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Healthy Mediterranean chain Cava bowls over McKinney with new location
Healthy bowls at Cava.
A Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant is coming to McKinney: Cava, a concept based in Washington DC, is opening at 4010 W. University Dr, in a new center west of US-75.
Cava is known for its customizable menu featuring their signature crazy feta - whipped with jalapeño, onion, and olive oil - as well as a rotating seasonal offering of juices, soups, and roasted vegetables.
According to a release, this will be their first location in McKinney. It'll open on May 17.
You start with a base from a selection of salads, bowls, or pita bread, which you can make into pita sandwiches and plates, salads, greens-and-grains bowls, and a mini pita plate for kids. Sandwiches include options such as Greek chicken, falafel, or spicy lamb meatball. Sides include hummus, red pepper hummus, roasted eggplant, and more.
They made their DFW debut in early 2020 with a location in Uptown Dallas, and currently have 25 locations in the DFW area, including Arlington, Euless, Southlake, and Fort Worth, including one that just opened in Burleson on May 10.
Cava started out as a full-service restaurant in Rockville, Maryland, in 2006. The concept was founded by three childhood friends to celebrate the flavors of their families' traditional Greek and Mediterranean cooking in a casual modern setting, dedicated to fresh, Mediterranean-inspired, better-for-you cuisine.
The chain has since evolved into a fast-growing, fast-casual brand with locations in 25 states across the U.S., including 62 across Texas - a number that grew quickly after Cava acquired the Plano-based Zoës Kitchen Inc. chain in 2018.
While the McKinney restaurant officially opens on Friday, May 17, they're doing events and giveaways the day before, including giving neighbors a free meal and matching guests' monetary donations to support the North Texas Food Bank at a preview event, from 10:45 am-2 pm and 5-8 pm. They're also donating fresh bowls and pitas which made by team members during their pre-opening training to local community members through Harvest House.
