CAVA — Restaurant in Oviedo

Every so often nowadays, a new bowl place will open, and that will be the best, most hyped bowl place in town for like 6-8 months, before the next big thing comes alone. Well now it's Cava's turn. The legend of Cava had been growing in greater Orlando, people ordering it for lunch at work, IG videos of people loving the product, so when a location was opening in Oviedo, I was excited to finally try it.

We showed up one day ready to order. The building was absolutely beautiful, a nice, tall corner lot. The interior was very spacious, full of natural light from the giant windows, and the staff was all above-and-beyond in their customer service.

We get in line and order. It was actually a while ago, so I don't remember the specifics of what I ordered, but do know that the topping options were very impressive. Lots of fresh, tasty sounding options. Tons of veggies, which we all need to eat more of.

The meats all sounds great, especially their shredded lamb, I know that's what I had, and it was so lovely. I also really enjoyed the amount of toppings they had that were purely to add crunch and texture. I am a huge fan of crunch, so yes, please throw as many wontons as you can on top.

There were also dressings and dollops of hummus you can add and mix it all into the bowl. And you get a free quarter-piece of pita bread on the side. They throw the kitchen sink at you.

So overall, this place was lovely. The other bowl places that have been around a while are just as good, but that doesn't discount that Cava is five stars. With how close it is to my apartment, I will probably be coming back here...

I usually enjoy dining here, and many of my friends frequent this spot after church since it opened last year. Unfortunately, last night’s experience was disappointing due to an incident involving one of the staff members.

While an associate was cleaning the area near the food, she accidentally sprayed cleaning solution into our bowls as the food was being prepared. She noticed it but simply stared at the bowls awkwardly without addressing the issue. Naturally, we didn’t feel comfortable eating the food, so we politely asked for new bowls, emphasizing that we appreciated the restaurant and just wanted safe meals.

The response from the staff member preparing our food was unexpectedly rude. She began aggressively assembling our new bowls as if we were an inconvenience, even though the restaurant wasn’t busy (it was around 8:45 p.m., with over an hour until closing). I calmly explained that I understood it was an accident and reiterated that we weren’t trying to cause trouble, but she ignored me and continued her dismissive behavior.

I left the restaurant feeling shocked and confused. The situation could have been handled much better, especially since the issue wasn’t caused by us. While I didn’t catch her name, the experience was degrading and...

Cava is one of my favorite places to eat, since discovering this Mediterranean deliciousness! As soon as you walk in, you can smell the flavors in the food. So at this point I’m a regular. I always get double protein & I’ve never felt “cheated”, like in other establishments. I’ve been meaning to leave this review for about a month now. I needed dinner one evening & I was going to go somewhere else, then turned around to go back to Oviedo Cava (kinda outta my way). I told one of the servers about my turn around storey & she expressed her enthusiasm (with me), that I back tracked. Once I got to the register to pay, the wonderful young lady (Olivia) said “your food has been paid for”.. I was like “Huh”. She advised that they get a free meal on occasion & she was donating hers to lil ole me. I couldn’t believe it. It was the such a Nice (& rare) gesture. I was Truly touched! I made sure to remember her name (Olivia) for the past month, just to leave this sincere review of my usual delight of the food, & now this Graceful gesture! I hope her management team see this, because your food is top tier, as is your staff (Special THANK YOU to Olivia).. :) I think I’ll have dinner there...