LOS ANGELES, Nov 08, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (CPK), home of the Original BBQ Chicken Pizza and other innovative hearth-baked pizzas, made-to-order pastas, creative salads, appetizers, soups, sandwiches and desserts, opened a quick-serve location at the John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California today. The new location, opened by franchise partner HMSHost Corporation, a world leader in travel dining and shopping, is located in the Thomas F. Riley Terminal.

Open daily from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., the new California Pizza Kitchen features a full bar along with a specialized selection of CPK’s most popular pizzas, salads, soups and sandwiches from the full-service restaurant menu. Among the items offered will be the Works and Thai Chicken Pizzas, Original BBQ Chicken Chopped Salad, Chicken Caesar Sandwich and Sedona Tortilla Soup.

A full breakfast menu will also be available until 10:00 a.m. featuring a great selection of breakfast pizzas, The Works Breakfast Burrito and a variety of egg breakfast sandwiches served on Herb Cheese Focaccia bread.

About California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.

California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. is a leading casual dining chain featuring an imaginative line of hearth-baked pizzas, including the original BBQ Chicken Pizza, and a broad selection of distinctive pastas, salads, appetizers, soups, sandwiches and desserts. The Company has a licensing arrangement with Nestle USA to manufacture and distribute a line of California Pizza Kitchen premium frozen products. For more details, visit www.cpk.com .

SOURCE: California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.