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Free Hospitality Publications
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Restaurant Industry News
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Tuesday October 24th, 2006 |
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California Pizza Kitchen Opens at Foxwoods Resort Casino
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California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (CPK) (Nasdaq:CPKI) opened its newest location at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut today.
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The 5,900 square-foot restaurant is located in the casino's theatre district near the Fox Theatre. Guests can dine inside with the California-inspired décor or on its patio on the casino's concourse. Hours of operation are Sunday through Thursday, 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to midnight.
'We're thrilled to be the newest attraction at the world's largest casino,' said Rick Rosenfield, co-founder and co-CEO of CPK. 'With more than 40,000 guests traveling to Foxwoods each day, we look forward to serving visitors from New England and beyond,' added Larry Flax, co-founder and co-CEO of CPK.
The menu features all of the CPK favorites, including the Thai Chicken Pizza, Jamaican Jerk Pizza, BBQ Chicken Chopped Salad and Shanghai Garlic Noodles. 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 also includes 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; and the 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 with 198 restaurants, of which 167 are company-owned and 31 operate under franchise or license agreements. 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. The company also has a licensing arrangement with Kraft Pizza Company, which manufactures and distributes a line of California Pizza Kitchen premium frozen pizzas.
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