Eating Greek Food, Mezze Style

So after hearing some great things about Cava from a co-worker,  who happens to be a big foodie, I decided to check it out last night with Catherine. We are both big fans of greek food and needed a new place to try. Apparently, this place started in Rockville, and then made it's way to Capital Hill and will be opening up a third location in Clarendon early Spring.

When you walk in, the atmosphere will totally take you back. It isn't really remininscent of a traditonal Greek eatery. Instead, the lights are dim and you'll notice really cool brick interior walls. It looks very modern and trendy. The staff are super friendly and more than willing to give you suggestions on what to get. The meal itself is served mezze style - which is similar to Spanish tapas. The dishes may be small, but the portions are definitely enough to share! And after looking over the menu, you'll have a hard time deciding what to get, so it works out in the end cause you can order multiple things and not feel guilty. I like that they don't bring everything out to you at once. The dishes are brought out one at a time as they are prepared, so this gives you ample time to enjoy the wine, the great company and the delictible dish.

One of the dishes I tried that really stood out to me was the Bolognese. It was a yummy and rich meat sauce with what tasted like home made pasta! And I'm not normally a cheese person, but I didn't mind at all the greek cheese that was sprinkled over top. And for being a small dish, I definitely felt like I was getting a pretty hardy meal.

So all in all, it was a successful dinner at Cava! I only had to loop around the block once and found parking on the same block as the restaurant and ended up have a really great meal.