California Pizza Kitchen at Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto

I recently dined at this CPK location and I must say it was a unique experience. This location was surprisingly small compared to others Ive visited, which created a cozy atmosphere. However, the lack of waitstaff was noticeable, and it took a while to get their attention when we needed something.On the bright side, there was no wait for walk-ins, and the food was excellent. The menu had a fantastic variety of pizzas, and the flavors were on point. Despite the service hiccups, Id rate them 4 stars for the delicious food and welcoming ambiance. I hope they can work on improving their service for an even better dining experience!

Lots of outdoor seating and indoor seating. Staff were chill. Lots of parking in front of the building and pretty easy to get to from the road. The pizza was pretty good. We ordered a medium but it came out very small. You should probably avoid ordering a small because it’s very small. For the size I don’t think the pizza was worth $24 even though we had a lot of toppings. Nevertheless you should try this location especially if you’ve never tried California Pizza Kitchen. It was worth trying and we were glad we went.

Gluten-free pizza crust is the best. Chicken teriyaki and salad great combo.

We were shopping and stopped for lunch. It was a Tuesday, when the high wind warning was in effect. We were seated fairly fast. Drinks and bread & oil came fast. After we figured out what we wanted, it only took 14 minutes for the food to appear. I had pizza and salad on the lunch special. My wife had chicken sandwich and salad. Both were good. I recommend this location. The best service Ive had in a while.

Italian fusion cuisine. We had Kung Po pasta which was not bad. La The service was good. It was a nice casual fresco dining experience.

It’s an American style pizza & pasta place. Pizza and pasta tasted okay. I love how they tried new recipes. I love the crust. I don’t think Zucchini pasta was my favorite though. I came here twice already and will come back when I happen to shop in Stanford Mall and want to have pizza again.

The atmosphere was so good.BUT THEY SPOILT MY EVENING. HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE..I ordered California Veggie Pizza with my wife, us being hard core vegetarians who dont even eat egg.We trusted the restaurant (such a big brand) but they provided chicken pieces inside the pizza.EVEN THE MANAGER WAS SO RUDE, HE WAS SMILING AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED..Just ZERO EMPATHY..I So badly wanted to sue him, but just left the place.

Great service. Always good selection of pizza 🍕 s 😋 . Conveniently located to make a quick stop while youre shopping 🛍

I was skeptical as my friend said let’s try CPK, but you have to give restaurants a second chance. FAIL! I ordered the California club sandwich described with avocado and bacon plus turkey or chicken.1. My side salad came with dressing and I ordered without2. My sandwich came with the tiniest piece of bacon ever and hardly any avocado. I politely said to my server that this isn’t OK.3. They made a new one for me, but with mayo. I ordered with no mayo, and a little more toppings. (Yay?)To add some icing to the cake, our server stood by his counter taking our order, did not approach the table. When we did get our food, he never came to ask if we were pleased. He didn’t pass by to fill up our water glasses. And when he looked at my sandwich when I complained, it was as if nothing was wrong. I believe from the first second we were a burden for him.CPK - great location at Stanford but this was truly awful and I’m so sad for this as I had great memories from Hawaii at CPK.Visited Jan 31, 2023

Good lunch specials - we got the one with spaghetti, black bean salad and a lentil soup. All came with unlimited bread with olive oil. Portion sizes were very filling. Tasted nice. Good service.