California Pizza Kitchen at Huntington Beach

I used to love this place and hadn't been here in quite some time. Having celiac, I am always trying to find places where my regular eating friends can also enjoy what they want. It was not busy at all this day, yet it still seems to take forever to be greeted. The atmosphere in there feels dead and stagnant. It isn't just this location; they all need an energy face lift. CPK is one of the very few places where they have a certified GF kitchen area. I was surprised that the server wasn't very knowledgeable regarding the gf foods they offer. It also is surprising that they can not do any alternatives to the things they offer on the gf menu. Want mushrooms on the gf pizza? Forget it. Prefer a white sauce instead of red? Forget it. Just Margarita, cheese, or BBQ chicken. What if I want a veggie pizza with white sauce? I don't understand why these simple things can not just be added to that part of the kitchen and kept gluten-free. Why haven't they stepped up their gf game and added a gf bread to offer their gf guests? In addition to all of this, it is shocking that they do not offer ANY gluten-free desserts! I mean, come on! And ice cream doesn't count. The manager was very kind and knowledgeable. However, this is a restaurant I will probably never come back to or recommend. They seem to be stuck back in the 90's, early 2000's.

Friend with super sensitivity to Gluten found their Gluten free practices to be spot on. Just tell them about your stats and all good. Somewhat empty when I went so food was hot fresh and fast. Staff was friendly and helpful. Will go again.