The wait was a little long, but the service made up for it 100%. Elizabeth was our server and was wonderful. She offered great recommendations. Mari the manager was a joy and even stopped by to greet the table, which was a surprise, and also felt very upper echelon!! read more

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We ended up having to walk out. We went to Gymboree with our 1 year old and thought we could stop here for a quick lunch on the way home. It was completely empty when we arrived at 12:45p on a Saturday except for one other table. We put in our order and a few other tables of people arrived. Everyone got their food except for us. Ours took 45 minutes and was cold by the time it got to the table. Not just not hot, completely cold. I've honestly never been served food that bad before. The manager offered to remake it but after the long wait we couldn't wait again for different food. We had a toddler who needs to get home for a nap. The weirdest part is the manager never apologized and said it was our fault because of what we ordered (a pizza.... At California pizza kitchen...?) The whole thing was really bizarre. read more

Yeah... CPK is just ok - nothing more, nothing less. This Encino location shares a parking garage with other businesses, but this plaza honestly seems like it's days are numbered as the majority of other businesses are closed (on the bright side, you don't have to worry about finding a parking spot!). They also validate for parking so that's always a plus. There's a patio for outdoor seating, but if you want better service ask to be seated inside. We've been here a few times when the random urge for CPK arises. For appetizers, the Avocado Club Egg Rolls is our go-to. For pizza, we usually go for the pepperoni or the Hawaiian. The food is decent but overpriced for what it is. CPK just isn't the same as it used to be back in its heyday. read more

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Got take out the other night and it was ok. Quality is still consistent through the years. Pizza doesn't tend to stay warm during travel, so you have to reheat when you get home. Had a cacio e Pepe pizza to split. Thai crunch salad is the best on the menu. Was excited that there were new menu items to select from and ordered the ham banh mi, because i had never seen that before. Bread was pretty good. Had decent spice level and fresh veggies, but unfortunately chicken was substituted for ham without notice. So not still not sure how ham would taste in a banh mi! read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Ham banh mi that was chicken by mistake - Pizza Near Me - Encino, California

What stands out here is the great service! They are so friendly and hard-working here. You really can't beat their lunch. Special, I love the soup and salad combo! Food is always ready within minutes, it is never a very busy at this location. They also validate parking. Great option if you're looking for an affordable meal, great for kids as well! read more

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I swung by one day and parked on the street. I like coming to this village and wanted to end Winter Break with a bang. I enjoyed the bread and wanted a complete pizza, which is why I chose the Works. This masterpiece contained rustic pepperoni, red onions, olives, wild Greek oregano, green peppers, Mozzarella, Cremini mushrooms, and Spicy Italian sausage. It was a mixture of the best toppings and I was completely satisfied with this feast that I ended up enjoying throughout the week during the first week of classes! read more

California Pizza Kitchen - The Works!!! - Pizza Near Me - Encino, California

Fantastic service! Our waitress was super on top of everything. Food was delicious, restaurant ambiance was clean and servers were friendly. They validate parking as well. Will absolutely be back. read more

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Service is outstanding. Our waiter went above and beyond for us and was so polite and professional and gracious I didn't catch his name but he worked today Wednesday April 8, the afternoon shift and he was literally the perfect waiter. The food on the other hand was just okay. Maybe because I've been coming to CPK on and off for over 25 years and I haven't been in ages but we ordered the fettuccine Alfredo and a Caesar salad and they were both just okay kind of reminded me of something you'd get at the grocery store pleasant enough but you expect more flavor and panache from a restaurant that is historically known for its bold flavors. It was nice to revisit and again the service was outstanding but for $62 there's better food elsewhere. read more

We called to order for pickup. A machine now handles phone orders. It didn't understand our order so we finally got a human. He also was unable to assist in taking the order. He put on another human who could NOT have cared less. Seriously disinterested in our order. They said 15-20 minutes. When we got there they hadn't even started cooking. We sat and waited. When we got home, the appetizer dumplings were uncooked. Dough. We requested crisped/fried but they were not even cooked. Raw. Not the first time we've had crappy service at this CPK. Don't bother, go elsewhere. read more

5 stars for sure. Came on a Tuesday around 7pm...the place was chill, not busy. It's on the upper level with a nice curved layout and natural light coming in, which felt really good. Got the complimentary bread to start. We had the cauliflower buffalo, BBQ chicken pizza, and salmon plate. Cauliflower hit the spot, especially dunked in bleu cheese and ranch. Pizza was tasty as always. Salmon was fresh, just could use a little more seasoning or sauce. Service was top notch...friendly and on point. Definitely coming back. read more

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This place must be near death. Arrive on Saturday at 7:45 PM. Ask for a table for 4. 15-20 minute wait, I am told. Not because the place is full...it's half empty. The reason. They have one waiter. So I ask if I can order a beer while we wait. I'm told no. What!? Yeah...no bartender either. WTF? How does a restaurant stay in business if you literally refuse to pour a beer for a thirsty customer. I don't think I've ever been so disappointed in a restaurant. And I'm a loyal CPK customer. Been coming here for years. My kids love it. But the private equity purchase is a disaster. Probably the last time I'll ever take the family to CPK...sad. Just no longer viable. read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Look full to you? #sad - Pizza Near Me - Encino, California

Meeting friends for dinner and conversation. Saturday night at 6 PM - but no problem getting a table with no reservation. Parking in the garage is free with validation - nice touch. We started with white corn guac and chips ($9) as a shared appetizer. Probably the best guac I have had in any restaurant including some high end Mexican restaurants. Only gripe is there are pieces of jalapeño that can make it a bit hot for the Gringo palate. Next we shared the Margarita pizza ($17). Usually I am not a fan of thin crust pizza but this was quite good. For my entree I ordered a half BBQ chopped chicken salad ($15). Even the half salad is huge and too big for me to finish. Really good. We had a table next to the picture window overlooking Ventura Blvd. Lovely. Good food, good service, lovely ambiance and free parking. Not fancy but great value. read more

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When arriving to the restaurant, my friend and I were standing at the host stand for at least 15 minutes. The restaurant had people seated, but also had a larger number of tables empty. Other staff repeatedly walked past us without any acknowledgement of whether someone was going to assist us or not. We thought about leaving right before we got seated. Once we were finally seated, the waitress took 20 minutes to come out to greet our table and even longer with our drinks and food. The ambiance was nice, a little quiet spot but the service made it unpleasant. Overall this is probably not a location I would visit again, just the initial experience was enough. read more

Came on a Sunday. The biggest negative were all the kids. There were about six different tables of families with 5 year old children. Come on parents, don't let your kids scream and run around. The people I came with said its always like that on the weekends. They said its better to come during the week. Other than that, everything was good. Atmosphere was great with the big windows. We all liked everything we got. You park in parking garage which is $2 per hour. CPK validates for 1.5 hours. read more

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Came here for lunch today. Got the best service ever from the manager Josie and Darvin, the waiter. I ordered the new tostada pizza and it was delicious as was the lunch special with half salad and half sandwich. Josie and Darvin, thank you for such wonderful service. This location is starting to become one of my favorites. read more

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Walked in on a Saturday night around 8:30. Waited to be seated and was told we could pick wherever we wanted to sit. Great! But then things to a quick turn. First we weren't able to order half of the appetizers since one of the kitchen appliances was not working. Ok, spinach and artichoke dip it is! It was good, but not the norm for CPK. My husband ordered the club pizza and I had the Burnt ends pizza. The pizza's were very good. Would definitely order again. We had some nice bread with oil and that was delicious. We decided on dessert. We had the butter cake flight. First the spoons they brought us out were completely filthy, still had food from the previous meal stuck onto it. They apologized for the issue and got us clean ones. But the butter cake was cold!!!! I should probably say that butter cake is one of my favorite. Therefore, I do expect it to be served as it should be.... warmed. This was not even lukewarm, it was just cold like they just took it out of a package and popped it on my plate. The restaurant itself appeared very rundown. When we walked in and we were told to sit wherever we liked, there was a few tables that were completely still a mess and unclean. The floors were dirty, so I guess I shouldn't have been surprise that my spoon was dirty too. Overall not a great experience. read more

Hadn't been here for a long time The food is actually good and the appetizers are even better. But for some reason this place won't become a "The Spot". For one thing there area lots of kids. That said, the Martini that I had was fairly good. The Margarita that my wife had was very good. The space has a decent vibe , you can watch the traffic on Ventura Boulevard. All in all, we enjoy the place. I did order two piazzas to take to my son. Will I go there again, yes, I will. read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Chicane Piccata - Pizza Near Me - Encino, California

Just started working down the street my co worker recommended... I can't believe I've never had these salads before they are so good ... I can't wait to visit again ! Great salads and great customer service .. Ray was a great help with recommendations ! I will definitely be back ! read more

From the minute we walked in we were treated like a nuisance. We asked if we can be seated outside and the waiter sighed, rolled his eyes and looked annoyed. We should have left at this point but thought maybe he was having a bad moment. He took our orders with a frustrated look on his face , never came to check in if we need anything else. we had no utensils on the table until we asked a lady and she was nice and brought some out. There were multiple tables around us with dirty dishes left over though the restaurant was pretty empty. But besides that, I was shocked at the blatant horrible service we received. read more

With people coming from all directions, this CPK has become a fairly regular meeting place for me and my family. Today we were there to celebrate my mom's birthday. One of the things I love about CPK is the consistency from location to location. Once you've had a dish at one CPK, you can count on it tasting the same at other locations. Today I placed an order for one of my go-to lunches at CPK; the lunch duo with a 7-in wild mushroom pizza and a small Thai crunch salad. As always, both were delicious. For dessert we ordered a always delicious butter cake and a piece of key lime pie. If you haven't had the better cake at CPK, your seriously missing out. One thing that made today's visit stand out was the service. My mom had received an emailed coupon for a free dessert for her birthday. CPK requires your phone number to verify that you were the coupon recipient. She gave them her phone number but they couldn't find her account. So the waiter asked the manager to help out. Armed with my mom's email address and phone number, the manager was quickly able to determine that the phone number on my mom's account didn't match the number she had given her. With that knowledge, the problem was quickly resolved, my mom got her free birthday dessert, and she won't have a problem using CPK discounts like this again. If you're in the area, stop by this CPK. It's light, bright, and consistently good. read more

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California Pizza Kitchen is a reliable place to go with friends and family. There's a good variety of pizzas and other menu items that can be made to meet the dietary restrictions of most patrons. The restaurants are clean and well managed. Sadly, CPK is short staffed like many other restaurants. It's possible that immigrants may not want to show up due to the ICE raids or that it's difficult to find hard working staff. read more

Mario our server was great, very quick and loved his energy. Really enjoyed my meal and I typically hate going to chain restaurants. The Buffalo cauliflower is always yummy! read more

I love CpK Shrimp Kung pao spaghetti! We tried the strawberry cooler today too. We also got pepperoni pizza. If you sign up with their rewards you can redeem coupons or points which is nice as a regular customer. read more

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How would I rate a place that I called ahead and asked if there was a wait and told there wasn't... only to walk in and have Grizelle tell me there is a 20 - 25 minute wait? I'd give it a zero. But here I am forced to give it 1. The Tarzana store was busy. There was a wait and when I arrived with my daughter they told me 20-25 minutes so I called the Encino location and the man on the phone said no wait at all. I said great will be there in 10. But when I arrived Grizelle met me with "I need to tell you it will be a 20-25 minute wait because we have a new system and we are way behind." Did they get "way behind" in 10 minutes? I explained that I was told there was no wait to which she said I don't know why they told you that but it's a long wait and we don't know the new system and she walked away. I left. And I won't be back. I'm pretty sure this location is wanting for business because on the few times we have been here, it's always empty and the service isn't ever great. This place, like others that have left customer service at the curb, will (my prediction) end up closing. And that's why we go to Tarzana if the kids want CPK. It's clean and the people are friendlier. We went to Encino tonight (which is closer to our home!) because it was convenient, my daughter was hungry and they said there wasn't a wait. We eat out a few times each week and when I go inside a place they usually aren't rude upon arrival. I would post pictures but no food tonight. We ended up across the way at Larsen's. It was a delicious dinner with lovely service. read more

This location gave me and my husband excellent customer service. The moment you walk in, you are greeted and it feels like a welcoming environment. Our waitress was amazing in helping us out with our questions about the menu. Jack gave a friendly and professional vibe as a manager. I can see he cares not only about his customers but his staff as well. That's what every customer, like me, likes to see. Because of Jack we are definitely coming back to this location. He is phenomenal! Thank you Encino location ! The food came out fresh, hot, and delicious as well!! read more

California Pizza Kitchen - New Butter cake flight desert - Pizza Near Me - Encino, California

We were able to get a table with a reservation on a Saturday night, and were assisted right away. Started with the tomato and basil soup which was amazing! Then the Caesar salad came and it wasn't anything special, but the spinach and artichoke dip was great!!The works pizza was also delicious, however the fettuccine pasta with shrimp was cold:(( Most of the food was great but some dishes were cold. Our server was all over the place but very kind and quick. read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Tomato and basil soup with the spinach and artichoke dip - Pizza Near Me - Encino, California

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Friendly service but usually slow whether packed or empty. Food is consistent, the manager is very nice, and Christy is awesome. Mango Cooler is a staple for me! read more

CPK is a reliable choice for a quick meal. Their salads are consistently good, and the service is attentive. The ambience is welcoming, and the restaurant is kept clean, making it a comfortable place to dine. read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Pizza Near Me - Encino, California

2nd time dining in. The service is always interesting. Not great not bad. For over $100 for 3 people I'd expect it to be better. The food is super average really nothing to rave about. I've had cpk at other locations and it feels like an actual restaurant with good quality food. The Hawaiian pizza was so tasteless it was sad. The margaritas are soooo weak it was embarrassing. read more

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I used to come to this CPK and many others for years but it had been a year or so that I had visited one and I have to tell you that I was very disappointed with the service and quality of the food. The staff was overwhelmed and understaffed. The kitchen was backed up and the delay for food was way too long. The interior is well overdue for a refresh as it had worn out banquets and it was dirty around all the window and the banquet seats. I ordered the BANH MI POWER BOWL and the dressing was awful. Bitter and acidic at the same time. Oily and overall had bad flavors. I had to ask for lemon to eat with the dry veggies. The famous BBQ chicken was over cooked on one side and not even and was cold by the time it got to our table. Overall, I don't think I will be going back any time soon. I think they need some help with a refresh and need to hire more staff. read more

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Slow wednesday , my wife ordered the sparkling mango sangria ,we ordered 2 pizzas and a jambalaya . Drink was weak ( could not taste the mango ) , we got a KJ Chardonnay instead .....pizzas were great, fresh ingredients, the jambalaya was good also, perfect place for a quiet evening . All servers were attentive , plenty of parking outside - good to bring kids , read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Kitchen - Pizza Near Me - Encino, California

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I had ordered a hamburger and Coke and a muffaletta sandwich with a barbecue chopped chicken salad for delivery. The salad was missing. That same day I let them know about the missing salad. I got an auto response confirmation that my feedback was received and that they would be reaching out to me shortly. That same day, I received a survey about my experience, which I submitted. That was four days ago and I am yet to receive anything from California pizza kitchen, addressing food that I paid for but I did not receive. Additionally, the muffaletta sandwich did not contain a single olive. The sandwich wasn't bad it just was not authentic. This is what supposed to be on a muffaletta sandwich: "Olive Salad: This is a crucial component, typically made with chopped green and black olives, Giardiniera mix, capers, garlic, oregano, red wine vinegar, and olive oil." This was the first time I had ever ordered from California pizza kitchen, and it might be my last. read more

Jack, Jocelyn, and Mario took such good care of us at our visit. The food was incredible, the service was spot on! All of our needs were met and we will definitely be back as a family! Thank you CPK family for the great lunch! read more

Where's the chicken? I always order this dish with chicken but served with very little. read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Garlic noodles with chicken - Pizza Near Me - Encino, California

The food is okay but the wait till they serve the food is long. The drinks are very mediocre as well

we are the food and we asked if we can get a refund because we were already so full and they gave us a refund also the workers name is mario he is very nice and pleasant go there right now and give him a tip very good cpk go there read more

Jack is amazing manager , he and his team will give you exceptional customer service! .. Lorena was a great bartender!! The food on point and delicious!!! Keep the hard work guys !!! read more

This could be the worst CPK I have ever been to. The food was atrocious. What we went with: buffalo cauliflower was disgusting. Over fried burnt and hard to chew. Shrimp n chicken Lettuce wraps had no taste and was overcooked. Entrees for the kids were the curly Mac n cheese which barely had any cheese and the fussily pasta with Alfredo sauce that basically was just plain pasta. Alfredo sauce was absent. I had the bbq chicken salad which was a bit soggy and just no flavor. Beans in the salad felt as though they were undercooked. Cedar plank salmon was fucking gross. As the server placed my dish in front of me you could smell the fishy smell of the salmon. Good fish should not have the fishy smell. The cedar plank it came on was straight up burnt black. The salmon was so overcooked it was dry. Could barely eat half of it. The spinach corn slaw side it comes with was also DIIIIISSSSGGGGUSTING. Studio city CPK is the only one I will go to moving forward. I honestly don't know how people come to this CPK establishment. This CPK location should be closed down. I would give this place a one star if it wasn't for the waiter who was fucking awesome so they get two star. Preston was his name and he was incredible. read more

I came here for a quick bite is best to say it's the best food I've had in a long time the place was clean and the staff was extremely friendly along with the manager Jack he was attentive and made sure I felt welcome throughout my dining experience I'm definitely coming back and recommending this pace to my friends and family read more

This is my go to CPK location. Great food, service and a great view from the outside balcony seating area. I just discovered they have Ribeyes here and it was a game changer! Medium rare is how I like my steaks and it's tough to get perfect but these guys nailed it! My fiance got pizza and pasta and she loved it as well. And we always finish the meal with the famous butter cake of course! A perfect ending ! Highly recommend! A must go if you live near the Encino area. I'm looking forward to many more visits in the future. read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Ribeye medium rare. Cooked perfectly. - Pizza Near Me - Encino, California