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California Pizza Kitchen is a casual-dining restaurant serving up California creativity through its innovative menu items in Palm Desert. Home of the original BBQ Chicken Pizza we also feature a wide variety of other pizzas, salads, pastas, sandwiches, gluten-free and vegetarian options, premium wines, beers, and handcrafted beverages not to mention our delicious desserts! Open for Lunch or Dinner, CPK has something for everyone and now we offer catering and delivery.
Chain eatery serving up inventive pizzas, plus pastas & salads in a modern setting.
Hours
| Friday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Monday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–9 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 73080 El Paseo, Palm Desert, CA 92260
Phone: (760) 776-5036
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JEFFERY COMER
Went to CPK to have my veterans meal and of course of date night with my wife. I have been to this restaurant quite a few times, but this is the first time my wife had ever gone. They treated the veterans fantastically service is great and the food as always delicious.
… moreAshley S
When visiting California, head to a long standing favorite, CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN.
I love the affordable $9.99 lunch special.
I chose the most known and popular BBQ chicken pizza with a Ceasar salad.
Both were wonderful.
The service was great !
This is a very family friendly, handicapped accessible location in Palm Desert, California .
… moreI love the affordable $9.99 lunch special.
I chose the most known and popular BBQ chicken pizza with a Ceasar salad.
Both were wonderful.
The service was great !
This is a very family friendly, handicapped accessible location in Palm Desert, California .
Valerie Rosich RVLuckyOrWhat
We have dined here periodically for years. The Red Berry Sangria just keeps pulling us back. And the food, while a chain, is solidly good and consistent. We usually eat in the bar area. If the weather is suitable, the doors slide open to the outside in the bar area. The bar area also has a few 2-person tables outside beyond the doors, if the doors are open. The service is a mixed bag. The last time we ate there on a Friday, the bartender was our server. We couldn’t get water, napkins, or utensils from him to save our lives. We had to ask 2 or 3 times for all of those things. He was terrible! We would have probably had another round of drinks if he had asked at the right time. I was getting angry. I think he sensed it because he was suddenly aware of us and more attentive when it was time to give us the bill. I was surprised when my spouse gave him a big tip, more than 15%.
… moreedmanvan
Enjoyed an excellent barbecue chicken pizza! It was Friday night so the whole area was extremely busy. I was happy to get a table here.
… moreLP P
I’m extremely disappointed with the take-out service and, more importantly, the complete lack of follow-up from management.
I drove 35 minutes out of my way to pick up a take-out order. Before leaving, I specifically asked the staff member at the counter to confirm that everything I ordered was in the bag. She said yes. I left with what I was told were four entrées and one drink.
After driving 35 minutes back to the guest house we’re staying at, I discovered my daughter’s hamburger was missing. This is especially frustrating because the order was very simple: two salads, one pizza, and one hamburger. How do you not double-check an order that small before handing it off—especially after explicitly saying you did?
What made this worse was the lack of accountability afterward. I had to follow up twice just to ask to speak with a manager, and I never heard back. The only response I received from the young staff girl was a casual apology and an offer to refund the burger. Meanwhile, my daughter didn’t have dinner, and I had to pay extra to order Uber Eats from another restaurant just so she could have dinner. We were all starving and had to deal with their mistake. Mind you, I was on hold for 10 mins and finally the girl came back on phone to say they will call me back… they never did.
The worst part was the audacity to ask if I wanted a credit to use for another time. Absolutely not. Why would I return after this experience? I’m now forced to file a dispute with my credit card company to recover the money since management never called me back to refund my money.
Mistakes happen, but poor follow-up, no management response, and zero effort to make things right are unacceptable. I would not recommend ordering take-out from here.
If you plan to order take-out here, do not rely on staff when they say your order has been checked. Open the bag and verify everything yourself before leaving.
… moreI drove 35 minutes out of my way to pick up a take-out order. Before leaving, I specifically asked the staff member at the counter to confirm that everything I ordered was in the bag. She said yes. I left with what I was told were four entrées and one drink.
After driving 35 minutes back to the guest house we’re staying at, I discovered my daughter’s hamburger was missing. This is especially frustrating because the order was very simple: two salads, one pizza, and one hamburger. How do you not double-check an order that small before handing it off—especially after explicitly saying you did?
What made this worse was the lack of accountability afterward. I had to follow up twice just to ask to speak with a manager, and I never heard back. The only response I received from the young staff girl was a casual apology and an offer to refund the burger. Meanwhile, my daughter didn’t have dinner, and I had to pay extra to order Uber Eats from another restaurant just so she could have dinner. We were all starving and had to deal with their mistake. Mind you, I was on hold for 10 mins and finally the girl came back on phone to say they will call me back… they never did.
The worst part was the audacity to ask if I wanted a credit to use for another time. Absolutely not. Why would I return after this experience? I’m now forced to file a dispute with my credit card company to recover the money since management never called me back to refund my money.
Mistakes happen, but poor follow-up, no management response, and zero effort to make things right are unacceptable. I would not recommend ordering take-out from here.
If you plan to order take-out here, do not rely on staff when they say your order has been checked. Open the bag and verify everything yourself before leaving.
Janie Ahn
What kind of restaurant- corporate or not- blames the server for food taking freaking long.
“I told the server to let customers know.” What? That it’ll take like an hour for 2 pizzas?
“I told the server not to take out the pastas first.” Why? So ppl can just sit, wait and get nothing for almost an hour?
Yes, she explained the group exiting the bus after we sat and ordered had ordered AHEAD but the managers then can plan and MANAGE perhaps to organize better and NEVER blame the servers. Cmon….. who does that?
Manager Jenna said group having arranged prior needs to be served and again, that she had instructed the server. My grandparents being on hold wasn’t important at all….
General Manager Frank didn’t make a peep. I’m sure he kicked himself for standing by the door when we were leaving.
All the cliches are a little too late…..
Thoroughly disappointed CPK. Jeez….
Shame on you Jenna and Frank.
Lovely servers and hosts!
… more“I told the server to let customers know.” What? That it’ll take like an hour for 2 pizzas?
“I told the server not to take out the pastas first.” Why? So ppl can just sit, wait and get nothing for almost an hour?
Yes, she explained the group exiting the bus after we sat and ordered had ordered AHEAD but the managers then can plan and MANAGE perhaps to organize better and NEVER blame the servers. Cmon….. who does that?
Manager Jenna said group having arranged prior needs to be served and again, that she had instructed the server. My grandparents being on hold wasn’t important at all….
General Manager Frank didn’t make a peep. I’m sure he kicked himself for standing by the door when we were leaving.
All the cliches are a little too late…..
Thoroughly disappointed CPK. Jeez….
Shame on you Jenna and Frank.
Lovely servers and hosts!
Shariff X
Food was pretty amazing. I had the half Thai crunch salad that comes with wanton noodles, cabbage and chicken with a nice light lime cilantro sauce. Also had the wild mushroom pizza which was grilled to perfection. Order it with the light crust only for a nice crispy and cheesy experience.
… moreMadamespooky
Walked in to celebrate my friend’s birthday and it was a ghost town so there was no wait for a table. There was absolutely nobody there aside from us and maybe one person at the bar. Our server was nice but inexperienced; we asked for the bread and butter and she told us that there was no more complimentary bread and didn’t offer anything else in lieu of. Asked about the menu’s free appetizer today if you signed up with the CPK app and she said that would take 24 hours to apply but why in the world would you put out false advertisement on the menu saying today then? I order an appetizer that came with two pieces of the “complimentary” bread which I found odd. Anyway, the check came and she pulled out a handheld POS and displayed it to me while standing there waiting for me to pay with no itemized list, just the total and tip option. I asked if I could see the itemized check before paying and she said no, only after I paid for it which was also really tacky, not to mention, her standing over me waiting for me to pay. The bill was over $100 so I’d appreciate being able to have the privacy of reviewing my check to make sure everything was correct and figuring out the tip. The whole experience was odd and unprofessional. This isn’t the first time I’ve had crappy service experience here. It makes sense why the restaurant across the street is packed and CPK is suffering. I never go out of my way to write reviews like this but I’m getting real tired of having to pay an obscene amount for food and crappy service that isn’t worth it.
… moreKera Arias
This place is hit and miss on the pace of service but the food is consistent with flavor and taste. They have a fairly good variety of both food and drinks. They offer both bar seating with TVs and dinning room which also has 1-2 TVs as well. The bathrooms consistently seem like they need to be cleaned and are quite small. It’s a nice location on El Paseo and walkable to many stores.
… moreDiego Macklis
CPK was a whole vibe. Mac n cheese was hot and creamy, pizza was fresh outta the oven — super hot, thin, and crunchy. Shoutout to Tommy (pretty sure that was his name) for being mad chill and super helpful, dude made the experience way better. Bro’s the goat. Vibes were casual and cozy, perfect spot to just chill and eat good. Solid spot fr.
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