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CAVA (Streeterville)
CAVA is a national fast-casual chain for Mediterranean grain bowls, salads, and pitas, and this listing covers its Streeterville restaurant on Ontario Street, just east of Michigan Avenue. The chain's published allergen statement is unusually specific: it states that CAVA does not use peanuts, nuts, or eggs in its food, then works through the exceptions, naming the hummus, tahini dressings, pita, and pita chips that contain sesame, and noting shared equipment for sesame products, soy contact in the falafel frying oil, and possible wheat contact in the black lentils during harvesting. Menu items also carry gluten-free, dairy-free, and soy-free marks. For peanut-, tree-nut-, and egg-allergic diners, this is one of the best-documented fast-casual options downtown.
Contact & location
- Address
- 270 E Ontario Street, Chicago, IL 60611 Streeterville
No phone number is published in this listing's sources — use the website or the key link above to contact the business.
Decision snapshot
- Evidence tier
- Allergen menu documented
- Allergen menu
- Item-by-item allergen menu published
- Allergens documented
- Gluten, Milk, Egg, Peanut, Tree nut, Soy, Wheat, Sesame
ConfidentDiner collects allergen and preparation information from restaurants’ published materials, from restaurants themselves, and from diners. Information is dated and sourced, but menus, ingredients, suppliers, staff, and kitchen practices change without notice, and cross-contact can occur in any non-dedicated kitchen. Nothing on this site is medical advice or a guarantee that any restaurant or dish is safe for any individual. Always tell the restaurant about your allergy, confirm current practices directly before ordering, and make your own decision with your medical professional’s guidance.
The protocol, in full: Allergen documentation
| Gluten | Documented in the restaurant's own published allergen material CAVA · 2026-10-28 |
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| Milk | Documented in the restaurant's own published allergen material CAVA · 2026-10-28 |
| Egg | Documented in the restaurant's own published allergen material CAVA · 2026-10-28 |
| Peanut | Documented in the restaurant's own published allergen material CAVA · 2026-10-28 |
| Tree nut | Documented in the restaurant's own published allergen material CAVA · 2026-10-28 |
| Fish | Not published in the restaurant's own material — ask before you go (not documented) CAVA · 2026-10-28 |
| Shellfish | Not published in the restaurant's own material — ask before you go (not documented) CAVA · 2026-10-28 |
| Soy | Documented in the restaurant's own published allergen material CAVA · 2026-10-28 |
| Wheat | Documented in the restaurant's own published allergen material CAVA · 2026-10-28 |
| Sesame | Documented in the restaurant's own published allergen material CAVA · 2026-10-28 |
The protocol, in full: Kitchen protocol
| Allergen menu | CAVA's allergen information states: "We do not use peanuts, nuts or eggs in our food," and its menu items carry gluten-free, dairy-free, and soy-free marks. CAVA · 2026-10-28 |
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| Cross-contact statement | The same allergen information names which items contain sesame (hummus, tahini dressings, pita and pita chips), notes that falafel and pita crisps share kitchen equipment used for sesame products, that the falafel is prepared in oil that comes into contact with soy, and that the black lentils may come in contact with wheat during harvesting. CAVA · 2026-10-28 |
| Dedicated facility | Not published in the restaurant's own material — ask before you go (not documented) CAVA · 2026-10-28 |
| Dedicated fryer | Not published in the restaurant's own material — ask before you go (not documented) CAVA · 2026-10-28 |
| Dedicated prep | Not published in the restaurant's own material — ask before you go (not documented) CAVA · 2026-10-28 |
| Staff training | Not published in the restaurant's own material — ask before you go (not documented) CAVA · 2026-10-28 |
| Order flagging | Not published in the restaurant's own material — ask before you go (not documented) CAVA · 2026-10-28 |
The protocol, in full: The visit
| Price band | Not published in the sources checked (not documented) CAVA · 2026-10-28 |
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Good to know before you book
- The same allergen information names which items contain sesame (hummus, tahini dressings, pita and pita chips), notes that falafel and pita crisps share kitchen equipment used for sesame products, that the falafel is prepared in oil that comes into contact with soy, and that the black lentils may come in contact with wheat during harvesting. — CAVA, 2026-10-28
- CAVA's allergen information states: "We do not use peanuts, nuts or eggs in our food," and its menu items carry gluten-free, dairy-free, and soy-free marks. — CAVA, 2026-10-28
Questions diners ask about this place
Does CAVA (Streeterville) publish an allergen menu?
Yes. CAVA (Streeterville) publishes an allergen menu that marks dishes item by item, linked from this page. We last checked it on 2026-10-28. A published menu documents ingredients as the restaurant states them — it is not a guarantee, and menus change, so confirm when you order.
Which allergens does CAVA (Streeterville) document?
CAVA (Streeterville)'s own published material documents: Gluten, Milk, Egg, Peanut, Tree nut, Soy, Wheat, Sesame. The allergens we track that it does not document are: Fish, Shellfish. Undocumented means we found no published information — not that the allergen is absent.
Does CAVA (Streeterville) document a dedicated fryer or prep area?
Not in the published material we checked on 2026-10-28. The protocol table on this page shows exactly what is and is not documented, and the visit-prep card lists the questions to ask instead.
How current is the information on this page?
Every fact here comes from CAVA and was last checked on 2026-10-28. Kitchens change staff, suppliers and menus without notice — always tell the restaurant about your allergy and confirm current practice before ordering.
Is this your listing?
Claim this listing free to correct anything here, add photos, and complete the details the public record leaves blank — 8 items are currently marked "not documented" on this page. Claiming never buys a higher evidence tier: tiers are earned by documentation, checked the same way for everyone.
Source & freshness
Source: CAVA · Last checked: 2026-10-28
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Change log
- 2026-10-28 — Listing published from the restaurant's own published allergen material (datasets v1 + expansion pass 2, merged Oct 28, 2026).
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CAVA (Streeterville) — visit-prep card
Allergen menu documented · Last checked 2026-10-28 · Source: CAVA
- Address
- 270 E Ontario Street, Chicago, IL 60611
- Allergen menu
- https://cava.com/
Key facts
- Allergen menu: Item-by-item allergen menu published
- Allergens documented: Gluten, Milk, Egg, Peanut, Tree nut, Soy, Wheat, Sesame
Questions to ask before you order
- Is the fryer shared with breaded or battered items, and what else is cooked in that oil?
- Is there a separate prep area, boards and utensils for allergy orders?
- How is an allergy order flagged and communicated to the kitchen, so it cannot be mixed up?
- How are staff trained on food allergies, and how often is that training refreshed?
- Which parts of the kitchen, if any, are kept free of my allergen?
ConfidentDiner collects allergen and preparation information from restaurants’ published materials, from restaurants themselves, and from diners. Information is dated and sourced, but menus, ingredients, suppliers, staff, and kitchen practices change without notice, and cross-contact can occur in any non-dedicated kitchen. Nothing on this site is medical advice or a guarantee that any restaurant or dish is safe for any individual. Always tell the restaurant about your allergy, confirm current practices directly before ordering, and make your own decision with your medical professional’s guidance.