California Pizza Kitchen 53 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

"We love visiting your restaurant chain. Your place was always delicious and cozy. But today when we came to your cafe in SF we were unpleasantly surprised. Dirty tables, menus with traces of grease. Terrible food, I haven't tried anything worse. We ordered a pizza that had a couple of pieces of not fresh, dry chicken, one on each slice. There was no cheese at all, dry bread and disgusting BBQ sauce. The shrimp salad consisted of cabbage and cold frozen shrimp tails. Probably from the nearest Safeway. It’s a shame. I don’t understand whether these changes are happening across the entire network or just in this cafe? Only the waiter smoothed over the terrible impression of this place a little. He was very kind."

"For starters, we ordered the sweet chili shrimp and Mexican corn. The shrimp were done to a delicious crisp and layered with savoury sweet chilli sauce which paired great with the salad underneath. The corn exceeded expectations and was full of flavour which paired decently well with the toast. For mains we ordered the Hawaiian and the Sicilian pizzas. The execution of the pizzas were on point with thin crust, the toppings and the value. Freshly hot and simply delicious. As for service, Fernando did a great job serving and checking in on us; quick and direct gentleman. Will definitely be coming back to experience it again with different menu items…"

"Typical chain, but it never disappoints. It's been about 3 years that I've eaten at a CPK, and they still go strong! Always order the Cajun pasta and Alfredo, which were tasty and fresh. Staff are always hella cool, extremely kind, attentive, and professional. Idk if it was me, or what, but the drinks were going down too!"

"My experience here was ok. The pizza was decent and what I would expect from a chain restaurant; however, it was very expensive for what it was. Additionally, the server was friendly but the restaurant seemed to be understaffed. Because of this, I will likely not return."

"Amazing tasting pizzas come out of this kitchen. The Original BBQ Chicken Pizza was my favorite. It was the better looking one too. Their Carne Asada pizza recipe is very creative. The side of green salsa was a nice touch. Their California Club recipe has a good blend of veggies including avocado. The Crispy Chicken Sandwich also makes a great meal. It has a good piece of meat. The Key Lime Pie is a must! You can’t go wrong with pie for dessert."