CPKs new flatbreads - Very Meh Indeed

Date Dined: March 8, 2014

Rating: 2.5 Stars

Jess and I had been shopping for custom made suits for our wedding and after being quoted a ridiculous price by Sam Cavato we needed a break, so on our way to Nordstroms we decided to stop off at the CPK at the Galleria.

I wasn’t starving and the server decided to give me her usual new item spiel. The flatbreads were only $5.99 and tiny so I said “why not?” There were three choices: bianco flatbread which was truffle cheese and fresh sage, spicy fennel sausage and poblanos, and shaved musroom and spinach, none sounded especially appetizing. I mean, would it kill you to make one of these carnivore friendly? Maybe you’ll only make a 250% markup profit, but the guests come first.

Not being a poblano fan and not really in the mood for mushrooms I settled on the bianco. Jess had a salmon Caesar which I’ll also review. The flatbread was just sort of… meh. The pizza dough was the normal CPK pizza dough, there was a tiny layer of truffle cheese, and one small piece of sage on each slice.

Now when I picture a flatbread I picture a thin, crispy piece of dough, lightly sprinkled with toppings and delivering a flavorful satisfying miniature meal. Even by CPK standards this was not it…

It was fairly greasy for so little cheese and also I think the truffle cheese was a dubious choice considering its unique taste. The pizza dough was surprisingly tough as if it had been overcooked. The sage added almost nothing except a texture difference when you bit into it. All in all, it was eh, stick with the normal pizza.

Jess’s salad however, was pretty decent. I’d give it a 3.5. It was served on a foot long plate and it was full of nice dark romaine. The chunks of salmon were nicely browned and even though their were undoubtedly taken out of a frozen pre-packaged container, they were tasty. My only complaints were that there wasn’t nearly enough (only about 4 bite sized pieces) and that the Caesar had a strange overly-tangy taste to it.

If you are planning on going to CPK, I’d say stick with their classic menu unless you really really want to pay for a slightly overcooked, greasy flatbread.