California Pizza Kitchen is a casual-dining restaurant serving up California creativity through its innovative menu items in Arlington. 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. Based on 705 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.1 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ Delivery
Address:
1201 S Hayes St, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: (703) 412-4900
Hours
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11 AM–10 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–11 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–11 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–10 PM |
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Reviews
John Whyman
March 2023: Stopped by CPK today and had the Jambalaya. It’s very good and spicy. One of my favorite dished. Been a CPK customer for 30 years, including the CPKnin the Beverly Center. Recommended dining. ☆☆☆ 1/2.
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Robert Zilbauer
Hadn’t been to one of these in years and years. The menu’s a bit bigger and the pizzas are still delicious. The Jamaican Jerk Chicken pizza was sweet and spicy. The chicken dumplings were great with a very tasty, tangy sauce. Decent beer selection and the sangria flight was fun to try.
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Steve Bekele
My family went to dine lunch on 08/02/2023 at this restaurant but it was a disaster. I’m not sure how everything can go wrong this way. We were greeted by our server Eric and he gave as a table that we didn’t like. We ask him to give us the table we like but he told us no. His reason being that customers can not choose their seats. He was totally unhappy with us even our kids noticed it. It took him a while to take our orders and did not bring the bread and oil (my older daughter loves it so much and mostly her reason to come to CPK). He brought the food and during when we ask him why we didn’t get the bread and oil. He showed us a face and said I will see what I can do and came back with a very dry pieces of bread may be three or four days old. Never came back to ask us either what we need more how our food was. At last he came back by with the check circling the suggested gratitude. We paid a 20% tip to be nice thinking he might have a bad day. On our way out our daughter went back to him to ask him some napkins but he told her that he does not know where the napkins are and left on the floor to do his job.
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Abhishek Bhagat
Our waiter was Eric. Around 9:00 on July 15, 2023. He was very rude to use. First, we asked for bread and oil – which is standard – and he just rolled his eyes at us and said “it takes time.” Keep in mind, this was the first time we asked for the bread. Second, we ordered TWO chipotle pizzas, but we only got one. So we inquired what happened to the other, then in an angry manner, he said “you guys only ordered one but I’ll add another” and walked away from us. Third, we asked for the smoky salsa that we usually get, and he, again, rolled his eyes at us and said I don’t know but I’ll check with the chef. He comes back, and tells us “we don’t have the smoke or whatever” and just walked away. We honestly feel this was partially due to racism as the rest of the people around us were getting (from what it looked like) awesome service with him smiling and laughing with them. We were the only Indian family there. We weren’t difficult either and only asked once for things and followed up only after 10-15 minutes had passed just to get an update on our food. Other than that, the food was mediocre – at best. We talked to a manager and he voiced to us that they were short staffed and had last minute cancellations. I get that it could be stressful, but it just seemed as we were an isolated incident of receiving poor and rude service whereas the others seemed as though they were getting good service. The manager was, at least, nice to us and understanding. He took 15% off our bill – which we greatly appreciate. We hope you can take the necessary disciplinary action with Eric to ensure that we, or any other family, for that matter, receive service like this ever again.
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Jeff Sham
First time going to California Pizza Kitchen. The buffalo cauliflower was tasty and the sauce below it was good too. I liked the flavor of the seafood cioppino, slightly oily. The pizza was better than the pasta in my opinion.
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Smiral Bhagat
I don’t usually come on here to write many reviews, especially bad ones, but the experience we had at this cpk location was horrible. Our waiter Eric was very rude, rolling his eyes at us when we had a question about our order, but he was speaking with other guests with a great attitude. I’ve never had service like this at any other location. Luckily we were able to speak with a manager and he was helpful. Service at this location was mediocre every single time I came and this was the worst. Pizza was also cold, there was less quantity than usual in everything we ordered, and the Mac and cheese was very dry.
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April S
I have visited this location several times. The staff is always friendly and my food is always hot.
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Nikki B
Came here tonight with a party of 12. We did call first to see if they could accommodate. When we arrived, we were seated immediately, and our server came over to take our drink orders. She was very attentive and was there whenever we needed her. She was amazing, and i wish I could remember her name so that I could shout her out for her wonderful service. She’s really the reason for 5 stars. Once our food arrived, everyone was happy with their choices. The food included pizzas, pasta, and corn, and they were all pretty good. We would definitely go here again.
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Eric E
A reliable chain and well-located branch at Pentagon Center. Quality of food is very decent and prices are reasonable. Uncooked pizza take out option is an awesome deal!! Grab it!
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Kiffa Shirley
It had been several years since visiting any CPK. Spending a meal at this one made me want to go back more often. The service was great, the food was delicious, and we had a very relaxing time while grabbing some good food. It is a chain, but this is a great one in my opinion.
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