When this fine restaurant first opened up I was very excited to see that deliciousness was at my very own convenience. I had a bit of a disappointing first impression, recieving my mobile order that was missing meat and pita crisps. I was heartbroken to say the least. After this experience, I went on a Cava cleanse and was scared to come again. In my next visit about a month ago, my delectable bowl was able to satisfy my hunger. The service was great and I enjoyed munching on every last bit of the bowl under the warm gleaming sun with my fellow companion. The place itself was clean and I was especially impressed with an employee, Dean, which I read on the name tag. His customer service and grind in the kitchen was superb. Kudos to him and the rest of the crew. I will be visiting again and will not be disappointed. read more

Place is messy and disorganized. Bins that hold utensils were dirty. Same for food counter behind the ordering glass. Like others have complained, rice was brunt and hard. Looks like they haven't learned how to make Basmati rice yet lol Completely disappointing experience. GR Pita is a better option. read more

I came back to Cava for a 2nd time last week. This time I waited in line as opposed to ordering for pick up. The line was a bit long and waited about 30 minutes. Not complaining about that, we decided to wait. That's fine. The food is worth the wait. The restaurant was fully staffed and the employees were friendly and hospitable. I got the Build your own Grain Bowl and this time around, I was very happy with portions the ingredients were fresh and my bowl was delicious! Keep it up Cava! Definitely returning. read more

Cava - 2nd visit, very happy with portion. Build your own GrAin Bowl - Mediterranean Near Me - Brea, California

It took about 40 min to order on a Sunday afternoon. The longest I've waited for Cava and I love it, but I just wouldn't wait 40 minutes for it. They were out of romaine lettuce so I opted for the spring mix and unfortunately it was old lettuce- it looked like it was starting to turn brown/red. Oh well. They also ran out of pita chip toppings. Cava tastes great, but I'd avoid coming to this location on weekends. read more

Absolutely incredible staff! The best customer service I've ever experienced at a cava store and I'm a BIG FAN of CAVA! Thank you so much Steven Sanchez for your hospitality and making my friend and I feel at home at this store. If this is your first time YOU MUST TRY THIS SPOT! Its right in front of the UFC gym and cava is a MUCH healthier option than chipotle read more

Online ordered a rice + arugula bowl and it barely had any of it. The bowl was not even filled up half way. This location is terrible and give baby portions. Whoever made the bowl should be fired. read more

Portions are super to tiny for the price and some stuff will straight up be missing from your bowl. Customer service subpar. Don't bother.

DISAPPOINTED!! Unfriendly staff. I was one of two customers in the store it's not that hard to acknowledge me. And the serving sizes are ridiculously small. It's the last time I will be coming to this location. read more

Food is great , Also i paid for double meat and got triple Meat lol .. that's what's up read more

I entered this restaurant and immediately felt like I was about to receive top notch treatment. I have never been served with such gratitude and kind manners and respect from the workers. I was able to enjoy small conversations with multiple workers making me feel comfortable to come back. My food portion was beyond what I could possibly ask for. I enjoyed my food believing it was the top quality I could possibly receive. I truly enjoyed my environment and surrounding when I was eating. I happily sat down and was able to have a great experience eating and enjoying my environment. Sam helped me and he is awesome! Never seen a worker with such great energy and passion for his job. read more

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Visited this location recently....received excellent service and the line moved fast and food was excellent.

Please please hire someone to clean. The dining area is filthy. The girl who came to clean it didn't even use a disinfectant. And she barely cleaned it. If you won't pay staff to clean. Just. Leave Disinfecting wipes out like Shake Shack and we'll do it ourselves. read more

Cava - This is after she cleaned that table. She's didn't even bother to pick up the napkin. - Mediterranean Near Me - Brea, California

This place is always on it with how delicious their food is. There was a line past the door but I was in and out in under 10 minutes and everyone was soooo friendly! I loved the look on the inside and how clean it was! Keep up the great work Cava! read more

Was so excited for Cava to open in Brea like many others! Unfortunately, the lines are massively long, the service is ridiculously slow and the portion sizes are inconsistent to other locations. Hope they work the kinks out soon, but I do not recommend visiting for awhile. read more

Worst experience, won't order from this restaurant again. We ordered five items and it felt only half was served almost no meat. Also ordered extra pita and chips that didn't arrived. read more

This place is so good and fills a hole in the market that I didn't realize needed filling. Their flavors are amazing, and I am really picky. I got a build your own pita, each bite was better & different than the one before. The employees are very patient as they could tell it was my first time and I was thoughtfully building my pita. I love its clean design which really creates a nice ambiance. read more

This is my neighborhood Cava and they are usually ok with portions. I don't know why it was so bad today. They skimped on everything for everyone. I don't know if it's because the employee is feeling a certain type of way today or if the employer of this location is trying to make up for rent this month. I am very disappointed. read more

I normally do not go to this location but this time since I was in the area I decided to purchase for take out. My main place to go is the Anaheim Hills location and I never had any problems EVER. I always order build your own and start off with half arugula and half spinach with saffron rice. The hispanic looking female employee at brea location said I could only choose one green and if she does half and half I will be charged extra. WHAT???? I never heard of this rule so I asked her is this a new rule and she said no, it's always been the case. She already put half arugula and half spinach so I said, then just put arugula. She tries to take some spinach off from my bowl and put it back in the spinach bin which is ridiculous, I mean it's in already in my bowl. Also she didn't even ask if I wanted the free quarter size pita bread and she was moving on to the next customer so I asked for one and she was annoyed that I asked. I mean all you have to do is put the same portion but just put less arugula and less spinach and wouldn't that even out??? What does it mean "build your own bowl" if she's restricting me to choose only ONE greens, does this even make sense? If this is the rule then please DISPLAY accurately in the menu and say ONE GREEN only, if choosing more than one green, you will be charged extra just like the employee said. If the employee is wrong to say such thing, please TRAIN the employees. Take out was on Sunday, May 25th at 6:30 PM. I am sticking with Anaheim Hills location and will never go back to Brea location. read more

Been coming to cava for a while now. Britt and Caleb provided me with great customer service. The food was really good too!

Terrible customer service! Literally stood in line for five minutes, not greeted while workers just looked at me and continued doing whatever they were doing. I finally had to ask if I needed to order online to get help ridiculous. This was at 7:30 PM on a Thursday night. read more

Super fresh, tasty food. Helpful service. Walk you through the process. Reasonably priced. Some seating.

It's finally here!!! I've been WAITING for Cava to open and was so excited to try it out on Monday evening. We walked in at 4PM on a Monday and it was surprisingly busy, even for a weekday and not a typical meal time but the line went by relatively quickly and servers were kind and helpful. The food was absolutely delicious! It really did not a disappoint. We also tried the Strawberry Citrus and Cucumber Lime Mint drinks which were really good but we probably won't be ordering those regularly - we usually just stick with water anyways. The only issue I had was that the serving sizes were pretty tiny. Compared to like Chipotle, for example, which serves in a similar style, it's just much less food and the serving spoons just look so tiny. It was relatively satisfying but I also wasn't super hungry since we ate early. Extras also cost more than most other places ($2.75 to add avocado vs. $1.75 at Chipotle or Subway). Overall, food and service is great but I hope they increase portion sizes a bit to improve value. read more

Cava - Mediterranean Near Me - Brea, California

The food is great like always , Frida and Hailey where really nice and helpful. Shoutout to them wish I could've left a tip but they did not accept tips ! Overall great read more

We have always enjoyed coming here every week but that changed today. Ordered my usual make your own bowl with rice and arugula as base. I can't believe how skimpy the portions were. I had to ask for another scoop of rice as the 1 scoop is like 2 tsp full. I was told there's extra charge!!! Really?? I have never had to ask for an extra scoop as the portion in the past has been acceptable. Moving along the next items and seems it's a bit skimpy compared to the past. Since we complained, were were given barely 2 scoops of chicken. If you have been here, you would know that their scoopers are quite small. So with all toppings etc , the bowl looks 70% full. In the past, ithe food would be touching the cover of the bowl. Needless to say, it disappointing. We over heard someone complaining about having to pay extra on his order as he never had to in the past. Service here has always been slow which is very puzzling as it's not that busy for the most time that we were there. We like Cava, so we put up with this but now, with them skimping this much on the portions, it's a huge turn off. Based on a lot of reviews lately, most people are complaining about portions so add mine to that list. read more

Very poor customer service, and workers were unnecessarily rude. Also after paying $30 for each bowl it was expected that I would at least get what I was paying for, but instead the workers acted as if giving me enough sauce would come out of their paycheck and told me it was just policy. This lack of customer service and politeness is a constant problem at this location with the exception of one nice and friendly employee, a young girl with black glasses who is obviously the only person with joy in her life that works at this location... I will consider either not going back to this location or not going to cava at all! read more

I come here often and I usually get great service and great food, however today, The white blonde girl who was making my food saw that I was in line waiting for a few minutes yet she still left to go clean or do something else, yet when she finally came back i had asked for falafel and she only put in 2 tiny pieces .. which is ridiculous. Then I asked her for a LITTLE bit of extra sauce and she completely DRENCHED it so much to the point where it started seeping through the entire CAVA bag and it almost ripped. Sucks because I hadn't come in a few months and was looking forward do this but that was pretty rude of her read more

Cava - only 2 pieces of falafel, drenched - Mediterranean Near Me - Brea, California

Delicious and healthy! Employees are doing their best while it being so busy. Thanks! Glad, you guys are here next to me! That's it. Bye! read more

Cava - Almost nothing - Mediterranean Near Me - Brea, California

Food here is good and pretty healthy. Especially for the price. But the service is suuuuuppppeeerrrrr slow. If you can preorder with the app, that might help but I had to wait even after ordering via the app before I even got here. But I guess it's not "fast" food so that maybe is a good sign? read more

The lady Krista was very kind and helped make my bowl. All the employees were very cordial. Britton rang up my order. He was the nicest one of them all, always walking around with a big smile on his face. Will be coming back. read more

Worst cava I've been to, place was filthy and ac was super cold. Workers do not clean up and are rude.

they drowned my bowl in sauce :( Also, the pieces of chicken were just fat and cartilage and the falafel was really mushy inside. Maybe it's best to try this location in a few months once they get more consistent and work out the kinks read more

James is a very kind and professional cashier. He treated me extremely well patient, attentive, and made the whole experience smooth and pleasant. It's great to come across people like him!! read more

I've been to this CAVA many times, and James consistently stands out. He's professional, kind, and genuinely attentive to customers. He keeps the line moving without ever making anyone feel rushed, and he always takes the time to make sure my order is exactly how I like it. Highly recommend stopping by when he's working! read more

Used to love this place, but the quality has gone down hill lately. My last order was full of brown/rotten lettuce and moldy tomatoes.l, but I figured I'd give them another chance. In today's order, the lentils were uncooked (almost broke a tooth), the lettuce was mushy, and I was given a single falafel. Never ordering from Cava again. read more

Ordered online today. A lot of ingredients are missing. My bowl is half filled. Disappointed.

Everything was wrong. I'm super disappointed. Ordered my food online with the app at 12p food wasn't ready- I asked about my order at 12:46p and it was ready in 5 min - fine, but everything was wrong. My friend who is vegan couldn't even eat her food since there was no telling what was in mine - my order had NOTHING right but with only 10min left of my lunch I was hungry. I don't know about this place, was it tasty? Yes, was it worth it? No. Very disappointed. Can't wait in line for 45min and still waited 45min for the wrong order. read more

A friend and I visited on 7/23 and we had a really good experience. Specifically, Daniela L. and Caleb S. provided excellent customer service. They were very kind and patient while explaining the different items on the menu and I didn't feel like I was being a bother to them. Thank you again for making our visit pleasant! read more

Great food, and even greater service. I will definitely be back to eat here again. Was super yummy.

- the food proportions is amazing! - great service -- sam, billy, nehemiah is very nice with describing the options. - very quick workers!! read more

First time trying this restaurant! Really loved it ! Very healthy and tons of choices ! Def will come back for more :)