Cava has delicious food and used to be quite safe. Now that they’ve added the pita meals it’s not They warm the pita at the beginning of the line and then handle the pita and everything else. I went and had the girl working change her gloves- still I got sick. I knew better- watching them work.I’m afraid it’s out for me from now on.
— Not very
— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu
— Some
— Good
Staff wasn’t super knowledgeable about what was gluten free. Luckily their website was very clear. There were a ton of options. We had no reactions and the food was really good.
— Somewhat
— No gluten-free information on the menu
— Some
— Good
I used to love Cava, but after watching them handle the pita, utensils etc, there is zero chance I would eat here.
— Not at all
— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu
— Not Much/None
— Poor
If you have the time to go in and order physically and let them know that you have an allergy, they're great. However, cross-contamination seems to be a major issue between Peters and spreads. I also ordered my bowl gluten-free and ended up with a pita chip in it. they appeared only to have paper straws that are bound with flour, so I asked for a plastic one and they are out. In future, for planned outings I will probably head up to the one in The Village.
— Not at all
— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu
— Some
— Average
My son has celiac and we went here because it popped up on my celiac filter. I asked the person at the beginning of the line to change gloves and stay with my sons bowl the whole way through. He was nice and accommodated my request. I watched the people before me so I knew that my son wouldn’t be able to have the lettuce since they grab it with their gloved hands and they don’t change out between people. Since they also grab pita bread/chips with their hands he opted for no lettuce. Everything else is gluten free! He really liked it and had no reactions after. I like that you can watch your food being prepared the whole way down! Definitely go back!
— Somewhat
— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu
— Most/All
— Good
— Somewhat
— Separate gluten-free menu
— Most/All
— Excellent
Great staff great food they take gluten free seriously here!
Cava is a similar set up to chipotle in the build your own manner but they use spoons for all ingredients so there is less worry about cross-contamination. Everything is gluten free except for the pita, falafel, and sides but other than that it’s all safe. The website has a downloadable pdf with all food restrictions laid out which was super helpful. Delicious food and no reaction so far! My only issue with them is that the staff can be rude about the safety precautions, so be prepared to fight a little in order to have safe food.
— Somewhat
— No gluten-free information on the menu
— Some
— Excellent
I love their food and there are many GF options, but you have to be careful of you are very sensitive to cross contact. They keep pita bread right next to the rice and they are tossing bread around a lot. If you are very sensitive, I would recommend asking if they can get fresh rice from a backup container and change their gloves.
— No gluten-free information on the menu
I love coming to Cava!! They make sure to change their gloves and get new bowls when I mention Celiac and almost everything is gluten free (just not the pita or falafels). They also gave me my bowl for free once!!!
— Most/All
— Excellent
I came here when I was visiting Austin and got a bowl that was delicious! The falafel is sadly not gluten free but a lot of their food is and they have a detailed allergen menu. I told them I have a gluten allergy and they were very good about it - they changed their gloves and answered all my questions. There is definitely some risk of cross contamination cuz they do pitas also, but from what I saw the serving spoons don’t touch the pita.
Me and the other celiac person I came with both felt good after eating here!
— Somewhat
— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu
— Most/All
— Good
great greek place! they have bowls that you can get and if you tell the workers you have an allergy they automatically get new ingredients from the back. the only gluten containing item here is pita!
— Very
— Most/All
— Excellent