Taste Test: California Pizza Kitchen's Small Cravings Menu

7 / 11

Quartered artichoke hearts come breaded with Japanese panko, deep-fried, sprinkled with Parmesan, and served alongside a remoulade sauce. But even the warm temperature and crispy texture couldn't conceal the concept's underwhelming blandness; the artichokes were in dire need of seasoning and general flavor. The "remoulade" was far from authentic. It tasted like a basic blend of mayonnaise and grainy mustard.