California Pizza Kitchen may charge luxury prices for a pizza the size of a paper plate, but WOW!!! Those flavors know how to work overtime. My kids surprised me with a Thai Chicken and Chipotle Chicken pizzas and suddenly I remembered why this place has me emotionally confused every time. The Thai Chicken Pizza was basically a spring roll that went to college and became sophisticated. Peanut sauce, chicken, bean sprouts, carrots, cilantro... ridiculously fresh and crazy delicious!!! Easily my fave flavor there. The Chipotle Chicken pizza also came in swinging with smoky chipotle sauce, chicken, poblano peppers, cilantro salsa, and southwestern-style pico to garnish it, like it was auditioning for Food Network. CPK doesn't do boring "here's your pepperoni, have a nice day" pizza. Their pies have passport stamps and personality, and honestly that's what makes them stand out so much!! read more

See all

Unfortunately have to update this review and drop down to a 2 star. My wife and I love CPK. Especially their BBQ salads. I will say this is the only location where the bread they serve is soft. We got two apps to try out which were the spinach and artichoke dip along with trying them buffalo chicken bites for the first time. Our entrées were the BBQ chicken salad (we end up taking most of it home). I asked to get mine without cilantro and dressing on the side. My wife's came as we both got avocado on it. My salad came with cilantro, all mixed in and with a giant avocado peel. The waitress did take 10% off due to the cilantro without me asking I think she just saw me picking it out. There was no dressing on the side. I did have to ask for it, which isn't a big deal, but the restaurant was pretty empty and our service was absolutely terrible. The salads themselves honestly just didn't taste that fresh. The chicken kind of tasted a little old. I'll add that the appetizers were semi decent. I wasn't aware that the buffalo chicken bites were also dark meat but that's good to know. The artichoke dip came out not hot. It was barely warm and I know sometimes restaurants will serve it warm, but it was just barely warm. I figured since we don't always have that bad of an experience at CPK maybe it was just a one time thing. But then... When my wife went to go eat her salad the next day for lunch as we brought it home for leftovers... she took a bite of of her salad and went to chew like anybody else would, and there was something so incredibly hard in the salad it chipped part of her tooth. We still have no idea what it is, but it's so extremely hard. It feels like a rock. Extremely disappointed in this visit and I honestly probably won't be back to this location. read more

My friend and I stopped by for lunch, I ordered the wild mushroom pizza with pepperoni and the Italian chop salad. It was delicious! The service was adequate and we received our food quickly and hot. It was a lovely afternoon. read more

See all

We are BACK and this time we brought our COCO too! COCO is our 9 month Samoyed and she's very friendly. I checked that there was OUTDOOR seating on YELP so I brought COCO with us... SONG of the DAY to play along with this YELP REVIEW: CALIFORNIA DREAMIN by The Mamas and the Papas... All the leaves are green And the sky is blue I've been for a lunch at CPK On a Summer's day... KUNG PAO SPAGHETTI with CHICKEN: 8.5/10 Love the portions but, it could have been more flavorful and stir fried. JAMBALAYA PASTA: 10/10 This was the STAR of the SHOW!! I've never changed my order. This is the only dish I order because it's SO DELICIOUS!! BRAVO to the CHEF!! SERVICE: A++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We gave our server John a 20% tip because he deserved it! We asked for vinegar, CHALULA and more bread. Without hesitation, he attends to our request right away even though he was also very busy with other customers inside the restaurant. Bravo CPK does an excellent job of scanning the BEST customer service ;) PARKING: Plenty but, you might have to circle a bit depending on what time of day you arrive. ROCK ON CPK!!!! read more

See all

The price can rack up pretty quickly but the pizza isn't bad. I got the mushroom pepperoni pizza which was pretty good. The service was great and fairly quick for a party of 10. Overall, nice little pizza spot at the mall. read more

California Pizza Kitchen - MUSHROOM PEPPERONI SAUSAGE PIZZA - Pizza Near Me - Temecula, California

Disappointing experience overall. John was our server and rarely checked in on us--it was very obvious he didn't want to be at work. The restaurant wasn't packed, yet the food still took a long time to come out. This location is also noticeably much darker than other California Pizza Kitchen locations I've visited, which added to the off vibe. When the food finally arrived, it was cold. I didn't say anything because I was already starving and we had movie tickets, and I didn't want to wait even longer for a replacement. Unfortunately, that meant settling for a meal that wasn't enjoyable. Overall, it was a pretty lackluster experience. read more

We arrived to CPK at 6:20pm. Apparently we were sat in the wrong section because we sat in our seats for 40 minutes without being greeted by our server. Then, our server DJ comes to the table and we order 2 drinks, water and our food. 20 minutes later, we still have no drinks or bread and oil. The manager at this time finally comes to check on us and asked what our drink order was. It took her 10 minutes to get our drinks and bread and we had to ask for water 3 separate times. As soon as the bread was brought to us so were our main courses. All employees on shift were watching the world cup on the TVs and every other table seemed to be getting service. This is the worst service we have ever received at any restaurant, very bad. read more

Came in for lunch with my kids. Service was horrible for barely being busy. Water tasted like chlorine. Told our server John and asked for a Dr. Pepper. Received our food and had to remind John to bring the Dr. Pepper. His words were "oh I didn't bring it out?" . Came by 2 times the whole time we're dining. read more

Went to CPK for our annual Veterans celebration. Service was slow because it was packed. The food was delish as usual. Ordered the chopped Asian salad & mushroom, sausage, pepperoni pizza. It was so good! The restaurant was lively and bustling. read more

See all

Our server Mauricio was phenomenal he served our big table of 10 people he was super sweet gave us great suggestions The drinks he recommended were bomb and so were the appetizers and food I felt bad cuz we were a rowdy bunch but he did sooo well I just wanted to shout him out because he was also busy with to go orders there was a line and he was still holding it down read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Pizza Near Me - Temecula, California

Manager or some employee in place on a loud meeting on his phone and conducting his work while people are trying to eat! Place smells musty and needs updates! Love other CPKs just not this one! Horrible having to listen that while I'm trying to enjoy a meal with my daughter! Not good!! read more

Good food and always consistent our server Alex was awesome, friendly, and attentive. We were here on a Saturday afternoon and Alex was busy so he never really pre bussed our table so that was the only negative thing although he has a lot of tables and was running around like crazy. His team could have helped out, I never seen a busser or Manager walking the floor to help him. All our food was great, that white corn guacamole was super fresh and had great flavors. The kids loved their pizzas and mac n cheese. We got the burrata Neapolitan pizza and it was tasty. We will definitely go back and ask for Alex. Also restaurant was clean and kept up the only reason for the 4 stars is nobody helping Alex with pre bussing other than that everything was awesome. read more

Went here simply because we had a gift card otherwise it has never once crossed my mind to go eat at CPK. The restaurant was mildly busy but it took almost 15 min for someone to even notice there were 3 parties waiting to be seated. The GM was an embarrassment, his shirt was untucked and dirty, wearing jeans and constantly on his phone. Not once did he check on his customers. Sent back our steak salad as the steak was rancid. Mario and Alfredo were the only people running around trying to keep the restaurant afloat. Surprised this place hasn't closed down years ago. read more

Great service and fast seating food was fresh I was very happy with the service will definitely be coming back tried the spinach dip and avacado eggrolls !!! Both on point read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Mac and cheese and chicken fingers - Pizza Near Me - Temecula, California

We had not been to the California Pizza Kitchen in way over 10 years, as I was always resistant when the better half recommended it as I did not care for it back in the days. We acquired a $25 gift card, which we had actually been sitting on for about 3 years. I reluctantly agreed to go... After being seated we ordered a couple of beers, after we were told it was happy hour and the tap beers were half price (thanks for letting us know). Upon receiving our beers nearly 15 minutes later (there were only four other tables being waited on, by the two waitresses, if you get my drift = unacceptable), we ordered our food: two wedge salads and a burnt ends pizza (a special they were running). The salads arrived first, about another 15 minutes later. Although the components were fresh the salad was put together haphazardly, thus needing to be mixed with the fixings more than what would be a standard need to do. We both enjoyed the salads. The pizza finally arrived and I had an empty beer glass. I was asked if I wanted another and I stated I did. The pizza was so-so for me, but the wife liked it. I like red pepper flakes, but was never offered any and I waited for the waitress to return so I could ask (she meandered on the opposite side of the restaurant yapping with other employees or just zoning out). The pizza was at room temperature, not warm - let alone hot. I also found absolutely nothing special about it, flavor-wise, even though the wife said she enjoyed hers. We both agreed they were skimpy on the burnt ends, which I personally found a little dry. I had to sip my wife's beer (remember I was waiting for that second one) to wet the whistle (no waters had been provided). About 25 minutes later, YES 25 MINUTES LATER, the waitress returns and tells me "the machine" (aka beer tap) for the beer I ordered was "broken" and asked if I wanted a different beer. We were done by this time and I just requested the bill. I was pondering whether to give this a single star, but elected to give it two (could've been better). No thanks, I will NOT be going back. The wife, who likes CPK, can go on her own if inclined. read more

Don't listen to the haters that got the average to 3 stars. If you want really good pizza this place will blow your balls off. Go get a pep and bbq chicken pizza and tell me you still have balls. Came here yesterday and left castrated. This pizzas from GOD. read more

Need to improve EVERYTHING. We sat in Elizabeth's section. 5:45pm It took her 15 minutes to get waters to us. 30 minutes to get 2 adult drinks. She did not return to check on us, we had to ask the hostess to help us get 2 sprites for the kids. Other servers brought us more bread, and Elizabeth never returned. 3 other tables who arrived AFTER us received their meals way before us & finished. When Elizabeth checked on us (7:15) she brought the olive oils for the bread that was already finished and left. By 7:30 we got up to leave still did NOT ever get our order. We left cash on the table to pay for the adult drinks, and Elizabeth came running to us as if we were dashing yelling at us to pay for the two drinks we ordered. No apologies for waiting for the food that never arrived. Nothing. She is lousy and you should transfer her to clean the restrooms only. Her customer service skills do not exist. No apologies, she didn't even try smooth things over. Shout out to Rey the hostess for trying to help. Rey and another server were the only two who did try to remedy the situation. Another note is we have a diabetic with us and we dosed for the dinner thinking we were going to be ok (because to need to wait a few minutes before eating) and that added stress to the situation that Elizabeth ignored. I had asked if food would be arriving soon. When she brought the oils for the already eaten breads and she said "in a few minutes" and walked away. read more

Took family on a Sunday for dinner. We love the bread and the food was on point as usual. Great service.

Let me start by saying that the review I'm about to give has nothing to do with the people who work here. They were friendly and kind and were just great. Now the actually establishment, as soon as you walk in you get hit with the stench of dirty carpet. I understand where and tear but y'all gotta rip this carpet out. It is so nasty. The food was good. I have no complaints about the food, but the actual establishment turns your stomach. We used to love going to California pizza kitchen before Covid hit and haven't been back since till this time and I'm just so disappointed. Nobody wants to eat in a nasty place. read more

My sons and I visited the Temecula location for happy hour. We placed an order for appetizers and a food order. We never received the appetizers, 40 minutes later and no food. I also observed the manager touch his glasses and face and then handle food. Our server did not check in the entire time after bringing us our drinks. We finally decided to leave and all of a sudden our food was ready. I paid for the drinks, even though one of the drinks should have been discounted for happy hour server charged me full price. They should have comped our drinks, but no apology from the manager. Will not be returning. Very disappointed. read more

food was good but service was poor from our server john. we were barely checked up on and when we asked for the bill me and my party were met with an attitude. i understand that a lot of teens don't tip but when you treat us poorly because you assume we won't, why would we feel the need to. When we clicked no on the tip due to the poor customer service and attitude john printed the receipt threw it on the table and walked away without responding to our saying thank you. read more

We were one of 2 tables and the other group was about 14 people. We waited a very long time while the big group was waited on promptly and just kept getting all the waiters and managers attention. We had a simple appetizer and one salad, that's all. Took over 40 minutes to get the salad and we had told them that the appetizer was my entree. I was done before the salad was even served. If the manager or server had at least apologized and kept us updated but no. We will never be back there. I'm sure the large younger group was ordering drinks and running up a big tab= big tip. I've never written a review like this, I'm not picky but this was rude and unacceptable. read more

Only thing half decent was the food, service was absolutely terrible our waitress Ashley pretty much ignored us most of the time and decided the bar was more important even with a good amount of crew present. Drinks got messed up, didnt get appetizers until other customers who came after us got their entrees. So on so forth going from bad to worse. read more

Update: The General manager reached out and apologized and promised to get the restaurant cleaned up and train the staff in how to properly clean and handle customer service. I appreciate his quick response and hope things will be better next time. I will try again! read more

See all

First time here ! And wow!!!! The service was amazing, Mauricio greeted us with a smile. He had a great knowledge of the menu and even offered us dessert. Definitely would recommend him as a server. Thank you for the experience! Mauricio read more

Food 5/5 Kung pao chicken and Jambalaya pastas amazing Service 4.5/5 friendly bartender Ambiance 4.5 / 5 very busy on Friday nights. Their best chef works on Fridays read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Kungpao Chicken Pasta and Jambalaya - Pizza Near Me - Temecula, California

Waitress forgot my wife's order even after being told the order politely to female waitress and aswelll as my wife's drink which she got wrong, we specifically came here for some food and a nice drinks . Made me and my wife very disappointed read more

The photo on menu doesn't even come close .. spent 150 bucks on food that was very disappointed and I never give reviews... maybe best to eat in and might be different. It was a special occasion and would never order to go again read more

Wow, I know inflation is terrible right now, but when I paid $22 for chicken tequila pasta and opened the tray, they only gave me three tiny pieces of chicken!!! That's not right. Nowadays, eating out is a luxury, and this is what I'm getting. read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Chicken Tequila pasta. Can you zoom in to see the three little pieces of chicken? - Pizza Near Me - Temecula, California

Calif Pizza Kitchen has been our family's go to place whenever we're traveling, or just looking for something tasty and familiar. Now CPK isn't perfect, but their food prep folks seem always get it right. Now the servers try hard, but they are mostly hit or miss... throughout their system. On our most recent visit, we counted six errors, along with some incredibly crazy and slow service. Even our bill had two errors. LOL Four Stars and yes, we are somewhat hesitant Fans. read more

See all

Another great experience!! Our server Brooke was fantastic and was very attentive which made our food taste even better. The roasted salad, pepperoni & mushroom pizza and Kung PAO shrimp pasta was delicious. CPK and their customers are fortunate to have a team member like Brooke work here! Looking forward for her to be our server again! read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Honoring Veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice. - Pizza Near Me - Temecula, California

See all

Service is very slim crunch on wait hours What's up with no condiments on the tables Music is very annoying; why would you not play smooth bass or soft instrumental instead of heavy rocky garbage. read more

Food came out hot and tasted like CPK fare. My issue is the service. Was quoted 10-15 minutes for a to-go order. After nearly 40 minutes I asked to just cancel it and leave, but the server basically refused and I waited longer to take food I basically no longer wanted. It's fine for your kitchen to be backed up, but you should properly represent your wait times and if I want to cancel my order, then do it. read more

ordered 2 lunch duos the salad was old a nd the ingredients were chopped extra large and too big to bite . the tortilla soup came without the tortilla pieces. my sandwich came with old avocado pieces and lettuce that was wilted. then I gave the server my info for their rewards program and later I discovered that didn't even enter it so I couldn't put in my review on their app. Disappointed and appalled at how much they have fallen. read more

Came to CPK tonight for the wife's birthday, we both ordered the Chicken shrimp fettuccine, after a bit of a delay Alan who is the manager got involved. Well let me tell you from the attached picture some of the best fettuccine we have ever had well worth the wait good quality delicious! Thank you Alan and Josh. read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Well worth the wait, the Chicken shrimp fettuccine gone! - Pizza Near Me - Temecula, California

The staff is super nice. It's always dim is there so that's good because everyone looks good in dim lighting. The food menu is super small compared to other places post covid. They definitely made thier menu smaller and there are not a lot of vegetarian options. However, the options available are ok. The king pai spaghetti is fire. Totally recommend. I did not get mine with a protein but you can option for extra money. I also tried both the strawberry margarita and agave lime margarita. Both packed a punch and were delicious. read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Strawberry Margarita - Pizza Near Me - Temecula, California

I hate to have to do this because my great experience with John. They cut back his hours and he doesn't know why. He has asked Dave the manager and not been given a clear answer. I only sit in his area once a week and now he's not been there. I actually have to call first before going to see if he's there. I was so embarrassed when I brought a friend and Angel was my server. She was clueless and a horrible experience was had. The whole dining experience was a mess. She couldn't get anything right. I'm not sure why great servers are punished for who knows what or why. I won't be going anymore if he isn't there. I had some other bad experiences in the past with other servers. Not sure why he isn't rewarded by keeping his hours. It is my 1 day a week at work lunch where I can just enjoy. I usually dine alone and enjoy. Sometimes I bring 1 of my 4 kids after his weekly dr appointment and John always remembers both of our orders. I plan on calling a corporate office later to ask some questions. So many restaurants are lacking and this is one I visit once a week and sometimes twice a week. I will not come if he's not working. If he quits because of being mistreated I won't come again ever again. My food is never prepared correctly when I have most other servers there. John deserves better treatment and these servers work hard. I consider him the best. read more

Alfredo, the assistant manager, does an amazing job! Mario, the main cook is excellent! They both deserve to be commended and given a raise! They both work very hard! read more

Service is severely lacking. Manager needs to staff up. Not your typical California Pizza Kitchen. Food, however, was great. This was on a Sunday at 2pm. Not very busy. read more

After several disappointing visits to the Victoria Gardens location.. We decided to give the Temecula location a try because, well.. we love the pizza... The staff was friendly, starting with the host (Mauricio) who greeted us. There was a little misunderstanding with the online waitlist process, but it was figured out promptly and Mauricio apologized so many times for the error.. The manager on duty (Paul) was incredibly kind and helpful. From our few interactions you could see how much he cared for the customer experience and his staff. Our server Mackenzie was also efficient and provided great service throughout our meal. We are definitely coming back to the Temecula location. read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Pepperoni pizza - Pizza Near Me - Temecula, California