California Pizza Kitchen

I’ve been there a few times with friends and I’ve enjoyed it every time. There menu is diverse and the prices are reasonable. The service is ok and the efficiency is decent.

Service is great food is awesome
*Favs Kung pow spaghetti, chicken tequila pasta and the pan roasted chicken with Mediterranean veggies
Also u have to get the butter cake for dessert outta this world!!!

This is a solid chain restaurant.
I normally don’t have any issue with their service. Last time I came here I sat outside. I asked for a table with an umbrella and after just a few minutes they cleared off a table with an umbrella.
Lunch time is fairly crowded. My dad really likes the Cobb salad here. He adds salami to it and never complains about the meal. He enjoys it. Don’t think anything amazing but solid. I also enjoy the Cobb salad here.
I’ve been drinking some more Arnold palmers recently and I got it here. It was a good mix of lemonade and tea.
Recently I got their garlic roasted chicken dish. I asked for the sauce on the side and that wasn’t a problem. It was pretty good.

I have to say, each time I visit CPK I’m more underwhelmed than the last. For some reason I really want to like this place; It gives me great memories of my college years of nearly 10 years ago. Let’s face it though, the food is average, some dishes are overpriced and the ambiance is subpar.
I went last night with a friend. I will note our server was awesome. Anyway, I got the jerk chicken thin crust pizza and my friend got the jambalaya pasta. The pizza was oddly sweet, like I could taste the sugar. Now maybe it was because I didn’t get bacon. Perhaps the salt would’ve cut the sweetness. I’m not sure that’s how it works but I am sure I’ll never order it again. My friend picked at her pasta noting it was dry and not so flavorful. I should just really give up on this place. I wish we wouldve went somewhere else.

We ordered tortilla egg roll, which was just OK. It wasn’t bad just not too memorable for me. We also had the pepperoni sausage pizza and the Kung Pao Spaghetti which were great entrees. I would recommend and order them again. The quality of the sausage and pepperoni were fresh and delicious. The stir fried spaghetti was by no means authentic but the level of spiciness and savoriness maid it very enjoyable. Last but not least we had the salted caramel pudding. I’d give it two thumbs up!
The service was decent. The waitress was very casual and joked with us. She was pleasant and checked in on us. Although when we first walked in no one was there to greet us and we had to wait a few minutes.

Good pizza. Great butter cake dessert. Everything else is ok.
The location is super convenient since it’s in the same parking lot as Target, Starbucks and several other retailers.
The staff is very friendly.
Will be back!

We came her for the lunch duo specials. I got the Caesar salad with farmers market soup. The Caesar was really good, the chicken had a lot of flavor. The soup was alright, it wasn’t really my taste. It has a squash base with vegetables. We also got the hummus appetizer. The pita bread had the consistency of a soft leather handbag and the hummus has tomato blended into it. The pita bread was alright but I didn’t like the sweetness of the hummus. My dad also got the duo with mushroom, pepperoni and sausage pizza and the farmers market soup. The pizza needed more sauce and didn’t have much flavor. He liked the soup, however but it was not spectacular. The portion size was reasonable. I would take this lunch duo over Panera bread’s. The atmosphere is classy but also casual. I would probably come here for their pastas for dinner but not so much for lunch. The service was alright, the waiter wasn’t as attentive as we would have liked.

Food was good but server was lacking. we ordered salad but it didn’t come with walnuts even though it listed with walnuts. over all a good place for dinner with family.

If your in the area there are lots of restaurants to choose from in this area. I can’t recommend this location enough. The service was great and the food was even better. They accidentally messed up my order on my pizza. I ordered a white pizza with extra pepperoni. They made me a regular with extra pep. The server noticed this error boxed the pizza up for me to go and rushed out the right order. I was impressed with this. I understand that things go wrong, and it’s how you respond to them that I look at when reviewing customer service. Great job CPK!

Very tasty!!! Had the delicious Tortilla eggrolls!!! And pizza was gr8! Meat lovers, and the works!!! IT was yummy!!#

This place is hit or miss for me. I really enjoy their food. I’ve never had a problem with that. It’s just that the few times I’ve gone the service has been less than stellar. This last time, my server was pretty good, but I could tell she got a little agitated when I miscommunicated a menu item. The saying goes: the customer is always right. I don’t want the the third degree for something I didn’t really want. She was still nice; it just was more stressful than it should have been, complete with the manager coming to the table. Totally unnecessary.
The first time I was here, the waiter was great, the service was just unbearably slow and it was during lunch with hardly anyone there. So I guess I will see what happens the next time I go. I’m not opposed to recommending it or eating here again, I just wish the service was more consistent.

I love California pizza kitchen! It’s a great place to have your birthday dinner or just a quick lunch. The food is always cooked to perfection and served in a well presented fashion. Everything is very clean and they have an open kitchen so there isn’t any wondering what it looks like behind the door. The staff are very professional and polite. If you’re in the area there’s no harm stopping in for a bite to eat. You will not be disappointed!

Food was mediocre as chain restaurants always are… The service was a bigger disappointment.
Better off w a McD’s.

The Food is always good but I must say the last visit was very disappointing, we had a server named Ashton, we sat there for over 30 min just to get our drink then another 20 for our meals after all was said and done we all took our food to go we could not even enjoy it overall we were there 2.5 hours and seen people come in eat, and enjoy dessert and leave meanwhile we were still there waiting

California Pizza Kitchen: Philly Edition
I was a little apprehensive about coming here because my friend said the location was a disaster but all I wanted in life was a BBQ Chopped Chicken Salad.
The host was kind she led us to a table that wasn’t ready so we went back to the lobby for a couple of minutes.
Salad was the usual FANTASTIC and the server Rere was great. Mojito was good and topped off so I was a happy camper.
CPK has never failed me. EVA !!!
There was no wait, the place was super clean, food came quick, and generally a happy experience on a rainy day.

CPK never disappoints. Always delicious. Love their crust. Free parking in the parking garage.
Great friendly service.

I recently got to pick the spot for a lunch with coworkers. For whatever reason, I picked California Pizza Kitchen. Maybe convenience? I struggle each time with the menu because the pesky, but helpful nutrition facts. Unless you plan on having just a soda or a side dish of grilled chicken/​shrimp, don’t expect to walk away with a meal for under 20 grams of fat. Even the salads are high calorie/​high fat.
I opted for the Fire-​Roasted Chile Relleno off the «Lite Adventures» menu which is fairly low-​cal but is packed with 27 grams of fat. I’ve had it before and knew it was tasty and the dish did not disappointed. I wish I snapped a picture because the presentation was killer. It was the perfect looking fall dish: a plump green chile stuffed with eggplant, cheese, chicken, beans, corn and other veggies sitting in a plate of avocado salsa verde and cilantro. I guess the avocado makes it a good fat :) It was a creamy but not heavy sauce. The dish was the perfect sized lunch too. I left feeling full but not stuffed.
This is a popular work lunch spot, so our server kept everything moving. We had a half table/​half booth on the end, which she did awkwardly reach over several times. I guess there wasn’t really room to go around the other way? She was pleasant and checked on us several time so I really have no complaints there. My group thought it was odd that they were cleaning the front windows with Windex during the peak of the lunch rush. We could smell it from our table!
So overall I had a good experience despite limited items for the health conscience and the whiffs of Windex.

Three words of advice regarding this place: ORDER A PIZZA.
I have been here several times and, until recently, didn’t take my own advice. There’s lots of variety on the menu, and most things are pretty decent, considering it’s a chain, and at least they are consistent. The dumplings are good, as is the chinese chicken salad. Besides a range of cocktails and beers, their drinks menu also has «italian sodas» with seltzer and sugar-​free syrups which are really spectacular, and inspired me to start ordering my own Torani flavored syrups in bulk to make them at home.
Service in the restaurant is hit or miss — some servers have been friendly, prompt, and accommodated special requests, while others have been slow and unresponsive. It doesn’t seem to matter whether the restaurant is busy or empty either. Takeout service late at night is also a bit slack, but they are open until 10 which is convenient for me.
You know when you’re going here you’re eating at a chain, and in the ranks of chains, I think this is pretty decent food. I think that even more now that I finally discovered the pizzas (DUH, what was I waiting for?). The pear and gorgonzola pizza was DELICIOUS, and it’s the flat dough that I really go in for.
If you’re around from shopping at Target and need a quick bite, or driving in or out from the city, I think this is as good a place to stop and eat as any — the rest of the spots in this mini-​mall complex are also chains but far poorer choices in my opinion (gross chain burritos, anyone?). Also, as a chain, they’re required to post their calorie counts on the menu, which is a plus for me because even if I don’t adjust my food choices accordingly, I can at least be aware of what I’m doing.

Good food, Nice menu, tried something new. Service was good, no complaints.

The co-​workers and I usually joke that we don’t go to this place for lunch because we don’t have 90 minutes to waste, but that’s on par with most of the chains on City ave.
Other than a little slow for the food at lunch it’s the typical CPK food menu, expensive fancy pizza. I will give them kudos though for stepping up their craft beer game recently. Service is always polite.