California Pizza Kitchen

Not the best, but definitely worth a try. Their raspberry, strawberry, and regular lemonade are all to die for.
Portions are on the small side, but i don’t mind since i never have a huge appetite anyway.
The best dish I’ve ever had from here was their four cheese ravioli but they discontinued it even though this was a lot of my friends’ favorites as well! Hopefully they bring it back.
Also the location is great so when things are busy and it’s say a half hour wait, my party and i will walk around the mall and window shop

I went here for a lunch with a party of 2 and we ordered 2 dishes to share.
This was our third time here. Service was okay, we had to repeat our orders to the waiter a couple of times. However, he was very nice, so I’ll give him a break.
California cobb salad– This was okay. The salad came 5 minutes after we ordered it. There isn’t dressing on the salad, but it comes with a side of blue cheese. The lettuce tasted kind of old, the other parts were just okay. I don’t think I’d order it again.
Garlic crème fettuccine– We got chicken with this, and I’d ordered it before on a previous visit. I liked this a lot, especially the chicken. However, it is a heavier lunch, because of the thick cream and whatnot.
We also tried some of their desserts. Wouldn’t recommend. They didn’t have a lot of choices, probably 6 things were available.
Smores dessert– basically marshmallows and chocolate pudding. Not worth it. The marshmallows in the picture were melted but that wasn’t the case on the real thing. The chocolate pudding was sickening sweet. My friend found a little plastic thing (almost like a wire?) in the pudding, and we told the waiter. The manager came over and apologized and took the item off the check.
Belgium chocolate soufflé cake– The plate didn’t look clean. That was the first thing I noticed. Around the edges, there were some stains. Ugh.
The cake itself was not that great. It, again, was sickening sweet. We couldn’t finish it.
Food here is below average. I’m not sure if I’ll be returning.

Worst service ever!!! Do not go here if you want to eat or even get a drink… we sat at our table for 20 minutes before someone came to get our drink order (I know my fault for not leaving)… so our order is in and we sit for 10 more minutes before we ask to move to a different section with a better server… I don’t give a poop if the food is good at this point. I am writing this at the table and I can’t let someone else fall into this madness. No stars if I could!

Tortilla soup was ok
For the price you pay you’d expect the soups to be of larger size –_​-​.
Pepperoni pizza is good when eaten fresh. Two sodas, soup and pizza 30 $. Was ok not anything exciting.

I’ve honestly experienced better food elsewhere, sorry to say. I have had better pizzas, salads and pastas at other chain restaurants and local mom and pop restaurants. However, their appetizers and desserts are worth trying.
Starters:
Try the small plate of the Spicy Chicken Tinga Quesadillas. The ranchito sauce that comes on the side is on the milder scale and pairs well. The quesadillas have cilantro, black beans, roasted peppers, lime chicken, Monterey Jack cheese and caramelized onions. Get this: It’s baked, not panini pressed! I tried the Sesame Chicken Ginger Dumplings two nights ago and wow, I wanted more! The secret’s out… I really like dumplings and ginger and I’m glad those two go well together. Soy-​Ginger Chili sauce comes on the side with those lovely dumplings and it’s big enough to share. If you’re getting the lunch combo, add these to complete your meal… you won’t go wrong.
Pizza:
I tried the California Veggie pizza and was disappointed. The veggies were really dry and there wasn’t enough sauce on the pizza. The sun-​dried tomatoes aren’t a nice touch either. To me, the crust on CPK’S pizzas is dry and tasteless.
Salads:
I can’t do it! There are way to many toppings to sift through and I really couldn’t enjoy my salad. I got the Thai Crunch Chicken Salad, but without avocado. There were more rice sticks than veggies. The highlight was the Thai peanut dressing and the edamame.
Pastas:
I got the Garlic Cream Fettuccine with both chicken and shrimp. All that I tasted was cream. I had to add black pepper and salt to give it a pasta lift. Also, the dish was extremely oily.
Desserts:
The Pumpkin Cheesecake was bitter and has way to many spices for a pumpkin cheesecake. It gave me a headache and it’s a humungous slice. The praline sauce drizzled on top of it and at the bottom made it taste even worse. I have a fix for that. Try the Butter Cake with or without ice cream, your choice! You will really LOVE this dessert because it’s sweet and not too heavy. I get it all the time when I go.
Sorry CPK, I’ll come back just for appetizers and for the Butter Cake dessert.

Took very long to get seated restaurant was empty not to many got the magarita pizza with long blonde hairs in it had to have it remade will not repeat

Love the thin pizza with normal cheese (I’m not a big fan of cheese). Crispy and delicious. Recommend Jamaican jerk pizza and Sicilian pizza.

The staff at CPK were awesome. They were able to seat us where we wanted and accommodate us with a baby chair and room for our stroller. Mina was our server he was great! The food was awesome the only thing that was the issue everyone had there food but me mine came 20min after everyone else’s. I ordered the garlic cream fettuccine pasta with chicken. It was delicious. The mango lemonade was very tasty as well. The baby seem to love her Mac and cheese as well. The kids ate up their BBQ chicken pizza and my mentor enjoyed her salad as well (they were really good with subbing out certain ingredients for her as well but the only thing that was wrong was instead of toasted almonds they put peanuts BUT the manager was great and made up it up to her) I would definitely go back and eat here with friends :)

Came here tonight to relax and enjoy a nice pizza. I walked in and noticed it wasn’t too busy. There was no one there to greet me right away. I waited about 2 – 3 minutes. Once she came over, she insisted I sat at the bar because I was alone. I said that I would prefer a seat. She brought me over to a table and I sat for another 5 minutes while servers just walked right passed me. A girl then came over and asked what I wanted and I told her my order. She asked if I wanted bread and oil and I said yes. I never received that. The pizza took way too long to come out. The table behind me and in front of me both came in after me and had 3 – 4 people. They all received prompt attention and they also go their food before me. Honestly, it’s under par. I just came back from San Diego and had CPK there and the service was AMAZING!!! I come back here and notice how unacceptable the service really is. I’m not pleased with this location.

I checked in May 15^th, Food is good, pizza is just okay don’t much like pizza. Rest all salads and other food good. Staff are helpful and nice young staff. Replies gently. Recommended but still some pizza quality needs to be improved.

This place is amazing, the food always tastes so fresh and right out of the oven! The staff is very friendly and attentive!

Always good food great pasta and drinks. Always clean and staff are accomidating. Love to shop and have a bite to eat here. The lady bartender is always fast and freindly.

So the server Evjo is Great!!! She paid my table at lot of love and kept the drinks full

So I gave this experience 2 stars because of the manager, it all started when they said their would be a 20 minute wait, when their was about that many tables open in the restaurant in general, that pissed me off, I finally got a table at the front of the restaurant and I asked the manager if we could change the table because of the Bruins game on, the manager of the restaurant said to me that if I wanted to wait until someone near the bar leaves I can (even know their were 3 tables open near the bar) because they apparently sit people by the amount of people and they server already had to many (give me a break) then I waited 10 minutes for someone to ask me if I have been served, I said no. Apparently the manager told our waitress to take a break and forgot to tell her she had a table. The manager never said sorry and never even said a word to use. Our waitress Jackie was so sorry for the restaurant not telling her she had a table, Jackie was an amazing waitress and she was a great addition to the staff. In general, loose the manager and get someone new

Unless you’re going to CPK during dinner hours the place is pretty quite. One of my usual first places to visit once I am done with my shopping spree. Its located near the Nordstrom side of the mall and is actually quite clean and pleasant.
The servers are always extremely friendly as well as the hostess. There is a current promotion going on right now where they are offering dinner and movie tickets, worth a checkout .
I got the BBQ pizza, fish tacos, and pasta. All of which tasted pretty decent and the portions are huge!

The food is always good food. The service can be slow. Randy is great but getting him is the luck of the draw. Drinks are limited but good.

I came here with friends for some dinner. The food was great but I wish the service was terrible. The place was understaffed and very messy. Wont go back.

Amazing food. Used to have better servers but still worth it. Desserts here are better than at the cheesecake factory. The wait time is also better than there.

I know I know, it’s a chain restaurant but I can’t help it I actually really like this place. They have an excellent selection of «diet friendly» food for when I’m dieting and when I am not they have delicious mushroom pizza. Their take on chilis rellenos is really good and on their healthy choices menu.
Wine list is terrible but affordable. In an effort to find a suit for an interview awhile ago me and my friend ordered a bottle of wine so we would be tipsy first so I wouldn’t be all stressed out about how much like my mom I looked in all of them. I fond a suit so thanks CPK! lol

used to like this chain, a lot… ok maybe that was some 15 years ago, but always wanted to come back (and i had, few years back in the boston downtown location). was utterly disappointed today and left with a grumpy husband.
found the name being mentioned on the gluten-​free app; convinced GF hub to try the place. he might have been partial because he didn’t particularly care for the mall, but here’s what we think need serious attention from management:
— came in on a Saturday around 3:30pm; greeted by a 15-​minute wait while there were quite a handful of empty/​just left tables waiting to be cleaned;
— seats and plates were not entirely clean when we arrived at our booth (i.e. food crumbs left on them);
— our server was split between waiting our table and manning the take-​out counter, contributing to his inevitable absent-​mindedness and non-​appearance during our meal (ex. aforementioned plate was not replaced until reminded, after food has arrived — and he didn’t bring it to us);
— food was grossly overpriced (ex. $ 9+ for a «half» salad; need to pay extra $ 3 – 4 for protein);
— our salad was missing ingredients — we did not bother returning it bc we didn’t want to wait another 20 minutes to have it remade. besides, our waiter was busy manning the take-​out counter;
— we only ordered a pizza and a salad; the pizza somehow managed to come out way before the salad;
— GF menu had 4 items on it – though, the main menu lists quite a few things that «contains GF ingredients», which i suppose can accommodate special dietary needs. but i wouldn’t entirely trust that the staff knows what exactly to do for people with more severe allergies, especially at this point.
in general, aside from them serving alcohol (which probably helps put customer complaints to a minimum), we don’t understand why the place is slamming like it is. it seems to look more like a circus (maybe a controlled chaos?) than a restaurant. staff appears to be of a younger, eclectic crowd, which is totally fine otherwise, but based on service (or the lack thereof) that we have received and observed today, it appears that they either need more professional training, and/​or a really good raise. i don’t know… doesn’t seem like the morale was low or that they don’t care about their job, but… something seems very loose about the place.
and i’d usually turn to management for all these unanswered questions. not necessarily the actual manager on duty (who seemed to be working quite hard), but more on the overall operation, leadership, and vision for this brand. maybe they are successful in putting themselves on this «fine casual dining» map — good for them — but we do not intend to come back, due to all of the reasons above. i wasn’t as grumpy as hub, but i agree that this has ruined the brand for us.