California Pizza Kitchen at Stanford Shopping Center

This location at Stanford shopping center has indoor and outdoor seating.
The food and service was pretty good.
We got the lunch duos, one was pizza and classic Caesar salad with grilled chicken.
The second was spaghetti and Sedona tortilla soup.

Owner response

Yes, it is a CPK.
But really, at least this location in Stanford Shopping Center deserves more.
CPK has always done a great job balancing a craft pizza eatery grade food with casual yet fresh dining ambiance, all wrapped up with reasonable pricing. CPK at Stanford really hits it above the bar from that regard.
The food is standardized so can't be above the rest by far but again, would attest that the ingredients were fresh and well prepared.
The kitchen is "open" in this location and you can really see the chefs putting in tons of effort.
What's puts this branch ahead is the atmosphere clearly.
Tons of Californian sunlight with plenty of patio seats.
And in a crisp sunny day with a cool breeze, it inches near perfection.
And all of this, with CPK pricing, which in Palo Alto standards is very accessible. Out of the many eateries in Stanford Shopping Center, CPK and Pacific Catch truly deliver value.
Yes, there'll be a long line precisely because of this reason.
But it truly is an oasis for both the hungry family with parents that need a cold brew. Ah one last thing.
Make sure to order the Butter Cake for dessert.
Just do it.
And you'll thank me later.

Owner response

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.

Owner response