I haven't written a poor review in such a long time!! Received a door dash order and this location decided to pack BURNT falafels. They're hard as rocks, completely inedible, and visibly burnt. Everything else was good otherwise but that seriously is NOT safe to sell. Why in the world would someone see that and still pack it???? I hope they're more cautious of what they choose to sell to their customers. This is not it read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

Vin answered all my questions and recommended the steak with the shuk sauce, which is the green one! Service was quick and this is a great spot for healthy but tasty food. Ambiance is casual, a nice place to chill alone or with friends. read more

CAVA - Build your own bowl - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

Just ordered online cor pick up and this Cava location has gotten bad to worse.. they dont put all the toppings that tou add for your bowl, additionally the rice they use is old rice as its too hard and no longer edible, it did hurt my teeth when i ate the rice. Avoid this location. Second time this happened after my previous visit. This location USED to be good.. unfortunately this is no longer the case.. read more

I eat at CAVA about 5 times a week near my office, but I tried this new location today and had a completely unacceptable experience. First, the line assembly was totally careless. I explicitly asked for no dressing, but they drenched it anyway. I actually watched that same employee mess up the bowl of the person right ahead of me, too. I had to ask for a remake. I paid extra for double protein, but the associate remaking it (named Polo) only gave me a single portion. I was watching him the entire time, and when I called him out on it, he immediately became combative and started arguing back with me, insisting he gave me double when he clearly didn't. Polo did the exact same thing to another customer just two people behind me. When that customer complained, the manager actually stepped in to defend Polo, claiming they are under "close corporate watch" and those are the servings they are supposed to give. Corporate watch or not, there is a massive difference between standard portion control and cheating a customer who explicitly paid extra for a premium modification. To be shorted on what I paid for, argued with by Polo, and then dismissed by management is incredibly frustrating. This location needs a serious lesson in customer service and basic order accuracy. Stick to other locations. read more

Fresh food, great customer service from Citlali! Got a grains bowl with steak and pita

Are you in the mood for THE WORST Cava ever? Then come here and waste your money. Upon entering the store you encounter a line that moves really really slow. Slowest line I've ever been in to get food. Portion size is absolutely the worst. They are so skimpy with their portion sizing you might as well start recording and make them an example. They've also ran out a lot of things like corn, broccoli, etc. The food quality here is very below average. The rice is cold, the steak is so greasy, dry, and cold. The oil was still bubbling like it was being heated but the steak is not warm. The staff here are quite unhappy and love to throw your bowl to the next area. I watched them build mobile orders and all I can say is "wow". Someone ordered the lentils and I saw the person scoop up like a tea spoon amount. I also watched an employee roll their eyes so and sigh of frustration while making a mobile order. On top of that, drinks are out of order too? Wow. They can't manage stock or manage their appliances. Overall, this place is a joke. The interior is nice but everything else is a joke. read more

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Jose was very kind and provided excellent customer service. This is my favorite location! read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

Jose helped with our order! I love coming to Cava for the food! It's delicious and healthy! read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

Amazing and good help!!! Bunch of helpful people and good food and vibe must try!! Uhhhh

Had a minor pickup issue recently, but the manager, Adam, and the amazing staff saved the day and sorted it out. Thank you guys so much! Highly recommend! read more

Used to be good.. now it's gone downhill- servers act like they're rationing their food. like chipotle.

Great experience great food always recommended great people great prices. if I could come here every day, I would. read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

Won't be returning to this location. Ive order pick up three times from here and all three times they hardly put any food. Today's half chicken half potatoes literally had 3 pieces of potatoes and barely any greens. I never have this issue at the Tustin location or the Hb one so it's def just this one. read more

This is my new favorite spot for something quick and healthy. They always give plenty of protein. Never disappointed with my order. read more

CAVA - Chicken bowl with rice - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

Location was clean, nice place. Never been here so I wanted to try it. Employees were friendly. They were a little busy so they sorta rushed me along the line but I understand places get busy and frazzled. Food was pretty good though I'll say that. Overall I'll probably be back since it's close to home too! read more

I usually don't take time writing reviews, but today's experience was just terrible. I don't expect my bowl to be overflowing but it should not be half of the usual portion. The photos were taken before I ate. When I showed my bowl to a worker(who happened to be a manager) he just said that's their usual portion. When I said I've been getting food from there for years, he just repeated that it's the usual portion. That was DEFINITELY not true. At first I thought some toppings were missing so then he brought out a small portion of the eggplant. Then inside my bowl I found a tiny glop(literally a teaspoonful) of the eggplant so I returned it to him. Then I used a fork to show how little "salad" was actually in my bowl and he just grabbed extra salad and said, "that's good, right?" Well, no. There is a big problem with our interaction. If he's the manager that means people working there are not instructed to serve food with consistent portions, as can be evidenced by other reviewers who said they experienced inconsistent portions and quality. Second, not taking responsibly for their inconsistent portions is another big issue. He lacks customer service skills and should have acknowledged that it was less than usual from the beginning. And while he was getting the extra salad, other workers were laughing on the side. I'm not some customer who wants extra portions for free. I want the portion that I paid for to be made right. I do not enjoy bringing their attention to something they did not do right just as much as they probably didn't want to hear it. This is the closest location to me and I so wish that they would get it together so I can continue to go there. read more

CAVA - Before I ate. There is a regular hummus on the side that was not part of my order. - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

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Big fan of CAVA in general and this location (spacious, with tons of indoor and outdoor seating). Very fresh ingredients, good portions, quick and healthy eats. For toppings, I love the pickled cabbage and cucumbers. Most falafel I've had sitting at restaurants is hard and dry, but not here! That or the chicken is my protein of choice. read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

The food was amazing best cava ever. I would recommend anyone coming to this cava. If you are in Irvine come here

This has always been my go-to Cava but for the past 2 times I've gotten significantly lower portions. I got double chicken that looked like a single. When I asked for corn, I literally counted 9 kernels. Received less than 10 sliced cucumbers. It wasn't just one or two ingredients, everything I asked for was half scooped! I can't come to the location anymore, should've known seeing how empty it was read more

cava is amazing as always. did a build your own bowl and it was so so yummy and was happy with what i got. read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

My husband and I love Cava. The reason why I give this location 4 stars is because the customer service wasn't good. The lady that was preparing the bowls wasn't very nice and she seemed annoyed to have to replenish the toppings that were almost done. When we were about to order,the lettuce and greens were basically out. Some of the toppings were basically done. Yet, it wasn't being replenished. I had to tell her I wanted it for her to go and bring it. The bowl was still delicious, regardless! read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

Love Cava. Everything is super clean and the food was amazing. Natalee did a great job too! read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

I love cava. Been going to cava for many years. I enjoy the food, great quality ingredients. The prices are great, and the locations I have been to have all been nice and clean, and convenient. This location in particular, I decided to stop in after the gym... to which I was greeted by a woman with a larger frame. She had a bad attitude when I had initially approached as if she didn't want to do her job, and as I added more ingredients she was in such a hurry to cut me off and stir me along. There was nobody behind me in line. She just seemed fed up with her job. Then we get to the sauces. I asked for 3 sauces, and she explained company policy to me, that they only give 2 sauces per bowl. To which I responded that I wanted to pay for a 3rd sauce. She told me I could not. I explained that I want a third sauce, and I asked her how I could go about getting a third sauce, because I wanted it and have no issues paying for it. She told me it was against company policy, and overall her demeanor was just piss-poor with me. I then spelled it out for her. "I would like to purchase a third sauce, with my money. Like I want to give you my money, to get a third sauce for my bowl." And we continued back and forth until she decided to storm off, telling the other employee to charge me 3.00 for an extra sauce. I didn't catch her name, but she was super rude. It was fine, no complaints other than the sauce situation. I just don't know why I had to go back and forth about company policy read more

I'm going to first off state that the food here was excellent. The vegetables, toppings, and sauces were very rich in flavor and mixed well with one another to create a very playful combination. The bowls themselves looked very nice as well and the servers were kind in telling me about each of the options. My experience here though was not the best as the soda machine was broken so the water dispenser would give a yucky soda water mixture. I had to walk across the street to Chipotle to get some water. Along with this there was a long line that moved at a snails pace which detracted from the nice interior design. Overall this is a great place and I think it would be better any other day so I do recommend this place for others and I hope that they fix that water machine. read more

CAVA - My customer bowl - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

Came to cava with a party of 5. Somehow my friends got their orders swapped even though they ordered almost 5 minutes apart from each other. Also they cut off the drink fountain at 9:15 even though the establishment closes at 10. Sounds weird to me. Bad experience read more

Food is so yummy and delicious! Employees here are so nice and chill. I feel like no matter what combo you get it will all be delicious. read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

ORDER half greens half grains (4/5) it was my first time at cava and it was definitely worth the hype! they were a little skimpy on the protein (i chose chicken). the garlic sauce was delicious and definitely worth the try. you build your own bowl, so id suggest looking at the menu online to get an idea of what you want. SERVICE (2/5) everyone in my group felt rushed! it wasn't super crowded either. AMBIANCE plenty of seats and parking available. read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

We came here because we heard good things from family and friends about this place. We came at 1pm on a Sunday and the line was out the door. We ended up waiting around 30 minutes just to order our food but the wait was worth it and once at the counter the staff provided excellent service and helped us first timers navigate through their menu options and recommendations. We ordered the build your own and basically got their entire offerings so we could try everything. The food itself tasted very fresh and clean and we'll be back to try it again. read more

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Came here on a Tuesday @2p for a quick lunch and it was quite busy w a line out the door. I ordered a grilled chicken build your own bowl - dips: roasted eggplant (not too bad, but I've had better) red hummus (good flavor) and crazy feta (the best dip that they had!) and sauces - lemon herb tahini, and garlic sauce. The bowl came out well composed at the end, and all the flavors melted together. Today they were also fair with the protein portion. Line moved at an okay pace, but definitely not fast enough if you were there in a rush. The staff was friendly though, and once I got to the cashier, I was given a complimentary drink! Very easy to find on Culver in Irvine. Lots of parking available as well! read more

CAVA - grilled chicken bowl - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

Quick and friendly service + fresh ingredients! Cava is always amazing for a quick meal that's filling and not too expensive!

Amazing service!!! Staff always giving amazing recs and just super friendly overall!! 10/10 read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

I come to this location often and have always had a good experience. Service is usually quick and staff is friendly. Despite what other reviewers have said, every time I've visited, they have always had ingredients in stock. Cava is super tasty and relatively healthy so it is my go to option for a delicious filling meal after a workout. read more

Always hits the right spot, the chicken with double corn and all the veggies are fire

Such yummy food come here all the time! Eirian is the best, so sweet and is so welcoming!

Always love this place! Feels clean to eat and the atmosphere is also fresh. I can never complain about the food. The service is always sweet! read more

Cava is delicious but, every time i doordash something, this location ALWAYS forgets something or messes up.. this is the 3rd time ive door dashed an order & every time i get my order, no utensils & no free side pita.. today i got my order, i wanted a drink but instead in my bag is an empty cup, no utensils AND no pita. will prolly stop going to this location when i went in one time i just wanted one of the set bowls w everything in it & one of the workers kept asking me what i wanted in it & i had to keep reminding him that i want whatever is included in the harissa avocado bowl.. but he would constantly ask in such a rude manner as well. wish the service was better for both in store & doordash! to add on, my bowl looks less packed that usual. read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

Food: 5/5 this place is amazing! The combination of flavors and ingredients were delicious and fresh! I wish they gave more pita bread with your bowl. Service: 5/5 service was great, they were helpful in choosing what to put in your bowl Ambiance: 4/5 clean and nicely decorated Only downside- long lines and wait time. A bowl was about $16, kind of pricey. read more

CAVA - Menu - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

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Jose is the best! Cava has super tasty food and great service! Highly recommend for lunch! read more

Trash customer service. Apparently if you order through a delivery app, the employees will hand your order to anyone without checking to verify it's actually for that person. Try it, say a random name and they'll prob just hand it over. Then when you call to ask why, they'll blame uber because it's an easy out as they refuse to be accountable for their mistake. But then uber will charge you full cancellation, no refund because the "restaurant already prepared it." Pretty disappointed, definitely don't recommend this location. read more

Heathly and love this place. Great workers! Shout out to Adam, Adan, and kass! Keep up the good work!