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Oct. 10th, 2002 03:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nollyI set out for lunch thinking I wanted a bagel sandwich. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a bagel shop in the area -- the ones I knew of are no longer there. (I may be misremembering the location of one, but the other is definitely gone.) I decided to hit California Pizza Kitchen instead. Definitely a good call.
I hadn't been to a full-fledged CPK in about 5 years, just the airport variety. My tastes and their menu have both expanded in that time. Today I had a carmelized pear and gorgonzola pizza. It was server with a green salad with gorgonzola dresing down the middle of the plate and half the pizza on either side. The pizza had hazelnuts on it, which made a wonderful combination with the other flavors. I vaguely recall the menu mentioning carmelized onions being involved; there was not a strong oniony flavor, though. SO good. So California, but wow. I am not a skilled enough food writer to do this pizza justice.
Service was good, too. I sat at the bar (no waiting, and I like tall chairs). The waiter was friendly and helpful without being intrusive. The restaurant was quiet enough that I could read easily, yet not dead.
A bit too expensive to be a regular lunch choice, but not bad. Definitely one to hit a couple of times a month.
I hadn't been to a full-fledged CPK in about 5 years, just the airport variety. My tastes and their menu have both expanded in that time. Today I had a carmelized pear and gorgonzola pizza. It was server with a green salad with gorgonzola dresing down the middle of the plate and half the pizza on either side. The pizza had hazelnuts on it, which made a wonderful combination with the other flavors. I vaguely recall the menu mentioning carmelized onions being involved; there was not a strong oniony flavor, though. SO good. So California, but wow. I am not a skilled enough food writer to do this pizza justice.
Service was good, too. I sat at the bar (no waiting, and I like tall chairs). The waiter was friendly and helpful without being intrusive. The restaurant was quiet enough that I could read easily, yet not dead.
A bit too expensive to be a regular lunch choice, but not bad. Definitely one to hit a couple of times a month.
