Avocado Club Egg RollsThis was one of the things I wanted to try at California Pizza Kitchen; since I am not a big fan of "pizza," I paid more attention to the appetizers and such. This had little pieces of chicken, tomato, Monterey Jack Cheese, bacon bits and of course avocado fried in a wonton roll, and served with ranchito and herb ranch sauce. I prefered the ranchito sauce with a little more spice to it, though both are basically slightly different ranch dressing. For some reason the avocado did not blend in too well-as in the case of the pizza to be mentioned later on-though I liked it overall.
Adobe Chicken Chowder A thick soup with texture and a bit of spicyness. There are chunks of chicken and the tortilla chips on top are crispy: also are the corn, rice, green chilies and onions. Though not my favorite kind of soup, pretty good.
California Club PizzaLizz's favorite, she says. Though I got a little worried about avocado, aka "king of calories" among some Asian women, this was good; in fact even without avocado, though it looks rather nice on top. The main ingredients are chicken, tomato, bacon pieces and mayo lettuce. Interesting: for me the lettuce did the job. It's not very "pizza-like," but isn't it why people like this place?
So the bill for two was about $30 excluding tip. Located in Somerset Mall, a nice casual dining place with interesting stuff to try: usually packed and requires waiting during lunch times, especially during weekends, of course.
