California Pizza Kitchen at Santa Ana

There is no wait to be seated during lunchtime on Wednesday. However, we waited for a long time to place the order and even longer waiting for the food to be served. The server was great. The chaos did not stop her from smiling and making small talks with the customers. The customers next to my table had to pack their lunch to go. They are running late to get back to work. The place looked 90% packed but I only see one maybe two servers.

Despite it being a busy weekday with short staffing, the service was excellent, and our server was prompt. CPK is the ultimate spot for pizza, not to mention their fantastic happy hour menu! I absolutely love their pizza and salads.

Want to start off by saying my rating is solely based off my experience on 3/23/2024. We arrived during the dinner rush & the host kindly let us know it’d be a 10 minute wait, which we had no problem with. The supervisor or manager came & questioned the host & ended up being extremely rude & demeaning to the host because we didn’t get seated immediately? It didn’t stop there though the same supervisor was visibly stressed & was putting that stress on his employees & was being rude to them. It was uncomfortable & obvious to the public. I understand that there was a dinner rush & I’m sure they were understaffed but as someone that has worked retail a supervisor shouldn’t use that as an excuse to throw demands & attitude at their workers. I did see that he was doing his part by serving food when it was ready & trying to help in other ways, but he really failed at staying professional & respectful to his workers. I really felt for his team. The waiters & host did such an AMAZING job at hustling during the rush even with their boss making the situation worse. I’m hoping Adan (supervisor) reads this review & really works on his teamwork skills. His team deserves a better leader & I think he can be that person if he just took a chill pill & learned to give constructive feedback at an appropriate to his workers rather than threatening to send them home (yes we witnessed his say this to the host).

Awesome deals and good food. $6 for a pizza and a beer. That's the best deal around and fresh pizza's. Not to mention the beer is really good. Great service great atmosphere definitely recommend it. Take advantage of the happy hour specials.

California Pizza Kitchen is a classic restaurant chain that remains pretty consistent with it’s quality and service. If you have a choice between here and the alternitive next door, Applebee’s, save yourself the heartache and lost money… CPK hands down. Welcomed in. Clean and fun atmosphere. Easy order. Food was presented as advertised and requested. The plating was on point! Hats off to kitchen staff. Appetizer was the dumplings and they did not disappoint. The pizza and salad combo was a great choice and came in at a strong 8.5 out of 10. The king Pao spaghetti with chicken was a delicious choice and was packed with flavor and had a generous portion of chicken. Paired well with the house bread and oil at table. Desert was a true treat. The Key Lime Pie was a fantastic bite with plenty of scrumptious key lime flavor. The chocolate soufflé was a delight with a scoop of vanilla ice cream nestled on top of a chocolate soufflé pillow in the middle of chocolate sauce.. Like an heavenly island in the flavor sea of life. Sabrina was a fantastic server with a refreshing and pleasant personality. Great location, great food…. That’s what you deserve, thats what you get.

Great parking accommodations at this location (plentiful & free). Atmosphere was loud and had a family vibe. I typically always enjoy CPK’s TEQUILA CHICKEN PASTA but the portion size for chicken was disappointing! The bread was WARM, FRESH, and together with the infused oil was DELICIOUS! Server was FRIENDLY, SMILED, but was incredibly busy! I had to ask twice to get the counter wiped because it was sticky, refill for my beverage, and prior to receiving the bill I questioned the chicken portion which I never do! As I was served my bill, I asked about the take home pizza special. I added a pepperoni & mushroom take home pizza which was delivered by the manager on my way out the door. Later that same evening , I baked the pizza thinking it was pepperoni and mushroom. Unfortunately, after a few bites in, my face was on fire and my eyes watering which resulted in me wasting the pizza. 🤞🏼for a better experience the next time I visit CPK ☺️

I recently took my wife and nephew out for some pizza to CPK at MainPlace mall. The staff was upbeat despite being busy and our server Stephanie had a welcoming demeanor. I really enjoyed tasting the Chicken Tequila Fettucine, as it is quite flavorful. The cucumber reviver has become one of my favorite drinks to order.

Initially the night night started off great! The host here also doubles as a doorman. Which helps out immensely when you have an infant in a car seat asks are struggling to manage. Anyway, we got seated promptly. As we wait...and wait...and wait about 15 min goes by before my wife asks the host if we have have server. His reply was of shock we hadn't had one yet. Don't know if they are short staffed or some miscommunication, but a couple min later or server dropped in. We finally ordered drinks and food. In most places drinks come out first but for some unknown reason the drinks took much longer than expected and came out with the food. Now we did order alcoholic drinks, but to be honest, they tasted like mocktails with the cocktail price. Very disappointing. We ordered Thai chicken pizza though the dough was a bit undone for my taste. Chicken picatta wasn't bad; had lots of capers and good acid from the lemon. All in all, it was a disappointing experience Thai time. The positives though we're the chicken picatta and the host opening up the door for us.

Had a work meeting/lunch thing here a few days ago - it was my first time visiting this CPK - but I liked the environment - much more calm than other CPKs I've been to. One thing to keep in mind is that there is major construction going on - you can't park at the adjacent structure on the 2nd floor and walk over. You have to park near the bowling place, and follow the path on the right, up the stairs to get to CPK. Food was great as usual - we had an assortment of appetizers including the spicy buffalo chicken, spinach artichoke dip, avocado club egg rolls, spicy buffalo cauliflower, and the chicken dumplings. I had a bite of everything, but only managed to snap a photo of the chips with guacamole, and my pizza. My pizza was the Mushroom Pepperoni Sausage Pizza. Good ratio of toppings to cheese to crust. Minus a star for not slicing it (I thought even at CPK they slice the pizzas). I had to tear off a piece one by one as I went through my pizza. Sausage was flavorful, and the highlight of the pizza. Service was prompt and attentive - our awesome waitress managed our table of about 10/11 people - and checked in with us every now and then. We had a birthday cake from Portos that the hostess graciously offered to keep in their fridge for us until serving time after we finished our meals.

Good overall! Surprised by all of the not so great reviews. My order came out pretty darn good though. I'll give a breakdown of each item below. MAC'N' CHEESE $18.40 This was really good! The rue was perfect and it was super cheesy. Had good taste and I enjoyed the noodles. 10/10 would order this again, in a heartbeat. MUSHROOM PEPPERONI SAUSAGE PIZZA Hand-Tossed Crust, 2x Side of Ranch, Extra Mozzarella Cheese $26.45 Really good. The dough was cooked well and the toppings were plentiful. My husband enjoyed this pizza a lot. 10/10 FOUNTAIN SODAS Fountain Barq's Root Beer $4.40 SPICY BUFFALO CAULIFLOWER $12.65 Spicy!!! Okay, I wasn't ready for the heat. I had a bite and couldn't hang. My husband ate the rest of these. Even with ranch, these were way too spicy for me. Had good flavor though and the cauliflower was crispy. 10/10 SPINACH ARTICHOKE DIP Extra Tortilla Chips $17.85 Not bad, not bad at all. Not my favorite spinach and artichoke dip though. I prefer BJ's spinach and artichoke dip. But this one is decent. My husband ate most of it. 8/10 CALIFORNIA COBB Full California Cobb with Ranch, Extra Avocado, Monterey Jack, Edamame, Sautéed Salmon*, No Bacon, No Gorgonzola, No Chicken, Herb Ranch Dressing $36.00 Really good salad! Lots of toppings so it wasn't boring. The vegetables were very fresh! And the flavor was delicious. Heathy and satisfied. 10/10 FIVE CHEESE + FRESH TOMATO PIZZA Pineapple, Mushrooms, No Smoked Gouda, Hand-Tossed Crust, Extra Mozzarella Cheese $25.90 The pizza was good! I shouldn't have added the pineapple though. It made the pizza soggy. So, that sucked. It would have been good without that. Maybe for next time, just stick to margarita pizza and don't add anything to it? 7/10

Great tasting food. A wide range menu with something for all to enjoy. Their Thai Crunch salad is the best and low calorie too. Service is good. Parking at this location is a mess. Mobile order ahead is a nice option. Prices can be average to high depending on what you order and the portion size.

Dined here for lunch on a Saturday, and it was a great experience. I hadn't been to a CPK in many moons, but I had a gift card, so I decided to stop by. This place is super nostalgic for me because I used to come here often with my relatives for dinner. Namely, I've always been a fan of their thick fudge sauce, but I digress. The menu appears to have gone through an overhaul, especially in the pizza department. There seems to be fewer pizzas than before, but I supposed it's easier on the kitchen to focus on a focused selection of pizzas rather than a whole bunch. Notably, the spicy Milano pizza is no longer available, which was sadical for me because it had all of my favorite things on one pizza (mushrooms, onions, salami, hot peppers, etc.). I still dream of that pizza. So I went with the next-closest option, which was the Sicilian, and my mom got the California club pizza. Surprisingly, I actually preferred her pizza to mine because it was more flavorful thanks to the smoky bacon. And the greens added balance by making the pizza seem healthy-ish. The Sicilian is great for fans of pepperoni/salami, which I am, but I had greater expectations of it. I'd probably order something else next time. As for dessert, we tried the butter cake flight. Thankfully, one of the cakes came with the fudge sauce that I love. The brownie crumble was super chocolatey, and it paired well with the ice cream and butter cake. My mom really enjoyed the apple and cherry topping. And the maple bacon is a classic combo. The restaurant was relatively busy during Saturday at lunchtime, but the lean staff was clearly hustling and aiming for efficiency. They could've had a few more hands on board, but they did well with the few staff members they had. For example, the host also swept the floor and checked on tables while the servers were busy. All in all, it was a nice experience, and I'll be sure to visit CPK more often.

I haven't been to a California Pizza Kitchen in a long time and i wanted to see if the menu has changed at all since a few years ago i didn't care for the food. Im a real fan of the cauliflower bandwagon everybody's getting on because really the only thing unhealthy about eating pizza is the crust because it's loaded with carbs. I absolutely loved the taste and the flavor of my pizza and for me i honestly cannot tell the difference between bread crust or the cauliflower crust. My wife thought her chicken Asian dish was just ok cause it was very dry. The bread and olive oil were awesome. Service was great also.

I came to CPK at 8:30 p.m. for their Veterans Day special on Nov 11. When I arrived, the male host informed me and my group that they were no longer seating anyone. I then asked to speak with the manager, who told us they couldn't seat us because they had run out of food for the Veterans Day menu. This seemed odd, but he suggested we could order at the takeout area instead. He didn't seem very helpful and appeared quite agitated that we were even asking why we were being denied seating, especially since they weren't closing for another 30 minutes. I was excited to participate in the special event advertised by CPK for veterans, but I left feeling disappointed. It was the worst customer service I've experienced. Shortly after, I called another CPK, and they assured me they seat people as long as they arrive before closing. I should've gone to any other location instead of this one.

Food isn't all that... Silverware is dirty. Their excuse is "sometimes it falls through the cracks".

We've come here approximately 3 times during weekday lunch hours and they've consistently been the same as far as low staff to customer ratio, extended wait times for drinks, food, and to pay. The staff are not to blame when they've got a few large parties and a few 4-tops. I see a lot of office workers come here so they must not be on the clock. I just come with hungry, homeschooled teenagers. We order a mix of kids' menu and regular pizzas. I have a lunchtime Margarita as an excuse for having to deal with this. Don't ever get the kids' tenders. There's obvious freezer burn because the tenders are rock hard and flavorless. I finally got my youngest to eat pizza (he hates red sauce) just because siblings and friends all can eat here. Parking is easy in the structure across the way. I'd suggest coming before 11:30 when the lunch rush comes.

ommmmggggg its the kung pao noodles for me! We got the Pepperoni pizza, the won tongs, the salmon dinner and a butter cake! Everything was really tasty and cooked sooooooo gooooooood!! The service was quick and our server was very attentive. The inside was nice and clean and they kept our drinks filled while we ate. My favorite was everything, so make sure you try it all because its totally worth it!! OMG i almost for the Guac and Chips, its a must get for your appetizer!! Trust me, you wont be disappointed!!

Came here on Veterans Day for Lunch w a group of 9 at noon. We were seated right when all of our parties arrive. It was quite a busy noon since it was a Holiday. What I ordered ~ Bbq Chicken w a Thai Crunch Salad. Lunch combo. My fav pizza here is this BBQ Chicken one. Definitely recommended & the thai crunch salad is good. Their peanut dressing is good. A bit sweet & tangy taste. ~ Mac & Cheese from kids menu ~ endless sunshine cocktail was on the sweet side. Can't taste the alcohol. It's a nice refreshing drink. There's a complimentary Birthday Sundae w a lit candle. Lots of seatings inside along with the patio. Nice American standard restaurant decor with plants around. Located on the 2nd level right next to Apple Bee's. There's plenty of parking right out front on the same level above the parking structure. I deducted 1 star since i believe was a bit short staffed. Our server took a while bringing our items. The complimentary bread & oil wasn't given to us. We had to ask and along with a few of our entrees. It was really busy during lunch time. Associate kept saying she'll be back with our items we've been waiting for and than forgot. We wanted to cancel a few items since we never got it. But by than, items was already made. It was just on the counter to be picked up by associate to give to the customers. Tip~ sign up for CPK rewards to earn points.

Today was the official last day of the Santa Ana Mainplace CPK. I would just like to share my personal experiences since I first visited this location in 2018. The Management and Staff ALWAYS provided Outstanding Customer Service each and every visit. My personal kudos to Sophie, Liz, Stephanie, Claudia, Luis, Taylor, Gabby, Vanessa, Benjie, Erica, Cindy, Sabrina, Callie, and many others who provided excellent service consistently. The CPK Management, which included Marco. James, Miguel, and SO MANY OTHERS did a superb job managing the staff while making sure this location ran efficiently and cared so much for the local clientele. Thank you again to EVERYONE at the Santa Ana Mainplace location. All of our community will miss you tremendously!

Saturday night with the girls, how does it get better than hanging out with friends? California Pizza Kitchen, delish food, casual atmosphere, and THE BEST server!!! Stephanie, thank you for providing us with an exceptional customer service experience! We'll be back!!!

Absolutely terrible from the start to finish. 1. It took almost 25 mins just to get us our waters and cocktails after we were seated. They were not even busy but made us wait too long 2. The spinach and artichoke dip was for toddlers. The amount that was served was equivalent to 4 tablespoons. I had such an appalled look on my face that the server apologized when he realized how much dip he brought. He came back with the proper amount the second time. We were grateful for that. 3. My sister at first ordered the shaking beef pasta but immediately changed her mind to order the chicken tequila fettuccine. We never received the shaking beef pasta. Of course we wouldn't because we canceled the request immediately. However, the shaking beef showed up in our bill. Interesting. If we didn't catch it, we would have paid for an item we never received. 4. When the waitress brought us the bread and olive oil, she forgot to bring us butter. She brought us the butter after we had eaten the bread! 5. We asked for waters no ice as soon as we were seated. 20 minutes later, the waitress brings us waters with ice. Sheesh!!!! Why the horrible service!!! They were not even busy!!! Never ever ever will we come back Also, we will never go to another CPK ever again I see this place going bankrupt and shutting down within 2 years

Their lunch duos Monday-Friday from 11-4 p.m. is a good deal. I ordered their BBQ chicken chopped salad with mushroom, pepperoni, and sausage pizza. It was plenty of food for the price. They also bring you complimentary bread with olive oil. Their cucumber reviver is refreshing and flavorful. Our server was very kind.

Food was great. Although we went during the week for dinner and there were only 5-6 tables occupied. Service was slow. It seemed we were forgotten a few times. Still giving it 4 stars due to it being clean and not hectic.

I travel a lot in Southern California and recently added the CPK app on my phone. It gives me several perks but one that I am astonished: free 7" pizza after a Dodger home win [I think it's just home games]. The Dodgers have won 40 of their last 50 games!!!! Someone at corporate is gotta be biting his/her nails. Anyways, I typically have a beer or mango peach unsweetened tea [during working hours] but I must say at $7, the 7" pizza is a perfect serving. I typically get the BBQ Chicken and they will also give you bread and olive oil. The service here is great and friendly. I got my food pretty quickly which is important to me because I was in between sales calls. I have been to several other locations in So Cal and sometimes use the bar but today I sat at a table reading some emails and enjoying my lunch.

Despite it being a busy weekday with short staffing, the service was excellent, and our server was prompt. CPK is the ultimate spot for pizza, not to mention their fantastic happy hour menu! I absolutely love their pizza and salads.

Place is big and well lit. Unfortunately, there were a lot of tables that were not clean, piled-up with dirty dishes. It was about 1ish pm and not sure if they were understaffed at that time. I saw 2 ppl working in the kitchen, 1 server and 1 person that seated us. They were about 4 tables being served. The waitress was nice, took our orders of: Chicken tequila linguini (didn't like the fettuccine pasta) and lunch combo of veggie pizza and tomato basil soup (no basil on my soup nor pizza - needed to asked for it). Food was not bad. Also ordered butter cake for dessert. It was.. just... okay! I had better. Will I ever come back in this location? Not too sure.

First I would like to start with I have never had CPK before and I never intended to BUT we got free pizzas and small plates at the ducks game the other night so we thought why not! With that in mind we still ordered other items with this being our first time and I was pleasantly surprised with how good everything was but after calculating what the true cost would have been for this meal ($60 w/tip) vs what we spent ($15 w/tip) it would not be worth that price with the quality of food we got. Yes it was good food but it wasn't $60 worth of good food more like $30. So with that said I won't be coming back for anything here other than the crispy artichoke salad (which isn't permanent sadly) and the cucumber reviver drink. Now the service, our waitress was great she checked on us frequently and helped us out with the rewards process. I think the way they handle the rewards is a little odd but oh well. We had no wait time we came in for lunch on Saturday and the food came out promptly. They brought out table bread which was delicious but no balsamic. Drinks: Cucumber reviver - SO GOOD everything I was expecting it to taste like it was fresh and frizzy and minty Strawberry mango cooler - just as delicious very fresh and frizzy and fruity Pizzas: (Im a pizza snob and this did not meet my standards but it was enjoyable considering it was free!) Both pizzas were good but lackluster. The highlight of the pizzas were the dough..... yea anyways i don't know what is so famous about the bbq pizza. It's a basic pizza and what you see is what you get. There was no magic to it but I'd eat it again if it was free. Small plates: Chips and guacamole were basic as well nothing special but also not bad. I would not order this again. I've had better chips and guacamole at Chilis for the same price. Crispy Artichoke Salad - THIS WAS THE BEST THING I ATE HERE. I didn't read the entirety of what was in the salad upon ordering I just knew I wanted artichokes. So when I got the salad and took a bite there was a lovely layer on the bottom of a whipped chèvre cheese. UGH I was not expecting that flavor and omg I licked the bowl clean (figuratively). sadly I don't think this salad is a staple on their menu so enjoy it while you can! Man that was so good I'm sitting here wishing I took one to go. Desert: Pumpkin cheesecake, not gonna lie the presentation was horrendous but it was actually pretty delicious!

Came in at 4:30. It was really slow, only 2 tables occupied yet waited a while at the hostess stand to no proper greeting or acknowledgement. An employee on her way out was kind enough to still take the time to seat my party of 2. There were 8 dirty tables when we arrived, & were still not cleaned by the time we left. Had to request House Bread which came out cold. Food came out in a timely manner but Chicken Piccata was bland. After receiving food, didn't interact with server for about 35 minutes. Restaurant was still slow. Ordered the Soufflé which came out stone cold too. As a longtime customer, this location fell short on food standards & service. Food quality was poor, service was severely lacking, & ambiance was terrible. No one wants to dine surrounded by dirty tables/floors.

I tried the hyperlink provided from Deborah at CPK and I get a '404 error message' when I go to it. The manager from the location has emailed me with the reimbursement details. Thank you Deborah for your timely response.

I got the red wine flight (at cpk? Who do I think I am?) and had the balls to ask for the wine glasses to be clean. The waitress paraded them to the kitchen and brought them back in the exact state of filth as they were originally. Am I wrong for only giving 14% tip for that? I would have given 1 star for that alone but good god if the red velvet cake wasn't on point for something that is just this side of acceptable as food. The icing was like playdoh but tasted like delicious cookie dough. Anyway, diet starts tomorrow.

Thanks Amber for helping me decide from All these choices of pizza. She was super friendly and bubbly. Good worker and fabulous customer service.

Service was great and food arrived in a reasonable amount of time. BBQ chicken pizza was the best, burnt ends brisket pizza was a solid 2nd, while the appetizers weren't very memorable. There's construction in the parking structure, so you'll have to park in the small lot by Round 1 Bowling, then walk to the right side until you reach the flight of stairs

Great food especially the tequila pasta. Great service, always clean. Never disappoints.

Jack is wonderful as bartender server he has great customer service and maybe should be the manager or think about it ..i love him waiting on me my 1st time here ... he made my drink amazing and super handsome..that it thanks

Very low on staff made my fam and I wait for a while , pizza was alright .. honestly I have never felt more embarrassed & discrimininated in any restaurant in my life for the fact that Iknew my chip on my card was not working so I let them know it takes a couple tries to work. So some white guy came to my table and said it so loud as if I didn't have funds in my card my card was declining. My family and other people heard. It was a white guy from what I remember I honestly pulled him to the side and told him it's not cool to be putting people on the spot like that purposely. I took out a stack of cash out of my pocket he stood there shocked and I gave him more then enough and told him to keep the change and to not judge anybody by its cover. I do have face tattoos a lot btw but that doesn't mean I don't have money . I have manners and respect as well.

Food was not warm. Appeared to have been reheated and refried. Not good. Bad service.

Attended last night (4.20.24) with a group of 8 for a friend's birthday dinner. We were seated instantly and the service was good. Our server was attentive and very polite. Tables and restrooms were clean. The food... mediocre at best. CPK quality is not what I remember from years ago. With the rise of so many independent pizza chains and even more focus on gourmet ingredients and flavor profiles these days, CPK now presents itself as quite bland in comparison. It almost comes across as antiquated, as I believe we have nostalgia for it from the early 2000's as being "hip & cool" at the time. While everyone was "okay" with the end results, there is indeed much to improve on in the flavor department. I am glad that our friend had a good time in everyone's company. But, ordering or sitting down somewhere on my own, I'd much rather seek out tastier options elsewhere...

Service is so slow. The workers do not know what they are doing period. We showed up. They said they'll wipe the tables for us. But sat the group that showed up behind us and sat us in a different area that wasn't clean. Waited over 10 mins for our waiter. No hi or greeting. Service was slow. Plates and silverware were as dirty. Gave him my card for reward but it wasn't enter.

Initially the night night started off great! The host here also doubles as a doorman. Which helps out immensely when you have an infant in a car seat asks are struggling to manage. Anyway, we got seated promptly. As we wait...and wait...and wait about 15 min goes by before my wife asks the host if we have have server. His reply was of shock we hadn't had one yet. Don't know if they are short staffed or some miscommunication, but a couple min later or server dropped in. We finally ordered drinks and food. In most places drinks come out first but for some unknown reason the drinks took much longer than expected and came out with the food. Now we did order alcoholic drinks, but to be honest, they tasted like mocktails with the cocktail price. Very disappointing. We ordered Thai chicken pizza though the dough was a bit undone for my taste. Chicken picatta wasn't bad; had lots of capers and good acid from the lemon. All in all, it was a disappointing experience Thai time. The positives though we're the chicken picatta and the host opening up the door for us.

Although CPK made up for the puny fish tacos, we recently went back to this location and had nearly the same experience with another order. I suppose mediocre food and cost cutting measures are just the norm here. The Margherita Pizza turned out to be a sad cheese pizza, so it was re-done right away. Unfortunately, I didn't check everything and when we got home, I noticed that we only received half a portion of Mexican corn. At first glance, the corn appears to fill the container, but when you remove the bread, there is a very small portion of food. Bamboozled again! :(

CPK is not like it used to be. We had 4 adults and 4 kids and the place wasn't packed for a Friday night at 8pm and we still waited 30 minutes. We order a few pizzas and some pastas. and the Fettuccine had practically no sauce. it was rather dry so we asked for more sauce. Pizza was ok. Nothing special. Only thing i can rave about was their cold beer. Actually artichoke dip wasn't too bad. they gave a lotta chips too. Desserts were good but we had to order everts scoops of vanilla ice cream cuz ratio was off. Not sure if I would come back soon.

ERIKA was a great server and she got our order correctly this time! Thank you! Food was great and we love the bbq chicken pizza Ambiance was good

I see now why this place has such low rating Took about an hour to get to eating. I counted 21 tables and only about 5 parties INCLUDING my fiancé and I. No group bigger than 4, so yeah that was slooooow. I got a 5 cheese pizza and it was bomb (but it's also hard to mess up a pizza that's literally just cheese and sliced tomato. My fiance got the chicken tequila pasta and it didn't taste like it had any lemon or flavor. This dude can eat, and only ate about half of his pasta. The oil we got for the bread (starter) had none of that delicious herb blend they usually thro in at the CPKs we go to either so it was basically bread with oil (which is fine if you like that but we enjoy the herbs in there) Also, this location is kinda comically slow. We weren't even rude because we were having fun people watching. The entire working crew (every single employee including the two who SEEMED like managers) were moving in SLOOOOOOOW MOOOTIOOOON LOL we couldn't believe or were able to imagine how they run this place on a weekend or a holiday! We both have worked food service so we are typically very understanding but we were in awe of the stuff we were seeing. We could tell our waitress was new but she was so nice and literally LITERALLY was the fastest moving person in there so shout out to AMBER Who will undoubtedly go far in her new job because she is the only person working there (the Wednesday we came) who actually has a sense of urgency. She's basaiclly why we are giving this place 2 stars instead of 1. Definitely just worth the extra drive up to brea next time.

This is the first time at CPK since Covid What a disappointment. The original menu devoted to pizzas has been replaced with a diner menu selection. What was a unique concept has become just another eatery

Tap water, ice does not keep the soda cold so it's just warm the entire time. Guac tastes as mid as possible, served tables are disgustingly dirty, by the time food was served my body was full from the fat it was feeding to my stomach while I was starving. They haven't been able to keep up with health standards and ignore all of them as much as possible. Food's alright in the end and staff give off good vibes, terrible place though

Went back this week to this location and had a much better experience. The hostess came and seated us very quickly. The servers were very friendly and also greeted us with a nice welcome. Our waiter Mike came to check on us for the meal, drinks, and more. we have seen more staff this time around there. Glad to see this improvement. Please keep it up. thanks, CPK @ Santa Ana.

Got a pizza to go and it was under cooked. The middle of the pizza was mushy. The pizza could not stand flat. Just plain gross to eat. If I had dined in it would have be rejected and sent back. Horrible

I came in for a pick-up at 11:45am and no has even greeted me...still waiting for someone to acknowledge that I'm here...it's 11:54 and I had to walk up to someone to get any help. Don't bother with a pick-up time because they don't seem to care. 11:57am...still waiting. 12pm...still waiting. Talking to another customer who's waiting and they said that this is the worst CPK location! 12:02pm, finally got my order! Surprise surprise...they got our order wrong!

This location is a go to for our family and an easy spot to hit when we need to satisfy the varying food preferences of our teenage kids. We come about once every other week and have always gotten excellent service. This particular location, which is attached to the Main Place Mall and is relatively clean, tends to be less busy and we are typically sat pretty quickly. They have an outdoor patio as well and while it's on the small side, it's functional. We used to have Jack as our server but he recently got another job so we now have Sophie as our server and she's always really attentive & friendly. The food runners are always kind and helpful as well. As for the food, the kids love the Mac N cheese, the pastas are a fave, and the pizzas are always good. My go-to is the Gluten Free Pepperoni. Best Gluten free pizza I have had anywhere. The crust tastes great and I almost prefer it over the normal crust. I know this is a chain restaurant so don't expect anything super upscale or exciting, but it does the job of providing different options for families that will satisfy even the pickiest of eaters.

Paid over $20 for a full cobb salad and theres hardly any chicken...i got jipped....i undsrstand that costs are high but come on....

The place was very lively and fast paced! Incredible service and the food is pretty good! Would definitely recommend

RUN away from this location. Have communicated with corporate several times, but they don't seem to care, no reply. This location was our go to for 15 years. BUT now, it's a pit: long waits with empty tables, dirty tables and restaurant, terrible food, slow service, and overall mismanagement. Tried the Los Alamitos location and it's as if it's a completely different chain.

Food was amazing, especially their appetizer broccoli BBQ appetizer. It was my first time being there and the manager quickly noticed

very fast service, food is good, server named gloria is very nice and accommodating! 10/10

Awesome service, great food but slightly pricey! I guess you can't complain since it's such a big chain and that should be expected. Place wasn't busy at all so we got seated as soon as we came in. Our waiter greeted us and took our drink order right away. He was super friendly and attentive throughout the night. The food came out pretty quick. We ordered the spinach artichoke dip, shrimp & chicken fettuccini and the bbq chicken pizza. Everything came out fresh and hot, just the way I like it! One thing to note they give you complimentary bread for the table. Blessing and a curse! I always limit myself because I don't wanna get full before the actual main course!

Although this is one of my favorite dish within this establishment, today it did not excede those expectations. The dish was extremely spicy! Not only that, but it also had more chilies than chicken. My brother also ordered the same dish and it was the same, spicy and dry. I told my waitress about it and she said she would let the manager know about it, which is nice, but he never showed up. I hope you guys can retrain the cooks so they won't ruin this wonderful dish. Recipe only has five chilies

Overall restaurant is clean and servicemen are trained... I will recommend California Pizza Kitchen because their food standards are high and wait time is okay as this location could be very busy because it is in the shopping mall.