Jump to content
This site uses cookies. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. More Info... ×

  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):

    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Our Content
    eNewsletter
    Donate
  • Scott Adams
    Scott Adams

    By Scott Adams •

    Is California Pizza Kitchen Gluten-Free?

    Reviewed and edited by a celiac disease expert.

    Wondering if California Pizza Kitchen gluten-free? Here's the lowdown.

    Is California Pizza Kitchen Gluten-Free? - Image: CC BY 2.0--jjbers
    Caption: Image: CC BY 2.0--jjbers

    Celiac.com 07/30/2021 (Revised 08/10/2021) - We get a lot of questions from celiac community members wondering if certain brands and products are gluten-free. One question we see a lot is about pizza. 

    Recent news that California Pizza Kitchen has introduced an optional gluten-free chickpea crust for their pizzas has a lot of people asking: is California Pizza Kitchen gluten-free? Is California Pizza Kitchen safe for people with celiac disease? 

    Celiac.com Sponsor (A12):
     The short answer is no, California Pizza Kitchen may not be regarded as a safe gluten-free eating choice for people with celiac disease. 

    California Pizza Kitchen’s certified gluten-free Chickpea Pizza Crust will be available in Southern California in the following locations: Huntington Beach, Lakewood, Long Beach Marketplace, Manhattan Beach, Marina Del Rey, Rainbow Harbor (Long Beach), Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills, and Santa Monica. It will also be available throughout Florida, including: Boca Raton, Coconut Point, Fort Lauderdale, International Plaza (Tampa), Millenia Mall (Orlando), Naples, Palm Beach Gardens, Pembroke Lakes Mall, Sarasota, Sawgrass Mills, Waterford Lakes, and Wellington Green.

    With this introduction, guests can now choose from four crusts, including Original Hand-Tossed, Crispy Thin, Cauliflower, and Chickpea, satisfying any palette. California Pizza Kitchen calls the chickpea crust a "perfect option for gluten sensitive guests or anyone looking for CPK pizza taste with added health benefits."

    Their gluten-free pizzas, however, are cooked in the same ovens as the regular pizzas, but are put in foil to avoid cross-contamination, so super sensitive celiacs may want to avoid them.

    If you have celiac disease or gluten-intolerance definitely beware of the gluten-free language being tossed around. It's nearly impossible to guarantee a gluten-free pizza when it's made in a traditional pizza kitchen. And California Pizza Kitchen is not claiming their final product is safe for people with celiac disease.

    Meantime, if reading this makes you hungry for a good gluten-free pizza, try one of these top brands of gluten-free frozen pizzas on your next shopping trip.

     Share
    Go to articles

    User Feedback

    Recommended Comments

    RMJ

    Has something changed?  I haven’t been there since the pandemic started, but they used to have Certified Gluten Free  pizzas with a cauliflower crust which I’ve eaten many times with no problems.  They don’t make the dough for their regular pizzas in house so there isn’t flour flying around in the air. The gluten free pizzas are prepared in a separate area, put on foil for cooking, and cut with a separate cutter.

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites
    Guest Becky R.

    Guest Becky R.

    Posted

    On 7/30/2021 at 11:52 AM, RMJ said:

    Has something changed?  I haven’t been there since the pandemic started, but they used to have Certified Gluten Free  pizzas with a cauliflower crust which I’ve eaten many times with no problems.  They don’t make the dough for their regular pizzas in house so there isn’t flour flying around in the air. The gluten free pizzas are prepared in a separate area, put on foil for cooking, and cut with a separate cutter.

    I agree with the above question! My local CPK offers certified as they DO have a dedicated prep area so this article is confusing for me. Maybe it meant the chickpea crust is not cooked in the dedicated gluten-free area?

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites
    Scott Adams

    I will have to double check this. I think the we were being cautious because of potential cross-contamination. Do you know if they use separate ovens to cook the GF pizzas?

     

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites
    RMJ

    They do not use separate ovens.  The certified gluten-free pizzas are put on a piece of foil before going into the oven. Their regular pizza dough is not made in house, so there isn’t flour floating around.

    I don’t know anything about their chick pea crust.

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites
    Guest Jix

    My wife is the most sensitive celiac sufferer and she had no problem with the gluten free pizza offered at CPK (Anaheim, CA)

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites
    Scott Adams

    We revised this article today, however, since it is still made in a kitchen that makes regular pizzas, and is cooked in ovens with regular pizzas, we left this as not safe for celiacs.

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites


    Create an account or sign in to comment

    You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

    Create an account

    Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

    Register a new account

    Sign in

    Already have an account? Sign in here.

    Sign In Now

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Celiac.com:
    Join eNewsletter
    Donate

  • About Me

    Scott Adams

    Scott Adams was diagnosed with celiac disease in 1994, and, due to the nearly total lack of information available at that time, was forced to become an expert on the disease in order to recover. In 1995 he launched the site that later became Celiac.com to help as many people as possible with celiac disease get diagnosed so they can begin to live happy, healthy gluten-free lives.  He is co-author of the book Cereal Killers, and founder and publisher of the (formerly paper) newsletter Journal of Gluten Sensitivity. In 1998 he founded The Gluten-Free Mall which he sold in 2014. Celiac.com does not sell any products, and is 100% advertiser supported.

  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A17):
    Celiac.com Sponsor (A17):



    Celiac.com Sponsors (A17-M):



  • Related Articles

    Jefferson Adams
    Papa John's New Gluten-Free Pizza Not Safe For Celiacs
    Celiac.com 08/14/2017 - Pizza chain Papa John's is warning consumers that its new gluten-free pizza is not safe for people with celiac disease or serious gluten intolerance.
    After announcing on Monday that it was introducing a gluten-free crust made with sorghum, teff, amaranth, and quinoa at locations across the US, the company warned that it does not recommend the crust for people with a serious gluten intolerance.
    An official statement from the company reads in part:
    "Papa John's employs procedures to prevent contact with gluten…it is possible that a pizza with gluten-free crust could be exposed to gluten during the in-store, pizza-making process. Therefore, the brand does not recommend its Gluten-Free Crust made with Ancient Grains for customers with Celiac D...
    Yvonne (Vonnie) Mostat, RN
    Domino's Pizza Offers Gluten-Free Crust? I Think Not!
    Celiac.com 10/19/2017 - When I first saw the big advertisement that came through the mail I thought, "Wow, we are really getting somewhere!" However, when I read their advertisement my mind was quickly changed by what seems like false advertising.
    It reads like a great deal of boasting, followed by the "disclaimer" (At the bottom. Who reads to the end of an advertisement?)
    Here's the disclaimer:

    "Domino's pizza made with a Gluten Free Crust is prepared in a common kitchen with the risk of gluten exposure. Therefore, Domino's DOES NOT recommend this pizza for customers with celiac disease. Customers with gluten sensitivities should exercise judgment in consuming this pizza."
    If I hadn't read that disclaimer, I could have gone out that night and purchased a Domino's Gluten...
    Jefferson Adams
    Top Brands of Gluten-Free Frozen Pizza
    Celiac.com 12/14/2022 - With more and more gluten-free products hitting the market, just about every day, it's important to stay on top of the latest offerings. Here's our most up-to-date list of America's top gluten-free frozen pizza brands. These top brands of frozen pizza are labeled "Gluten Free." That means that you can breath extra easy about serving them to people with celiac disease. The list includes many reader favorites, like California Pizza Kitchen and Mama Cozzi's, among others. Do you have a favorite brand of gluten-free frozen pizza that we might have missed? Share it below in the comments.
    Top Brands of Gluten-Free Frozen Pizza include:
    Oggi's Foods
    Oggi's Foods makes the following gluten-free pizzas:
    Beyond Pepperoni With Real Mozzarella ...
    Jefferson Adams
    Top Gluten-Free Pizza Doughs & Mixes
    Celiac.com 08/02/2019 - Just in time for summer, here are sixty of America's top brands of gluten-free pizza dough and mixes. These brands go the extra mile to make sure their products are labeled "Gluten-Free." That means that you can serve them with confidence to people with celiac disease.
    Here are sixty top gluten-free pizza doughs and mixes:
    #1 Gluten-Free 
    Gluten Free Pizza Dough Concentrate 5 Minute Pizza Dough Mix
    Pizza Dough Mix Gluten Free Abundant Life Foods
    Pizza Crust Mix Augason Farms
    Gluten Free Pizza/Foccacia Bread Mix Awery's
    Gluten Free Pizza & Breadstick Mix Bay State Milling
    Gluten Free Essentials Bread, Pizza and Flatbread Mix Bella Gluten-F...

  • Recent Activity

    1. Kathleen JJ
      - Kathleen JJ replied to Kathleen JJ's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
      3

      Options - 7 year old boy - Helicobacter pylori and serology

      And yes, of course it's better to know and we will adjust. It's just, he's 7 and in our house we can control what he gets. But he plays soccer 3 times a week and in the changing room the boys share candies. I can and will tell him not to accept them any more, but "mistakes" will be made. I'm really burdened by the potential social impact...
    2. StaciField
      - StaciField replied to StaciField's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
      6

      My bone structure is disintegrating and I’m having to have my teeth removed

      I’m 41. You have helped me achieve the goals of finding a way of getting nutrients into my body so I will see how it works for me. Thank you so much.
    3. Kathleen JJ
      - Kathleen JJ replied to Kathleen JJ's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
      3

      Options - 7 year old boy - Helicobacter pylori and serology

      Thank you for your reaction. The reference values are both "<10", although I found a medical paper from Netherlands (I'm Belgian) who use the same values and there the see a positive daignosis as twice more then 200 and a positive biopsie. I didn't see how to change this in my original message, sorry...
    4. cristiana
      - cristiana replied to Kathleen JJ's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
      3

      Options - 7 year old boy - Helicobacter pylori and serology

      Hi Kathleen Welcome to the forum. I am based in the UK so I am just picking this post up before our US based moderators appear. I think they will want to know the lab values of both of the figures you have provided us with (min/max reading) as they tend to vary - could you post those for us, please? We see a lot of coeliacs who also have helicobacter...
    5. Kathleen JJ
      - Kathleen JJ posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
      3

      Options - 7 year old boy - Helicobacter pylori and serology

      Hi all, I'm very new at this and 'this' has been quite a rollercoaster ride. Last august my 7 year old son suddenly had these colic like pain attacks that would come a few times per day/night during 10 days. Because they were that bad and because our older daughter had her appendix taken out at 7, we ended up at ER twice to have him checked...
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):


  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      126,056
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748
    KChapell
    Newest Member
    KChapell
    Joined
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      120.9k
    • Total Posts
      69.1k
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):


  • Popular Now

    • Captain173
      10
      Can't figure this out

      By Captain173
      Started

    • jjiillee
      5
      Daughter waiting for appointment

      By jjiillee
      Started

    • Kristina12
      7
      Considering having a blood test

      By Kristina12
      Started

    • StaciField
      6
      My bone structure is disintegrating and I’m having to have my teeth removed

      By StaciField
      Started

    • ShRa
      9
      Son recently got diagnosed with Celiac disease

      By ShRa
      Started

  • Popular Articles

    • Scott Adams
      60
      The Gluten-Free Diet 101 - A Beginner's Guide to Going Gluten-Free

      By Scott Adams

    • Scott Adams
      78
      Forbidden Gluten Food List (Unsafe Ingredients)

      By Scott Adams

    • Scott Adams
      66
      Safe Gluten-Free Food List (Safe Ingredients)

      By Scott Adams

    • Scott Adams
      144
      What Are the Symptoms of Celiac Disease?

      By Scott Adams

    • Scott Adams
      72
      Gluten-Free Alcoholic Beverages

      By Scott Adams

  • Upcoming Events

×
×
  • Create New...