CAVA’s offerings include curated and customisable bowls and pitas. Credit: Nicole Glass Photography via Shutterstock.

CAVA, a Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant brand, has announced the opening of its first location in the Chicago area in Wicker Park, US.

With this new restaurant, the brand has forayed into the upper Midwest US market.

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CAVA Wicker Park restaurant spans 3,100ft² and features a 30-seat dining room.

It is equipped with digital order pick-up and delivery services as well as an expanded kitchen designed to centralise catering production.

The new CAVA Wicker Park adds to the brand’s growing portfolio, now totalling 325 restaurants across 25 states and the District of Columbia.

CAVA is rapidly increasing its presence in the US and has set a target of reaching 1,000 locations by 2032.

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Last year, the company opened 72 new restaurants and is projecting at least a 15% increase in the coming two years.

CAVA’s new restaurant menu offerings include curated and customisable bowls and pitas, with a wide range of mains such as harissa honey chicken and spicy lamb meatballs, flavourful greens and grains, dips, spreads, dressings, and toppings.

To celebrate the opening of its new location, CAVA commissioned Chicago-based artist Alyssa Low to create a custom mural, adding a local touch to the restaurant’s interior design.

CAVA co-founder and CEO Brett Schulman said: “Our success in new and existing markets demonstrates the power of our category-defining Mediterranean concept.

“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.”