Opening in DC, California Soon…..

Cava Grill is a fast-casual Greek/Mediterranean restaurant chain in the DC-area that is expected to open in Reagan National Airport's Terminal B in late August followed in September with a 2360 square foot unit in the new Belmont Chase project at Claiborne Pkwy and Russell Branch Pkwy in Ashburn, Virginia, also in the Washington metro area. Cava Grill features its build-your-own breakfast bowls, of Greek yogurt, fruit, granola and honey. Cava Grill offers a fresh, vegetable-centric menu prepared in an assembly-line format that allows customers to create their own dishes including salads, greens and grains bowls along with grilled meats and other proteins. In early 2016, the chain is also scheduled to open a unit at 8515 Fenton St., in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland. With this addition, the chain will have twelve units operation in Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia. Earlier in the Spring, the company reported that it had raised $16-million in venture funding that will fuel the company's expansion to Los Angeles area with multiple locations as well as growing its line of dips and spreads that are currently sold in Whole Foods stores. Stores in Las Angeles and Canoga Park in California have already been booked.

CATEGORY: Quick Casual 

Chain Name: Cava Grill

Company Name:  Cavamezze Grill LLC

Street Address:  5640 Nicholson Lane, Suite 227, Rockville, Maryland 20852 

Tel: 301/656-1772                         Fax:

Email: info@cavagrill.com    Website:  www.cavagrill.com   

Menu Specialty: Customers create their own dishes including salads, greens and grains bowls along with grilled meats and other proteins. The restaurants offer vegetarian, vegan and allergy-friendly dishes along with heartier fare such as braised lamb.

Introduced:  Ike Grigoropoulos, Ted Xenohristos, and Dimitri Moshovitis founded Cava in 2006

No. of Locations:  Twelve in Washington, DC area by Spring 2016.

Areas of Operation: Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC & California

Types of Location:  Centers, Plazas, Streets, etc.

BusinessType (corp., franchise, jv): Corporate 

Size Req’d:  2000 to 3000 sq.ft.

Special Requirements (patio, drive-thru, etc): 

Contact Name:  Brett Schulman-CEO
Ike Grigoropoulos-Founder
Ted Xenohristos- Founder
Dimitri Moshovitis-Founder

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PARENT COMPANY: Cavamezze Grill LLC, Rockville, Maryland

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Last Report:  Restaurant & QSR Expansion Report #141  Last Update:

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