California Pizza Kitchen Alton

At first I was impatient about waiting for a table. But after seeing how short staffed they were and how hard everyone was trying, I changed my tune. Each person took a great deal of pride in their work and each person was very personable. The food was good. It’s very difficult to find good people now. I might take a few people off the “to-go” area to help the host/hostesses, they are giving people food, making sure each party is set up, that’s what it appears. Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised and we will keep going.

First time in this cpk location and I loved it! Different from those typically found inside malls as it stands alone in a shopping plaza. Pizzas were great. We loved the garlic chicken and the Thai chicken...very tasty. Good service from the first moment to the last one.

It's surprisingly good! I am not a fan of chain restaurants, but this was a stellar lunch. Ordered the buffalo cauliflower appetizer, which was perfectly crispy and not a bit greasy. My individual pizza was delectable. Service was warm, prompt, and non- intrusive. One point off my caesar salad for salad dressing plopped on top of the lettuce instead of tossed. My companion had an amazing side salad that had bits of what looked like nuts and cranberries; she raved about it. Bright, airy and superclean ambiance.