California Pizza Kitchen at Temecula

40820 Winchester Rd, Temecula
(951) 296-0575

Recent Reviews

L H

Disgusting awful staff. Was going to try this location won't be. Kid with curly hair was so rude, we just walked out and went to another restaurant. I see why it was empty but 3 tables. It is that bad.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Rich Hill

I recently visited California Pizza Kitchen and had a mixed experience. While the food was decent, there were a few aspects that left me feeling underwhelmed.To start, the atmosphere of the restaurant was like a funeral home and unwelcoming. The decor was old but the staff was friendly.Moving on to the food, I ordered the BBQ chicken pizza and it was tasty but nothing extraordinary. The crust was thin and crispy, but the toppings were a bit lacking in flavor. I also tried the Thai Crunch Salad and while it was fresh, it was also quite bland.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 4

Doug Rosson

This was our first time coming here and it was pretty good. We didn't wait too long on a Saturday afternoon. The server was quick and friendly and the pizza was pretty good. Nothing spectacular but just good. We will be back to check out some more of what they have to offer.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Dave Katz

Always a good experience. If you need ranch dressing make sure to tell your server that you want it 1 and 2 make sure that you tell them it never comes out with the food, and voila it will come with the food. I've learned after many many attempts to get ranch with my pizza but it never came out without this trick...

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: The Plant-Based BBQ Chicken Pizza

Lana R.

I will start by saying I am upset you guys are not pet friendly :( but that has nothing to do with John! We had such a great experience today quick little lunch with the sisters and John made it perfect. Thank you so much!

Marsha Brusegard

Food was great and the service was awesome.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Chad D

Great place to

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: The Works Pizza

Mark Griffin

Awesome fast service, great selection of quality food. Not over priced.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Devin D.

Ate lunch yesterday afternoon. The place was fairly empty. No one was at the front, took awhile for someone to show up and seat us. The real issue is the food. The name is PIZZA KITCHEN, but the pizza is horrible. Should have taken a photo. The pizza was so thin, the cheese was almost non existent and the pepperoni so sparse I had to hunt for the 5 small super thin pieces. That might have been acceptable except that the whole thing had no taste at all. In fact it tasted more like cardboard. We used to love coming to cpk, it was really good. However the food delivery and quality has really sunk over the last two years. The service has always been a little surly, but the food was great. One thing is consistent, the service is still surly. Buy pizza somewhere else, or get a salad here. The salads are good, because all they have to do is dump it out of a bag.

Jeff Desmond

I just love the different varieties of delicious pizzaVegetarian options: Just love veggie options!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Janet T.

We were seated at the BAR but, there was no one available there so we asked for a table instead and we were serviced right away by the MANAGER... He kindly apologized about the wait at the BAR seating. It seems that they were short staffed so we understood and sat at the TABLE. He quickly asked us if we wanted to order any drinks and I ordered my favorite drink which is the Strawberry LEMONADE... The ONLY thing I LOVE eating here and have NEVER EVER changed my order which is MY GO TO and that is DRUM ROLL PLEASE..."JAMBALAYA PASTA" INTERLUDE: That's the uh-huh uh-huh I like it! Uh-huh... uh-huh. That's the way uh-huh uh-huh I LIKE IT!!!!!... And now BACK TO OUR YELP review PROGRAM: My DEAREST hubby loves to order his favorite DISH which is "KUNG PAO SPAGHETTI with CHICKEN" u-huh!! U-huh!! BUT that's not ALL FOLKS! He also REQUESTED EXTRA EXTRA PASTA!... OH YES:Let's not forget the snowy PARMESAN cheese!!! And CHALULA ohlala SAUCE!!! We had a great time here and there was a special of GET $10 off your $50 meal... And let's not forget the $100 for $80 deal gift cards purchase from our good-O COSTCO... Cheers!!! EVERYBODY!!!!

Michael L.

This CPK use to be good. The service has really gone downhill over the last few years. Now the food has gone downhill too. They changed their pizza too. I am officially done with CPK.

KK SW

GREAT! California Pizza Kitchen!Great food, fantastic staff, wonderful atmosphere.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Chelsea C.

I had the pleasure of booking my daughter's birthday party through the manager, Alan. He was incredibly informative with all the questions I had, realistic with all the expectations for the big party, and accommodating with setting us up our reservation despite the short notice. He even called day of the party to confirm the booking which I found very reassuring. Ashley was our waitress and she was so polite and attentive the entire time. Great customer service and seemed happy to help make it an easy experience to host our party. Alan and Ashley made it such an stress-free party and I appreciate them both for taking such great care of us! Thank you CPK!

Kenny Schreiber

Pretty typical CPK. Salad came with very little dressing which waiter noticed before I did and apologized while explaining he would be right back with more.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

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California Pizza Kitchen at Temecula

40820 Winchester Rd, Temecula, CA 92591
(951) 296-0575