California Pizza Kitchen Opens Fourth Location in Hawaii.New Restaurant Located in the Center of Waikiki LOS ANGELES -- California Pizza Kitchen California Pizza Kitchen (NASDAQ: CPKI, known within the food industry as CPK) is a casual dining restaurant chain that specializes in California-style pizza. The restaurant was started in 1985 by attorneys Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax in Beverly Hills, California, , Inc. (CPK CPK creatine kinase. CPK creatine phosphokinase. ) (Nasdaq:CPKI CPKI California Pizza Kitchen, Inc ), home of the Original BBQ BBQ barbecue Chicken Pizza and other innovative hearth-baked pizzas, made-to-order pastas, creative salads, appetizers, soups, sandwiches and desserts, opened its newest location in the Center of Waikiki today. The 7,000 square-foot restaurant, which will accommodate approximately 230 guests, is located at 2284 Kalakaua Ave. next to the Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel and across from Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center. Hours of operation are Sunday through Thursday, 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. Guests can dine-in or place a take-out order by calling 808-924-2000. The menu will feature all of the popular favorites, including the Thai Chicken Pizza, Jamaican Jerk Pizza, BBQ Chicken Chopped Salad and Shanghai Garlic Noodles, as well as five new menu items: Chicken Piccata, Chicken Marsala, Chicken Milanese, Mango Tandoori Chicken Pizza and a Steakhouse Chopped Salad. A full bar offers an extensive beverage menu with a great selection of wines along with more than 40 specialty drinks, including CPK's original California Cosmo, and an extensive list of martinis and margaritas. Eight new cocktails, including Pomegranate pomegranate (pŏm`grănĭt, pŏm`ə–), handsome deciduous and somewhat thorny large shrub or small tree (Punica granatum Margaritas; Pomegranate Martinis; CPK's Sun Splash, a tasty concoction made with Ketel One Citroen Vodka, Hiram Walker Pomegranate Schnapps schnapps n. pl. schnapps Any of various strong dry liquors, such as a strong Dutch gin. [German Schnaps, mouthful, schnapps, from Low German snaps, from , fresh lemonade and a splash of club soda; Appleberry Sangria san·gri·a n. A cold drink made of red or white wine mixed with brandy, sugar, fruit juice, and soda water. Also called sangaree. [Probably from Spanish sangría, , Passion Fruit Mojitos, Raspberry Margaritas, Top Shelf Margatinis and Classic Martinis will also be available. California Pizza Kitchen, Inc., founded in 1985, is a leading casual dining chain with 206 restaurants, of which 176 are company-owned and 30 operate under franchise or license agreements. There are 24 CPK/ASAP locations, eight of which are company-owned and 16 are franchised. Another company-owned concept is LA Food Show Grill & Bar, which currently has one location in Manhattan Beach, California Manhattan Beach is a city located in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, USA. The population was 33,852 at the 2000 census. Of a rotating City Council of five members, Jim Aldinger is the current mayor. . The company's full-service restaurants feature an imaginative line of hearth-baked pizzas, including the original BBQ Chicken Pizza, and a broad selection of distinctive pastas, salads, soups and sandwiches. The company also has a licensing arrangement with Kraft Pizza Company, which manufactures and distributes a line of California Pizza Kitchen premium frozen pizzas. Children who dine at California Pizza Kitchen choose from an extensive menu, recently named "The Best Kids Menu in America" by Restaurant Hospitality Magazine. For more details, visit www.cpk.com. |
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