Very first experience. I was a little nervous because it felt too much like chipotle. But the flavor profile is completely different. The food tastes fresher it is full of flavor. And those pita chips...10/10! You gotta ask for a fresh chips it's amazing! I also enjoyed their different drink offerings the cucumber mint is my favorite. Service was great. The gentleman who made my first salad was very helpful, he knew his product, he made helpful suggestions which made my first experience 100/100! I wish I had gotten his name. The atmosphere gives chipotle vibes. I'm not sure if I'm crazy about it. But the food was great it super exceeded my expectations. read more

CAVA - Let's eat - Mediterranean Near Me - Cary, North Carolina

First let me say, my family loves Cava. This review is not about cava. It's about this Walnut st Cava in Cary. Let me just enumerate all the problems in our single visit yesterday: 1. The service was apathetic, slow and rude to everyone 2. One guy dropped an object into the rice and just pulled it out like nothing happened 3. All of the toppings and the proteins were almost completely gone, except for some dried up chicken and completely burnt lamb meatballs. 4. Another guy decided that because they were so low on one of the toppings that he couldn't get his enough on a spoon, decided to reach in there and just use his hand to scoop out the toppings and dump it into the bowl. 5. The guy at the register was yelling at us to make sure we had all the details for our order before we had even finished the order so that he could conveniently ring us up. "You guys getting avocado??! Drinks?! What proteins?!" 6. One of the guys barked at my daughter for pointing at one of the toppings and daring to touch the safety glass. 7. I found my pita just sitting at the bottom of the bag loose when I got home. 8. Multiple loud bangs of large pans falling to the ground That will be the last time we go there. I found a new place that's identical to Cava called Farmside Kitchen. read more

Awesome place! The food is delicious! I tried so many different flavors- all of them were amazing! The people behind the counter were friendly, nice and very helpful. I was not rushed- something's I didn't know what they were- he explained. My bowl of food tasted so good- ate too much! Plenty of parking and very clean and bright. read more

CAVA - Make your own - Mediterranean Near Me - Cary, North Carolina

This was the first time I've been to CAVA and it was just outstanding! I ordered the grains bowl with brown rice, tzatziki, traditional hummus, harissa, spicy lamb meatballs, fire roasted corn, pickled onions, tomato & cucumber, shredded romaine, lemon herb tahini and greek vinaigrette with the free side pita. As someone who's never really had Mediterranean food in the past, I was deeply impressed and thought this food was so delicious. The lamb meatballs had a perfect amount of spice to them that was well balanced by the lemon herb tahini. My only complaint would be that it only came with 4 meatballs and I expected a bit more since it was a $2 up-charge. Overall I had a great time at this CAVA location and I'm happy with how quickly the food came out and how amazing it tasted. read more

CAVA - Grains Bowl - Mediterranean Near Me - Cary, North Carolina

Solid experience but nothing really stands out as amazing. The staff were very friendly but each table was really dirty. We sat outside because those were the cleanest. Flavor overall was okay, just a little bland. Nothing was bad so it was still a decent experience if you want to grab quick Mediterranean food. I likely won't be back because the meats had no seasonings them. Their taziki was definitely the best thing they had ! read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Cary, North Carolina

My fiance and I came here for the first time. I usually am nervous to go to new places but I felt instantly welcomed when I got in line. All of the menu options are clear and easy to read, the staff is very helpful and patient with all of the customers. And we were checked out by Cheryl. She was super kind and patient as well. She told us about the app so that we can be rewarded for our meals. I don't even know that there was an app; but as fore mentioned, it was our first time. There was adequate seating and many drink options. I would definitely come to this location again. Thankyou to everything and special thanks to Cheryl ! read more

great food. excellent desserts. Service was good. Long line but worth it as it moved quickly.

Customer service could be better .. other than that it's okay . Not a bad place to get a healthy bowl

Still a fan of Cava. The portions are large and the bowls are customizable. They have signature bowls, but I usually opt for the create your own bowls. The available toppings and upcharges are clearly displayed. I forgot to read my previous review and ordered falafel at my more recent visit. The falafel continues to be disappointing. Small portion, no flavor, poor texture. If you want falafel and are open to another protein I recommend doing 1/2 and 1/2. You still get about the same falafel (3 small pieces rather than 4) and get another 1/2 portion of protein. The rest of the items (saffron basmati rice, supergreens, tzatziki, harissa, pickles, tomatoes, cucumber, onions, etc.) were great. The harissa paste is flavorful and spicy! Soft pita is included as a side and you can also purchase fried pita. Although the fried pita is better seasoned, it tastes greasy. Service was quick and all the items were stocked. Overall, I enjoy coming here for a quick, nutritious meal and recommend it to others! read more

CAVA - Falafel create your own bowl - Mediterranean Near Me - Cary, North Carolina

Waiting for my online order. They made me sign up for loyalty to order. Food not ready as promised. 1st time ever at a Cava. Hope it's good

I visited CAVA and placed my order at 9:21 PM, well before the restaurant's closing time of 10:00 PM. I ordered the Honey Harissa Chicken, but the cook behind the counter informed me that it was unavailable and that only plain chicken was left. However, as a former CAVA employee, I know that making Honey Harissa Chicken simply requires mixing one scoop of harissa with one scoop of honey--something that was always done when I worked there to ensure all proteins remained available until closing. It's concerning that certain proteins seem to become unavailable before closing, even when a simple solution exists to prepare them. This is frustrating for customers who expect the full menu to be available until the posted closing time. If certain proteins are not served after a specific time, this policy should be clearly communicated online or in-store rather than leaving customers uncertain about what will be available. I hope management addresses this inconsistency to improve the customer experience. read more

CAVA - Receipt from order - Mediterranean Near Me - Cary, North Carolina

Dante and Ashley helped me tonight and were the kindest most understanding people ever- I came in after a super long work week 30 minutes before closing and I've never been to cava before so I came in confused. They didn't act annoyed like most places would have, they explained all the choices happily, made my bowl incredibly, and even ran back to get me a fresh side that I didn't realize was empty right before closing, served with a smile, and just were the kindest people. Dante and Ashley your kindness will always stick with me thank you! read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Cary, North Carolina

I love the CAVA franchise but this store has never gotten my order right. If you go here, make sure you go in person and just order it yourself - and make sure you pay attention and that they put what you ask in it. For probably the 5th time now I tried to order through a delivery service and my pita has always been missing, and they seem to just want to dump whatever base they want to give you in the bowl. I ordered a bowl with splendid greens and black lentils and got nothing but a half bowl of rice. Do they even read the online orders? read more

I always get a grain and veggie bowl with half spicy lamb and chicken. I top it with olives, romaine, red pepper hummus, and date vinegarette dressing. Cava has delicious options and more than enough for lunch or dinner. The last time I visited, I didn't feel every ingredient in my bowl was fresh enough. The lack of freshness resulted in the 3*. read more

CAVA - a car parked in front of a restaurant - Mediterranean Near Me - Cary, North Carolina

Cava use to be one of my favorite places for a quick bite but in the past year it only been getting more and more disappointing. From messed up to go orders, messed up meat, and small portions, it been disappointing to see how downhill it has gone. This time around we went at 4:30 on a Sunday and the place was out of all types of lettcue but spinach. They were out of alot of meat options and some sauces. It really sucked because you come in expecting it but they literally were out of a wide selection of options. They no longer ask if you want to have the pita bread that each bowl comes with. I always have to ask for it. Which means if you didn't know it came with it you would not get it. Speaking about the pita bread, it has become smaller every year and no longer served fresh and warm but cold. I am hoping this locations gets better like it use to be. I mean in the past it was always an amazing experience so it so sad to see how it is now. read more

CAVA - Eating an early dinner - Mediterranean Near Me - Cary, North Carolina

This was my first time trying CAVA and it was fantastic! It's like a brighter, zestier Chipotle. The employees were nice, food tasted fresh and I wish I lived closer! read more

Pam was Phenomenal the service was great everyone's full of smiles and I highly recommend it!

First I have to say I love fresh Mediterranean food. I was not impressed with the food at this location the meat had very little flavor and the sides selected weren't great. For the price I didn't feel there was value or quality that would compel me to eat there again. read more

Ashley was super friendly! Allowed me to sample the different items, since this was my first time. She offered experience and spot on suggestions. She was very knowledgeable. The food was yummy. Lamb meaty were juicy. The variety was nice. In the end it was extremely salt!!! read more

CAVA - Cava late night - Mediterranean Near Me - Cary, North Carolina

I understand that placing an online order at noon likely coincides with their busiest time of the day. However, that shouldn't justify cutting corners on quality. Just because I wasn't physically in the store doesn't mean my order should be any less carefully prepared. The "drizzle" of Skhug sauce was not accurate - the entire bowl was drowned in Skhug and I couldn't even tell if they gave me any crazy feta or taziki because of it. The bowl I received was disappointing and definitely not worth the $13 I paid. Extremely dissatisfied with this experience. read more

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

Amazing food and service!!! It was our first time and Shion was so helpful and kind. She recommended items to try and everything tasted so good! The place itself was nice and clean and everyone was very friendly! read more

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

I have never been to CAVA and Nas was so helpful. He walked us thru the selections, explaining everything. The restaurant was neat and clean. It was a very positive experience and I will definitely be going back. read more

If I could give zero stars, I would. I've been here before and decided to give it another try, but unfortunately, this visit was somehow worse than the last. I politely asked about crisps literally just a simple question because last time they didn't have any and it's my favorite thing from cava. I have literally had the worst day ever my and all I wanted was cava bowl I finically got paid today and was like let me splurge. Instead of a normal, respectful response, I was met with attitude and condescension. The employee actually argued with me, saying I asked "about something else," as if that excused the rudeness. What really sealed the experience, though, was hearing them taking about us as we were leaving. That's when it became clear that basic customer respect just isn't a priority here. Maybe it was because of being an ethnic person but I'd love to think otherwise, but after today, it's hard not to wonder. Truly disappointing. I don't expect much when I ask a simple question, but I do expect a minimum level of decency. Clearly, that's too high a standard here. Thanks so much. Hope to hear back. read more

This is the jam! Cava as expected! Loving this atmosphere the smiley and kind staff and RBT warmth. Truly full and grateful!

Has been my favorite place for the last 2 years, staff is usually smiley and generous with my food. It also helps that it is close to my work. read more

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Never been until this afternoon as I am generally not a fan of fast casual assembly food or chains but the lamb meatball and roasted vegetable lentil bowl I got this afternoon was quite tasty. Didn't know any pita came alongside it so didn't ask for it, so that's a bummer but oh well. Service was fine although the young woman doing the scooping was very hesitant to actually give a full scoop worth of anything even the free toppings so I had to politely ask for more to even get more than a scant amount. Overall not going to go out of my way for it as I would rather support smaller businesses but it was quite good. Finally should also add that the homemade sodas weee fantastic read more

CAVA - Lamb meatball and grilled vegetable lentil bowl -- tasty but getting more than a scant bit of toppings was like pulling teeth - Mediterranean Near Me - Cary, North Carolina

Cava used to be my absolute favorite restaurant of all time. It was a guaranteed go to winner for lunch or dinner. The staff was always kind and helpful, even when they were busy. Over time it's easy to see how they've started to try and skimp out on things - for example, they used to have a full pita bread with each bowl. It then downgraded to a half, and is now currently a small slice of pita. It's dry and not nearly as good as before. As for the ingredients, somehow they manage to run out of salads or greens to go in the bowl, and the past 3 times I've gone, my entire bowl gets soaked because there's just so much juice from the toppings. Keeping my review at a 4 stars because I know the potential and what it used to be and hopefully they can meet standard expectations. Will continue to go occasionally to see if they get back to that it once was. read more

CAVA - Cava bowl - Mediterranean Near Me - Cary, North Carolina

I would give them a zero star if possible. The large black lady on the line served about 10 people in line ahead of me and when I was next up, she walked away, never acknowledged me, never looked at me or spoke to me. She stood over by the grill and didn't look busy or in any hurry to wait on me. There were no smiles from either her or the guy who cleaned the grill and was near the line and stared at me twice while I was waiting in line. After about 3-4 min waiting for her to acknowledge me, which she never did and never came back to the line to serve me, I walked out. There was no one in line behind me. I went to Chipotle where plenty of people were working and there was no line and I had immediate assistance when I walked in. I love the food at CAVA but won't tolerate the rudeness and obvious lack of decent customer service that bordered on hostility. I only mention she was a large, black woman to help identify her--she should not be working with the public. read more

I ordered online to pick up since I was getting off work and well I ordered it to be ready at 8:30pm didn't get it until 9pm and she literally just put have scoops and didn't add any extra stuff I wanted and my bowl looks half empty the girl working was really rude and snotty when I said I came to pick up an order read more

This is our second time here in three days. Each day Ms. Pam treated us like she's known us our whole lives. She went above and beyond the usual customer service, asked us where we were from and engaged in small talk. I'm glad it wasn't busy otherwise she wouldn't have had time to talk with us like she did. What a way to keep the southern hospitality going. Thank you Ms. Pam! If we're ever in the Cary area we'll be back for sure. read more

Pamela harris was my cashier she was very friendly and engaging. Recommend 10 out 10. The store was very clean and well organized

BEST cava location! I always come to this location and it's amazing! Pam was also amazing and was very friendly!

This service is unlike anything before, the staff is so welcoming, well rounded and efficient. Helped guide me through my order! Especially Pam and von!! Go here read more

This was my first time trying Cava and it did not disappoint! The restaurant wasn't busy when we went for an early dinner. It was clean and a nice little atmosphere. The staff was super helpful, friendly, and patient with me while I asked several questions trying to decide on what to get. I went with a personalized bowl, and oh man I think I have a new favorite restaurant! It was so delicious! Everything was so very flavorful! The quality seemed great and everything seemed fresh. Nothing looked old or dried out. It was a great experience and I look forward to going back again! read more

CAVA - Personalized bowl - Mediterranean Near Me - Cary, North Carolina

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I guess the upside is that the food is pretty tasty. The downside is that ordering for delivery is a colossal mistake. Our bowls (not inexpensive) arrived about half full. (Mighty convenient that they only manage to provide half the food when a customer isn't standing right there watching.) Dressing on the side? Nope, not included. The good news is that they managed to send the pita we asked for, the bad news is that it was so stale it was like chewing on a kitchen towel. Definitely our last time ordering here. read more

I'm that person that walked in right before closing I was greeted with warm and welcoming smiles from Marquis and Myra. Amazing customer service and wonderful food! Thank you all for making me feel welcomed and special after a long work day! read more

We were looking for a healthy dinner option and were really impressed with Cava. I did an online order and picked it up. Ordering was easy and the staff was really friendly when picking up the order. I had the bowl with chicken and their right choice rice (a low carb rice alternative made from vegetables) and it was delicious! My husband had the Greek pita and we ordered a kids meal for our son. The quality was fresh, everything was tasty and the prices are reasonable. I can't wait to try some other menu items from their various locations in the area. read more

CAVA - Kids meal - Mediterranean Near Me - Cary, North Carolina

My new favorite fast service Mediterranean joint! I had quite a few recommendations to try out CAVA but hadn't made it nearby to try it out. Ended up in Cary on a Friday afternoon and suggested CAVA to my husband. He isn't the biggest fan of Mediterranean so he hem hawed a bit before giving in. He was blown away by his food here. He actually said "wow - this is the best Mediterranean food I have ever had". He got spicy chicken in his bowl and I got falafel among our mixture of other ingredients. Everything was super tasty. Unlike other Mediterranean restaurants, we didn't leave with that dehydrated feeling. Woot! Each bowl came with a small pita and while mine was fine, my husband's was charred on the bottom. Normally I would take off a star for this, but decided to go for five with the ease of ordering and cleanliness/organization of the store. We'll be back! read more

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Ok first of all, the food is absolute gas. I mean slayed the house down it was so good. SECOND OF ALL, this very nice gentleman working there noticed we were in trouble because it was raining very very hard. He proceeds to come outside with a big kitchen tarp and give it to us for shelter whilst our designated driver sprints to her car. He then directed to safety so we didn't get our cutesy shoes too wet. This is the best cava ever and I will be coming back read more

CAVA - the cava and tarp - Mediterranean Near Me - Cary, North Carolina

dickhead employees, another employee rambling loud as hell with her phone on speaker. Rice was crunchy as an eggshell. The employees were not welcoming at all. read more