Cava - Chantilly

If I lived here, I'd be here every day. This area is busy with many restaurants so competition is up and these guys do a good job. Salad is perfect, spicy lamb balls excellent. Usually I do not touch chips, but baked Pita bread chips are healthy and perfectly matches salad and meat. AC sitting on the inside is pleasant.

I stopped at this cava and was supervised by michael, I didn't really know the menu and he was really patient with me and made an excellent work to explain to me how to order and the different meat options. The food tasted amazing. I ordered a chicken dish. Definitely recommend

My new Mediterranean chipotle. This was my second time here in this situation and to no surprise I enjoyed both my visit and food. The ambience and light is super illuminated. The staff is super friendly and amazing. Whatever you give, they will do it as it is. I ordered a bowl with super green, brown rice, half falafel and chicken, Hummus Harissa hot alarm) and Red pepper hummus, with Zilantro and lemon herbs tahini dressing. I love the pita they give on the side super soft and goes perfectly with the bowl.

Cava is my favorite fast casual spot in NoVa right now. Great place for a quick bowl of fresh crispy greens and several choices of meat or veggie protein. Portions are huge and so is the price. Recent lunch trip was $16+ with double meat and fountain drink so sadly this is not in my budget to eat every day. If you want more than one scoop of toppings (veggies you will need to specify. The regular bowls are so huge that you will definitely be stuffed when you finish. I wish there was a “2/3” bowl at a little lower price point (is that a thing? . My foundation of choice is spinach with brown rice- this combo tastes great and gets you started with some great nutritious veggies. My only suggestion for the spinach bowls is it would be awesome if they were able to chop the spinach a few times before they put it in. I understand the bowl might appear a bit less bulky but it would be so much easier to mix/eat than fighting full pieces of spinach out from under everything else. Tzatziki, hummus and harissa dips give my bowl a delicious balance of savory creaminess and a quick punch of flavorful heat. The chicken is my go to but the spicy lamb meatballs are a great way to mix it up as well. Tomatoes and cucumbers bring a colorful splash of bright acidic flavor to my bowl and a couple scoops of quinoa give me a boost of fiber. One final stop for a few pinches of sweet-hot banana peppers and in to the dressing. My favorite approach is to combine the creamy yogurt-dill with the spicy green harissa, complementing the dips from earlier. I usually finish this off with a half unsweetened tea/half lemonade from the fountain- my favorite combo with the spicy food.

Curbside pickup was not available when we stopped by on Sunday just before 5:30 AM to collect our online order. The food tasted quite good. You can choose your pickup time when placing the order online, and when I arrived to pick it up, I simply provided the name on the order. They informed me that our bag was ready and waiting on the shelf near the entrance where orders are picked up.