I come here all the time--it's one of my go-to spots for a fast, efficient lunch. The setup is super convenient: you walk down the line and customize your bowl or pita with all your favorite toppings. My usual order is the power greens topped with chicken and lamb meatballs, hummus, eggplant dip, tzatziki, tomatoes, and cucumbers, all finished with their lemon tahini dressing. It's always fresh, flavorful, and really satisfying. They also have a great selection of fruit drinks--my favorite is the blueberry lavender. Another big plus is their rewards program. You earn points with every visit, and I've already scored free pita chips and drinks. Overall, it's a reliable spot for a quick, healthy, and delicious meal. read more

CAVA - Chicken and lamb meatballs on power greens - Mediterranean Near Me - Columbia, Maryland

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The steak bowl I ordered was pretty good, flavorful. Despite ordering a preset bowl, I was still able to make specific toppings decisions in this Chipotle-esque style eatery. The space was large, bright, and well appointed and the staff was friendly and competent enough, but the cost of the bowl was too much. Paying around $18 for a casual lunch isn't it. Plus the accompanying pita bread was subpar. read more

CAVA - Steak + Harissa bowl - Mediterranean Near Me - Columbia, Maryland

OVERALL OPINION. PAST: When Cava first opened years ago the cuisine was original and absolutely excellent Greek food! CURRENT & past few years. Basically corporate regular Greek food like any other Greek restaurant. Recommend: Yiayia's Kitchen or the Big Greek Cafe!! Old school cuisine, great food and cooked to order!! read more

I have been going to CAVA for years and never thought to write a review. If I don't feel like cooking, I always go to CAVA for a healthy meal. We were here last Fridaty for lunch and decided to stay inside the restaurant to eat our salad. The place wasn't packed with diners but eventually the line got longer. Even though the line is long, it usually goes quickly. You just tell the employee what you want and go down the line. I have never had a bad salad but sometimes I feel like the employees don't put enough salad and I always have to ask for more. My favorite dressing is the harissa dressing. Each time I go, I have either a good or bad experience with the employees. The ambiance is okay. It's minimal and usually always cold in temperature. read more

11.2.25 I don't go to Cava often, but after a great experience at Mezeh recently, I decided to join my husband and our friends for lunch. I ordered a pita stuffed with grilled chicken, pickled onions, roasted corn, tomato and cucumber, shredded lettuce, pita crisps, plus a generous drizzle of Tzatziki and garlic dressing. It was so good I couldn't stop talking about it! The portion looked huge--I thought I'd only eat half--but it was so tasty I devoured the whole thing. I'm officially obsessed and plan to come back more often. So happy to have found something that's both delicious and healthy. read more

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I visited this location a few times since my last review. It's been a much better experience every time. I typically order ahead on the app, but I've stood in line before and it moves fast. This place is always packed! On my last visit, I got my go to chicken and rice bowl and I tried black lentils and surprisingly liked it. I would try that again. read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Columbia, Maryland

This is the best CAVA for sure. The quality of the food is always the best; it's always hot, fresh and delicious. The staff is always super kind, friendly, understanding, and patient. The management team seems very professional and knowledgeable. The facility itself is always kept very clean and up to par. The bathrooms and tables are always ready to use. Truly no complaints and definitely best CAVA in the area!! read more

Service is horrible and they will give you the SMALLEST portions known to mankind, gave me a half scoop more of RICE and charged me for double. Giving attitude when asking for more corn and tomato's even though the original scoop was tiny. My bowl ended up half full, unacceptable service and left still hungry. Would not recommend this cava read more

Delicious and healthy,, my kids love it,, fresh food great staff , clean store I love the drinks too.,

I'm not a fan of this place. My wife and daughters love it, but it's not my jam. Flavors are one note and the food just feels oily / greasy. Service is fast (it's fast food after all) and there's plenty of seating, so that's a plus. They do have craft sodas and drinks, so that's a good thing too. read more

I love Cava. Everything here is fresh and juicy. Friendly service and fast Also love pineapple mint drink read more

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Tried Cava for the first time about a week ago. Built a Greens & Grain bowl, and it was amazing! Ordered another one today just to make sure it wasn't fluke. It was consistently good. I would eat this any day of the week. read more

CAVA - Greens + Grains Bowl - Mediterranean Near Me - Columbia, Maryland

Amazing Food, amazing people everything was clean, and the cashier was lovely definitely coming back!!!

It was my first time at this location. The ambiance was on par with other locations. It appeared clean and there was plenty of available seating. I liked the efficiency of service at this location. The ordering process was relatively fast and accurate. All of the fixings were well-stocked. The pita bread was already at the end of the line, so we didn't have to ask for it at the beginning of the line just to find that it was not in the bag once we arrived at our destination. I also liked that they did not skimp on the portions. The bowl was deliciously flavorful and enough for two meals. For now, I think this is my new preferred location. read more

CAVA - Bowl with side of pita bread - Mediterranean Near Me - Columbia, Maryland

I went in and Jorge helped me. He was very nice. Food is always delicious. Felt very comfortable overall great experience. read more

CAVA - Chicken and rice - Mediterranean Near Me - Columbia, Maryland

While eating my Cava, I came across a piece of long hair and then a piece of plastic in my bowl. This is very dangerous and unhygienic. Very disappointed. read more

CAVA - Plastic - Mediterranean Near Me - Columbia, Maryland

I love Cava and have a soft spot for this location because of the staff. They are friendly and welcoming and always greet me with a smile. The food is freshly made in-house; you can see the chef at the grill. I've also observed them making the falafels and the lemonade. Ever wonder why you see fresh pineapples in the refrigerator behind the serving line? Those are used for the different lemonades/teas! The dips and dressings complement the lentil bowl - and you get a pita on the side. read more

CAVA - Lentil bowl: lentils, grilled chicken, corn, broccoli and feta - Mediterranean Near Me - Columbia, Maryland

I've tried Cava 4 times...sometimes their suggested rice bowl, sometimes my own. Each time I ended up with a mess of salty sauce in a bowl with little protein. Maybe I'm not doing it right? I think Chipotle next door is much much better. read more

My daughter and I love Cava usually. She came home from college for winter break and we went there Saturday night before she returns to school. We have been sick since Saturday night. Stomach pains, vomiting and diahhrea. My daughter is now at school and sick WTF! I commented to her that the food didn't look as fresh as usual that night. All it takes is one bad time . A place I used to love and now I won't be back read more

We got really bad food poisoning from here yesterday. May have been the chicken or the super-greens mix, we aren't sure. We tried to call to warn about it but no one has picked up yet. Hopefully this is seen before more people eat whatever is causing it. read more

I usually go to this location and have an okay experience but today was terrible. The only good thing was my garlic pita chips were hot and fresh but not this salad! I had to ask for more salad for my bowl and then got charged extra for more dressing. Sheesh. Ive never had that experience at other locations.Give people what they ask for and not with partiality. I was still hungry after eating this small portion I was given. Needless to say I will not be returning to this location! I don't care if it's convient or not. read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Columbia, Maryland

The Spanish speaking ladies serving were talking trash about some customers. Apparently they didn't realize I speak Spanish. The young man who was first on the assembly line was rude. Would barely speak and seemed annoyed to be there. I asked him to repeat because he was speaking so low and he responded very condescendingly. read more

The food is very good, especially costumer service. Santiago the manger is very sweet and awesome as well as Natalie. Restaurant is welcoming and very clean. read more

The food was so good. Timothy and Hector gave excellent customer service. Place was clean and fast.

Food is great. Prices are reasonable. Important to families, senior citizens. Open hours are very convenient

This is the best CAVA location in Howard County the staff are always friendly, and they serve generous, consistent portions.

My pita chips were fresh and the customer service was good. The wait for food wasn't long and the environment is clean. They also give you a good amount of food ! read more

Today march 16 at 7pm the cava food was outstanding I will always love this place and make my grandkids happy with cava read more

I've had consistently disappointing experiences at the Columbia location, especially compared to the Hanover branch where the staff are much friendlier. At Columbia, the staff are consistently rude especially the Hector guy who always has an attitude. Another issue is the portion sizes - they tend to be much smaller than the advertised scoop. I've seen staff reduce scoops or scoop up mostly shredded bits or the remnants from the bottom of the pan instead of a proper full portion, which feels intentional and off-putting. While I used to prefer this place, the combination of poor service and portioning is pushing me back to places like Chipotle where at least the experience feels more consistent and worth the cost. read more

Love cava ! Is my go to when I don't feel like cooking. I love how customizable it is and it doesn't feel heavy after eating it. When it comes to service, service is pretty fast too despite how busy it is. Tip: you can order online on the app and pick up to shorten the wait time. This location was so spacious and clean! read more

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I wanted to share a quick message about my recent experience at Cava restaurant in Columbia. Unfortunately, I was denied service because of my service dog, which was really disheartening. HoCo Police were called and they pointed out that it's the law to serve people with service dogs. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and inclusivity, regardless of their disabilities. Let's spread awareness and encourage establishments to create more welcoming environments for all. #InclusionMatters #ServiceDogsAreWelcome #CavaRestaurant How was the food?? CAVA didn't even give me the chance to try it. How was the service????awful read more

CAVA - The manager is the one with the blue scarf. She was smirking through the entire ordeal - Mediterranean Near Me - Columbia, Maryland

My first time here and I really liked it! I chose the jasmine rice with some crazy feta, tzatziki and red pepper hummus scoops on the side. Then I selected the grilled chicken, grape tomatoes, pickled onions, sliced kalamata olives and corn. Topped with some chopped romaine and more feta cheese, then Greek dressing. It was very tasty and filling! Next time, I want to try to lamb meatballs! read more

CAVA - Very tasty grilled chicken bowl. - Mediterranean Near Me - Columbia, Maryland

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The food is great! I loved my salad and the ingredients were really fresh! However the service was not so good. A bit rude and slow. But I do understand that sometimes the waiter may be having a bad day or something and I'm still planning on coming back here:) read more

My first review of this specific Cava location praised the deliciousness and quality of the bowl, but had cons regarding the service of the staff- as we felt rushed and awkward. This experience we ordered online-and felt very much the same experience. Short staff, with lots of orders, the staff instantly made us feel the chaos- as we approached to pick up our order the staff frazzled; managing the current made-to-order from walk-ins, online orders seemed to really put them over the edge- I instantly felt bad for ordering-the order didn't take long to create and checkout, but the staff seemed so stressed- and the bowl showed- I felt the quality was very slapped together with less serving size than various experiences at a location at ease. read more

Hector was awful and he talked too much. Very unprofessional. He decided to give me very small portions on my bowl was rude and chatty. Definitely noted Hector's behavior. read more

The customer service is absolutely exceptional! The food is fresh, healthy, and very flavorful! I love everytime I visit Cava. The staff is very friendly too! Would absolutely recommend! read more

service was excellent! i was greeted with joy and happy smiles! i recommend you guys try this place out ! read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Columbia, Maryland

hector and jojo are the best employees here . they are the best employee here. when they are here you should talk to them read more

CAVA - Hector - Mediterranean Near Me - Columbia, Maryland

We are regulars for delivery lunch from CAVA. The options are delicious and the add-on are interesting. The options are all over the place which makes it great. Chicken beef, Lamb, or veg? Harrissa, hummus, red pepper hummus, mixes of greens, all kinds of pickled add-ins. Perfect for a great healthy lunch or dinner. read more

This is good place to go after the gym and it gives you the energy and people there are nice and my lil brother Maynor likes it so much that he ask to go everyday read more