California Pizza Kitchen Vegan Options
At California Pizza Kitchen (also known as CPK), you can get California-style pizza, as well as salads, pasta, soups, and sandwiches.
While this may not sound like a vegan-friendly restaurant, CPK actually has many vegetarian and vegan options to choose from.
Not only are there many different California Pizza Kitchen Vegan Options, but this restaurant also has an interactive allergy menu where you can filter for vegan options!
And if this wasn’t enough, they also have a Vegetarian and Vegan Menu Guide that goes through their popular options along with some off-menu items.
Some of the menu items at CPK are originally plant-based, but you can modify some vegetarian items to make them plant-based!
While these resources are extremely helpful, you don’t have to spend time filtering for plant-based options or skipping the vegetarian section of the menu to find all of the vegan options at California Pizza Kitchen.
I found two problems with these resources:
- When you filter their allergy menu for vegan options, it only shows the menu items that are originally plant-based, not everything that can be modified to be vegan.
- The Vegan/Vegetarian Menu has many more options listed, but you lose the photos and the product descriptions, so you don’t know what you’re getting!
So, I decided to combine the best parts of both of these resources.
For a short, simple, but complete guide, check out my Easy Guide to Eating Vegan at California Pizza Kitchen below!
Guide: California Pizza Kitchen Vegan Menu
Table of Contents (click to jump)
Dinner Menu
Appetizers
- Lettuce Wraps (ask for Chinese vegetables only / Off-menu item)
- Fresh Shiitake mushrooms, water chestnuts, and scallions tossed in spicy ginger soy sauce
Small Plates and Flatbreads
- White Corn Guacamole + Chips
- diced avocado, sweet corn, black beans, jicama, bell peppers, fresh cilantro and serrano peppers served with housemade blue and white corn tortilla chips
- Asparagus + Arugula Salad (ask for no cheese)
- tossed in house-made lemon vinaigrette with sun-dried tomatoes and toasted almonds
- Shaved Mushroom + Spinach Flatbread (ask for no cheese)
- cremini mushrooms, sautéed spinach, and California Olive Ranch extra virgin olive oil
Bowls
- Shanghai (ask for no butter or shrimp)
- baby broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, carrots, and daikon radish served in housemade Shanghai sauce
- Banh Mi (ask for no chicken or chili-lime vinaigrette)
- quinoa, baby kale, fresh cilantro & mint topped with daikon radish, fresh avocado, cucumber, carrot, bean sprouts, scallion, sesame seeds, and serrano peppers.
Salads
- Roasted Veggie (ask for no dijon balsamic – can sub oil & vinegar)
- warm artichoke hearts, asparagus, eggplant, red & yellow peppers, corn, and sun-dried tomatoes, served with romaine and avocado
Soups
- Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley
- with barley, carrots, onions, savory herbs and scallions
Pizzas
- California Veggie (ask for no cheese)
- broccolini, eggplant, cremini mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, roasted corn, and red onions
Pasta
- Tomato Basil Spaghetti (Off-menu item)
Lunch Menu
7″ Pizzas
- California Veggie (ask for no cheese)
- broccolini, eggplant, cremini mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, roasted corn, and red onions
Side Salads (Locations vary)
- The Mediterranean (ask for no cheese or mustard herb vinaigrette)
- crisp romaine, roasted tomatoes, garbanzos, black olives, and red onions
Soups
- Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley
- with barley, carrots, onions, savory herbs and scallions
Lunch-Size Pasta
- Tomato Basil Spaghetti (Off-menu item)
Frequently Asked Questions
Does CPK have vegan cheese?
- No, CPK does not have a vegan cheese option.
Is California Pizza Kitchen split pea soup vegan?
- Yes, this soup is vegan as-is.
Is California Pizza Kitchen cauliflower crust vegan?
- No, the cauliflower crust is the only pizza crust that is not vegan.
If you liked this guide, check out more of my Vegan Restaurant Guides!
Menu items are always subject to change — if you see any new vegan options or any menu items that are no longer available, please contact me or leave a comment below!