CAVA, a Mediterranean fast casual restaurant chain that boasts locations all around the United States, is finally coming to Illinois.
Chicagoans, specifically, can rejoice: The new eatery has just celebrated its grand opening at 1484 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Wicker Park.
The 31,000-square-foot dining room can accommodate 30 patrons at once from 10am to 10:45pm daily. Digital order pick-up and delivery services are also available, processed through an expanded kitchen for centralized catering production.
"We are excited to bring CAVA to the upper Midwest and, as we welcome Chicagoans to our table, we look forward to becoming part of the community and delivering on our mission of bringing heart, health, and humanity to food," said Brett Schulman, the co-founder and CEO of Cava, in an official statement.
CAVA's signature fare includes harissa honey chicken, spicy lamb meatballs, a ton of customizable bowls and pitas, delicious dressings, dips and spreads prepared in line with the sort of Mediterranean dietary customs that folks on the other side of the Atlantic swear by. Let's be clear: The food at CAVA is absolutely delicious and always tastes fresh.
Chicagoans should start getting acquainted with the chain as the company has announced intentions to majorly expand its footprint all across the nation within the next few years. According to an official press release, the plan is to debut 1,000 new restaurants by 2032, including a second Illinois outpost that is slated to open in Vernon Hills this summer.
People have already taken to social media to express their delight at the new opening.
"CAVA is now open in Chicago!" one X user wrote on the platform. "Can live in peace now."
"Can you put one in Lincoln Park now?" someone else commented.
Suddenly, we're feeling some hunger pangs.