California Pizza Kitchen to Open Restaurant in New Location at Westfield Old Orchard

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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 2007--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 Westfield Old Orchard in Skokie, Illinois today.

The new 5,500 square-foot restaurant is now open in the mall's newly revitalized area on the northeast corner of the property just steps away from the former location. Hours of operation are Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Guests can dine-in, place a take-out order or use CPK's Curbside Service and have the restaurant's curbside server deliver their order right to their car.

The menu features all the popular favorites, including Thai Chicken Pizza, Jamaican Jerk Pizza, BBQ Chicken Chopped Salad and Shanghai Garlic Noodles, as well as many new menu items, including Pan Sauteed Salmon, Cajun Pizza, The Works Pizza, Mediterranean Salad and White Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake.

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. Five new cocktails, Caribbean Sunset Sangria, Peach Passion Punch, Mango Lava Colada, Absolutly Sweet Peach Tea and Malibu Iced Tea will also be available.

California Pizza Kitchen, Inc., founded in 1985, is a leading casual dining chain. Of the chain's 216 restaurants, 184 are company-owned and 32 operate under franchise or license agreements. There are 25 CPK ASAP locations, 10 of which are company-owned and 15 are franchised. Another company-owned concept is LA Food Show Grill & Bar, which currently has one location in Manhattan Beach, California. 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, appetizers 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.

CONTACT: California Pizza Kitchen
Sarah Grover, 310-342-5000

SOURCE: California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.

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