California Pizza Kitchen

Gone here a few times over the years, and things have remained consistent.
Our latest dinner here was on a weekday, around 6:30, not busy at all and we were seated right away. Lots of tables, they can accommodate larger groups. Clean. Nice location, in front of AMC by otay ranch mall.
Our service was good. We were checked on periodically. Drinks, ordering, and receiving our food was all within a good timeframe. We were given warm bread with infused olive oil while waiting.
The food…
Tortilla soup– tasted kinda more like a bean soup, a thick consistency, but with a little hint of Spanish flavor. It was just all right…
Mushroom pizza– yummy. If you like mushrooms on your pizza, you will like this dish. The flavor is so rich. Yum! Crust was chewy and toasty, I believe their pizzas are wood fired…
Kids pizza/​Alfredo– what my kids got. They’re both generous portions and the pizza was basically a smaller version of their regular pizzas (prepared the same way)…
My fave think on their menu is the THAI CRUNCH salad. Edamame, chicken, crispy thin white noodles, shredded cabbage, green onions, peanuts, etc, with a sweet peanut/​sesame flavor. We always get the full (large) serving… 3 of us shared 2 large orders, we like it that much… I’ve tried it with and without avocado, both ways are tasty.
Not usually our first pick for going out… But it’s a place we go from time to time when craving their Thai crunch salad!

I’ve always been a fan of the food at CPK. My go-​to dish at this location is their Cedar Plank Salmon. My daughter usually gets one of their pastas and she loves it. The food is really consistent and compared to the rest of the restaurants at this mall, the wait for a table is not too bad. My only gripe is the service. Waiters and waitresses have always been nice, but it seems to take forever for your orders to be taken and even longer for your food to arrive.
2016 Unilocal Review #8

The first time I came here I was impressed. The second time I came here was about one month later. That should let you know that’s I couldn’t stay away for too long.
The atmosphere is great the food is great the service is top notch!
I recently had a salad with their AMAZING HOMEMADE DRESSING. This stuff is so good that I requested it be bottled so I could take it home. To my surprise they actually sell it and gave me two bottles I paid $ 4 for 2 bottles the bottles themself cost a $ 1 at a dollar store so basically I paid $ 2 for two full bottles of their dressing which is COMPLETELY WORTH IT!!!

The Morroccan chicken salad is delicious and fresh. Unique combo of beets, dates, marconi almonds and chunky chicken.
Pear and gorgonzola pizza is mmmmmm.

I’ve been here about a handful of times and I’ve always had an okay experience eating here. The food is good but I feel like it’s a bit pricey for what you get. We ordered the Asian crunchy salad and the Pulled pork habanero pizza as well as the jambalaya pasta. The salad was the best part of the meal. The pasta was okay I wouldn’t order it again. the noodles were undercooked and the flavor of the dish felt like it was lacking something. The pizza was good but nothing special it came with habanero sauce on the side which wasn’t spicy at all it tasted a bit watered down. The only reason why I come here is because it’s conveniently in the mall. The ambiance is nice though