The CAVA Chicken Shawarma new menu items launch with bowls, pitas, and a food truck tour. Find CAVA near Disney World and Universal Orlando.

CAVA Chicken Shawarma

If you have ever left a theme park wishing you could dine like the Avengers after saving the world, you probably discovered one sad truth. There is no shawarma cart waiting at the exit of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind or inside Marvel Super Hero Island at Universal Islands of Adventure. Luckily, CAVA has stepped in to fill that superhero-sized craving with the arrival of Chicken Shawarma.

CAVA Chicken Shawarma Joins The Lineup

The CAVA Chicken Shawarma is their spin on one of the world’s most beloved street foods. Juicy roasted all white meat chicken breast is marinated in a signature spice blend, stacked on a spit, and shaved thin. It is the kind of flavor packed perfection you wish you could bottle and take home. This is not just another menu item. Shawarma has been a staple across the Mediterranean for generations, and now CAVA is inviting guests across the United States to experience that bold, savory tradition.

CAVA Chicken Shawarma: Two New Chef Curated Options

While you can build your own pita or bowl, CAVA has two ready to go chef curated creations that sound like they were designed specifically to ruin your New Year’s diet plans and we are not even mad about it.

  • Garlicky Chicken Shawarma Bowl: Think street cart energy but with cleaner ingredients. It is a flavor explosion of chicken shawarma, red pepper hummus, Crazy Feta®, corn, tomato and cucumber, pickled onions, fiery broccoli, arugula, saffron basmati rice, plus skhug and garlic dressing. Yes, garlic twice. Your taste buds win, your breath loses.
  • Chicken Shawarma Pita: Shawarma purists, this one is for you. It is stacked with hummus, tomato and onion, shredded romaine, double pickles also known as Double Pickle Power for those in the know, garlic dressing, and lemon herb tahini. Basically, it is a Mediterranean flavor bomb wrapped in a fluffy pita.

The Shawarma Food Truck Tour

To prove their shawarma is not just good but pull up on the street corner and cause a crowd good, CAVA is going on a multi city Shawarma Food Truck Tour. They will be handing out mini Chicken Shawarma Pitas in these cities.

New York City September 8
Washington, D.C. September 12
Atlanta September 17
Dallas September 22

If you are in one of these cities, prepare yourself for the kind of food truck line that makes you question how long you are willing to wait for pita. Spoiler alert, as long as it takes.

Where To Find CAVA Near Orlando Theme Parks

No shawarma truck stop in Orlando? Tragic! Still, do not worry, you do not have to fly to New York or Dallas to get your fix. Next time you are headed to a theme park, consider stopping by one of these two CAVA locations, just minutes away.

Near Walt Disney World: 8085 W Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy Unit 1, Kissimmee, FL 34747
Near Universal Orlando Resort: 4724 Millenia Plaza Way Suite C, Orlando, FL 32839

That means you can rope drop your favorite ride and still make it back in time for shawarma that tastes like it came straight off a Mediterranean street corner. Honestly, that is a win bigger than scoring an advanced dining reservation at The Beak and Barrel.

CAVA Chicken Shawarma: Why Shawarma Why Now

According to CAVA’s co-founders, the move is all about celebrating heritage while delivering bold, fresh flavors. And honestly, shawarma feels right at home on a menu already packed with Mediterranean classics like hummus, Crazy Feta, and saffron rice. So, whether you are hunting down the food truck in New York or grabbing a post-park pita near Orlando, one thing is clear. Shawarma season has officially arrived.

For more updates, follow @CAVA on TikTok and Instagram, or join the CAVA Rewards program through their app or cava.com.

For more theme park-related news and information, visit MSM News. As always, eat like you mean it!

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Jon Self

Jon Self is an avid theme park fan. You can follow him at @pastorjonself on X/ Twitter or Jon.Self.37 at Instagram. He has been writing and editing in the theme park media world for over a decade. He also writes for several "foodie" sites as well as in the faith-based world.