California Pizza Kitchen Employer Reviews

It was a very fast paced work place in which i loved.We were always busy.We were all eager as a team to help each other and the management would alway help us as well.I really enjoyed the wine classes the had for us it was when i really learnd about wine.The hardest part was christmas being in a mall we were always on an hour wait atleast but we all – more... helped each other when we got in the weeds.i really enjoyed how we all worked together. – less

Nice to be able to work around my school schedule.
Nice people to work with. Great area for shopping.

CPK is a great place to work. They care about their employees and really want us to be happy. Management is based on the store, but working in two stores during my time with CPK, I have had very positive experiences. The company wants you to be an individual and show off your strong points, while sticking to a corporate standard.

The management staff is fair and goes along with the CPK policy. It is truly a great place to work.

This company truly has amazing people working for them. From the moment you start you feel right at home. This is a reflection of where this company is headed and I would always gladly go back and work for them. I was able to develop friendships that helped me in my career develop on a new level. I will always love CPK and the R.O.C.K.

The staff was amazing i loved their professionalism. Everyone worked together.

I was trained by the management and it was a thorough,precise learning environment. I learned all of the required procedures for keeping a clean work station and kitchen. A typical day at work involved preparing all wash basins for dishes,pans,utensils etc. And prepping food items for chefs to be cooked for patrons. Management excelled at their jobs – more... and made it a comfortable work place. – less

No early mornings
Great opportunities for advancement
Communication among management has room for improvement and lack of professionalism is evident
Fun loving co-workers

It's the restaurant business, what else is there to say! It is a long day fast paced life which leaves time for nothing else.

California Pizza Kitchens located in Hawaii are some of the busiest restaurants in the company.
Shifts usually run anywhere from 12 - 14 hours a day.
CPK has provided me a broad spectrum of learning from accounting, food cost managment, training and development, guest satisfaction.
Great group of people accross the board from hourly to managment.
Hardest – more... part of the job would be going into the 13th - 14th of my shift during high volume days.
Biggest rewards would be meeting and greeting a diverse base cliental, exceeding sales measures, maintaining a high quality staff. – less

Everyday was a busy day since it was where people dined. I learned how to work at a fast pace. Management wasn't really my expertise but the managers were very on task. My coworkers along with myself were always moving at a fast pace from one order to the next. The hardest part of the job was that some customers complained about the wait but keeping – more... calm and being understandable was no problem. The most enjoyable part of the job was that I had co-workers who joked around and kept the time go faster. – less

A typical day at work consisted in daily coaching, monitoring of sales, budgets, inventory and curve balls that helped in your overall development.
I learned how to manage different personalities and how to control costs in a high and low volume store.
I have been real lucky to work with management that was on the same page with views and ideas. Also, – more... to teach me what they have learned over the years.
Co-workers have been receptive to the employee driven contests, boosted moral and sales.
The hardest part of the job is going home.
I enjoy the daily challenges thrown at me, I enjoy coaching and developing employees to get the best out of them, I enjoy when a kitchen is running smooth and food is coming out to the high standard set during training, I enjoy the stressful situations and last I enjoy putting that Chef coat on because you know at the end of the day you have made someone satisfied with what you served. – less

A lot of regular guests at this location that we have build over the years. Know most guest by name and trained the staffs to know what the guests want before they sit down at the tables.

Due to its location at Atlantic Station we do get a late rush. Management does well to run restaurant productively. However working with both management and co workers can be difficult at times.

Each day is filled with fun and energetic workers. I have learned how to properly handle money, drive sales, and meet goals set forth by company and management.

A typical day involves me waiting on four, sometimes up to six tables at a time. I had to memorize our menu so that I could communicate effectively to the guests that come into the restaurant. My management team is awesome, they aren't like some managers who just supervise and point fingers. They engage in actually working if the employees need help. – more... Ive even seen them jump in as dishwashers. – less

I loved this job. I made a lot of money in tips and ha plenty of hours. Still have many friends from my job there.

I learned alot about accounting with this company, the people were nice that I work with and I enjoyed coming in everyday,

Good place to work however, structured too much on numbers and not on the guest experience

Good place to work for quick cash. Haven't advanced and been working there over a year with a college degree. A typical day at work, AM shift around $70. PM around $100.