A fast-casual Mediterranean chain will officially open at a prominent northeast Johnson County development this week.
On Friday, Mediterranean eatery CAVA will open its new location at the Merriam Grand Station development.
The restaurant’s opening will be preceded by a Community Day preview event on Thursday.
Monetary donations from customers on Thursday will be matched and donated to Harvesters, a nonprofit geared toward addressing food insecurity in the community.
CAVA is at 8701 Shawnee Mission Parkway
- The restaurant occupies a space on the east side of the Merriam Grand Station development, near Supplement Superstore and the future home of sandwich shop Jersey Mike’s.
- Breakfast restaurant Pegah’s used to operate there before it was demolished at the end of 2022.
- Once it opens, CAVA will operate from 10:45 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day.
CAVA serves fast-casual Mediterranean fare
- CAVA serves customizable bowls and pita wraps, which come with a wide range of options for grains, greens and toppings.
- The restaurant’s menu also features several pre-designed combinations for bowls and wraps, such as the harissa avocado bowl — which comes with harissa honey chicken, hot harissa vinaigrette, feta cheese, hummus, avocado, corn and greens.
- In addition to wraps and bowls, CAVA also offers pita chips in either classic or newly-added garlic ranch flavors, as well as sweet treats like brownies and cookies.
- The Merriam location will also feature a drive-up window for pickup orders.
This marks CAVA’s third location in Johnson County
- The Washington, D.C.-based chain also has two locations in Overland Park.
- Those locations are at 6405 W. 135th St., and 11895 W. 95th St., near the Oak Park Mall.
- Across the state line, CAVA also has a location in Lee’s Summit, Missouri.
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