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Reviewed 5 April 2023

Tables were filthy and when asked if we could get it cleaned out edited took forever coming back to do it, then looked at it, wiped a small area, missing the coke stains and not lifting the plates and ealked away without a word. Tables...were yet to have dishes removed, but those that had, were not wiped down. I realize we are short staff, but compassion is a two way street. We left without eating there.More

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed 14 February 2023 via mobile

Heard great things, but as a guy from Jersey, the pizza here just fell short for me. Although I did like the dough and crispy-crust of the pizza, the cheese and sauce were too skimpily applied and the toppings were somehow undercooked. Overall, the pizzas...just ate ‘dry’…an average attempt at what could be a good pizza with some tweaking. Further, our waitress, although friendly, left our plates sit there when finished whilst we sat and ordered/drank another two (2) rounds of drinks. —-for approx. 40 minutes after we finished eating. This is a pet-peeve if mine…clear and wipe the table—as needed—between and after courses.More

Date of visit: January 2023
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Reviewed 3 January 2023

Stopped by and had a very good lunch. I picked one of their lunch duos with a wild mushroom pizza and tortilla soup. Both were tasty. My wife had thier West Coast Burger, and it was excellent... done to perfection. Service was friendly topping off...a pleasant experience.More

Date of visit: January 2023
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Reviewed 27 October 2022 via mobile

Even though the selection available for GF patrons is limited to only 4 pizzas, what you get is very tasty. The staff take great care to ensure cross-contamination doesn't occur, and my food came out separate. My food took a little longer than everyone else's...due to stringent safety measures being taken to avoidMore

Date of visit: October 2022
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Reviewed 28 October 2021

Ordered the Garlic Cream Fetticine. There were plenty of tasty noodles but the meat was very skimpy! Most other restaurants usually serve at least half a meat with their fettucine but not here!

Date of visit: October 2021
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Reviewed 7 July 2021

I have been to other CPK in the past and found this one a little less enjoyable. The menu has changed and there was a staff shortage.. Overall it was OK for lunch.

Date of visit: July 2021
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Reviewed 30 April 2021 via mobile

Good food great service - Stacy was our server & the manager Ryan I think, they were all great this was an appreciation dinner - order the pasta garlic cream Fettuccini w/ mushroom, Buffalo cauliflower and spicy chipotle pizza - we were seated outside all...the food & mango cooler were great spot onMore

Date of visit: April 2021
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Reviewed 31 January 2021 via mobile

Excellent California Veggie pizza here. We had lunch here, along with the pizza, I ordered a small bowl of Sedona Tortilla soup which was delicious and hot. Very good service. We chose to eat outside, which was pleasant.

Date of visit: January 2021
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Reviewed 31 January 2021 via mobile

Very fresh and delicious! I had the 1/2 grilled Veggie Sandwich and Pea Soup with Barley, Carrots and onion. Best Pea Soup I have ever tasted!!! The grilled Veggie Sandwich was very fresh and tasty. We ate outdoors, the Manager checked on us also. I...would definitely return. *Bathroom was O.K., nothing to elaborate on-More

Date of visit: January 2021
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Reviewed 30 January 2021

Haven't eaten in CPK for a long time and was so impressed with how good the food still is. Not busy so easy to get in and social distancing was observed. Prices were very good as well for the quality of food I received.

Date of visit: January 2021
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Reviewed 14 December 2020

I ordered 3 take and bake pizzas online but when I arrived for pick up the pizzas were fully cooked. I had made an error in the online order process. The server who came to me at curbside pickup said without hesitation, "We'll make you...3 new ones." In 10 minutes the pizzas were ready and I was on my way home. I baked them for 10 minutes and they were really hot and delicious. Take and bake is super easy and it's fresh and hot right out of the oven. Another plus is that the house smelled like I had been baking all day. My guests loved the pizza. I am now a California Pizza Kitchen regular.More

Date of visit: December 2020
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Reviewed 12 November 2020

Let me start by saying I am a Trip Advisor Senior Contributor, Level 63 Restaurant Reviewer, and one of Trip Advisors Top !0 Reviewers in Sarasota. My wife and I stopped into this California Pizza Kitchen for lunch today. Of all of the meals I...have eaten in restaurants THIS IS THE WORST ONE EVER ! !. When I placed my order I was very specific that I did not want any avocado on my sandwich. I even reminded the server of this before she left our table to place the order. After 18-minutes our order was delivered to the table, and there was avocado on the sandwich. After some time I was able to finally set the server's attention to point out the mistake in my order. She took it back to the kitchen. I never saw her again. I could see the kitchen from where I was sitting. Once I started counting I saw 1-dozen orders put up for servers to deliver. None of those orders were sandwiches. Again let me state that my server has yet to return to my table. While we are waiting for my sandwich we note that numerous dining parties come in and wait a long time to get seated. In fact, some get tired of waiting and leave. Servers go about their business and ignore the customers waiting to be seated. 20-minutes after I had sent the incorrectly prepared sandwich back, a manager came to the table (again, still had not seen server). This is well after my wife had finished her meal. He did not seem to know about the problem. He offered to make my sandwich himself. By then, of course, it is too late. My wife had finished her meal. He did tear up the check. And I still have not seen the server since I sent the sandwich back. There were not that many people in the restaurant at lunch time, and now I know why. The service is terrible. They do not have any QC/QA plan in place. The manager on duty does not care about the customers. As an experienced Trip Advisor reviewer I recommend that you AVOID THIS RESTAURANT !More

Date of visit: November 2020
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Reviewed 25 July 2020

I have enjoyed CPK for years, but then about 2018 things changed. Many great items were removed from the menu, no more Jamaican jerk pizza, no more shrimp scampi pizza. Tonight I had their, used to be great, bbq Chicken pizza, I really cannot believe...the quality has slipped this far. And the price!!! $50.00 bucks for 2 small pizzas and some chips and spinach dip. There is no way CPK can remain in business serving this type of bad food in today’s market. Today was our last time there, what a waste.More

Date of visit: February 2020
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Reviewed 8 December 2019 via mobile

Lunch w parking. It was impossible to find mall parking, so we ended up here and decided to do lunch , then walk across street to mall. Worked out well. Husband and I shared a spicy thin crust pizza. ( forget the name ) Watch...out for the little green pepper slices on that one! Good pizza and iced tea. About $20 all told.More

Date of visit: December 2019
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Reviewed 22 August 2019

Sarasota is beautiful place to visit and in the beautiful place if you find very good food so it make your travel more remarkable you can not forget when ever i go there i have one meal there.

Date of visit: July 2019
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California Pizza Kitchen is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 3.5
  • Service: 4
  • Value: 3.5