I learned a few things on this trip to California Pizza Kitchen. I didn't know it's the last location in AZ. The service was amazing, the food was amazing. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The environment was inviting and clean.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The lunch specials are incredible and the pizza was great. Definitely recommend! The crust is soooo good. If you're looking for a great lunch spot, check them out! Awesome quality of food, and great service. Very friendly people. read more

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This place has such good food and we truly love coming here, which is why this experience was so disappointing. Driving all the way from Avondale to Scottsdale just to see only 1-2 servers on the floor was frustrating. We waited for our server while she was still greeting multiple tables that arrived before us, and after sitting there for quite a while we eventually decided to leave the dining area and order takeout instead just so my son could still get his favorite pasta. To make things worse, the kids pasta was charged as an adult portion, and when we explained the situation to the manager and let her know why we were leaving, there wasn't even an apology or any attempt to make things right. We've been loyal customers for many years, and it's honestly sad to see the experience continue going downhill because CPK has so much potential. As someone who has worked in this industry almost my entire life, customer service and acknowledgment go a long way, and this experience felt very disappointing. read more

We order the same thing every time from this restaurant, packed as an Uber eats order, but I pick it up myself. Usually the food is fabulous and my wife's chopped salad was perfectly fine. However, my chicken piccata, was lacking in flavor, both the chicken and the sauce. And, as I was leaving the restaurant, I specifically asked if the preparer had put bread in the bag and he told me he did. However, when I got my order home, there was no bread. It was a little disappointing, considering the last order we had was actually one of the best I've ever tasted about six weeks ago. read more

California Pizza Kitchen - ITALIAN CHOPPED SALAD - Pizza Near Me - Scottsdale, Arizona

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Sadly, one star. The service at the counter took a long time for them just to say hello and get me a water. The food I got to go was really gross. Hardly ate anything. read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Let's eat - Pizza Near Me - Scottsdale, Arizona

It's been a while since we ate here, we came for lunch yesterday and were so pleased. Good service. We shared the Sicilian pizza (it's spicy and get the thin crust, it's crisp but still has nice chew), tried the new Crispy Chinese dumpling salad (also spicy with chili crisp) and so good, and the new Churro Swirl dessert was delicious and cooling. I am an iced tea snob and their mango passionfruit iced tea is subtle but great! Get one to take home. And [[HIGHLIGHT]]impressed with the ladies room, immaculate and smelled really clean.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Construction behind them so the only entrance is off Scottsdale Road, parking is easy. read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Sicilian pizza, thin crust. 6 large slices, plenty to share and some to take home. - Pizza Near Me - Scottsdale, Arizona

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The pizza was ok it didn't have a crunchy crust so I would give the pizza a 5.5/10. The street corn however 10/10 the service was great they were very nice. [[HIGHLIGHT]]It had a good mood but the lights were warm and not too bright[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Pizza Near Me - Scottsdale, Arizona

Henry= The Best Server + Perfect Food = CPK Love! If you go to CPK, ask for HENRY! We've followed him from Chandler to Tempe, Biltmore, and now Scottsdale -- 40 minutes from our house -- because his service is that good. Always hot, fresh food and the best dining experience every time. CPK, you're lucky to have him! [[HIGHLIGHT]]We've been eating at California Pizza Kitchen since 2015, and it's one of our favorite spots for both family dinners and date nights.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Over the years, we've followed one incredible server -- Henry -- from location to location because he truly makes the experience exceptional. We first met Henry when Chandler Mall CPK closed, and we started going to Tempe Marketplace. From that moment on, he's been the reason we keep coming back. His attention to detail, genuine care, and the way he remembers exactly what we like (and how we like it!) is unmatched. When Tempe Marketplace closed, we followed Henry to Biltmore... and when Biltmore closed, we drove to Scottsdale -- which is 40 minutes from our home -- just so we could keep enjoying his amazing service. Honestly, if it weren't for him, we probably wouldn't make the drive. Our food is always hot and delicious. On our most recent visit, we enjoyed: Kids cheese pizza Creamy tomato soup Fettuccine Alfredo Wild Mushroom pizza on cauliflower crust Bread with oil dip Peach lemonade & peach tea Root beer We left happy, satisfied, and full -- as always. CPK is lucky to have such an outstanding employee representing their brand. If you ever go to CPK, ask for Henry... and tell him I sent you! Worth the Drive for Henry's 5-Star Service! read more

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We' were craving CPK and this is the only location remaining in Az! So, we made the drive from Gilbert to North Scottsdale and it was worth it! The food was fresh and delicious and exceptional service. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The location is easy to get to and they have plenty of space.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] It's the CPK we missed and love. read more

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This is the last California Pizza Kitchen left in Arizona. I've been to them all from Chandler, Desert Ridge, Biltmore Fashion Square, Sedona. Our first experience was in California. Luckily this Scottsdale location will be opened at least 8 more years thanks to a lease. Woot woot. I still have my California Pizza Kitchen cook books. Great memories and food. Fresh with unique toppings. I had to stop by while in the area for a Chopped chicken BBQ salad. Oh it was so good. Just as good as over 30 years ago. There aren't many businesses that that offer a salad as a meal that actually fills you up like CPK. The flavors of the dressing and BBQ sauce make it so yummy. I called my order in. It was ready in lightening speed. Karissa helped me when I arrived. She was so sweet. She seems to enjoy CPK as much as I do. They are refreshing the menu next month (March 2025) and bringing back the Waldorf salad! Great experience and salad. I hope we will always have a location here in Arizona. read more

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Absolutely delicious! Can never go wrong ordering the Kung Pao Spaghetti. Chicken, shrimp or combo is what I order with extra peanuts. Just the right amount of kick read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Pizza Near Me - Scottsdale, Arizona

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Been a while since our last visit. Probably last branch in AZ. My wife kind of missed the BBQ salad so here we are. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Visit was pleasant.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] We were promptly seated. Food came pretty quickly. Foods are made fresh just like how we remembered it. read more

California Pizza Kitchen - BBQ Chicken Salad - Pizza Near Me - Scottsdale, Arizona

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Ack! I should have known now looking at these reviews. We had the worst experience here - all around. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Walking in it felt like a low budget Dennys or IHOP. Charmless ambiance with an overpowering aroma of cleaner[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]. Come to think of it, we couldn't smell any food - or taste any food the whole time we were here. We ordered two appetizers and a salad. The dumplings came out cold. Cold chicken on the inside! Manager was not apologetic or eager to make us happy - he simply shared they were cooked fresh daily but then microwaved to order. He offered to bring out another but genuinely didn't handle it great. He was overwhelmed and not seemingly into making the customer experience great. The manager should have taken the dumplings off our bill entirely. The server was overwhelmed and working all over the restaurant - also bartending behind the bar (oh, and we hated sitting next to the noisy kitchen too). The overly cheesy egg rolls were so yucky. Everything seemed made of plastic or something. Gross. We were overcharged $30 and when I asked for an itemized receipt they brought a new one (after way too long waiting and watching the manager and server talk and seemingly agree there were mistakes). More than 5 minutes later (we were SO ready to leave, and thirst because no one ever refilled our water) the server came back with an itemized bill. I asked why there was sangria on it (we drank water!). She blamed a new system they were having trouble with. Dear lord! At this point I shouldn't have had a bill at all. This was hands down the worst dining experience ever. We moved from California where the CPK is a treasured spot; standards are met and it's FUN; while it's not a totally upscale spot, it's nice, reliable and tasty. Or maybe I'm thinking of 20 years ago. This place simply should not be standing. read more

We love the pizza and salad here!! The service is great-Robert is our favorite server! [[HIGHLIGHT]]The ambience is perfect for date night or family night![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

I went here for my birthday dinner back in June 2025. I absolutely love CPK! Everything is ALWAYS perfect! I always come back for the mushroom/pepperoni & sausage pizza! This time I got the lemon picata! Everything always tastes perfect! I truly hope this location is here to stay! They looked busy and a little under staffed on my birthday night, but besides that I love you CPK! Can't wait to come back & see you again. read more

Pizza and pasta always hot, fresh and tasty! Lots of kids meal and gluten free choices. App usually has good offers and rewards. The girl at the pick up area is always extremely nice and remembers me when I get pick ups. Been coming to CPK since the 90's and will keep coming back! read more

What a terrible experience. Maybe they were having an off day. Our server was also tasked with working take out. We ordered drinks and eventually had to ask her to go get them. They were sitting on the bar in excess of 10 minutes. We had to ask if we could order. Drinks were completely empty. The manager, who was apparently on break when we got there, came out and was helping but was so loud and unprofessional. The host that greeted us was apparently new and hands down the best interaction we had. The other host who was "training" him just stood around talking to the bar staff and doing nothing. We had to ask for someone to get the bread and appetizer plates out of the way to make room for our dinner entrees. My entree was barely warm. [[HIGHLIGHT]]I should note it was NOT busy in there.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] We had to walk up to the bar and ask for our check. And a box for the pizza we didn't finish. I love CPK but this location needs some serious leadership and it's not the leader we saw read more

Don't order to go / delivery. I love the food and menus but the past three times I've ordered part was not included. Then one pizza was cold. Then no instructions and added mean instead of avocado and now I can't eat. It's been frustrating and disappointing. I guess only eat at the location read more

Love their salads. The Thai crunch salad is my fav - my hubbies beef salad left a bit to be desired. Staff was courteous and got food to us in a timely manner. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The restaurant is always clean and well maintained[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

My husband and I used to go to California pizza kitchen all the time with our daughter! We had one in Dallas where we used to live and one in Tucson, where we currently live and both closed. They shut down during 'fake' Covid. Anyway, we used to love the barbecue chicken pizza, the bbq chicken salad, the split pea soup, and the Kung pow chicken spaghetti and the macaroni and cheese pasta. Well tonight, while visiting Scottsdale we visited this location in Scottsdale and it did not disappoint. We ordered all of our favorite dishes including the split pea soup and they were all really good! Even the bread! We also ordered & walked out with the chimichurri ice cream dessert. The food manager, a young Hispanic woman was amazing! The pizza maker, both were Very hard workers and the female manager well she knew the menu and the company, by heart. We walked out with a bill that was as much as if we bought one item each at Houstons or white chocolate and we got three items each a desert and alcoholic drinks! and we brought items home for tomorrow. Give them a chance !! [[HIGHLIGHT]]they're in a bad location because the owners next door just tore down the strip mall behind them, but they are open for business[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]. [[HIGHLIGHT]]We sat at their long bar.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Thank you. read more

We got a discount cause of military and the food was really good. I had pizza and salad in a drink and my husband got pizza also. Very good food and service read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Pizza Near Me - Scottsdale, Arizona

I feel like people forget about how great this place is. It's not just the pizza, they have Kung pow spaghetti that is amazing. And their salads are really good too. read more

Just received a steak salad..... it basically went from the dinner table directly to the garbage can. The steak wasn't edible. I could barely cut it with a knife, let alone trying to chew it. Should be renamed Gristle Salad. read more

Always such a great nostalgic option! Glad that there is still one left in Arizona! The staff all seemed quite annoyed with their job and were quite vocal about it but didn't really bother me because the food is good read more

Came in because I had a nostalgic moment since my wife and I used to frequent this chain often! Was greeted by Hannah with a spectacular attitude! I remembered all the great times we shared and I'm looking forward to my take out order! Thanks for all the wonderful experiences California Pizza Kitchen! read more

I've been to this CPK twice recently and had delicious food and excellent service from McKenna. The pizzas were hot, fresh and delicious. There was no wait for a table and everything came quickly. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The atmosphere was relaxing and chill.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I love the lunch combos. I would definitely recommend coming to this CPK location! read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Veggie pizza with a cauliflower crust and goat cheese added. So delicious! - Pizza Near Me - Scottsdale, Arizona

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We met friends at this location that we had not seen in 6 years. Our gathering was ruined by a waitress with a horrible attitude. She was nasty no matter what request we had. She left dirty dishes on our table, rarely gave us refills and did an outstanding job of ignoring us. This young lady does not need to work with the public. read more

HORRIBLE service . Walked in wasn't greeted at all . Stood at the front waiting to be seated for over 5 minuets to be seated while all the workers kept looking over at us . Finally after going up to the take out section and asking ahead said sit there and just wait pointing to a table. Sat at the table about 10 minuets before getting menus then told our server would be with us soon . Waiting another 5-10 minuets before getting our drink order taken . Over all service was horrible . Bread served to us was cold and rock hard . Very disappointed . read more

I love CPK. I love the mac n cheese and most pizzas. [[HIGHLIGHT]]So happy this place is still open but it is so run down.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The wait staff is not very good. They seem to just be there. Not very friendly or helpful. I bet this location closes too. read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Pizza Near Me - Scottsdale, Arizona

The manager Laura was absolutely amazing! She went above and beyond to make my experience an exceptional one! There had been a slight issue with my order & she took great care of me. I highly appreciate & respect her super kind service. We will be ordering/dining here more often! read more

Our server Brooke was great and handled the rude, impatient customer sitting next to us very well! Food was great, even though they were understaffed, I felt we were accommodated well. [[HIGHLIGHT]]There were multiple big groups of people so we decided to sit at the bar which was open seating![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Made our meal fast and easy. read more

We've only ever really eaten the frozen pizzas from the store but we had a gift card and decided to give it a try. So much better fresh! The waiter was attentive and helpful. We had the BBQ chicken and garlic mushroom pizzas. Definitely going to go back for more. read more

Nice older place. A lite drab but clean. We were seated quickly as it was not crowded at all. Our server was nice and attentive. She made sure our glasses didn't run empty. I had the Thai pizza. I've had it before and would have appreciated more sauce. But it was good. He had the BBQ Steak pizza, he enjoyed it. On a different note, the bathroom could have been attended to. Question. Would I go again. Maybe, as the service was good and so was the food. read more

I thought I would give this place another try after like 8 years. Big mistake!!!!! I ordered the mushroom pizza, it had actual dirt attached to the mushrooms on the pizza. That's rt dirt from where the mushrooms grew out of the soil. And not just small pieces . Large chucks attached to the mushrooms.The restaurant could care less. They tried to offer me free food. No thanks, I won't never eat their food again. Disgusting!!! They sent me to their legal department. I got a call from them and she wasn't even interested in what went on she just immediately denied any wrong doing. She didn't want any pictures or to actually see the pizza in person. This place is going to be investigated by the county. I already filed a complaint. read more

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I know it's a chain, but love the pizza and they always get the dough right. We grew up with them and now even my kids who live in Prescott stop by like our old family tradition. read more

They only keep one location in the valley and the dishes were fresh and delicious. Hopefully they could find a way to reopen more locations. read more

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It's alright - [[HIGHLIGHT]]for a CPK, it's a little dumpy[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] but the food is affordable and the staff is nice. Not bad for a chain read more

I used to live in California and enjoyed their location in Encinitas(northern San Diego suburb). I also really liked the CPK at the Biltmore Mall in East Phoenix. When I walked into this one, I was very impressed with the upscale atmosphere, comfortable seating, cleanliness and spaciousness. Service was outstanding from the GM and server Lindsay. The place is run very smoothly with a nice relaxed upscale atmosphere with prices lower than you'd expect. Even though they're famous for pizza, I thought the full size Mediterranean Salad was outstanding-very fresh, nicely chilled with alot of tomatoes, olives, feta cheese and great dressing-I like it wasn't too strong and enhanced the natural flavors of the ingredients. I had "The Sicilian" which was delicious and had alot of meat. They're located on Scottsdale road a few blocks south of Shea. read more

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My husband and I just stopped in to get a takeout order and have a drink at the bar at 4:15. There were about 10 people in the whole restaurant. We sat at the bar for at least 10 minutes and no one acknowledged our presence. There was a gal making pizza boxes right next to us, who walked past us at least 3 times and simply couldn't be bothered. We got up and left and headed to Sauce who gave us great service and even better food. Sorry CPK, you just lost some great customers. read more

This review is for take out. I ordered our food on line. When I went to pick it up I was greeted and the food was ready and bagged up for me to take. The order was correct and the food was delicious. My family had the Cedar Plank Salmon (great as always), the Caesar salad (very good) and the five cheese and tomato cauliflower crust pizza, which is one of our favorites. The bread with olive oil and spices was included and we couldn't have asked for a better meal. read more

I have been a regular customer of CPK for years. I have used them for catering as well as casual dining. This location in Scottsdale is the worst location I have ever been to. The menu keeps shrinking and the food quality is worse every time I go. I used to love the cauliflower crust pizza. It is now only on their to go menu in a kid's size. And it's bad. The butter cake was dry and they are not serving it with Hagen Daaz ice cream (as advertised). The vanilla ice cream it came with was bad. I feel like I totally wasted my money and I never want to go back here. The staff was friendly but the food is not like it used to be. By the way, CPK, Why would I respond to your link? I said what needs to be said here. You want to make it appear as though you care but this generic "response " is inadequate. read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Butter cake; dry and overcooked. - Pizza Near Me - Scottsdale, Arizona