California Pizza Kitchen Bethesda

Food was top tier! I love their Thai Chicken Pizza, BBQ Chicken Pizza, and Avocado Egg Rolls (and both dipping sauces)! Also, their bread was really soft and fresh. My only complaint is slow service and a long wait, but it’s compensated by the fact that they let us order a kids meal sized pizza :)

Generally good pizza. Service is pretty attentive and friendly. The place could be a bit cleaner, but it isn't that bad. Good place for a meal.

Service was poor. Our salad came out 20 min after our pizza. Waiter said it was because the printer was broken. I guess walking to the kitchen and saying, make a salad is too hard for the post-millenial know-nothing generation.

I have never been here before. I was pleasantly surprised when we were greeted at the front. The hostess went out of her way to give us a booth that we wanted. Unfortunately when I sat down in the booth I almost hit my chin on the table. This location definitely needs a face lift. California, you are recognized as being flaky and like to show off. What happened to you. Let’s talk about the food and the service. The spicy Buffalo Cauliflower appetizer was superb. I had no idea they ate cauliflower during the Tang Dynasty. The explosive flavor gave me a heavenly roller coaster ride. For our main course we ordered the Shrimp Scampi Zucchini Pasta and the California Cobb Salad. Both entrees were delicious. The Shrimp Scampi had just the right amount of garlic with perfectly sautéed zucchini and pasta. Wow! To our surprise, CPK is running a promotion of “Take and Bake Pizzas.” With every dine-in order, you can purchase any one of their pizzas to take home and bake when you want, for only $5. We have tried our Take and Bake Pizzas and they were fantastic. Our waiter, Thinh, was wonderful. He knew the menu , was attentive, and was very polite. What a pleasure he was. CPK you can’t milk the same cow for so many years. With more people starting to go out to dine, you might want to consider giving yourself a fresh look. You will be surprised how much your diners will appreciate that. A fresh crisp look after being shut-in this past year. You have a great staff and food. As your former Governor has said, “I will be back.”

It's already a popular restaurant. What makes it better? It's in a popular mall. What makes it even better? It hosts birthday parties! I just attended a wonderful birthday party. The kids had a good time try to make pizza themselves and then enjoyed delicious pizza, cake and ice cream. The parents were offered soda, juice, coffee and pizza as well. The staffs were very friendly. Two words. Highly recommended!