California Pizza Kitchen

10/27/06

Just Average. Stay Home.

by bayemvay at Citysearch

This one is like all the other CPKs. Just average pizza, neither good ingredients nor good preparation. I wouldn't eat it again if it were free. They have come way down from where they used to be, and are riding on their past successes. I did notice at the Manhattan Beach CPK that almost no one was eating pizza, but other things instead. Perhaps their clientele know something. However, I will go there again and have the chicken tortilla soup. It was quite good.

• Pros: Good chicken tortilla soup.
• Cons: Bland, almost soggy pizza

06/10/05

Inventive Food & Excellent Service

by online_food_critic at Citysearch

At the MDR CPK, you get more than just excellent food, you also get top notch service. Our waitress, Amber, was very hip, friendly, funny, and always concerned w/ making sure we were well taken care of. Try the new Chipotle Chicken Pizza, Bangkok Calamari and Cal Cosmo; they are phenomenal. The new multi-million dollar remodel puts it in a class that is joined only by LA's hippest restaurants. This is not the CPK you grew up w/; it is swank, vibrant, and beautiful. My four guests from Milan loved the experience, as did my wife and myself.

• Pros: Hip New Interior, Inventive Food, Excellent Service
• Cons: None

06/10/03

Best Pizza

by jess642 at Citysearch

I just had the most spectacular pizza. It was the Goat Cheese and Roasted Bell Pepper Pizza, with added Bacon, and it was perfect. It was cooked perfectly, and the flavours were marvelous together. I'm definately going back for more.