California Pizza Kitchen Bethesda

Ordered takeout in mobile app. They have outside takeout entrance directly on the third floor of the parking garage. Stopped by after 30 minutes, and our orders were ready. The $7.49 pea soup was too little than we could expect. The Chicken Tequila Fettuccine was creamy and well made. After eight minutes of baking, we enjoyed the Garlic Chicken pizza very much.

Very nice experience with the CPK. We went on a Sunday afternoon and got a table immediately. Our water Nel was good and we did not have to wait long at all for our drinks or food. They have plenty of gluten free options which was nice, there’s even a little stick that comes on the food indicating it was gluten free. Menu was pretty good, I just stuck with the pizza. By no means was it the best pizza I’ve ever had but it was still quite good.

I have never been here before. I was pleasantly surprised when we were greeted at the front. The hostess went out of her way to give us a booth that we wanted. Unfortunately when I sat down in the booth I almost hit my chin on the table. This location definitely needs a face lift. California, you are recognized as being flaky and like to show off. What happened to you. Let’s talk about the food and the service. The spicy Buffalo Cauliflower appetizer was superb. I had no idea they ate cauliflower during the Tang Dynasty. The explosive flavor gave me a heavenly roller coaster ride. For our main course we ordered the Shrimp Scampi Zucchini Pasta and the California Cobb Salad. Both entrees were delicious. The Shrimp Scampi had just the right amount of garlic with perfectly sautéed zucchini and pasta. Wow! To our surprise, CPK is running a promotion of “Take and Bake Pizzas.” With every dine-in order, you can purchase any one of their pizzas to take home and bake when you want, for only $5. We have tried our Take and Bake Pizzas and they were fantastic. Our waiter, Thinh, was wonderful. He knew the menu , was attentive, and was very polite. What a pleasure he was. CPK you can’t milk the same cow for so many years. With more people starting to go out to dine, you might want to consider giving yourself a fresh look. You will be surprised how much your diners will appreciate that. A fresh crisp look after being shut-in this past year. You have a great staff and food. As your former Governor has said, “I will be back.”