CAVA

Reviews

• LL

  Larz L

  5 days ago
  1.0
  I witnessed them using the cash register and then touching food without washing their hands just putting gloves on. The food went right through me I was in the bathroom 5 minutes after I ate it I suspect unsanitary food handling procedures. If they don't handle food in front of you correctly what do they do in the back?
• TT

  Theresa Tee

  6 days ago
  5.0
  We somehow never discovered this place until a couple months ago. Now it's in our rotation of restaurants. We appreciate all the healthy options to build your own bowl. Staff has always been friendly, efficient and accommodating. Only downside is the lentils have been dry and somewhat crunchy every time, and it can get a bit noisy with the close seating. Ft. Collins and northern Colorado needs more health-minded options like Cava!
• RZ

  Ryan Zhang

  May 5, 2026
  5.0
  I came in for lunch. I left a changed person. My therapist says I don’t need to process it — she just says “go back.” It was a Tuesday. The kind of morning where you spill coffee on yourself and don’t even react anymore. I walked past Cava and something pulled me in. Not hunger. Not marketing. Something deeper. Like the universe looked at my sad Tuesday and said, here, take a grain bowl. Here’s where Cava separates itself from the fast-casual industrial complex: they let you BUILD your bowl. Full creative-director-of-your-own-lunch energy. I went brown rice and greens, roasted red pepper hummus, tzatziki, lemon herb tahini — yes, all three spreads, and anyone who tells you to pick one is not to be trusted. Falafel, braised lamb, pickled onions, kalamata olives, and a devastating amount of feta. Assembled in 45 seconds by someone who had clearly achieved inner peace. The first bite was aggressively good. The kind of good where you just stand there holding a fork, rethinking years of fast food choices. The falafel was crispy and perfectly seasoned. The lamb was tender to the point of being almost irresponsible. The harissa. I need to talk about the harissa. A slow, smoky, complex heat that builds gradually — not a stun grenade of spice, but an educated warmth that enhances everything it touches. This is not hot sauce. This is a condiment with a philosophy. I sat by the window 20 minutes longer than planned because the bowl kept giving. Every forkful was somehow the best one. Nobody upsold me on an app download. I cannot overstate how much I appreciated that. Five stars. Not because it’s perfect — it’s very close to perfect. Five stars because no rating system was built to contain what Cava has done to my lunch expectations. Build your bowl. Trust the harissa. Go twice a week minimum.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
• VT

  Ved Tackett

  May 5, 2026
  5.0
  CAVA might actually be the most dangerous place for my wallet right now… because I can’t stop going back. From the second you walk in, everything feels fresh, clean, and just better than your average fast-casual spot. The ingredients don’t look like they’ve been sitting around—they’re vibrant, crisp, and clearly high quality. You can literally taste the difference in every bite. The bowls? Unreal. Perfectly balanced, insanely flavorful, and somehow both filling and light at the same time. The spicy lamb meatballs are ridiculous, the harissa hits exactly the right level of heat, and don’t even get me started on the garlic dressing—it should honestly be illegal how good it is. Every topping actually adds something, nothing feels like filler. And the customization? Elite. You can build something different every time and it still comes out amazing. Healthy without tasting “healthy,” if that makes sense. Also—shoutout to the staff. Fast, efficient, and they don’t skimp on portions (which matters more than people admit). If you haven’t tried CAVA yet, you’re missing out. If you have… you already know this place has a chokehold on you. 10/10. No notes
• CC

  Craig

  May 5, 2026
  2.0
  I had a very expensive meal here yesterday around 4pm. $22 for a drink, a crappy pita sandwich and some greasy pita chips. I was so excited to try this place after randomly finding it on Google maps. I love Mediterranean food! So this hits close to home for me. Walking into this location it is very clear they expect a certain type of customer, and when I didn’t fit in their box I was treated in weird way and talked to like I’m a weirdo for coming in and not knowing how their weird counter/ordering system works. There was way too many employees on duty, as I stood waiting to order there were literally 4 people standing behind the food line, leaning up against the prep line behind them, shooting the breeze like they just got to a party. They refused to help the one guy making food on the line and had nasty looks and hushed whispers for customers. The line took a long time and none of them jumped in to help. I ordered a make your own pita and got falafel as my protein. They give you 4 falafel balls for a $20 sandwich. That is honestly so cheap and ridiculous. lol. The falafel I got was the last in their gross little bin so it was extra dry and hard. The sauces were okay, I didn’t enjoy the whipped feta one all that much, it had no taste and didn’t look appetizing at all. The lemon tahini sauce was what I was most looking forward too and after asking for it, the lady doing the veggie area and sauces literally ignored me and didn’t put it. She was locked in conversation with the people leaning on the prep table behind her and couldn’t be bothered to listen to a paying customer. I ordered some sour cream and onion pita things. The veggie girl ignores that as well so I ask the register lady. She is also gruff with me, the entire staff at this point has been what I would consider unprofessional. She takes my money and then turns her back on me, nastily telling me “the pita chips aren’t ready, you can wait over there.” So starts my awkward 10 minute wait for a tiny bag of pita chips. All the while I’m standing waiting the same mean girl crew is posted up behind the food line, giving every customer the old up/down look, followed by hushed laughing and pointing. Not one time did any of them actually bother to work. They were gawking/people watching and being really mean about it. It looked like a high school cafeteria to be honest. I came here because of the reviews. Now Im understanding that most of the reviews before mine specifically call out particular employees. They have either been incentivizing those reviews by giving discounts or free food, or specific employees are having their friends write positive reviews because they’re offering work rewards for being mentioned or something along these lines. Notice how none of the other reviews talk about the food? Only specific workers. That is not normal. This place is very mediocre. Too expensive for what it is. It has healthy options but I think they really only want college aged ladies buying from them.

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