California Pizza Kitchen

the pizza taste is to salty and the tomato pasta taste bland and the food is not hot at all and the Atmosphere not nice at all the seating area feel small and the place feel dirty and the Service feel bit slow and bad.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

​I visited California Pizza Kitchen and had 'The Works' (a combination pizza) and Shrimp Piccata.

​'The Works' is topped with spicy Italian sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms, green peppers, onions, olives, and mozzarella. It had such a rich and full flavor.

​The Shrimp Piccata is made with linguini fini in a lemon cream sauce with capers. It's a pasta where the sourness of the lemon and the saltiness of the capers balance each other perfectly, and it is honestly one of my favorite pasta dishes.

​If you ever visit California Pizza Kitchen, I highly recommend trying these two.

​For your information, while CPK is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, it is a restaurant chain operating in more than 30 states across the U.S.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

I started with the strawberry sangria and the spinach dip. The sangria did not disappoint, it was so good, refreshing, and flavorful. The spinach dip was delicious. For my main course I had the spicy chipotle chicken pizza. It was so good. The dressing on the side was the perfect complement to the pizza. It made it even better. Our server Stephanie was awesome. She was nice and helpful. She was so patient with us when our gift card was not working and went above and beyond to help us. I would definitely return to CPK.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The hostess were very polite. I didn’t get a chance to get her name, but she was short with curly black hair.
The waiter was in his 20s I believe very nicely kept mindful polite also
He was very (Catering)
We sat in the corner to the right when you walk in
It was on a Saturday evening . 7 pm.
So hopefully he’ll get the credit for being such a great server and on task
The only downfall we had, is that there were two of the dishes that their portion sizes were way less. From what I’m used to getting.
I’m kinda of confused. Compared to Arcadia their portions are a little bit more. That’s the one I usually go to. So I think I’m gonna stick with going to that one instead. Because the portions and the quality for your money is best.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Eat at the bar. Wait time for table was long

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

We had a birthday party for a friend’s child here, and it was absolutely wonderful! The kids got to make their own DIY pizzas, getting hands-on with the dough and adding their favorite toppings—it was so much fun and they really enjoyed every moment. Everyone made their pizza their own way, which made for great photos and unforgettable memories. Activities like this keep the kids entertained the whole time!

The food for adults was just as impressive. The pizzas were delicious—crispy on the outside, soft and flavorful on the inside, just like you’d expect from California Pizza Kitchen. The salads were fresh with perfectly balanced dressings, so while the kids were busy with their pizzas, the adults could relax and enjoy a great meal. The desserts, including brownies and cookies, were a huge hit—the cookies were especially soft and sweet, irresistible for both kids and adults.

Overall, the experience at California Pizza Kitchen exceeded our expectations. The space is clean and spacious, perfect for kids to play, and the staff were friendly and attentive, making the party easy and stress-free. It was the perfect balance of fun for the kids and a relaxed dining experience for the adults. We would definitely come back for future family events or gatherings!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We got takeout pasta because we love the fettuccine normally for dine in at CPK but for takeout it wasn’t that great , sauce was a little bland and watery unfortunately and Ive never had that experience before at other locations… maybe it’s just this location

No better server anywhere. CPK Brea is lucky to have Isreal. Thank you.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Isreal is the best. We come here everyweek just because of him

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I had the best experience at CPK brea, the waiter Israel, was absolutely amazing great customer service kept on coming back to refill our drinks and bread consistently asked if everything was okay are order was perfect. Never rushed us and when we asked about the Specialties he took his time to do several recommendations for all of us and because of that we all walked away completely happy after our dinner. Will definitely keep on coming restaurants need to have more waiters like Israel 10 +

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lost it’s quality but still good

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

I visited for lunch with my family and it took 30 minutes to get the menu. It was a busy time..
I ordered 3 kinds of food and waited another 20 minutes to taste them. In the end, I had to wait in the sun for almost an hour from the time I sat down on the ferry chairs outside the restaurant.
No one came to see me until my drinks were empty..
The food is great, but it wasn't that good that day.
It would have been okay if they just said sorry for making me wait..

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

We waited for 20 min while being seated and no one approached us. Some servers saw us and just passed us by. We got up and left instead. I was so disappointed as I have been comming here for years.

There was just few tables. They told us waiting time 30 minutes. No one was even clean tables. Looks like there no management

We chose to go here the day before Mother's Day and it was busy!