Fans online are already reacting with a lot of excitement, especially pescatarians who say they\u2019ve been waiting for this.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nCAVA is finally getting into the fish game.<\/p>\n
Starting April 20, the chain is adding Glazed Salmon to the menu, which marks the first time seafood has entered the protein lineup. For a brand that\u2019s built a loyal following on bowls and pitas loaded with greens, grains, dips, and toppings, this feels like a pretty natural move to reel more customers in.<\/p>\n
The new protein is a roasted salmon fillet finished with a pomegranate glaze, which gives it a sweet-tart flavor that lines up well with the rest of CAVA\u2019s current offerings. It\u2019s meant to work in build-your-own bowls, but the chain is also introducing two preset options built around it.<\/p>\n\nOne is the Salmon + Strawberry Sesame Bowl, which includes brown rice, spinach, tzatziki, roasted red pepper hummus, Persian cucumbers, feta, tomato and onion, sumac slaw, and strawberry sesame dressing. The other is the Salmon + Yogurt Dill Bowl, made with arugula, saffron basmati rice, traditional hummus, Crazy Feta, fire-roasted corn, tomato and onion, Persian cucumber, and yogurt dill dressing.<\/p>\n\n\n
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CAVA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\u201cAt the Mediterranean table, seafood is enjoyed everyday, it\u2019s not only reserved for special occasions,\u201d Ted Xenohristos, CAVA\u2019s co-founder and chief concept officer, said in the announcement. \u201cBringing salmon to our menu isn\u2019t about just adding another protein, it\u2019s about expanding how people experience Mediterranean food at scale.\u201d<\/p>\n
And social media<\/a> seems fully prepared to welcome fish to the fast casual chain\u2019s permanent menu. \u201cFINALLY OMGGGGGGG IVE BEEN WAITING SO LONGGGGGGG,\u201d one person wrote. Another kept it short and relatable with: \u201ccava i need my omega 3s.\u201d Then there was \u201cMy pescatarian self is going to be the first one in line,\u201d which feels like a comment CAVA executives would probably frame if they could.<\/p>\nThe new Glazed Salmon will be available nationwide in restaurants, online, and through the CAVA app\u2014and for a lot of customers, this one looks like the catch they\u2019ve been waiting for.<\/p>\n
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