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phynckeCalifornia Pizza Kitchen
Walnut Creek, CA
Restaurant review
Basic info:
Entrees $10-12.00. Asian infused and creatively done pasta and pizza.
This is a California cuisine take on italian cuisine and a national chain and I usually love the food here but tonight I was totally disappointed with the tasteless experience. Typically I have very flavorful and well done food here on this chain but it did not cut it tonight. I really wish we had gone for the fried chicken and waffles and stuck with the plan.
For an appetizer we ordered the foccaccia bread with herb olive oil. I guess 'foccacia' is a loose term because this doughy thing was more like undercooked pizza dough with some cheese on it. Definitely NOT foccaccia bread. It might have tasted good if they had cut the amount of sugar in the flour mixture. It was too sweet by far. I did enjoy the olive oil with herbs in it and that was a nice touch but in general this appetizer failed in its aim being NOT foccaccia bread. I think they just use some of the dough from the pizza and shape it differently.
I ordered a pasta - garlic fettucine, add the chicken. I always change the noodle to penne as those are easier to eat. My food was bland bland bland bland...did I say BLAND?! Where was the garlic? No where near my plate, I will tell you that. I salted my food to add some life to it and I usually only like to add a dash of pepper to taste. This was a huge disappointment. They over portioned on the pasta - gave me more than was usual for the plate and the sauce was bland and not enough for the pasta. I considered sending it back but that would have kept us there longer. Not worth the trouble.
Give me the check and get me out of there. The restaurant is noisy.
On the plus side? Our service was excellent. Very conscientious server, attentive and fast.
I will go back there to see if it was just a bad night or if the food has gone down hill.
Website:
http://www.cpk.com/menu/
Over all rating:
Bland and tasteless
Recommend:
Not this time but usually I do.
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post 13/100 in the 100 things challenge
www.laurahonest.com
Walnut Creek, CA
Restaurant review
Basic info:
Entrees $10-12.00. Asian infused and creatively done pasta and pizza.
This is a California cuisine take on italian cuisine and a national chain and I usually love the food here but tonight I was totally disappointed with the tasteless experience. Typically I have very flavorful and well done food here on this chain but it did not cut it tonight. I really wish we had gone for the fried chicken and waffles and stuck with the plan.
For an appetizer we ordered the foccaccia bread with herb olive oil. I guess 'foccacia' is a loose term because this doughy thing was more like undercooked pizza dough with some cheese on it. Definitely NOT foccaccia bread. It might have tasted good if they had cut the amount of sugar in the flour mixture. It was too sweet by far. I did enjoy the olive oil with herbs in it and that was a nice touch but in general this appetizer failed in its aim being NOT foccaccia bread. I think they just use some of the dough from the pizza and shape it differently.
I ordered a pasta - garlic fettucine, add the chicken. I always change the noodle to penne as those are easier to eat. My food was bland bland bland bland...did I say BLAND?! Where was the garlic? No where near my plate, I will tell you that. I salted my food to add some life to it and I usually only like to add a dash of pepper to taste. This was a huge disappointment. They over portioned on the pasta - gave me more than was usual for the plate and the sauce was bland and not enough for the pasta. I considered sending it back but that would have kept us there longer. Not worth the trouble.
Give me the check and get me out of there. The restaurant is noisy.
On the plus side? Our service was excellent. Very conscientious server, attentive and fast.
I will go back there to see if it was just a bad night or if the food has gone down hill.
Website:
http://www.cpk.com/menu/
Over all rating:
Bland and tasteless
Recommend:
Not this time but usually I do.
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post 13/100 in the 100 things challenge
www.laurahonest.com
