In 2026, any single restaurant order has the potential to instantly transform a routine lunch into a public relations crisis. That reality was put on full display when Washington, D.C.-based content creator Nick Bateman took to X to call out Cava after he caught a green bug making an unexpected appearance in his meal.
Bateman, who had purchased a customizable Mediterranean bowl, filmed the small insect as it crawled around his food. He then posted the video on X and tagged Cava, playfully saying that his meal had become “sentient” before adding that he was looking for lawyers to make his demand for “free Cava for life” a reality.
