I had a great experience at CAVA thanks to Jasmine! From the moment I walked in, she was friendly,…read morewelcoming, and made me feel like a valued customer. She was patient, answered all of my questions, and made sure my order was exactly how I wanted it. You can tell she genuinely cares about providing great customer service. It's not often you come across someone with such a positive attitude, and she definitely made my visit even better. I'll definitely be coming back, and I hope to see Jasmine again. Thank you for the amazing service!

A great place to have great mediterranean/Greek style food in Ocala…read moreCava is a fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant chain. It is known for fresh, customizable bowls, salads, and pitas with Greek/Mediterranean-inspired flavors. It started in 2006 in Rockville, Maryland. As of 2026, Cava has roughly 440-460 locations across about 30 states and Washington, D.C..I had heard about it from some friends at work and as we were travelling we saw one of their locations in Ocala. I am glad that we did. It reminds me of a Mediterranean Chipotle. This particular location had a drive through and dine-in option. The parking was a little limited. The store is designed so that you start at one side of a line and work your way down the line to the cashier choosing you options of preset orders or build-your-own. I tried a steak and feta pita with a side of pita chips. Both were excellent and were reasonably priced for good food. The drinks are an assortment of serve-yourself unique flavors like cucumber mint lime and Tangerine Alepo. Both of which tasted very good. The staff was very pleasant. The restaurant had a limited number of seats inside. It was very busy so be patient as the the quantity and the quality of food are well worth the price and the wait.

We stopped in on Mother's Day after church because we saw the "Open" sign. They were very…read moreaccommodating even though it was a holiday. My husband and I tried the Tangines since I had never had one and it is one of their specialties. Oh My! They were both fabulous. Tangine is a Moroccan style of roasting meat, vegetables and even bits of fruit in a inverted funnel-shaped pot with a unique blend of Mediterranean spices. I had the steak and my husband had the lamb. They use only organic and heirloom vegetables and make all their recipes authentically from scratch. You can tell when you taste it. It was fun to taste each morsel. There were peppers, carrots, mushroom, green olives, Greek olives, walnuts, tomatoes, feta cheese and tiny bits of mango all on a luscious curry and greek/Mediterranean sauce over orzo pasta. There is also other intriguing things to try on their standard menu as well as Greek favorites, appetizers such as saganaki and vegetarian options. (Wish I had taken a photo of the menu. I definitely can't wait to go back) The hostess also mentioned they offer cooking classes which I want to try as well. Dessert offered was homemade Gelato. Salted caramel and coconut (as well as homemade vanilla) were excellent. I bet they rotate those flavors from time to time. Comfy seating. Pleasant atmosphere. Authentically made food. I hope they succeed as I think everyone should give them a try. Hours are currently limited to 3 days on weekend. I do wish they would consider more...like maybe a mini "lunch" menu with gyro sandwiches and maybe Greek soups through the week?! (Not offered/just a suggestion!)

We go there fairly often. Always great food and the service is good. Very pleasant atmosphere and…read moreour server is always friendly and makes great suggestions. We have always enjoyed our meal, and it's very relaxing!

The best moussaka in the Southeastern USA. Both the spinach and cheese pie rock. Don't forget to…read moretry the Greek salad.

I wouldn't feed this trash to a raccoon. The meat tasted old like a had been sitting in cardboard…read moreand soaked up all the cardboard flavor, and I'm talking about the Gyro meat tasted like cardboard, the lettuce and tomatoes were wilted beyond promise. It was just a mess. Wound up getting food from someplace decent 2 miles away. I wouldn't be surprised if Lakis meant second rate in Greek. BoooooBoooo.

Never tried this place before but got to do so on June 29th. And the experience was great…read more Staff was friendly and helpful ! Food was 10/10 for sure, definitely healthy and is filling. Definitely worth the try! At the Ocala mall!

The food is GOOD, and the service is friendly and efficient. Fast casual style. I'll eat here…read moreanytime I'm in the area.

Yes, the place is a little rough. However, they have really good fries. Really good subs and really…read moregood gyros. A gyro combo with fries and a drink 12 bucks. Yummm!

Amazing food with friendly service. Dosa platter, dried fruit nan and navaratan curry were…read moreexcellent. Restaurant is attached to large Indian grocery store and is informal with comfortable booths and tables. Menu is vegetarian with many choices.

Fast and friendly service. Food was made fresh and delicious. We had some chai, dosas, biryani and…read morepani puri. I would recommend again. The dosas were my favorite. Shareable sizes. Place was spacious and clean. Easy parking.

the subs are so good and big i can't even finish them without a stomach full and im telling you…read morethat this place has a good reputation for the the most!

I'd given up on having a decent sandwich in the area. I've heard of Christina's that they were the…read morebest. After seeing how far it was from me, I didn't think I'd ever get the chance to sample . However, I found myself in a situation where I felt I could make the 30 minute (each way) drive. I was a little disappointed as I pulled into the parking lot got as, the building isn't exactly easy on the eye. But, I didn't let that sway me. Got there at about 12:15pm on a Thursday and saw lots of activity coming and going. There would about 3 or 4 people in front of me and I waited. As I waited, I watched. There didn't seem to be an efficient work flow in the kitchen. A lot of running back and forth instead of having things "right there". This translated into long service times. Got down to just one person in front of me and things stalled even more as there was much talking about this and that. The line behind me grew to about 10 people. If it wasn't so hot outside I believe the line would have gone out the door. I'll admit that I just about gave up as it probably was close to 15 minutes before taking my order. But, I stayed put. Angelo took my order of an Italian Combo and asked if I wanted it "All The Way". Always. However, I understand that "All The Way" means different things to different people but, I'm good to experience it, "however Christina's of Bellevue " sees it. Angelo was quick to clarify, however, that, "All The Way" meant having mayonnaise on the sandwich and, seeing me with my New York Mets hat on, wanted to be sure that's what I wanted or to just have "sub sauce" on it. Any respecting Italian Combo eater knows that putting mayo on this type of sandwich is an absolute travesty, and Angelo picked up on that he was dealing with an expert. Not exactly sure what "sub sauce" is but, let's go with it. Wasn't as long of a wait in the construction of the sandwich as I thought and I paid my cash (only btw) and was out the door for the 30 minute treck to west Ocala. I was happy at the butcher paper and masking tape wrap. I don't know why this matters, it just does! I unwrapped the sandwich and was pleased to see some soggyness. I realize that some people don't appreciate this type of thing but, I usually order by Italian combos with extra vinegar just for the soggyness. A little disappointed in the bread at first glance as it did not contain sesame seeds and was a little soft, soggyness not withstanding. Bread being the number factor in a good sandwich and, clearly the area is challenged in that respect. I dove in. The overall taste was very good. I would suggest to explain that the sandwich contains sweet banana pepper rings. I like that but, would be informative for the buyer to know that the sandwich is coming this way and perhaps give them the choice of hot or sweet pepper rings, or none at all. There was a sweet undertone to the sandwich beyond the sweet pepper rings and, I'm not sure if this was from the "sub sauce". I would make this my main criticism on the overall taste of the Italian combo. Make a "dressing" of extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt/pepper/oregano/basil.....maybe a squirt of lemon juice, and that's what should be the "sub sauce". It did have a "store bought" quality to it. Nonetheless, I devoured both halves extremely quickly. Fair price at $11. Give it a try but, bring your patience and cash. Yes, I concur, best I've had in the area!!!!

Found this place by absolute accident, and happily so…read more Its a small place 4 tables of 4 inside, but it looks like most of the business is takeout. It smelled amazing when I went inside, I placed my order for a chicken over noodles bowl and a philly cheese steak egg roll. Both came out at the same time and i enjoyed all I ate. There was enough of a serving that I had left overs. My husband rewlly enjoyed it too

Atmosphere is peaceful, the workers are very nice people. The quality of the food is excellentread more