"A group of friends has gotten together for lunch every few weeks at the California Pizza Kitchen, but we won 't be going back. We 've gone there before because the food is reasonable and it 's been centrally located and easy to get to from different directions. The dining area is sunny and open and the service has been adequate (though not particularly impressive). Today however, we were rather surprised that the bill was about twice the usual amount. Several in our party ordered a half salad and when asked if avocado was desired with that, said yes. The price of the half salad alone (from the regular menu) was apparently as much or more than the lunch menu which included the half salad plus other items. And when we inquired why it was so expensive (thinking the bill was in error), we learned that the avocado was an add on not just a decorative element, and seems to have cost an extra $6 each ! Not sure if the wait staff were told not to warn people about this in advance but it doesn 't matter because we won 't be returning."
