California Pizza Kitchen at Bethesda

Great spot Great food amazing service .

The manager, Hannah, offer excellent customer service. She went above and beyond! Absolute rockstar!!!!

It had been quite a while since my last visit to CPK, but I used to be a regular at this location. We were seated immediately, and they weren't very busy, but we sat at our table for what felt like a solid 10 minutes before our server, who had walked by several times, finally greeted us. Once we were greeted our drinks and food came very quickly, but that initial time waiting didn't sit well. We started with the guacamole, which was surprisingly good for a pizza place. We ordered a Pepperoni, Sausage, and Mushroom pizza on the original crust, which was very good, and their new Chimi Churi Steak Salad, which was unfortunately very disappointing. The crispy potatoes were cold, and the steak was like chewing a rubber band. We told our server we didn't care for the salad, and she had it taken off the bill.

Conveniently located in shopping mall. Very nice staff. Food is not very good.

The only complaint was I ordered chicken breast over tomato/Basil spaghetti. The chicken was under cooked and bloody. They refire a new chicken breast. This time it was good Overall it was a good meal. I believe I should not have been charged for the chicken. Wait additional 10 minutes to receive the chicken and another 10 minutes to get more sauce. The waiter needs to adjust his focus on the customers. The manager should have taken care of bill quicker. They were not that busy. Overall I would recommend this place to eat if not in a hurry. Vegetarian options: Not many choices!

Pizzas were delicious, salt was awesome. We were are large and late group. They fed us and were nice to us.