Restaurant Stalker

I spent five days peering into the big windows at Cava, the new tapas restaurant on Commercial Alley in Portsmouth, before I went in. I used to stalk over at Four, looking in to see who was dining there but Cava Tapas and Wine Barwhenever a new restaurant comes in, well, the grass is always greener. No review yet of course--it's waaay too early--but so far so good!  Danny the bartender migrated from Brazo to make my Caipirhna (national drink of Brazil) and there's a good wine list with bottles I've not seen before. You can order a taste, a half glass or a full glass to have with your little bites or more substantial plates. Great manchego cheese and ham on smoky toasted bread, crab croquettes with... a sauce like a Greek avgolomeno with lemon and butter, chick peas with crumbled chorizo and spinach, mussels nice and hot, squash soup with dark chocolate and marshmallows (sounds odd, tastes great)  and an oh so creamy flan with peanuts...only 38 or so seats including bar seating (which is where the cool folk sit apparently). Check it out!