The only reason I am giving this place a 5 star review is for the waiter Jose who is very kind & was very attentive to my Husband & I. We ordered the Mexican Street Corn which comes with 2 small slices of grilled bread. The appetizer was very good. We also ordered a pizza with Mushrooms all over & green peppers on 1 half. The pizza is just ok. Nothing special. The portions of the appetizer & pizza are not too much. We do not eat a lot. But it would have been nice to have some leftovers. My husband did not like the pizza at all. The toppings were also very skimpy. Kind of pricey for the small portions of food. Maybe the lunch specials are better deals during the week? Gerry my Hubby said he will not go there again. I can't blame him. We were celebrating a day early for Mother's Day. The place is nice. Very bright & a lot of windows which I like. Nice area & Jose is The Best! But sorry that is not worth the reason to come back. Jose get a job at a better restaurant & let us know... read more

No bread No silverware No pizza Huh? Cold ahh pasta, AND too many peppers?? I ain't order no pepper pasta. SERVER TALKS BACK! unacceptable honestly. There were flys by my table... Food came out before drinks. Pasta was undercooked. Like bubblegum with spaghetti sauce. read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Pizza Near Me - Deer Park, Illinois

I've honestly never had a bad experience here, great staff, good food. Nothing mind blowing, but good for the value. Just don't ever order the Charcuterie Salad. It makes absolutely no sense, nothing compliments each other... I'm basically eating it because I'm starving and and don't want to waste the money... but this is the absolute weirdest combination I have ever eaten. Spinach and arugula, random deli meat slices, I think chunks of swiss cheese, a couple of apple slices, and the blandest roasted pecans I've ever eaten. And a side of brie cheese and some toasted flatbreads. It's a horrible combination that does not belong in a bowl together. Should have ordered the veggie pizza. :( read more

This was a great experience. We were seated right away. The host was friendly. The waitress was quick and efficient. The food was delicious. read more

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Hand tossed original pizza crust was a nice combination of crunchy and chewy. The salads were hearty and generous portions. The staff members were friendly, however, the food took a really long time to prepare and be served due to being short staffed. There was a summer special for $6 pizzas however was limited to 5 pizzas per table (rather than per check) We were out to dinner with friends and had a large group. Although we were able to split the checks between each family, I was disappointed we were not allowed to order the limit for each of our families. The online promotion was misleading because it says the limit was 5 per check. We didn't know about the additional stipulation until after we got there. read more

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Amazing staff! The management addressed a minor issue and made us feel like valued customer. It was our First time here and definitely not our last! Chris (the manager) and Q (Our Server) made us feel welcome and our patronage appreciated. The service and food "both" were amazing. This is what great customer service looks like. read more

I have to start out by saying our server Zack was one of the absolute BEST servers I've ever had anywhere. He is so kind, attentive, knowledgeable, and hardworking! He anticipated our needs so we didn't need to ask and wait around for refills, he brought extra napkins with out us having to ask, a server who does their job without having to be asked always elevates the dinning experience even if the food is just alright. The food: we ordered the buffalo cauliflower as our appetizer which was good but I wish there had been just a little more but taste and presentation were good. We split the Cobb salad and ordered the 5 cheese and tomato pizza but added sausage to it. Everything tasted good however I do wish the pizza was cooked maybe another 2 minutes. The table bread though with the oil omg chef kiss! Overall we had a good experience and we will be coming back again! read more

Always awesome food and great service. We have been going there since they opened this location. We live near by and this is our go-to place. The best salads, pizza and cocktails. read more

Visited tonite and had a very attentive server. I had specifically asked for alcoholi drinks that were not carbonated as I have issues with carbonation, i was assured my drink choice would not have carbonation but after the first sip - i could tell there was carbonation. As my friend was treating me to dinner i didn't want to make a big deal out of it and just mentioned to our server about the carbonation. She said that the rose has carbonation and i'm like 'didn't i ask for no carbonation drinks?'. I took a few sips and just couldn't pretend to drink it anymore. She didn't offer another drink or anything. Food was good and dessert was phenomenal. The candle on the cake was a great touch! read more

California Pizza Kitchen - drink was pretty but the carbonation has me feeling uncomfortable as i type this. - Pizza Near Me - Deer Park, Illinois

Avocado egg rolls good. Italian chopped salad awful we told waiter did not eat and he left it on the bill. We complained it came off. Sorry over priced food poor service. He never even cleared out table read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Uncleared table - Pizza Near Me - Deer Park, Illinois

California Pizza Kitchen comes highly recommended after the lunch I recently had there. My mother and I went here for a lunch and we had a great experience. The meal started with bread and olive oil with herbs. The bread was fresh and tasted great. We both decided to get something off of the lunch specials menu. For $11.99 you get to choose between a half sandwich or seven inch pizza with a salad, or soup. We both had the Tomato Basil Bisque (With a touch of cream, topped with housemade garlic butter croutons.). This was delicious and tasted great on a cold day. I also had the seven inch Original BBQ Chicken Pizza (Created here in 1985. Our legendary BBQ sauce, smoked Gouda, red onions and fresh cilantro transform this original to iconic.). I always go for what a restaurant is known for. And I was not disappointed. This pizza is legendary for a reason, the flavors just pair very well together. My mother had the half Oven-Roasted Turkey + Brie Sandwich (With shaved Granny Smith apple, spring mix and housemade honey-mustard.). The sandwich was excellent and the Granny Smith apple added some crunch and sweetness to the dish. We had a coupon from our last visit. When you combine that with a sealed Thank You Card envelope with a special gift also from our last visit (which turned out to be worth ten percent off) a great deal became even better. The server we had was very welcoming and attentive. I highly recommend California Pizza Kitchen. Try it for lunch and you won't be disappointed. read more

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Mediocre experience at an outdated place. I hadn't been to CPK for 10+ years and I'm sorry to say it didn't improve with age. We got the original BBQ Chicken pizza ($18.99), Mexican street corn ($6.99)and a Blueberry Lemon Drop Martini. We cancelled the martini when we saw the lady making it with unwashed blueberries right out of the package (she didn't wash her hands or put on gloves either). The pizza was pitiful compared to the ones I've had there in the past. There was hardly any bbq sauce on it and it was overly dry. Flavor was lacking and it was small for the price. The street corn flavor was mild but overall ok. It came with two slices of toasted bread, which wasn't enough to go with the corn. It wasn't "authentic tasting" like the server said. I don't recommend. The server was really nice and helpful. She was attentive most of the time but seemed to disappear when we were done with our food. This led to us waiting 15+ minutes after finishing before seeing her again to pay. It was pretty crowded in there around 7 pm on a Friday but cleared quickly. We were there for about 75 minutes and it was fairly empty by the time we left. Parking is plentiful, especially if you're ok walking a bit. Overall, CPK is an outdated place that seems to be trying to become relevant again with an updated menu and a Buffalo Wild Wings type of atmosphere. I hope they can turn it around as I used to enjoy it there but won't be going back anytime soon. read more

Came here for a spontaneous dinner tonight with one of my friends. We were seated immediately despite a crowded parking lot, which was a nice surprise. The restaurant was pretty quiet , and it was quite relaxing. Our server was pleasant enough, and certainly attentive. But he wasn't the type that would encourage a return trip for me. Yes, I do go back to places based off the staff. Sometimes I'll even give a place with mediocre food a second chance just because the people were fun! Anyway... Our food was... fine. Yummy enough but the pizza definitely could have been hotter and it wasn't cut particularly well . Picky? Maybe. But details matter people! I will say, our dessert was delicious! I'm not typically the biggest fan of red velvet cake, however the pairing with white chocolate makes it extra delicious here. Definitely opt in for the ice cream because it ends up soaking into the cake a little bit as it melts and oh my yum! I would still go back, but it's just not somewhere I'm going to rush back to. If you're looking for a calm casual night and a good place for conversation definitely keep this on the list! read more

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Everything about California Pizza Kitchen is amazing. They have great food, service, and it's definitely a restaurant that I'd recommend to anyone. read more

I love this place and location. First, bread on the table immediately with dipping oil is a great touch. We're often a little famished coming here from a long ride to visit my parents so that bread is a life saver. Next, a relatively Huge collection of mocktails on the menu. Which include calorie information! That's wild how awesome that is for us trying to stay away from alcohol but aren't trying to replace it with sugar bombs. And then let's talk about the pizza. We've enjoyed CPK pizza in our past but we tend to eat gluten free these days. So the gluten free pizza is gonna suck right? Nope! They've got a tremendous cauliflower crust you can get with any of their pizzas. Last night everyone enjoyed everything they got. My mom, whose been a fairly picky eater now, devoured her salmon. We are going to keep coming here as our goto meet up spot with the parents. And I'm excited to try their "take n bake" pizzas too for just $8! My only suggestion is that I wish they had their patio open last night with the heat lamps they have. read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Pizza Near Me - Deer Park, Illinois

Good food, the cucumber refresher delicious. Staff very friendly. Our server went above and beyond. read more

Came for a Wednesday evening dinner with family. The hostess sat us, we waited for about 10 minutes before anyone came to the table. Multiple waitresses walked past our table, we made eye contact and no one greeted us, said hello or we will be with you shortly. Service was super poor, and we've been to multiple CPK restaurants.. the deer park position continues to have poor costumer service. No water refills, had to get up to go get it. Food was good, only thing our group didn't like was the bbq chicken pizza, super dry, and pretty much had nothing on it. Would recommend going to another location until this location better trains their staff! read more

Love the service, Love the food, Love the Shirley temples, and Love the sour dough breed. 100% Recommend.

We are veterans of many visits but this one was awful. Asked for butter twice, never came. The bread had been precut laying out until it was hard and dried out. Asked for some that was fresh but never got it. The Chicken Fettuccine was supposed to have spinach fettuccine, green and yellow peppers and chicken. It came plain Fettuccine and no peppers. The sauce was separated and lumpy. And very little, tiny cubes of chicken. All this for $20.00. Politely mentioned to the server, but no apologies. Compare my pictures with the menu! I no longer will recommend CPK. read more

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Amazing service last night! I had forgotten to give my rewards number from a previous visit and asked if they could credit me. It was a bit tricker than I thought and told them to forget about it. The manager worked really hard to find my receipt and give me the points! read more

Good food enjoyed the pizza no wait staff friendly cant beat the gluten free or cauliflower crusted pizza healthy options read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Pizza Near Me - Deer Park, Illinois

I have been coming to this place for so long and so happy to see it's still open during covid! I ordered a tostada pizza online and was able to do curbside pickup. It was ready in 15 minutes and each curbside spot has a phone number on it to call and then you let them know the spot's number so they can come out to drop it off. The service was great and I thank the employees for working during these hard times! The tostada pizza was nice and warm. The toppings were packed separately and the sauce so you can make it yourself. There was also some bread slices with oil! It was all nicely packed. read more

Chilly, wet day. Came in, waiting on my business partner for lunch, and I asked if they had any herbal teas. They don't serve any hot tea of ANY kind anymore. They "just discontinued them." I guess keeping a pot of hot water and a few teabags around just bit into their profit margins a little too much. One more reason to rail against capitalism. *sigh* read more

I'm a firm believer in telling it to you straight .... Having said that .... The prices are getting a little too high BUT we had an amazing server - Zach. Zach is a young guy that will go far. You should definitely think of a career in a people facing role - not saying specific to food service or customer service - but something where u will engage with either customers or manage a team or own ur own business. After a tough day in the clinics and virtual meetings - Zach made up for the long day. Thx Zach. U will do far .... read more

I ordered 1/2 Crunchy Thai Salad and a cup of pea barley soup via delivery, from California Pizza Kitchen, for $53.00 (and this was on a day with no delivery charge!)I love this salad, and it never disappoints. HOWEVER, it arrived without the bread that it is served with it in the restaurant, which for that amount of money is very annoying. Here's a picture of the pea barley soup (also delicious) which cost $8 for less than 1/2 cup of soup! Even though the bill is somewhat outrageous to me for what I received, if it had arrived with the bread and a decent amount of soup, I would not be writing this review. read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Pea Barley Soup - Pizza Near Me - Deer Park, Illinois

The pizza was good, not great. Previous reviews show a number of 3 star ratings. I tend to agree. For the price, the pizza I got was rather small. On a brighter note, they did add a number of napkins and utensils. Some places don't do that so I did think that was a plus. read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Pizza Near Me - Deer Park, Illinois

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I placed a fairly large order and was unimpressed with the food. The only thing that stood out was the cauliflower crust chicken pizza. It was delicious! read more

1st time here; and last. Prices were silly. I had the chicken piccata $22 I think. Two small pieces of rubber chicken that had no flavor. Noodles were ok, but where was the lemon sauce? No salad, no vegetable. Putting this small portion on a big plate doesn't make it worth the price. As a restaurant BUY BETTER CHICKEN. $18+ for a single person pizza? I tried the pizza and it was awful, the crust was tasteless and chewy. We were a large group and nobody cared for their meals. Even the kids that had pizza ate one piece and left the rest. As for the butter cake ... hard pass. Flavorless cake. I did not try the chocolate, but I tried the bacon (horrible taste); and the berry one didn't have much flavor to it. Staff was good filling the water. Nobody cleared dishes that were empty. read more

Ask for Zach! Very few times have I had such pleasant service at a restaurant. Zach was extremely kind, attentive, and wasn't afraid to crack a few jokes following my families humor! Of course, his bubbly personality wasn't the only thing that captivated our interest, the food we were blessed with made us crave more despite us being full. The ambiance of CPK has always been one to bathe in, though this night seemed especially special as the food was delicious, and the superb service from Zach tied it all together. He is the true reason we're leaving this review. Zach, you rock, and we thank you very much for the privilege of your service. Keep up the great work! read more

I love that this place has some vegetarian options that are labeled as such on the menu. Their new plant based chicken pizza is pretty good. I really like their smashed avocado focaccia although I'd call it a flatbread more than a focaccia. They have tasty soups 2 vegetarian I believe and one of those might be vegan. Their rewards program is great! Offering great deals like buy one get one free meals often. It has potential to get better but from where it stands it's fine once awhile but not something I particularly crave. First of all they don't often add new items and when they do it's temporary or not vegetarian anyways and can be really short lived before I've even gotten a chance to go in to get it. For instance an exciting vegan pizza was added!! A few months later when I noticed already gone. Which leads to the next thing please add some vegan options! For vegan here it's very limited. The flavor is also just sometimes lacking. Sounds all great then not much to write home about. Portion sizes are also hit or miss. All in all it's not a bad place, friendly, great rewards and some decent food but has some room for improvement. read more

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So first off I want to say thank you for the amazing experience. The food was good but the atmosphere smelt like someone threw a bunch of shit all over the walls and floors. But to each is own on the preference of smell. I got a pizza which wasn't bad but it had no sauce on it at all not even a drop like they forgot to put sauce so i just got dough that's it which is how I like it even though I ordered a supreme pizza. The wings were shaped like pice of dog manure which was yummy as always fresh off the grass. ‍ . Not to mention my drink had a ball of hair in it which made it kind of stronger then usual. Usually I just get like five or six pieces which was nice to get more then usual. Very fillin. Nice texture , what more could you ask for. Overall my experience here was hairy and smelt funny but yeah great shitty smellin place with fire drinks and mozzarella sticks that got picked up after being dropped I rather mine be stepped on but that's for next time I'm here. read more

Good food but they took off my favorite pizza so yeah two stars I hope you're going to get a better experience than that

This is one of my favorite places to visit with my family! Right near the main strip of Deer Park Mall, this restaurant has something for everyone. I'm obsessed with the mushroom pizza. The staff here is also amazingly helpful and friendly. I accidentally left an item behind at my table and they kept it safe for me until I picked it up. Much appreciated! read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Wild Mushroom Pizza. Amazing! - Pizza Near Me - Deer Park, Illinois

I made a reservation a couple days before our dinner. Our table was ready when we arrived. Great and attentive service from Brian! He was very polite, answered all our many questions graciously and honored our requests with a smile. He is a great server. Food was delicious and good quality for our meat eaters, pescatarian, vegetarian and vegan friends. We were there for 3 hours on a busy Friday night and never felt rushed. Not noisy in our corner area/table on a busy night. We will return. read more

Good food. Anything with BBQ chicken is great. We recently had great service from Gabriella! Thank you for your kindness and friendly smile. read more

Love love love California Pizza Kitchen. I eat Keto / Low Carb and always have the best meals there. My usual go to is Ribeye with Asparagus (rather than potatoes) or the Roasted Veggie salad (minus corn) but at the last visit I went with the Shrimp Scampi dish minus the Tagliatelle. Add parmesan on top and you've got the perfect low carb meal. The sauce is creamy, the shrimp on point! Also always have great and friendly service at CPK that never makes me feel bad for having special requests. Highly recommend joining their rewards program too for freebies. Lots of parking at this location with an outdoor mall being just next to it. In summer they have outdoor seating too! read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Shrimp Scampi in Keto friendly minus the pasta - Pizza Near Me - Deer Park, Illinois

Open layout restaurant with similarly open kitchen. Its spacious layout allows for a noisy atmosphere coming not only from the dining area but also from the kitchen. Upon arrival, we noticed a half empty restaurant with a number of dirty tables waiting to be cleaned up after guests. We were seated promptly after being offered a few tables right by the door. The cold air blowing from people arriving made these tables very unfavorable. Additionally, parking lot pickup made servers run out every few minutes, allowing for more cold air to enter the dining area. Our server was prompt and the food came out fast. The Sicilian and the Margarita pizzas were flavorful and hot; avocado egg rolls tasty. Apart from the atmosphere and the cleanliness, the service and the food was pleasant. We may visit again and see if this was an off day. Otherwise, there is always a parking lot pickup. read more

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I just watched a waiter give a choking customer the Heimlich. When he was finished he sat the woman down gently and got drinks for another table like nothing just happened. Bro you're an absolute hero! Well Done! read more

Always enjoyed coming here. Love their selections and the staff is excellent. So local that I meet up with my friends quite often.

Had a bbq chicken salad. Was very tasty. The herb ranch so flavorful. The bbq sauce was just right not to sweet or to Smokey I did take out. It was so good but not sure if it was work $18. The staff was amazing they got me in and out. It was a smooth. Pick up. read more