Sunday, November 4, 2007

California Pizza Kitchen

Original date: August 31, 2007

I used to think that CPK is a no-go zone when it comes to restaurants. I've always had the notion that it's too expensive and the food is not worth its price. Well, I was right.. sort of. Although what we ordered this time around was forgettable, you can get lucky in ordering because not all of the dishes are as bad as I'm making them sound. :p

Clam Chowder - PhP 125 (clams, diced potatoes, sauteed bacon, onion leeks and celery with a touch of white wine.. generous serving of clams, onion flavor was very strong.. kind of expensive for soup that serves just 1 person.. was good but not outstanding.)Chipotle Chicken - PhP 395(grilled chipotle chicken, fire-roasted mild chillies, chipotle sauce, mozzarella and enchilado cheeses. topped with roasted corn & black bean salsa, cilantro and lime cream sauce.. must read descriptions more carefully next time.. i admit this one's my fault.. hate black beans and cilantro.. this one wasn't even spicy. wrong move.)Grilled Sausage & Pepper Penne - PhP 475 (penne with slices of grilled spicy Italian sausage, mild onions, red and yellow peppers and Parmesan cheese in Marinara sauce.. there wasn't enough sauce, and it was a little bland.. although it had a generous amount of sausage.)Tortilla Spring Rolls - PhP 345 (Mediterrenean, Baja chicken, and Thai chicken rolls.. perfect appetizer since you can sample 3 types of rolls.. this was the savior of our meal for the whole night.. delicious!)Strawberry Cheescake - PhP 275 (New York style, strawberry filled cheesecake on Graham crust.. served with fresh whipped cream.. super expensive for a slice of cake! although it was delicious, the price is really plain robbery.. i was just forced to order because it was a birthday celebration.. but nevertheless, it's so not worth the price!)California Pizza Kitchen
Phone: 687-7841 to 42
Address: 2nd Level Shangri-La Plaza Mall, EDSA cor Shaw Boulevard
Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Well written article.