California Pizza Kitchen Opens in Boulder, Colorado.

Opening Will Benefit Emergency Family Assistance Association

LOS ANGELES -- California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (CPK) (Nasdaq:CPKI), home of the Original BBQ Chicken Pizza and other innovative hearth-baked pizzas, made-to-order pastas, creative salads, appetizers, soups, sandwiches and desserts, opened its newest location at the Twenty Ninth Street Center, in Boulder, Colorado today.

The 5,900 square-foot restaurant is located at 1711 29th Street at the East Entrance on 30th Street. Hours of operation will be Monday through Thursday, 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Guests can dine-in or place a take-out or curbside order by calling [phone]. CPK's curbside service allows you to call in an order, pull into a designated spot in the parking lot and have your order delivered right to your car by a CPK Curbside Server.

Following CPK's tradition of giving back to the communities in which it operates, the new Twenty Ninth Street restaurant will donate 100 percent of all dine-in pizza sales on Monday, October 23(rd), to The Emergency Family Assistance Association of Boulder. EFAA exists to meet basic needs and promote financial stability and self-sufficiency for families with children, whose needs cannot adequately be met by other means.

The menu will feature all of the CPK favorites, including the Thai Chicken Pizza, Jamaican Jerk Pizza, BBQ Chicken Chopped Salad and Kung Pao Spaghetti. 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, margaritas and new cocktails.

The menu will also include recently introduced items such as the Grilled Vegetable Salad with a variety of grilled vegetables served warm over a bed of chilled Romaine lettuce in a Dijon balsamic vinaigrette; the Pepperoni Pomodoro Pizza, made with CPK's Italian pomodoro sauce with pepperoni, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses on a thin, crispy Neapolitan crust; The Greek Pizza, made with Mediterranean spiced grilled chicken and mozzarella cheese, topped with a chilled Greek salad; The Quattro Formaggi Pizza, made with CPK's Italian pomodoro sauce, smoked gouda, fontina and fresh mozzarella cheeses; Thai Curry Noodles, made with a spicy green Thai curry sauce and wok-stirred vegetables served on a bed of Chinese noodles.

California Pizza Kitchen, Inc., founded in 1985, is a leading casual dining chain in the premium pizza segment. 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. Of the chain's 199 restaurants, 168 are company-owned and 31 operate under franchise or license agreements. 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.