California Pizza Kitchen

I use to love CPK. However, I don’t really think that CPK is a good value now. Very little chicken on our salads for the price. You can find much better meals for this price around Hoover. Also the table was sticky from previous guests. We will not be back.

CPK is one of my favorite restaurants — but — this location is consistently a let down. The food often is flavorless or stale (chips) or brought at the wrong time (if appetizers are ordered at the same time as the main meal).
The pepper grinders never work, the sweet tea may or may not be sweet on any given day.
I can’t see a restaurant can get this many things wrong on a perpetual basis.

I’ve been to the California Pizza Kitchen in the Summit a few times, but I’ve never been to this location.
My husband and I went on a Saturday evening around 7:30pm. Surprisingly we didn’t have to wait for a table. The place was busy, but not packed. We were seated and our server came over and was very nice and attentive. We ordered and while we were waiting he kept up with refilling my husband’s drink (which I have to give him credit for because my husband drinks a lot).
The food was good. We both ordered pizzas (I ordered the Habanero Carnitas and my husband ordered the Meat Cravers). They were flavorful and cooked well. Only issue I had with mine is that there wasn’t much of the pulled pork on it at all. However, my husband’s had a lot of meat, so maybe I just got unlucky.
No complaints about the service or the food. It was pretty consistent with my experience at the other location. They are definitely good to try if you’re craving a somewhat different pizza!

We live close by and have dined here numerous times. On a recent visit, the food was good but the restaurant needs to be updated and cleaned. There is a certain odor when you walk in. I’m not sure if it’s the carpet or what but it’s a sour smell that is not pleasant. Also, don’t look up. The ceiling is filthy. There is dust and dirt all around the air vents that is not noticeable because the ceiling is black. But you can see it during the day time. It’s on the higher walls as well. I hope they take notice of this and make changes. It’s hard to eat in a dirty/​smelly place.

The inside was like a freezer. We were eating and I was watching people shaking. I was surprised no one asked management to turn the A/​C up some. The men just sit there and hugged them selves over their plates. The receptionist kept sitting guess all in one corner of the building. Maybe easy for waiter. Maybe to keep body heat going.
The four of us at our table had to talk too loud to overcome the loud music that was being played in the building. It was far too loud. We asked to turn it down, but no dice!
It could have been a great outing for the four of us because the food was very, very good.
However, it got cold halfway while eating because it was that cold in the building. I did not know A/​C could get that cold.
If I go back it will be to take out the good food. Unless they get some heat and spread the people out and get a waitresses that knows the meals. I can tell you the good food just will not keep you coming back. Please lower the volume of the loud music or maybe just turn it OFF. Just the facts!

Ok ok it is chain but it is IMO a consistently decent option for salads and pizzas. I have dined at this CPK a total of four times and the pizzas have always been really good whether dining I or taking out.
I never had bad service here, always appropriately attentive without being ignored or bothered.
The salads however are on occasion a little off, as it seems like the lettuce has been too chilled almost frozen (not good) as it gets either icy or mushy, it would not surprise me if the salads were made up ahead of time and kept in the frig, not freshly made, that would explain the near frozen experience.
The Wifi is free and as slow as carrier pigeon get used to seeing“request failed” ugh!

Holy terrible service. we had the most awful waiter no personality. No service whatsoever. We were brought hot tea (with anticipation of it being cold) he laughed about it. We asked for ice we never got. He was so rude when he was to take our order. No more CPKfor us #serveraustinsucks #sticktoSLICE

This is the most awesome pizza place in Birmingham, AL hands down. I absolutely love this place! What makes it even better is that they have a great staff.

Been here twice. Good food but service is well below average. Now I understand why. Tonight I observed someone in a management function walking around the back counter, pouring his owns drinks, and eating dinner at the bar. All while dressed inappropriately for a manager. Fish stink at the head.

Been here twice while we are in Birmingham. Great food. Megan, the manager and Ashley, our server were fantastic. Will be back again.

It was ok, I love saucy pizza and I specifically asked for extra sauce and the pizza came out dry as a door knob. I had to ask for more sauce on the side and ending up dipping my slices into the sauce which made the pizza better. I would eat here again, but I’m still searching for my pizza place!

The pizza was ok, and the dessert was superb. However, our server; though I tipped him over charged me twice on the service. They do have a nice idea but, the execution is off a bit by the servers. I would be willing to check them out again but, I will definitely make sure that the end service is on par as well. Also make sure you get dessert they are epically huge so that is a plus.

Horrible… ordered pizzas to go and waited at bar for 45 mins. We received drinks when ordering, but after that, no one came by and we were at the bar! Watching the staff, they were very confused and seemed to be running around without a leader. The pizzas finally came, but had obviously been sitting around as they were quite cold. They made new ones in about 7 mins. Hence the reason for 2 stars instead of 1. Quality of the pizzas was mediocre at best. I would not recommend.

Great service, environment, yet very mediocre pizza. The thin crust wasn’t good. It was burnt and I had trouble biting into it. It was burnt beyond chewing. Get the original since it’s small and sufficient enough for an adult while the crust being soft and fluffy for you to eat.

I have been looking for a good pizza place since I moved to Birmingham. By luck I found California Pizza Kitchen, I have heard of them before but never tried their pies. They were doing free meals for Veterans and thought I would partake. Very good pizza, the combination of the crust sauce cheese and toppings worked really good together.
And I have to give a shout out to the company. They gave free meals to Veterans all day Sunday and Monday for Veterans Day, Not only that they gave each Veteran who came in a coupon for a free meal at any later date, this company gets the very rarely seen, a bobo two thumbs up for service and taste. Meals are generally between 10 to 15 dollars, worth every cent.

My family and I went there recently. Our waitress paid little attention to us. She took a long time to even greet us, serve our drinks-​which were never refilled, and serve our pizza.
I complained later and got some nice coupons, so my mom, husband, and I went back and got an old classmate of mine to serve us. She was great! I honestly believe that she was good to us because she cares about her job, but it was nice that I also knew her!
The food is good. I like their pasta a lot, but there needs to be more of it. But, overall, it’s good food. I would just lower the prices some.
So, thanks for caring, CPK. Your response and good bartender that served us the second time is what saved you.

My kids love this place. Pizza is good. I especially like the California Club pizza. Have also gotten pasta which was good, not great. For some reason place can get a little loud, not sure if it is layout or normal clientele.

I usually get take out from CPK, and the food is always great. I have only had 1 or two times that the order was not right, but when I notified them of the error they were very apologetic and offered me a free appetizer on my next visit.
My favorite dish is the Asparagus & Spinach Spaghettini (but I sub penne for the spaghettini.) My favorite salad is the Original chopped, but I take out the turkey and add bacon.
The best pizzas are the thin crust, with the Sicilian and Four Seasons topping the list.
A really great place to eat.

We ordered takeout on a lazy, I don’t feel like cooking Tuesday night. I love places that let me order online. And the CPK site is super easy to use and add on things. You can request your pick up time…
We ordered the Baja and Mediterranean Spring Rolls. I could eat several orders of these… They are that good!
We got 4 pizzas… Since we usually order two medium pizzas we thought four of these smaller portion ones would be enough. It ended up being too much! The thin crusts are larger than the whole wheat crusts, so we had two real big pizzas!
Chicken club– ok. Exactly what I expected, so no complaints just not overly impressed.
Cheeseburger– hubbys favorite and my second choice. Will order it again
4 cheese with grilled chicken– a good cheesy choice but our least fav of the four
Artichoke &spinach with grilled chicken– this was my fav. Full of flavor but light and it had tons of chicken
Good choice for a lazy dinner night! Definitely a much better pizza choice than the standard chains… But as with all good food, comes the price. Don’t plan on a cheap pizza combo deal.

I’ve been to this CPK a few times now and I’ve had excellent service each time. The staff is friendly and professional and the dishes are delicious. There’s a wide variety of pizzas, pastas, and salads to choose from so you won’t get bored with the menu easily. Their drinks are FANTASTIC! I’ve had a Mango Lemonade and a Kiwi Lemonade before and there both great. It’s almost worth just going there for the drinks lol. I also highly suggest leaving some room for dessert. Their Tiramisu is sooooooo good. They also have carry out service so you can take the awsomeness home! I have not used this service before, but I do plan to try it out soon.
So In conclusion, I highly recommend California Pizza Kitchen for anyone that wants more upscale pizza restaurant experience at an affordable price.