CAVA — Restaurant in North Myrtle Beach

Look up the definition of Brigadune. It is exactly that.

This is a magical wonderful place away from the space and time of regular life. It is a place to reset. I recommend being here as often as one can.

We are so blessed to be able to come here fairly often and we are extremely grateful for that.

In all honesty the common areas are always clean and the people are friendly. I have not had a single bad encounter here and we have been here several times in the past year. Brigadune is right on the beach and perfectly situated between Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach. Pretty much anything you could possibly want to do is close enough.

I have never rented from here because our family owns a place here. However I do know that it is non smoking. Also renters are not allowed pets. The pool closes at 8:30pm and they will definitely ask you to get out. The best time to get a pool swim in (as an adult) is the small time between when the little children go in for supper/bedtime and when the pool closes.

I could go on for paragraphs about how wonderful our family thinks this place is. It truly is on a...

Me and my friend drive an HOUR to try to this place. It’s beautiful when you walk in and it’s very good food! Good pricing too, but when I was ordering I chose the fan favorite displayed on the list. When the man serving me made it, I told him “it’s not spicy right, I can’t handle spice, I’ll have a reaction”. And he just said “yes” and continued making it. I was hoping he’d have some sort of reaction? Or tell me what specially is spicy so I could not add it or take it off. It wasn’t even displayed saying it was a hot bowl. I have very bad reactions to spicy food and so I was concerned and asked the other man who was checking me out and he was very kind and was explaining yes it is pretty spicy and told me what in it was spicy. One bite in, my throat burns and my face is red. I had to get water and bread and hummus to help myself out (thankfully they didn’t charge me for it.) So yes great food, but definitely make sure you ask what’s spicy and what’s not if you can’t do that stuff. Very unfortunate I couldn’t eat it...

If you worship at the altar of Cava, congratulations — you’ve reached the promised land.

But me? I walked in craving Mediterranean warmth and walked out feeling like I’d just eaten a salad straight outta Zeus’s freezer. The harissa couldn't even thaw it out.

The food was so cold it came with trust issues. My teeth? Still recovering. I think it's supposed to be that way — fresh, crisp, and “market-inspired” — but this felt like a revenge pita.

The best drink? Tap water. That’s it. Every other option tasted like a Whole Foods fever dream.

Now, full transparency: I made a tidy profit off their stock. When I saw that register total, it all clicked — Cava isn’t just selling bowls, they’re printing money. Respect the hustle.

Bottom line: I’m not mad at Cava, I’m just not trying to eat another polar vortex in a...