Popular Mediterranean Fast Casual Restaurant Opens First North Shore Spot In Beverly

BEVERLY, MA — A popular Mediterranean-inspired, fast-casual restaurant opened its first North Shore location in Beverly this weekend.

CAVA, which offers bowls, pitas, dips and dressings, combined with an emphasis on hospitality and serving others, opened to the public on Friday after a company-wide Community Day project that raised money for Acord Food Pantry.

The Beverly location — at 47 Dodge Street, Suite A-230 — is the 14th in Massachusetts for the nationwide chain. It is open daily from 10:45 a.m. to 10 p.m.

"Our mission is to bring heart, health, and humanity to food, and everything we do at CAVA is grounded in that spirit of generosity, to our guests, our team members, and our community," said Ron Shuler, Regional Director. "We couldn’t be more thrilled to be in Beverly and grow our presence in the area."

CAVA restaurant invited its new neighbors to the table for a free meal, accepting donations to support a local cause, and matched those donations up to $1,000 toward Acord Food Pantry.

CAVA also donated fresh meals prepared throughout the restaurant's training period to local community members.

CAVA said its new Beverly restaurant will employ 25 to 40 North Shore residents.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)