Assembly line at CAVA - Union Square in New York City
Seating inside at CAVA - Union Square in New York City
Front entrance at CAVA - Union Square in New York City

  • CAVA - Union Square
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  • White Veg-options
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Mediterranean
Fast food
Delivery
Take-out
Middle Eastern
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant chain where the food is ready-cooked and displayed on the counter. Choose your base (all vegan), then add dips, protein, toppings (all vegan except crumbled feta cheese), and a dressing (all vegan except yogurt dill and sriracha greek yogurt) for your bowl or salad. Point to what you'd like. Reported to HC as to having labeled vegan items, ask for menu at the front of the store which shows GF, DF, Veg*n, and SF options. Open Mon-Sun 11:00am-10:00pm.

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3 Reviews

First Review by TrisBucaro

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Poundie

Points +15183

Vegan
21 Feb 2022

Not entirely bad

Cava is a chain that offers assembly line service: you choose a base, a protein, and spreads/dip to make a pita or a bowl. The service is quick, there are places to sit, and the food is relatively healthy for a fast food place. As far as I can tell, the main vegan protein is falafel, which is frankly not as good as you would find in a real falafel place (they also offer "lamb meatballs,"--yech!). In another area, Cava might be a real standout. In NYC--especially in this area--I feel it is dwarfed by the competition, such as Dig Inn which is down the block (though not yet listed on Happy Cow).

Pros: Food tastes okay, quick service, vegan options, Places to sit, relatively healthy

Cons: There are better places nearby

Front entrance at CAVA - Union Square in New York City

Seating inside at CAVA - Union Square in New York City

Assembly line at CAVA - Union Square in New York City

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fxp

Points +817

Vegan
08 Aug 2019

Delicious and healthy

You go along the counter and pick from a plethora of delicious and yummy options to create a wonderful healthy bowl.

Pros: Many vegan options

Cons: Most proteins are meat

Avatar TrisBucaro

TrisBucaro

Points +149

Vegan
19 Oct 2018

Easy and Convenient

CAVA was my go to lunch place while working in the Union Square / Flatiron area. They have an extremely detailed menu handout that lists everything that's vegan, as well as other dietary/allergy information. Your bowl is custom to what you want, but I was always so happy with whatever combinations I created - so tasty and fresh! There are only a few locations in NY and they are quite popular, so the lines are usually quite long during lunch time. However, I would always order mine ahead of time on their app so I wouldn't have to wait - and receive points! The bowls are quite large so I would often split it into two meals. Love CAVA!

Pros: Clearly labeled vegan options on menu, Delicious, Bang for buck

Cons: Long lines, Serves meat and dairy

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