I got the harissa avocado bowl which is GF. The man taking my order immediately changed his gloves upon me telling him I am celiac. He then made my entire bowl rather than someone else taking over which was appreciated. Even during rush hour, they were very kind and conscientious about my celiac. They have allergen info on a QR at the restaurant as well.
— Very
— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu
— Some
— Excellent
We have enjoyed Cava. It’s a quick service served salad bar restaurant and is not dedicated to be GF. The staff we have encountered were very helpful and we did not experience any known cross-contamination. There isn’t much for vegetarian protein options (the falafel is not GF). The chicken is delicious.
— Somewhat
— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu
— Some
— Excellent
Lots of cross contamination — if you go when it’s not busy it’s probably fine
— Not very
— No gluten-free information on the menu
— Most/All
— Good
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