California Pizza Kitchen

We went to this place twice. The foods are ok. The seating is not ok. We saw few tables vacant but we don’t understand why we have to wait. We have to ask for water to be refilled. But overall, I like the food :)

If I could give this place a minus 5 stars rate, I would. Calling what you do «pizza» is and insult to pizzas around the world.

Had dinner here on Tuesday. Was seated immediately. My servers name was Joan she was very attentive and sweet. I ordered some pasta that was really good. Thanks for the great service.

I brought my 11 year old daughter with her two friends. Here are their reviews:
Them:
The Mac and cheese used to have creamy yummy sauce. Now it tastes like ground up tires with yellow goo!
The kids Cesar salad came with cheddar goldfish crackers. Seriously? If your going to put goldfish on a Cesar salad at LEAST put Parmesan goldfish on it! It’s like putting cheddar cheese on a Caesar salad!
Me:
The food tastes like hospital food. Yuck

This is my first experience at California Pizza Kitchen and I was disappointed. The pizza quality wasn’t that great. Our pizza was barely warm and the crust wasn’t crispy. The service was lacking. The lighting was like a dungeon. The upside was the our view. It was late evening and the surrounding buildings were nicely lit.

Extremely thin ok pizza; reasonably priced. Great fast service. Not too thrilled. Drinks are good and reasonably priced as well. The place is nice and clean, waiter fave great service; which is why I give it 3 stars.

Its 2 in the afternoon my family sat on the patio 15 mins got 2 peoples attention and then my mother went to the manager so after 23 total mins of waiting finally LAUREN comes unenthusiastic takes are orders and doesn’t apologize for the LONG WAIT and then appetizers come before the drinks and we reminded her. And she says the bartender is backed up but ask what did we order again soooo clearly you need to write things down. The 5x I’ve been here this is the 1^st time I’ve had horrible service. I’ve worked at restaurants and this isn’t even that busy maybe she needs to work at a slower location and different restaurant. But NICK brought us bread and plates silverware water. His humor and quickness did make it better. And im typing this while im at the restaurant. So it took 40mins for drinks. The food cane before the drinks so either LAUREN is messing up or your bartender isn’t quick.

Okay not all that great, good service but the food is nothing special or spectacular, however, I enjoyed the drinks !!

My first ever BAD CPK experience. I’m used to the older, slightly thicker and fluffier crust, this one was crunchy, and thin, and not at all as sweet as usual. I ordered my fav Bbq Chicken pizza, what I got was a bbq and chicken pizza. CPK’s bbq chicken is supposed to be marinated in the bbq sauce, and they are supposed to use the bbq sauce just like pizza sauce. What I got was no sauce bbq or otherwise with the bbq sauce just drizzled on top as an after thought! I may actually never eat at this one again! My server was slow as molasses! No offer of dessert till I’m finished eating, and she always waited until my glass was empty before offering a refill, and plates from my appetizer and empty glasses just sat there!

Pizza came a little cold. They charge extra for the ice cream scoop on desserts. Little overpriced but it is good for dinner or lunch after movies

After coming here every week, I don’t know what I did without the Emeryville CPK! The best before-​movie restaurant tradition ever. El is the best, he works with whatever ingredients CPK has to offer, and makes anything you want. Joan is my favorite Server (when sitting at a table like a normal person) super friendly and so accomodating. I absolutely love these two, and always look forward to my day of the week that I get my CPK fix! Definitely request one of these two, and you’ll have SUCH A pleasant experience.

first time trying this place out with my boyfriend & we actually chose this place over going to pizza my heart, which we should have just done, initially. anyways, upon arrival we greeted with a half-​effort «hello», which sparked an unpleasant visit already. the kitchen staff were having such a merry time laughing and joking around, which we didn’t mind. we got our drink order after 15 minutes of just watching our server tend to other tables before greeting us. as our server came over to our table, she didn’t seem as though she was in the greatest of moods. we thought maybe she’s having a bad day, it’ll wear off. as our time here wore on, she only checked on us ONCE and refilled our drinks ONCE. we ordered the chicken club pizza and a grilled chicken cesar salad, which by the way, we enjoyed the salad more than the pizza. we overheard that two gentlemen a table over had their plates dirty, and as the same server who was taking «care» of us was walking away, we noticed that she just didn’t seem to care much about it. i don’t know if anyone else notices that but a good server should always take good care of whatever their guests need.
but this just wasn’t the case. if you guys want to get better pizza with BETTER service, you might as well just walk across the street.

Pricey but I keep coming back!
My friend and I always come here when we’re shopping in the area, and we always want to share a pizza. But the pizza is so good we didn’t even want to share. We ate the WHOLE pizza because it’s like a work of art. Such beautiful combinations and toppings!!!
I love their California club pizza and their original BBQ chicken pizza. The California Club Pizza also makes me feel good and healthy about eating it because it has avocado and salad on it… but have no fear — they also have bacon and chicken on t too! That’s why it’s my favorite — you get the best of both worlds!
Another thing I love about CPK is their original hand tossed crust. I literally couldn’t stop eating the crust because it was so soft and chewy!

Food was awesome but service was mediocre. Unfortunately, I can’t do an in between stars but I know I’ll be back here for the grub. We started with the Tuscan Hummus and my entrée was Pesto Cream Penne with Shrimp and both were really good! I don’t really have too much to say about my experience but I’m sure I’ll find myself back here eventually.

CPK is the go to spot after seeing a movie at the theatre in Bay Street! On a Saturday night, the wait time was 25 minutes which isnt too bad.
A small group of friends and I went and we ordered:
–original bbq chopped chicken salad
–california club pizza
–the works pizza
The salad was pretty basic– no complaints. The CA club pizza was off that day– it was pretty much dough with a salad on top of it with the bacon pretty much nonexistent? But the Works Pizza was REALLY good. I am in love with their original hand tossed crust.
Our server was really bubbly and tried to make conversation. I appreciated it but she was also pretty absent except to take our order and give our checks. I also ordered a piña colada which she apparently forgot to get from the bar because she served it after I got my check and asked about it. Pretty disappointing because it had already melted. :(
Will come back for the good pizza, but hopefully the service is a little bit better next time!

Nice restaurant, I like to get the chicken Cesar sandwich when I come, it’s my favorite. The food overall it’s not bad.

It is located in the heart of the Bay Street! It’s on the second floor of the shopping center. You could either park at the meters or pay for parking at the lots! They do not validate parking FYI.
The one thing that keeps me coming back to CPK is their Thai Crunch Salad. I’m usually not a fan of salads not because I don’t like vegetables, its because I don’t like salad dressings. However, this Thai crunch salad won me over. The dressing is what I come here for! The service has always been well, and I’ll definitely be back.

Date: 11/​20/​2015 Time: 12:05 PM 66° Sunny
It has been over five years since I have been to a CPK for lunch. They closed the one in SF on Van Ness Avenue, which wasn’t too far from my job in the Civic Center area. It was one of my regular spots for lunch two/​three times a month. It wasn’t that much of the pizzas or pasta dishes that had me returning to dine at CPK. It was the Dakota Smashed Pea and Barley Soup — truly a hearty split pea soup, a good one at that to warm me up during the cold, nippy days. A cup of this soup was never enough for me, but a bowl… yes with sliced sourdough French bread… nom nom nom. Forget Campbell’s canned split pea soup with ham. That canned soup ain’t got nothing on the CPK’s split pea soup… lol.
CPK serves not only pizzas (original hand-​tossed crust or crispy thin crust) but also appetizers; two different soups; salads; small plates; pastas; sandwiches; specialty items; tacos (carnitas or fish) desserts; assorted flavored iced teas, lemonades, and hot/​cold beverages. They even have a children’s menu.
I don’t dine at this CPK too often for lunch. This is my fourth time dining here in a span of 5 to 6 years. I have never experienced, encountered or received any bad and/​or rude customer service from the hostess at the front area, wait staff or manager.
Today was no exception to the cordial and friendly service that my mom and family received from the employees. They were accommodating, attentive and helpful. Even the manager pitched in and made sure we were content.
Eats: Dakota Smashed Pea and Barley Soup; ½ orders of California Cobb Salad, Caramelized Peach Salad, Moroccan Chicken Salad; Fish tacos and Jamaican Jerk Chicken for five people. As usual, the soup is still a hit. My sisters, mom and husband all had a taste of the soup — they’re hooked.
Definitely there will be returned visits for my favorite soup and a piece of key lime pie or salted caramel pudding for dessert. I was too full from soup and salad to order dessert.

Out of all the restaurants along Bay Street, CPK is one of our favorite places to stop by before catching a movie. This weekend’s visit was made memorable by our server, Simone. She was very helpful, and provided us with excellent service throughout the night. She gave us great recommendations, and was prompt in tending to our needs. Although the restaurant was busy, she made it feel like we were the only customers that night.
Some of our favorites: spinach artichoke dip, wild mushroom pizza, BBQ chicken, California club.
Overall, a wonderful dining experience. Thank you Simone!

California Pizza Kitchen is never a disappointment. If I could I would rate them 4.5 but 4 will do.
We got seated pretty quickly, party of 4. The host was really friendly, as well as the server himself. Got us started with drinks, I got the Raspberry sweet tea, my mom got the fresh lemonade, and my sisters got 2 waters. The house bread came out. Drinks came out pretty quick. And we ordered instantly. We got the Roasted Asparagus Spinach thin crust pizza along with Bianco flatbread, and Classic Caesar Salad. The wait took a little while but patience is a virtue for good food.
Once the food came out, everything tasted great!
Totally recommend this place, great ambience and located inside the Bay Street shopping center so after having a great meal, you can shop till you drop!