We have had some really good service here at the 2nd and PCH Market Place location of California Pizza Kitchen. Since they closed the Cerritos location, we've been coming here more often. We were a party of 11 so I called first to find out about their wait time and the host said he had a large table available and to come right away and he could seat us with no wait. Since we were just across the street at 2nd and PCH at the Whole Foods plaza, I told the host we would be there within fifteen minutes if he could hold it for us. As he did, because when we arrived, he took us straight to our table. That's the beginning of our excellent service for this evening. Our server Anthony came over and introduced himself and his trainee Deven. It really showed why Anthony was training because he is definitely an experienced server. For a large party he took care of all our orders well, our drinks kept getting refilled without really asking. Our orders came out with no issues. My sister who has several food allergies had no issues with all her specific modifications. Overall, this experience on just service alone was a 10/10. As for our food, everything tasted good and as expected. The CPK menu is very familiar to us, so nothing surprising as in an unexpected taste, but they delivered in a way that the food tasted as we hoped for and as we are used to, which is the reason we like this location. I have been to many establishments where the server could not keep up with the flow and even if we were a smaller party, the service we have received could not compare to the service we got from Anthony. Whether two of us or twelve of us, I trust coming to this place and hope in the future I just hope to get someone like Anthony or himself again read more

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After a great Friday lunch a month ago, took a friend with me for another Friday lunch on July 3. What a mistake. As soon as we sat down at the bar the server came over. I tried to order the same thing I had before but this time she didn't take the time to understand what my questions were. The woman taking the order was impatient, rude and condescending towards me. I tried to explain what I was trying to order and asked about a kind of pizza and her answer was straight up "I don't know!". She then went on basically reprimanding me and telling me "we don't do that!" Combined with "I told you" which she said to me at least 3 times. I finally said wait let's start over. Finally she realized SHE had misunderstood but did I get any apology? No, none at all. In the words of my lunch partner, "she really took your head off." We walked out and went to the Abby. I can't eat somewhere an employee is going to get so frustrated that they berate someone over chain pizza. I probably will never go back to CPK. And my experience is going straight to your Corporate office. It was so great the time before. This staff member needs to rethink if customer service is where they want to be, but they seemed pretty routine in how thet were acting to a customer. I left angry, embarrassed by how I let her treat me and shocked that someone would think their behavior is ok. How sad. read more

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Delicious food and very kind staff. My first time at California Pizza Kitchen and i was not let down. Got the Mexican corn for free for downloading the app as well! read more

California Pizza Kitchen - BURNT ENDS BBQ PIZZA CHICKEN PICCATA MAC 'N' CHEESE MEXICAN STREET CORN - Pizza Near Me - Long Beach, California

Great experience here. Lunch duo specials are great price and excellent portion size. The shift leader jumped in to take our order which was nice to see since the server was busy. Very clean like you would expect at a CPK. The muffaleta sandwich and Caesar was a great combo. Very nice experience. read more

It's been over 10 years since I've been to this CPK, or any for that matter. Tortilla spring rolls $14.99 were delicious and flavorful. My friend ordered a half Thai Crunch Salad $15.99 which was so big she took half home. My BBQ Chicken Pizza (add bacon and pineapple) was delicious but a whopping $23.49. Shannon was our server who was lovely, attentive and quick with the drink refills. The food came out fast and we were very happy with our choices. We will definitely return but I think I'll get a less expensive pizza next time. read more

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My best friend and I just decided to come to dinner here at California pizza kitchen in Long Beach and let me tell you for the very beginning. Our waiter by the name of Mike is a breath of fresh air. He has the absolute best customer service we have ever encountered and we eat out at at least twice a week. I truly recommend anybody in everybody who comes to this restaurant location definitely be sitting with Mike. The best ambiance. read more

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My steak was too dry and too tough to chew. I managed to chew and swallow the first piece, but the second piece was so tough that I couldn't chew it and had to spit it out. read more

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Note to the marketing department. If you're going to put a picture of a dish on the cover of the menu, make sure when you serve it it's recognizable. Seriously, was it an off night or just the same old crap at CPK. No one goes here thinking it's going to be fine dining but they should be able to make their signature pizza. Bad service, slow service, horrible manager on duty. Tonight was a trifecta of grief. It will be a cold day in hell before I eat at a CPK again and I will not ever go back to this one. Do yourself a favor and pick one of the ten other restaurants you can see from the front door of this one. read more

CPK adds some new items...are you serious?!! Bbq chicken Mac N Cheese and Burnt Ends Mac N Cheese! mmmm...mmm good!! read more

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They made the pizza wrong then admitted they hand picked the unwanted toppings off. We wouldn't eat it. When we went to pay there was no way to split a check. Guy who said he was the manager didn't have the code to restart the computer to allow us to split a check. He wanted us to wait while he found someone to text. We scraped together cash and left. Not returning. read more

Date: 10/16/25 Ticket #: 220007 Ordered: (2) Chicken Tequila Fettuccine Me & my family are regulars at California Pizza Kitchen. We have never had an issue till today, my dad went to grab dinner so we can have it ready for Dodger game. (2) Chicken Tequila Fettuccine: super dry, barely any chicken, little any sauce If I'm gonna be paying almost $22 I should get enough chicken not 4 little pieces. I'm very upset read more

California Pizza Kitchen - CHICKEN TEQUILA FETTUCCINE - Pizza Near Me - Long Beach, California

What's up: In the area to meet up with a friend! He recommended grabbing food at this place and it's been a while since I've had CPK! Let's go! Parking: Located in the Marketplace Long Beach, parking was plentiful. It's also shared among the nearby businesses, but we didn't have any issues finding a spot. Environment: We came a bit after lunchtime and were greeted upon entry. Staff members were friendly and the place was comfortable. Food came out pretty quick too. What was ordered: - Spinach Artichoke Dip (can't go wrong with this yummy appetizer) - Thai Crunch Salad (yummy) - Pepperoni Pizza (a bit oily, but it was still delish) Yay/Nay/Meh: Yay. Food was good and the place was comfy. Staff members came often to check up on us. Credit cards are accepted. read more

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Just came in for happy hour. Everything was fine boyfriend had beer and I ordered the butter cake flight. Note that the butter cake originally has bacon so I modified it with two chocolates and one strawberry. Service was fine. Ambience was OK. Overall good experience. read more

California Pizza Kitchen - NEW - MINI BUTTER CAKE FLIGHT - modified - Pizza Near Me - Long Beach, California

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Still a favorite of mine, it's the 40th anniversary for CPK. A favorite of mine is back on the menu don't know how long (chicken waldorf salad). Love getting from stuff for my birthday #keylimepie. Will definitely return soon.... read more

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I am passing through the LA area on a trip, and met my Brother who lives in Pasadena, CA for dinner tonight. IMHO this place is "out of control". If I had to guess at it I would think that they just had a massive staff turnover. My Brother had called yesterday to make a reservation for 18:30 tonight. When my lady friend and I arrived before my Brother I was told that they do NOT take reservations? Our server (who I will NOT throw under the bus, by name) did not know what brands of Gin that they had, and had to go check before I ordered my Martini. FWIIW: Yes, they do have Bombay Sapphire Gin if anyone cares. BTW: Their website does NOT even list if they serve cocktails. I had to call this afternoon to ask. We placed our order for two different appetizers, then our entrees. Am I wrong in my assumption that the appetizers should have arrived at our table before our entrees? Our appetizer was cold. And the appetizer that my Brother and his other half ordered did not arrive until about five minutes after their pizza which was their entree. Or in Long Beach does the word "appetizer" really mean dessert? Which is served after the entree? The ambiance was LOUD! read more

This review is for takeout/delivery. I ordered a Thai Chicken Pizza. It was much smaller than the last time. The taste was also just okay. It arrived cold by Doordash. So in future I will stick with locals like Valentino's. read more

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I came in tonight for a simple takeout order and thought I'd also purchase a Black Friday gift card. Unfortunately, the staff had no idea about the promotion, and the CPK website was impossible to use. While waiting for my takeout, I ordered a beer and an appetizer. It took over 30 minutes just to receive the appetizer and bread, and after waiting more than an hour, I had to ask repeatedly just to get my takeout order. When I checked the bag, I realized one of my pizzas was missing--out of only two pizzas, an entrée, and a lunch salad. The only explanation I was given was that they were understaffed. This location has been consistently understaffed for 4-5 years, and the quality of service shows it. I'm tired of coming here. read more

My entire family enjoys this place. The thing I noticed right away is the freshness of the food. As soon as you taste the food it is very obvious. Monday and Tuesdays they have a selection of pizzas that are $10 each. My family has tried a few of their desserts and they are excellent too. The butter cake is one of their signature desserts and it is great. Right now they have the Mini Butter Cake Flight. We tried all three flavors. The two flavors that I highly recommend is the bacon, maple and the other is the strawberry, Oh it is awesome. They serve Haggen Daz ice cream which is excellent. Try this place and this location in particular as there is plenty of seating and the food is just spectacular. read more

A fundraiser lunch brought me and the family to CPK. Unfortunately, I had to wait 10 minutes for a table because they were understaffed when I arrived. Not a big deal. The host, server, and manager all were present and were very friendly and patient. I used to order CPK for lunch often when I was in the corporate world. Good to see their menu hasn't changed much since a decade ago. Also, all the flavors were just as good as they were since I last dined at a CPK 10 years ago. Great lunch and happy hour prices. The ambiance was no different than any other CPK. Parking was easy. Good times. read more

We had a hankering for some pizza so decided to give CPK a shot. We had a free pizza voucher with minimum purchase of $20. We opted for the Sicilian Pizza and Kung Pao pasta + side broccolini. We did curbside pick up. Our food came out super hot and fresh. We also got some complimentary rolls with olive oil to go with our food. The Sicilian Pizza was really good. We had no expectations so we were blown away by the quality. They loaded on the toppings and basil! The pizza was the right amount of saucy and cheesy. The crust had a nice bite to it. Very outstanding. As for the pasta. We wanted to try something unique so we went for the Kung Pao pasta. There was no protein in it but it had all of the Kung Pao ingredients; chili, green onions, peanuts, and Kung Pao sauce. Its a bit heavy but pretty tasty. Overall good takeout experience with CPK. We'll be back again for their pizza!! read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Sicilian - Pizza Near Me - Long Beach, California

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Takeout has been spotty at best, with customer service and food quality and quantity lacking. It's no wonder customer service is bad when the hostess asks the manager about changing a hundred dollar bill in front of the customer (me) and she gives him a dirty look, as if the customer is an inconvenience. My order today was extremely bland. No Parmesan cheese was offered or supplied, nor any red chili seasoning or anything else. Why wouldn't you offer such things before your customers walk out the door? And to top it all off, as I turned around with my bag in one hand and drink in the other, two employees loudly walked by me almost bumping into me, without saying excuse me or anything. It was like a bunch of teenagers having a party. We order here all the time, but based on this experience today it is highly unlikely we will return. read more

Went to CPK for a fundraiser. We all ordered the special Chimichurri steak salad. It turned out that the dish was so popular that they had to thaw out more beef. Our server provided us with soups to tide us over. My tomato soup was delicious with just enough heat. My friend got the barley soup which he said was great as well. Then we got our steak salad. I'm disappointed that the tomatoes were frozen cold. The chimichurri sauce was creamy instead of oil based. It was Americanized. Think I will stick with pizza next time. Service was great. Used my gift cards bought at a discount from Costco. read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Chimichurri steak salad - Pizza Near Me - Long Beach, California

I enjoy my lunch time at this location weekly. in addition to my last review I have had the pleasure to be served by Byran and Tyson. These two gentlemen are so attentive and friendly. The food is good definitely but the service is great! read more

Jacqueline took take-out order with ease and a smile (I had restrictions and substitutions lol). And my BBQ Chicken salad was ready in less than 5mins. Impressive. read more

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Greeted and seated on a rainy day with no wait time! Sat down and immediately attended to. Ordered a Mango Sangria and fountain soda. Drinks came out within 5 minutes of ordering. Once delivered ordered a chicken wrap, split pea soup and Kung pao spaghetti. 10 mins later we received our food. The food was delicious!! I recommend this location because it is not ghetto!! Borderline LB marina and Seal beach. The service we received was awesome! The food and Drinks were delicious. This hit the spot! Best experience I ever had at any California Kitchen Location. Big Kudos to our main waiter Luke and our back up waiter Brian. They demonstrated how customer service should be! Well done. read more

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First no around to seat us! Then our group of 5 got seated and it took us a while to just get water! Then we had to ask for a server, she was new and trying her best! Couldn't get our simple order correct! Then 20 minutes later our dinners came with all but one dinner! We asked and asked about the last dinner! Never asked if we wanted bread, pepper for the salads etc. By the time the last dinner came we were all finished and the order was wrong again! Then we asked for the bill 2 times and she didn't know how to use the toast system to pay, she got the manager and he was lost! Didn't even know how to use their own system! Then asked me to come up to the cashier so he could process it and he didn't know how to use it! We ended up giving cash and left!! I frequent cpk often and this was the worst experience ever! Shame on corp for this horrific situation!! read more

Came in for dinner today, luckily it was not busy yet lol. We were seated right away. Ben took care of us today/ great service thank you. Our food was delicious and we stayed for dessert. read more

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The PCH Marina location of CPK has consistently poor service in the store and particularly if you order with Uber or other delivery service. I made the mistake of not changing the location of the store when I ordered tonight. My order consisted of three 1//2 Caesar salads with avocado, chicken, and shaved parmesan. I received three salads with little lettuce and an overload of shave parmesan to fill the void of the lettuce. There was avocado on only one salad. They didn't include any bread and only gave us one half-filled container of oil and herbs for dipping. They either lack competent management or have incompetent employees. read more

I've been here a couple of times for lunch. Consistently good service and food. This time, our company had their holiday lunch here. I had no idea there were lunch specials on the back of the menu; I think I've been a creature of habit with the BBQ chicken salad. Today, I did a repeat--but with the BBQ chicken pizza too. Thus, one was for lunch, and the other for dinner. We also had desserts: pound cake, chocolate cake... Service was efficient and delightful. read more

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Service is min at best Management doesn't care Food is ok Wish it was better cause I would frequent this location but never seam to be able to just get a good server Never prepared lol read more

My fiancé and I are frequent visitors to CPK because we crave their food often, and I also appreciate the convenient parking. However, our experiences have been inconsistent. This was our third year doing the Valentine's dinner, and our "heart"-shaped pizza arrived 30 minutes after our appetizer. Last time we visited in November, I had a $10 off coupon, but they refused to apply it, even though we spent over $50 and met the promotion's requirements. In September, we ordered the garlic cream pasta, and it was disappointingly watery. Despite these issues, we keep giving this location chances because it can be a hit or miss. Unfortunately, last night did not make for a special Valentine's Day. Service is always difficult--servers are hard to get ahold of, and they seem to be consistently short-staffed. While they acknowledge concerns, they take forever to follow through. The staff could be more attentive; they always seem overwhelmed and unorganized. read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Happy Valentine's Day with this shaped pizza... - Pizza Near Me - Long Beach, California

We are regulars at the California Pizza Kitchen and love it. This was the first time we went to this location and the food and service was horrible! Our server I believe her name was Casse (not sure how the name is spelled) It was Farhers day and they were not that busy. My Diet Coke arrived and it was bitter almost like someone had put something in it. Our food orders were not done correctly and the service was extremely slow. Terrible experience and something was extremely off with that visit. Definitely not going back read more

my husband and I frequent this CPK at least once or twice a month but today they sat us at a table and we never received service we wait about 17min and no one even asked for our drink order and the restaurant wasn't full or they didn't look short staff, we decided to leave obviously we will not be returning read more

This is not related to the service or food. They were both ok. The front of the restaurant was very dark and I fell lwhile leaving the restaurant. It's so dark that the two servers at the front didn't even see me on the floor. My husband helped me hop to our car. I have a sprained right foot and a scrapped swollen left knee. Please improve the lighting so it doesn't happen to anyone else.. read more

My wife and I love the lunch specials they have during the week. There are many choices of pizza and occasionally they have special items. But we love the food, especially the bread when you get seated. Eva is our preferred server as she is always cheerful and provides excellent service. Bryan is always very helpful as well. We've gone to other CPK's but this is our favorite because of Eva! read more

We came on a random weekday for lunch. We walked into a fairly empty restaurant and someone eventually came to tell us it would be a few minutes before we could be seated. There were a few tables and apparently only one server, which is why we had to wait. When we were seated, we were seated in a booth towards the back which was nice. The restaurant appeared fairly clean. We were able to order both our food and drinks quickly, as we waited they brought out some very fresh bread, which was surprisingly good. Our entrees came and were both great. My only complaint was that the crust to topping ratio of the pizza could have been better. Pretty much half the pizza was crust. Other than that, lunch was excellent and much better than meals that I've had here in the past. We will definitely be back! read more

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I've eaten at CPK many times but never left a review. And I've been to different locations. This is the Long Beach/Seal Beach location. I came here for dinner with a good friend and had a pizza and salad. It wasn't busy at all so I thot it'd be quick...but it wasn't. The staff were nice and the food has always been delish, BUT they need to improve on the service. I'll still eat their food tho. Thank you! read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Left - Thin Crust Burrata with Spicy Pepperoni & Right - Thai Crunch Salad with Avocado - Pizza Near Me - Long Beach, California

I frequent the Lakewood CPK, but when I was at 2nd and PCH on a rainy Sunday afternoon, I decided to give this Long Beach CPK a try. There are two CPK locations in Long Beach. One is at the Pike Outlets. The other is right here at Long Beach Marketplace just on the other side of PCH from 2nd and PCH. From the outside, it's not easy to tell where the Takeout counter is, but it's not at the main entrance. When I went through this main entrance, the hostess directed me to the other end of the restaurant. I had a Thank You card from my previous visit to the Lakewood location. If you're not familiar with these cards, it's a promotion where you get a card after placing an order, and on your visit, you ask for a CPK manager to open the card for you to reveal your prize. It could be as big as $50,000. It could be as small as 10% off your next order, which will be the case for three out of four Thank You cards. However, and I will repeat this, you *must* ask for a CPK manager to open the card for you because that is the rule. If you open it on your own, you don't get the prize inside, even if it's $50,000. Victoria was the manager who opened my card, and it was 10% off. I had a 20% off reward^ on my account, and this is where I noticed inconsistencies across different CPK locations. At the Lakewood location, the manager there who opened my card was happy to honor that card alongside a different 20% off reward I had back then, which I thought was a no no, but they were able to make it work. This time, Victoria said she wouldn't honor that. Now why in the world would the rules be different?? A definite head-scratcher if you ask me. Since the 20% off expired sooner, I wanted to defer the 10% off for a later time, and Victoria had to fill out a few lines on the opened card so that it would be eligible for redemption at any CPK...hopefully? lol And the inconsistencies don't end there. I also learned at this location, you can use multiple rewards in one transaction, which would be a no no if you tried to order online as it specifically says only 1 reward may be used. The other reward I had on my account was a $5 reward, which I got after accumulating 75 points from my past visits to the Lakewood location. When Luke, the cashier, mentioned that I could use both my 20% off and the $5 reward, I was surprised considering I couldn't use the Thank You card reward alongside the 20% off. This whole ordeal was just confusing, but since I spent less than what I expected to pay, I just went with it. What did I get? It took me a while to decide because I noticed a handful of the prices were higher than at Lakewood, but the California Club I remember had the same price. It also looked the most appealing to me at the time, so that's what I went with. I made this decision before Luke saw the $5 reward on my account, and if I had known I could have used both the $5 off and 20% off, I probably might have chosen differently. Oh well, I still wanted to try the California Club! When I asked Luke how long I'd have to wait, he estimated 15 minutes. It was more like 20 before he handed me my takeout bag, which included another Thank You card. The takeout bag also included a pizza box, complimentary bread, and a container of produce? What?! An unusual way to present a pizza to a customer! The produce included in the container was avocado, tomatoes, shredded lettuce, and arugula. There was also a cup of bleu cheese dressing inside. However, they didn't include utensils, which I would have asked for had I known I'd be getting this container, so I had no choice but to dump everything (except the dressing) on top of the pizza, which didn't look pretty to say the least. I probably got more produce than if they had included it on the pizza, but I really wish I knew this beforehand. Otherwise, I could have eaten the produce as a salad lol. The ingredients tasted fresh and good just like how a CPK pizza should be, but it was a mess having to eat it that way, especially since the avocados were a little soft, so if I had touched them with my hands, they would have disintegrated pretty easily. Service wasn't bad, but nothing out of the ordinary, though. Among all the employees I witnessed that day, including the servers I observed while I was waiting for my pizza, I felt only the hostess was the most customer-centric; everyone else seemed kind of zapped and vapid, and I definitely do not think the rain outside would count as a valid excuse lol. If they really appreciated my business, I didn't detect that. Overall, it's not a bad CPK to go to if you're in the area, but since it's farther from me, I don't foresee a return visit. Who knows? Maybe if I order a California Veggie pizza, they would include the broccoli and mushrooms in a separate container as well, expecting me to dump them on the finished pizza pie. If you're going to do that, at least let me know beforehand! ^ I was immediately given another 20% reward after my purchase. Yay?! read more

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Waiter was slow, didn't check on us...restaurant wasn't busy at all. When we left, seen him playing around with the manager instead of taking care of the customers. read more

To go order I get it. Times are hard. But giving out 1 slice of bread, torn in half to make it look like 2 slices, just seems cheap. And sort of gross. I thought this might have been an accident, but this has happened consistently. read more

California Pizza Kitchen - 1slice of bread, torn in half. - Pizza Near Me - Long Beach, California