The family-run business, which rebooted outdoor dining service May 20 amid the state’s phased economic reopening, recently invested more than $500,000 to acquire an adjoining 2-acre property on West Street to make room for an additional 200 parking spaces and a 6,000-square-foot addition to its main restaurant, Cava General Manager Tony Papahristou told HBJ in an interview. The remainder of Cava’s roughly $7-million project is focused on expanding the restaurant by up to 6,000 square feet. A groundbreaking date for that part of the expansion is still in limbo as the restaurant must obtain certain town approvals and building permits to move forward with construction, Papahristou said. But he estimated the additional seating areas could be ready for use by 2022 if construction begins in the next year.
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