California Pizza Kitchen

For a chain style restaurant, this is one of my favorites. The bbq chicken pizza is always my go to whenever I visit a CPK. However, all of them look good. Don’t get a plain pepperoni though. You’re at a CPK. They’re known for their unusual pizzas. Venture out and try something different! They also have very good appetizers and a nice selection of beers, wine, and cocktails. The only negative about this specific CPK is that they don’t have a/​c. Normally, not a problem, but I’d stay away on hot days.

I went there with my wife on our marriage anniversary. Good place and service.
No complain this time, last time we ordered some old classic pizza (did not recall) and did not like it at all. This time, I ordered Spanish mixed veg grilled one. Love it.

Adoro o local, dentro do shopping a céu aberto na state street!
O atendimento é exemplar e a pizza maravilhosa!

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Food was descent, but service was slow. I think they were busy. We went on Saturday night
So maybe that is why .
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I think this is the best kitchen California I hate a lot of them from Central Coast two S. California and this has fresh food coffee is really good all the time I love the garlic chicken fettuccine chicken Milanese and a steak and potatoesgr

GREAT costumer service, the waitress and manager were so sweet and made sure we were enjoying our meals. Great food too!

Chloe was our server and she’s amazing! She suggested the sangria and she was right on. Very sweet and attentive to my kiddo, and the rest of the party! The food was exactly what I expected but the service made it worth it! Thank u Chloe for a great lunch experience!

Well managed location, staff are professional and the food is a little better than other locations. The Santa Barbara location adds to the ambiance, upscale CPK!

good drinks but bad service, had to go inside and get everything ourselves. it was like lord of the flies out here, every man for himself

I think once you’ve been one CPK you’ve been to them all. Can’t go wrong, great food, great service and good drinks!

As I sit amidst the throng of people I cannot help but feel I have entered the Third Ring of Hell. The air is not moving, save the heavy, labored breathing of the patrons. It has to be 95° inside here. Luckily the music is so loud that it is drowning out the conversations of the people around, and at my table, or I am certain I would be hearing from others about how hot and ridiculously loud it is in here.
On a side note the appetizer eas good. Some sort of eggroll avocado creation. I will update after the entrée arrives.

Good was great. We had the garlic fettuccini Alfredo with chicken shrimp and mushroom. Highly recommend it!

Me and the roomies went to CPK for dinner this past Saturday. We had a bit of a spinach and artichoke themed dinner which we didn’t even realize until the waitress was like «wow! u girls sure are spinach lovers» LOL!
I was a bit annoyed at first because we went to CPK and put our name down and they told us there would be a 25 minute wait, so we went to Sephora to spend the time and came back 5 minutes or so before it was supposed to be our turn but then we went back up to them they said they had called our name 20 minutes ago??? That was pretty strange and so we ended up having to wait longer and the host person just came off a bit rude. Anyway though, once we were seated our waitress was really sweet and nice and helpful so I would still say the service was generally good.
For appetizers we ordered spinach and artichoke dip and the crispy mac and cheese. Both were good, but we weren’t too impressed by the mac and cheese things and probably wouldn’t order it again. The dip was really yummy though! Then for the entrée we got a thin crust spinach and artichoke pizza and I really liked that too! My roommates mostly ordered the food because I didn’t have much preference but I didn’t expect to like the spinach and artichoke stuff as much as I did. I like spinach, but have never been a fan of too much cheese or artichoke in food, but it was all actually really delicious!
This was definitely enough food for the three of us, we were completely stuffed afterwards. Also the price was reasonable considering! I’ve always loved CPK and this was another good trip :^)

Went to CPK for the first time since they remolded and got their new menu– and I have to say I was very impressed. I absolutely love how they remodeled it– feels much more local even though it is a corporate chain. All of the new options on the menu look amazing as well. Our host was very friendly and knowledgable. Our drinks were constantly being refilled, our server was on top of it. I ordered the steak– and I have to say it was one of the best slabs of meat I have ever had. Literally. I think that is what I will get this every time from now on because it was so good. Overall a very good experience. The only downside was they had to get rid of some of the indoor seating for people to wait. They were very busy and there was not a lot of standing room inside. But I will defiantly be back soon!

Because the pasta portion was tiny. Otherwise this place would have received 4 – 5 stars.
Also, it’s been redone. Looks good! Manager was nice.

Bottom Line: This place is surprisingly good and consistently so
My wife is obsessed with this place’s spinach dip and thin-​ass pizzas, so I find myself sitting at a CPK table more often than I ever thought I would. i have to admit though, their pizzas are consistently very good as well as the service.
The place is always clean and they seem to be slammed a lot as well.

Great place to get your pizza or pasta fix! :) can’t go wrong with the garlic cream Fettucine or the BBQ chicken pizza!
They have a nice policy where you can try something new & if you don’t like it, get something else no questions asked!
I didn’t really like the Thai chicken pizza and they quickly got me the bbq chicken instead :)

Love the prompt service and decent pricing.
Fried Mac n cheese appetizer is my favourite !!!
Go for thee california club pizza with BBQ sauce :)

Ok so if you have incredibly high standards, I doubt your going to eat at a chain restaurant…
But I enjoy coming to this CPK. Matt who usually works the bar is amazing and his section is where we sit if he is there.
I am always surprised by people who eat out and feel it’s a license to treat wait staff poorly, which is what I tend to see happen at chain restaurants pretty often.
So I try to be extra nice and forgiving when things are not perfect.
It rarely happens here, but if it does, I treat the people respectfully and guess what? They happily fix it…
Today we had the rib-​eye, a newer dish, and it was amazing. I am so glad they offer a meat dish, because sometimes you just want a good piece of melt in your mouth meat. The cook did an exceptional job on this dish…
We also tried the new pizza that had potatoes and egg on it (I know WTF, right??) but it was very good. We would have it again.
It’s great to see CPK thinking differently about their food selections because they were starting to get bland and boring…
Michelle, the manager, is always one of our favorite people there in addition to Matt…
We will keep driving the 40 min to eat there just for them…

I thought I had reviewed this before. It’s not like a fancy 4 star but it is a solid place and NEVER better than it is now.
They now have a razor thin pizza crust and a lot of new options on the menu, including a healthy choice section with a fantastic salmon and succotash. Cedar plank, just great.
The BBQ chicken salad – minus crunches plus avocado – is still solid and the half is big enough, 9.99
That horrendous Wonder bread they used to pass off as actual bread is gone and they have spectacular sourdough now.
The service is always good and the manager, Michelle, terrific. My sister worked at Marina Del Rey CPK (replaced Mr D’s, the diner of my childhood on weekends when we lived at my parents’ boat) around the same time!
The wine list is fine and they have a great price on Kendall Jackson Chardonnay.
The kids’ menu is also good, so it’s family friendly
The «low light’ green nonsense is still in place but you get used to eating in the dark lol.
And the green napkins seem to have been replaced by the normal white ones, which is good.
This is a solid place time in and time out.

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This is one of my daughter’s and my favorite restaurant to dine in at. She loves their Sedona Tortilla Soup and I love their Thai Crunch Salad. She eats a little of my dish and I have a little of her soup, and we’re both happy campers!
We ate here this past weekend and can’t say that we have any complaints. The hostess was very friendly offering us a booth window. We were happy to be able to people watch. Lots of that in Santa Barbara! Our waitress was very jolly immediately greeting us and offering us drinks and our menus. Shortly after we placed our orders and received our bread. Then right after that we received our soup and salad.
The one thing that I love about California Pizza Kitchens is that everyone knows their menu who has ate at one of their restaurants and can expect that same quality of food wherever you go. My daughter’s soup was very tasty and my salad was delicious.
We came around 11:30 on a Sunday, and they surprisingly weren’t too busy. We seemed to have beat the crowds because a half an hour later they really started to fill up. At first I was surprised at how empty the restaurant was because I am always used to seeing the Hawaii ones packed to the gills along with a wait time. I liked how relaxing the atmosphere felt in comparison to how busy California Pizza Kitchens normally are.
The next time we’re in Santa Barbara, you can count on us being back!