We did some last minute shopping at Ala Mo on Sunday and since we have a trove of restaurant gift cards, I decided to finally bring the CPK card. I received this card last Christmas and though we occasionally visit CPK on our own, we haven't stopped by for almost a year. I started with a glass of Greg Norman Pinot Noir and we sampled the Crispy Mac "N" Cheese (you need to consume these puppies fast cuz the cheese sauce hardens quickly).
We also sampled the Tortilla Spring Rolls (Mediterranean and Thai Chicken)
We then split a Roasted Vegetable Salad with Salmon
I ordered a La Crema Monterey Pinot Noir for the thin crust Pesto Chicken Pizza
The Mac "N" Cheese is a popular concept though execution requires less-than-creamy mac-n-cheese lest it totally fall apart in the fryer so I might pass on that item. The Spring Rolls were good and they allowed you to mix-n-match the 3 different flavors (the sun dried tomato dip was a great spread for the bread). The Roasted Veggie Salad was very good especially with the salmon nuggets and quite filling on its own and if you're looking for a thin crust pizza, the Pesto Chicken is a good option. We'll probably be back again as I consider CPK one of the better "chain" establishments especially since they continuously reevaluate and change their menu to changing tastes in America. And the wine list isn't bad at all. Though I still need to have lunch across the way at Shirokiya for Ginza Bairin's tonkatsu...
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