Just a tasty bowl! Easy to make a good gf vegan bowl, where I was full! My kids (picky teen boys) who are not gf or vegan also found that this was one of their favorite restaurants we visited while in New Jersey and NYC for the week!
— Very
— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu
— Most/All
— Excellent
This place is celiac friendly but only if you ask them to get the sauce (tatziki, etc) from the fridge with a separate scooper. Everything specifies if it is Gf or not, but the sauces they serve from are cross contaminated with pita. Make sure to specifically ask them to get a new sauce from the fridge and try not to go during busy times- they get grumpy with the requests.
Yes
The food is delicious and the back of the menu specifically tells you which items are gluten free, vegan, or vegetarian.
This place does Mediterranean style bowls. Most items are gluten free, but ask for allergen list.
— Somewhat
— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu
— Some
— Good
I’ve been to CAVA dozens of times since being diagnosed celiac and never had a problem. They have always changed their gloves, utensils, etc when I mention GF, but the facility is not gf (although most of the items are). There is a clear allergen guide and the food is absolutely delicious.
— Somewhat
— Some
— Excellent
Upon ordering I asked if he could use fresh gloves as I have celiac and not only did he do so, he also washed his hands and seemed unbothered about it. My Chicken & Rightrice bowl was delicious and I had no symptoms of cross contact.
— Very
— Most/All
— Excellent
I originally liked this place a lot after eating here a few times with no reaction but the staff started getting really irritated with my requests and simply just not listening to me (i.e. telling them to change their gloves and then turning around to touch the pita… then having to ask them again to change their gloves). They usually give me a hard time there now and I’ve noticed when I go with friends there is a lot of cross contamination happening before the food ever hits the line. I’m super bummed because this place tastes so great, so I learned to make it for myself at home instead :)
— Not very
— Not Much
— Good
Build your bowl as you move through the line. Everything was gluten free except the pita bread. Notified our server and she immediately washed her hands, changed her gloves, wiped everything down and then personally made our bowls start to finish. Really great experience.
— Very
— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu
— Most/All
— Excellent