First, a little disclaimer: my website will be under construction for a fun new redesign later today and tomorrow, so if you can’t access it no worries. It will be fully up by tomorrow! 🙂
Second, I’m super stoked to have not one but two Foodie Files features this month! I fell in love with Cava Mezze about a year ago when we had a Southern Blog Society meetup over bottomless brunch. I never got the chance to try their dinner menu — that is, until Natalie of The Fashionably Broke invited me and a few other bloggers to her birthday dinner a few weeks ago.
For those of you who don’t know, Cava is a really awesome local Greek chain in the D.C. area that’s rapidly expanding and poised to take over the food industry any second now. They have two different restaurants: Cava Grill, which is fast-casual, and Cava Mezze, a sit-down tapas style restaurant that serves Mediterranean dishes with a modern flair. I was so stoked to finally try their dinner menu and friends, it did not disappoint.
We started off by sampling every dip they had on the menu (you can sample all five for only $10.50!) My favorites had to be the Crazy Feta and Roasted Eggplant dips. Afterwards, we quickly ordered dozens of dishes to share (hello, we’re fashion bloggers who LOVE to eat!). A few highlights for me were the scallops and risotto, the brussel sprouts, and naturally, the mac and cheese. Going with a huge group was awesome, because you could just sample everyone’s delicious dishes and really get a feel for the menu.
Overall, the atmosphere is amazing and it’s perfect for a Girls’ Night Out (or day out if you want to try their brunch on the weekends!) I cannot wait for my next Cava Mezze visit!
Photos by John Robinson
Love the decor of this place! Looks like the perfect place to hang with friends and enjoy some good food and drink.
Josh | The Kentucky Gent
http://thekentuckygent.com
This sounds like my kinda place! I LOVE greek food an entire basket of pita bread? SWEET HEAVEN!
Beautiful atmosphere! And the samples are so reasonable. I’m glad you ladies met up for dinner. Sounds like a great time! I’d love to go sometime.
My goodness! That looks absolutely delicious! I would die to eat some amazing food like that!
I’ve got to try this if I ever head up there. BTW I absolutely LOVE the redesign!!!!
Lauren
The Fashionista’s Diary
Ahh, everything looks absolutely delicious – I’m hungry just from looking at some of these photos!
xx, Mikkaela
The Southwestern Prepster
that looks absolutely delicious, and totally chic!
all these food look soooo delicious!! wooahh!!
Have a great weekend!
Animated Confessions
YUM. This post just made me so hungry! I’m jealous you had mac & cheese….a good mac&cheese dish is my favorite!!
xo Ashley
I’m obsessed with your blog redesign! And the picture of food–I really shouldn’t have read this before breakfast! Now I want all the food!
awwww! what a great bloggers time out and a great way to really get to know other bloggers! you guys look great and so does the food!
xoxo Dani
http://www.glamrme.com
This look so delicious and it made me hungry!!!
These pictures look delicious! It’s so nice that you were able to go out with blogger friends!
Love the new blog design and this looks so yummy!
I wish I knew bloggers in my area :[
xoxo, Jenny || Breakfast at Lillys
Oh my goodness, this looks DELICIOUS! You’re making me hungry now! Wish that I lived closer so that I could check it out.
XX, SS || A Little Seersucker Sass
The photos are gorgeous and the food……looks delicious. I’m even hungry ? right now
Sounds like you had a blast and enjoyed some great food! Sad I’m not in the DC area to try it!
What a great post, with absolutely gorgeous photos! That place looks amazing, and the roasted eggplant sounds delicious! 🙂
I can’t believe you can sample every dip for only $10.50! That is such a great deal. It looks like you had such a good time getting together with fellow bloggers! One day I would love to do that!
Great post! That looks delicious!
Nicole
Will definitely have to put this on my list! Everything looks delicious!