Founded by Ike Grigoropoulos, Chef Dimitri Moshovitis, and Ted Xenohristos, popular fast-casual Mediterranean chain Cava is gearing up to make its South Florida debut. The chain’s first location in the area (and its 27th in the state of Florida) will open in Plantation, according to recent coverage by the Miami New Times.
Plantation Mayor Nick Sortal announced the news in a Facebook post:
“Cava Restaurant will be in the Plantation Point complex, on the east side of University Drive and south of Sunrise, 1714 N. University Drive. There will be 18 indoor and 17 outdoor seats.”
CAVA’s menu of Mediterranean cuisine is built around its bowls and pitas. Bowls include Balsamic Date Chicken (Grilled chicken, eggplant dip, red pepper hummus, corn, brown rice, spinach, balsamic date vinaigrette) and the Lentil Avocado Bowl (Falafel, roasted veg, roasted eggplant, hummus, avocado, lentil, tabbouleh, spinach, SuperGreens, skhug). Pitas, on the other hand, come in varieties like Sweet + Spicy Chicken, Crispy Falafel, and Spicy Lamb Meatball.
“CAVA is grounded in the Mediterranean way of life, where food is at the center of culture and connection,” says the CAVA website’s Our Story page. “It’s not only about the food, though. CAVA’s inspiration is rooted in the entire Mediterranean meal experience, notably that feeling-so-cared-for genuine expression of hospitality and warmth. Which is why, at CAVA, generosity is our cornerstone.”
“This is another example of how the food narrative in Plantation has flipped,” Mayor Nick Sortal says in coverage by the South Florida Business Journal. “It used to be our residents needed to go to places like Weston and Coral Springs for dining. Now, their people are bringing their business to us.”
You can keep up with CAVA news by following @cava on Instagram.
