11/10 super nice service here thanks julian for helping us! my first time here and he was very informative about what to get thanks so much

We came in for dinner and got the best service from Juli and Merody. Bowls were great and everything was fresh and quick. We'll be back!

Very delicious food at an affordable price! They have build your own pitas and bowls... They have this new drink I've never tried called blueberry lavender and it's amazing! Overall, very satisfied. read more

Can never go wrong with CAVA. Love that you can customise your bowl. However, this location's falafel tastes different and not quite as good as the CAVA location in Encinitas. Also hard to find parking even off lunch hours. read more

We were traveling in this area and looking for dinner. LOVED their warm pita chips! Well seasoned and just the right softness inside with slight crunchiness outside. We ordered 3 bowls for 4 of us (shared to not have leftovers since we were staying in hotel and flying out next day). Guy who made most of the bowls and rang us up was not the friendliest, seemed like he was tired and wanted to be done already, but he gave what we asked for. Another guy helped a bit and was friendlier. We had never been in this type of restaurant before, though we eat a lot of Mediterranean, so we weren't sure what some things were and how the bowls work. I wasn't a big fan of the black lentils but 2 others who ate it didn't mind it. Spicy Lamb meatballs were delish! We weren't sure what Skhug was (and had not time to google it) so we asked for it on the side. Good thing, because it's a hot sauce! Their drinks (juices) were interesting. We tried the Pineapple apple mint that didn't have sugar, and it wasn't bad, just too minty for me. My teens had a lemonade-type drink that was on the sweet end for me, but they loved it. Wish there was a CAVA where we live! read more

First time trying Cava. Such healthy and delicious food along with good service will be coming back

Fast service and amazing food! I have always come back to this location. Gives a good amount of portions!

Yes we did get our food after 20min. I don't understand if the waiters were on something but my friend and I waited for so long and they were very rude. Hope you can do better in customer service. read more

I had heard good things about the food here but wasn't expecting the service to be as incredible as it was. Roger and Simba (like the lion king) we're amazingly welcoming and accommodating. In these times, it's refreshing to have such a pleasant customer service interaction. I was truly blown away by their sincerity and warmth. Give these guys a raise! The food was also great, especially the braised lamb. read more

Sucks! Tall Indian guy with so unnecessary an attitude! Put him in the back; not customer-facing! Grabs a spoon of chicken and hits the spoon three times on the container to empty the spoon up to his liking; then gives it as if doing you a favor. Then asks you 'do you want extra meat? With a smirk... Really? Naaah... so many better family-owned restaurants that know how to serve and please customers. Your food? My dollar vote! I bought the food not to make a scene and gave it to a homeless man. I'd never eat it! Never again in my life will I enter there. My many friends will know as well. read more

Too start off I LOVE Cava. The one in mission valley is my go too. But i came here since i was working in the area. Such amazing service from the only girl at the front running the whole line at 12-1pm. With nobody too back her. Ask me again why you guys put 2 people to do togo orders when the whole resturant is slammed to the gills. The girl who was helping her run the line wasn't doing anything but on her phone or looking clueless.. I order a bowl and she put too much sauce cause she was cashiering and making bowls at the same time with NO HELP. Please Do better and to that cashier i didn't get your name but thank you so much for re making my bowl. I told her i couldn't have so much sauce and she gladly remade it with a smile on her face and even put two sauces on the side for me. I really wanted to give you a tip but i know they share them and you weren't gonna make anything. Too the lady who walked up too me when i had the white shirt on and asked if everything was okay thanks for nothing.. instead of helping her run the line you guys are sitting there chilling. The customers are getting frustrated with the wait please work something out i know the world is low staffed and we need to be nice but what that cashier did was pure customer satisfaction And i wanted her to get recognized for her hard work. read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - La Jolla, California

Ever had Mediterranean Chipotle? No? YOU SHOULD TRY CAVA. I rave about this place all the time. I don't think I've ever been disappointed. I usually make a bowl with half rice and half salad and enjoy every bite of my meal. It's a place that's going to be a staple for me for a while. I was so excited we finally got this place in San Diego because I tried it in Maryland a while back and was immediately hooked. 10/10 recommend. read more

Ok let me start this review with, I LOVE THEIR FOOD! The reason I'm writing this review is more on a negative note. Ive always received great customer service since they opened this location, but recently the staff their have been kinda rude and most of them talk to you with a frown on their face and seem like they are depressed. Now I'm not sure if its because they recently hired new people but the workers their need to learn how to smile and how to talk to customers. Ive also noticed recently that the lines move so slow and its because all the staff are lolly gagging and have no sense of urgency when it comes to serving the customer. IF THEY FIXED CUSTOMER SERVICE IT WOULD BE 5 STARS FOR ME! read more

love this place! best food and service. lemon chicken is the bombbbbb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh the lamb meat balls with the skhug sauce! So good! Staff was great too! So helpful on my first visit! read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - La Jolla, California

Great service and clean atmosphere!! Lots of options and sauces as well as spicy. Would come back.

I was super excited to try this restaurant but was SO disappointed. The food was actually very tasty! However, they were out of a lot of ingredients that I would consider pretty essential to a Mediterranean bowl- cucumber and feta, and others that were being promoted and that I had hoped to try- spicy broccoli, and two kinds of dressing. Plus, the portions on the protein seemed small (4 balls- 2 spicy falafel, 2 lamb). My son had 4 falafels with a scoop of chicken when he did 1/2 and 1/2 protein the prior day at a different location. read more

really great service and friendly personal . my go to Cava great energy all around .

Tried this place out through ubereats, it was great! A bit small in protein serving, but it was healthy, relatively cheap for its size and satisfying to eat read more

They worked incredibly well under pressure and were very kind to their customers!! Thank you!

Didn't receive the correct bowl, ordered a greens & grains bowl because I don't eat meat and received a bowl with what seemed to be lamb in it, only greens, and nothing else that was on the paper on the bowl. Didn't realize this until I had already driven home because I didn't think to check because I was in a rush. Didn't receive an order number, no email, and no receipt on the bag so there was no way to report this and get a refund unfortunately. Their mobile app is largely unhelpful with this and doesn't even provide an order number in the past orders section for whatever reason. Have had my order messed up at this location a couple times before. I know it gets busy here so I understand, but it was dead when I went. Still frustrating to pay so much since it's pretty pricey, just to get the wrong meal. read more

First and foremost my reason being that I am giving a one star is because, how are you guys not going to have any choices for protein but have the damn restaurant open. I came in so excited and so ready to eat my harissa avocado bowl which i love getting all the time, and i walk in and there isn't any of that juicy sweet and spicy harissa chicken that my soul loves. i believe one of the managers name is Roger, what kind of store is he trying to run?? is he trying to close this cava down or what i dont know what the problem is here. as a manager you have to make sure you run a good store so that way you have more and more customers, honestly just dont know what the hell is wrong with roger. This location needs a new manager that knows how to run a store. overall i wouldnt visit this location again. everything was such a mess and it looked very unorganized. read more

great food and service, would highly recommend to everyone. it is a great place to hang out with friends and enjoy some cava!

I have been to Cava many times in Mission valley and have always had a good experience. For startera when I came in I was not greeted. So I said okay I get it they are buay. I then proceeded to wait in line with zero acknowledgement for about 3 minutes while 3 people were just talking. But I was hungry and figured I'd come to this location since I was in the area. I left upset. The guy that was asking me what toppings I wanted didn't appear to listen to me I had to repeat myself several times. I KEPT asking if they had more cucumbers and tomato he said I can put more. I asked him several times if they had more because he was scrapping out scoops from the bottom which to me was the last bit. No one wants that! I said again do you have any fresh of that I said I don't want pieces scrapped from the bottom he then went to go get some from the side and didn't bother refiling the container. Then he asked if I wanted untensils and only was going to give me a fork. I said can i please have a spoon. Then he was handing me my bowl and I had to ask for a bag. Then the bag was ripped. This was not a good experience nor customer service. read more

10x better than chipotle. This is a game changer in fast casual. The portion is huge and the price is typically $11-13. This is one of my favorite spots to go for lunch! read more

Julysse she was great and her team was fantastic. I love it here. Great service . Fast service

This cava location is the best! Everyone is fast and efficient and food is always so fresh! Scarlet is amazing. She's super friendly and on top of it! The whole crew was great. The manager, Noemi, does a great job with the team. 5 stars!!! read more

We came in on a very busy Saturday night, and all the employees were still very kind and went above and beyond. Special shoutout to Austin for making sure that our orders were exactly what we wanted and took great care of us! Austin had amazing customer service!!! Will definitely be coming here a lot more often! read more

I went this past Friday. I have been a few times but for some reason my bowl tasted a little off. I'm not sure what it was but it was still good regardless. Super good drinks as well and very good pita chips (did not get them this past time). Also, fairly large portions for the price. Overall would highly recommend! read more

They were out of a lot of things, when I asked if they had more the employee said "we can check in the back" Why hadn't they already "checked the back" and the service was terrible. Workers seemed super unhappy and were working super slow. I understand today is hot but its nicely ACed in there. Also, when grabbing a new container of chicken one of the employees decided to give it a try right in front of a bunch of customers. Dont get me wrong the food here is great(when they have what you want) but many times employees dont seem too happy to be working there. went to there to get the lamb which they were also out of. Probably would have eaten else where had I known that Had to come back and edit because as i was finishing my food just now, i found a hair in it. They need a more strict hiring process and/or better managers. read more

Randy and the staff at Cava are always amazing! I've been going here for 2 years and stop by atleast 3 times a week! I call it the Mediterranean Chipotle Great food, great staff. Highly recommended! read more

Thank you to Raymond and his crew for walking me Step by Step in this restaurant was my first time and he made me feel comfortable, and not rushed they were busy and he handled it very well and can't Waite to come back again read more

So refreshing and full of flavors, I had a wonderful lunch ;) If you like poke or chipotle kinda bowel like me, I highly recommend you to try this read more

This place is super close to me and I'm surprised it took me this long to try it! It's essentially just a Mediterranean version of Chipotle but they have more options for sauces and bases. I've gone here twice and I've gotten the wrap and the bowl. I've gotten the half salad half grain one and I have gotten the harissa, hummus, or eggplant dip. All of these were super fresh and super good too. the wrap is really good if you're on the go and aren't craving too much and I would say that the bowl is pretty good for when you want something to bring to work. The meatballs are super good so if you aren't vegan/vegetarian, I def recommend trying them :D Def a good place to go to, but the plaza gets super busy at lunchtime. read more

One of the best places.. i visit frequently, a nice healthy and delicious meal at good price.

This location is very inconsistent with your order. I usually order online for pickup to avoid the crowds. My usual order is the greens and grains bowl and several times I've brought my order home and realized they barely filled the bowl. Definitely not worth $13!! It's very disappointing when you finally decide to splurge on take-out and you don't get what you paid for. read more

I call this the Mediterranean Chipotle. You can customize your bowl and can select many add-ons. You can get a lot of food for a great price. Food is delicious and healthy depending on what you get. The sauces and various hummus that they make are amazing. Try the Skhug, Lemon Herb Tahini and Mediterranean Chipotle. read more

Speedy service, sweet staff (especially Marody and Raymond), and always tastes fresh.

Long lines but totally worth it. Good is great and staff is nice. We went to the one in UTC

Good food, not too expensive. This is my go to. Get hot harissa sauce, chicken, and hummus