fountain beverage, both of which were missing. When I mentioned this to the employee, I was told " you get what you get". I should get what I paid for and not be subject to such bad customer service. The manager really needs to educate the staff about the golden rule if nothing else. Will not be going back. read more

Terrible carry out service. literally don't even try. waiting in the pickup like for 20 minutes after I had already allowed 20 minutes past my order time because I knew they were slow. No reason it should be this bad. Love the food but service will make me not return. This needs to be fixed. read more

Do not go here... Terrible customer service. They are always out of everything no matter what time or day. The manager is passive aggressive. I ordered a lamd meatball pita and the meat looked terrible. I asked for chicken instead and had to spend 15 mins being embarrassed in front tod my child. I was told they had no more pitas. When I asked the rude cashier to just replace the meat with chicken she literally walked outside and got her manager for some reason. He then came in and I asked him to just replace the meatballs bc I didn't like how they looked. He said " oh that's not enough food for you. I get it". And proceedded to hand me the meatballs anyway bc " he didn't want to throw them away." They were dry and pink inside. I will NEVERRRR eat here again. It's disappointing bc I've heard good things about their food from other locations. Stay far away from the Athens location. Very unprofessional and rude. read more

What a great place! Food was fresh and flavorful and the staff was friendly and fast! Definitely will be repeat customers!!

the food is fantastic. i've loved cava for a long time, however, the customer service is absolutely horrendous. i placed a mobile order well over an hour in advance, sat in line for an hour, and then when i went inside because i couldn't afford to waste more gas, was not helped at all. i just gave up and let them have my $11. other people in line had the same experience as me. i'll never be returning to this location again. read more