NEWTOWN, PA — CAVA, a fast-casual restaurant chain known for its Mediterranean-inspired bowls, is coming to Bucks County.
On Wednesday night, the Newtown Township Board of Supervisors granted conditional use approval for the chain to open its 10th Pennsylvania restaurant at the Village at Newtown Shopping Center. An exact opening date has not yet been set.
The new CAVA, offering customizable Mediterranean bowls and pitas, will be located at the former MOD Pizza storefront off of West Road and between Crumbl Cookies and Chipotle.
The new CAVA will have 38 seats inside and 17 seats outside. It will operate two shifts with up to 20 employees per shift.
CAVA is best known for its colorful Mediterranean-inspired bowls, pitas, dips, spreads and dressings.
A sampling of its menu includes a spicy lamb and avocado bowl, steak and harissa bowl, Greek salad, grain bowls, pita sandwiches, pita chips, humus and desserts,
This will be CAVA’s first location in Bucks County and its 10th in Pennsylvania. Its other locations are in Collegeville, Newtown Square, Glen Mills, Lancaster, Montgomeryville, Plymouth Meeting, Rittenhouse, Ardmore and Temple University.
The chain was launched in 2006 by first generation Greek Americans in Maryland. In 2018, CAVA Group bought the Zoe’s Kitchen chain, becoming the largest Mediterranean restaurant operator in the US with more than 350 locations.
According to its website, CAVA is “grounded in the Mediterranean way of life, where food is at the center of culture and connection.
“It’s not only about the food, though. CAVA’s inspiration is rooted in the entire Mediterranean meal experience, notably that feeling-so-cared-for genuine expression of hospitality and warmth. Which is why, at CAVA, generosity is a cornerstone.”