Staff was amazing for my 2nd time back at Cava. I got to try a few different items like the steak and added a couple new toppings. Sandra and Kaitlyn (might've spelled it wrong) were extremely helpful with the whole process. Strongly recommend trying if you haven't! read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

If I could give more than 5 stars, I would! I always love coming to CAVA, but today's experience was next level thanks to Debbs! She greeted me with the warmest energy and truly went above and beyond to make sure my bowl was perfect. You can tell she genuinely cares about each guest's experience--she was kind, efficient, and had the best recommendations when I was indecisive about toppings. The food was fresh, the line moved quickly, and the vibes were great. But Debbs? She made my day. Give that woman a raise! CAVA, you've got a star on your team. I'll definitely be back--partly for the bowls, but mostly for Debbs! read more

CAVA - Greens + Grains Bowl - Mediterranean Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

I had a great experience at Cava! The food was fresh, flavorful, and made perfectly. What really stood out was Regelio's customer service, his enthusiasm and positive energy made the whole visit even better. He was friendly, attentive, and clearly cares about the customers. I'll definitely be back! read more

Great service and great workers, everyone should come here! Favorite cava around! Need everyone needs to check it out!

Everything was so fresh, the veggies were crisp, the falafel has a perfect crunch, and don't even get me started on the pita chips... dangerously good. Shoutout to Seydi for being the sweetest and making the whole experience 10x better. If you come here, find her! She's the real MVP. read more

Our first time trying cava and it was so delicious is perfect for any diet preference. Me and my wife and my daughter were able to get everything that we enjoy and everything so delicious. read more

I was not expecting this location to be so busy on a Thursday night! My sister and I came here around 7:30pm and there were maybe 15 people in line! We both got a greens and grains bowl but they were out of so many of the things we wanted :( They were out of tzatziki, cucumbers, fiery broccoli, pita chips, and cucumber mint lemonade. Luckily my bowl was still packed with lots of yummy items. The only part I didn't love was the person assembling our food was extremely fast and while that's usually nice, he kept asking me for what things I want in my bowl but I couldn't see what they actually had in stock because there were still people in front of me waiting for their bowls to be done by someone else so I had to keep asking for a list of what they had. Plus it was pretty loud in the line since it was busy so I couldn't hear him that well. I'll still definitely be back though! read more

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Cassandra was very helpful and had great recommendations. I love this place and she was pleasant to work with.

Cava is simply delectable - some of the toppings can be pretty tart and overwhelming so give this place a second try if you didn't like it your first time. The first time I hated my bowl I went with a friend a second time and loved it the chicken was the way to go and I chose toppings I enjoyed. The ambiance here is quaint it can get busy and the service is good. read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Fresh with healthy options and delicious hits the spot every time can't wait to be back and try different combinations

Richard and Andres are the best! Great service. The food is great and the service is quick!

I LOVE this place. Finally somewhere quick delish & healthy !! Noel & Debbie are incredible, I'll definitely be back! read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Once again, absolutely phenomenal experience. If you've never been to Cava, GO RIGHT NOW!!!! The team here is also incredibly generous & welcoming. Highly recommend ordering the Jonathan Bowl through the app... I may or may not be Jonathan read more

CAVA - Two Custom Bowls & Pita Chips - Mediterranean Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Stopped here for lunch and got a greens and grain bowl with half chicken shawarma and half falafel which was delicious. Bella and Zully helped me with making my bowl and provided excellent service! The ambiance is great as always with plenty of outdoor seating and Air conditioned seating indoors. I also got the cucumber mint lemonade which was delicious as always! Highly recommend coming here if you want a healthy quality meal with great service. read more

CAVA - Cava Greens + Grains Bowl - Mediterranean Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Very poorly run store. Not even worth explaining all the problems. If you've ever ordered to go from here, you know exactly what I mean.

Rogelio is the best! Great food and great service. I would definitely recommend this spot if you're in the area

Jorge and Judith are the best. Delicious as always. Super fresh ingredients and super clean.

Great food!! 10/10 would recommend. Right off 17th street. Big inside and outdoor seating read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

I would've gave this place 3 stars if Pablo wasn't here to save the day. Let me tell you Pablo was amazing with service! Very friendly, and attentive! The place is relatively kept clean. We came back to Costa Mesa's location cause it's literally THE location that got us loving Cava from solid experiences in the past from friendly staff, and overall good vibes, however this time around some of the staff don't really seem to care enough. We've been to the newer locations like Brea, La Habra, Whittier... but they have all been a 2 to 3 star experience for us... honestly we would only come back to Costa Mesa's location if there are more staff like Pablo! Anyways I got the greens and grains bowl with super greens and grilled chicken along with all my favorite toppings, always hits when prepared by the right staff. read more

as a person with celiac disease, a change of gloves is very important to me. not only did katie change her gloves, but she brought new food and spoons from the back just for me. she was so sweet and patient, as well as debbs. this location has such great management with a beautiful manager, johanna read more

This is the second Cava I've been to, the first being the location in Irvine. The parking and atmosphere is nice, it has outside seating but it can be kind of cold. The food was good as usual, but the staffing was extra great today. Noel and Andreas were kind and answered questions we had about the food. They were really patient with my elderly grandparent too since it was her first time ordering and she had a hard time reading the menu. Seating wise, it could be a little cleaner. Richard was quick with helping and thoughtful to offer things we might like. Would definitely come back to this location! read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Totally love this cava. Its my favorite place especially with the help from Isabella.

Bella was very friendly and provided great customer service. The food was delicious as always. I have a great experience each visit.

First time eating here and it was so delicious and fresh. The staff was super helpful and suggestive. NOEL took great care of me! Will definitely be back :) read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Usually go to El Segundo location but I was in town and decided to stop by. Had their bowl as usually with chicken as my protein. Requested all of the items with the exception of olives. The portions were significantly reduced at this location but no biggy. I strongly recommend their pitta chips, they're bomb as heck! The one complaint I have was the cleaning less of the restaurant. The tables were in pretty rough conditions. Didn't mind wiping mine down but all the ones around me were in rough conditions. Regardless takeout is always and options and this restaurant is definitely on the healthy side. read more

CAVA - Chicken bowl - Mediterranean Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

OVERALL really good and the quality of the ingredients is much better than other Cavas. read more

CAVA - my bowl & my friends bowl! - Mediterranean Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

I was in the area and STARVING. I had heard how Cava was really delicious, so I decided to swing by. First off, I was impressed at not only how clean and orderly it was but by the friendliness of the staff. Being an extremely indecisive person, I had TONS of questions. I was so appreciative of how friendly, knowledgeable, and patient that the staff was. It was super cool when the manager happened to walk by and see me asking a lot of questions. He made sure I was satisfied with the answers given and later when I was leaving, asked my family and I how the meal was. I honestly don't leave a lot of reviews, but I simply had to for this location. I was super impressed and very satisfied. I hope this is a testament that all Cava branches are as amazing as this one was! Thank you! read more

Johnny is excellent w customer great job Food delicious I love a clean restaurant and I love great food and I'm most importantly, love qualified management who has a great team read more

Workers are super sweet and helpful as it was my first time coming to Cava! It works exactly like chipotle just a few different ingredients. The vibe of the place was spacious and had plenty of seating. My favorite was the pita bread to eat with, it was super good and well seasoned! read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Love Cava! Such a great healthy option and super delicious! The staff is always so friendly and helpful. Andres and Joey were super quick in putting my order together, and it was very much appreciated. Also, love that there is always plenty of outdoor seating to enjoy your meal. read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

wow i just went to cava for the first time at 6PM and ANGEL needs a raise!!! the sweetest worker ever and so kind. super helpful and made our frown turn upside down!!! his energy is so kind and i truly wish him the best and forever happy days!!!! THANK YOU ANGEL FOR MAKING OUR DAY!!!! 10/10 bowl we got grilled chicken and it was so juicy!!! the ambiance is great so much seats and tables too!! read more

The food is good but service lacking. Placed an order online to be ready by 12p. I had to wait 50 minutes. That's ridiculous

I've heard so much hype about Cava so I decided to try it out with one of my close friends. It's the same concept as Chipotle but instead, the ingredients are based off of Mediterranean and Greek cuisine. There's pita bread, falafel, and tzatziki for example. The restaurant itself is spacious and there's ample seating for all, however parking is very much limited at peak hours. I made my own bowl and topped it with avocado, which came out to be around $16. Quite pricey and the portions aren't too filling, but it was still great nonetheless! read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Will not be back. Found a piece of hard plastic about the size of a quarter in my salad last night. Another, food chain not preparing food correctly. No pic, I just tossed it in the trash. Do better. read more

Always tastes great. These guys should have a tip jar. Shout out to Debbs making sure I got the pita chips before I left.

This is a great Cava location. Service was excellent: the guy said "would you like your avocado sliced or cubed". Food was tasty and high quality. The ambiance is like every other cava location, clean and friendly. read more

Two star because the food was very good, employees bad. Not our first time, the staff could care less about the customers, barely a smile or hello. No welcome, no thank you. Napkin dispenser empty, paper towel in bath room epty and trash in bathroom and outside over flowing. Geat food but the employees need a kick in the rear. read more

I want to first preface that I love Cava. I am writing a review on this particular location for food and safety standards. The person making my order touched her hair... then proceeded to hand pick out my pickles when I said I didn't want them. I stopped her after the first one. She continued to use her hands to add other toppings instead of utensils. What made me realize this was a bigger issue is when she also proceeded to use the same food covered gloved hand to touch the register screen to check me out... and then I saw her go back and do someone else's food order without changing her gloves. I realized that she most likely hadn't changed her gloves at all between orders (going back and forth between the register and food handling). I had a complete OCD meltdown after I sat down. I took two bites and then threw it out. I didn't want to risk getting food poisoning from contamination. The person handling transactions should never also do food prep/orders without washing hands and/or changing their gloves. In general, this location looked short staffed and chaotic... which can lead to mistakes. This particular location needs to do a better training in food and safety handling. I will never go back to this location and warn others to do the same. read more

Angel is the GOAT!!! Gotta give props and credit where it's due, went above and beyond in making sure my friend and I got the bowls we wanted and told us to download the app for future rewards! Always checking in on us as we're dining in person which felt like eating at a restaurant so kudos to Angel again! read more

The food was amazing I just came today the servers where sooo nice and the portions where very good.