Chinese and Asian inspired dishes at California Pizza Kitchen @ Suria KLCC

Last year when my aunt and her family were visiting, I took them to California Pizza Kitchen for a bite while we were in KLCC and they enjoyed the fusion pizza – Peking Duck Pizza. When I recently was invited to taste the Chinese and Asian inspired dishes at California Pizza Kitchen in line with the coming Chinese Lunar New Year, I was most gratified to see Peking Duck Pizza on the menu! Yay!

Peking Duck Pizza RM33

I’ve always liked eating this pizza but in the thin crust version. You get slices of roast duck breast on mozzarella cheese, mushrooms, slivered leek and ginger drizzled with Hoisin sauce. An acquired taste!

I recommend the Lettuce Wraps highly. Its a bit like “sang choy pau” but using iceberg lettuce instead of the curly lettuce.

Lettuce Wraps - With chicken (RM23) With Shrimp (RM24) With Chicken and Shrimp (RM26)

The portion is large and enough for 2-3 people to share. The minced chicken and prawn mixture is tasty though a little salty but once you wrap it up with the lettuce leaf drizzled with the chilli ginger sauce, its all good. Perfect for Chinese New Year!

Lettuce Wrap - ready to be eaten!

If you are looking for more vegetable in your diet, look to the salads. I enjoyed the Miso Salad. Made using Napa Cabbage, avocado, cucumbers, daikon, edamame, carrots, red cabbage, green onions, cilantro, crispy rice noodles and wonton skin tossed with a light miso dressing. I’m so going to try to make this myself – though for all the trouble I’d have to go through to slice the veges, I’d be better off just eating it at CPK

Miso Salad with chicken - Half portion RM19, Full portion RM22 with shrimp RM14

Light and tasty, the half portion is just right for 2-3 to share.

Another option is the Thai Crunch Salad with more or less the same ingredients but with a strange peanut sauce dressing. I’m not sure if the servers got it right, to be perfectly honest. It tasted more like a gado-gado or rojak sauce than anything Thai. I associate Thai food with lemongrass and zesty lime and there was none.

Thai Crunch Salad - Full Portion RM29 Half Portion RM25 Add Avocado RM6

Its not too bad tasting. Just not quite Thai

Finally, you have the Chinese Chicken Salad which I feel is definitely an acquired taste.

Chinese Chicken Salad - Full Portion RM23 Half RM20

The dressing has a predominant Hoisin sauce taste which is nice in small portions but can be a little overwhelming. Its nice but I recommend that a half portion can easily feed 4 persons so you don’t all get sick of it before you are done.

Kung Pao Spagetti - With Chicken RM20, With Shrimp RM36, With Chicken and Shrimp RM39

Before we get into how the Kung Pao Spagetti tastes, I must say I love the effect of the steam wafting off the top of this dish! As for taste, it was tasty but a little sweet. I would also have preferred it a touch more spicy. But its not bad. Again, portion size is big so preferably, share with a friend if you aren’t a big eater.

The Garlic Noodles tasted very Chinese. If your friends want to eat pizza and pasta and you just want a large plate of steaming “man yee meen” then you will want this.

Garlic Noodles - With Chicken RM29 With Shrimp RM36 With Chicken and Shrimp RM39

Definitely a dish with a true Chinese taste. Similarly portion sizes are large so do share unless you are feeling particularly hungry that day

Since Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day coincides this year, California Pizza Kitchen has a set menu for RM88++ for 2 persons available on 13 and 14 February 2010 where you get 1 half salad, 1 pizza, 1 pasta and 2 drinks including some of the dishes shown above. Its not bad really for the price.

I used to go there for their pizzas which appeal to me because their crusts were thinner and tastier than other places. Turns out the pizza dough comes from the USA. Explains a lot! I think I might want to go back for the Philadelphia Beef pizza. Mmmm…

Have You Eaten? Yes the Pink Parisian has!

California Pizza Kitchen is Halal.

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