Thursday, December 11, 2008

A key lime pie from CPK

California Pizza Kitchen, key lime pie

This was not what I had in mind after having that one at PS Cafe. California Pizza Kitchen's rendition turned out to be excessively sweet for me with a sugar rush in a bad way. While I agreed that there was a discernible flavour from the lime, the lack of the limey zest was quite obvious and the curd-y fillings tasted pretty milky. The crust was also pathetic - excessively sweet with the taste of honey, there wasn't anything crusty about it at all. Texture felt like a soggy muesli bar. I remember having had this years back and I recalled that it was enjoyable then. Something must have changed over here. It's either my taste or a changed recipe at work.

2 comments:

  1. I'm a frequent buyer of the Key Lime Pie at CPK. They haven't changed the recipe, but that pie looks like it was having a bad day.

    I'd like to challenge the host of Small Potatoes Make the Steak Look Bigger.

    The Challenge: Try the Key Lime Pie AGAIN at CPK.

    The PIE: Complimentary on my behalf.

    Please contact me!
    I LOVE key lime pie and I feel obligated to educate people on the pie. I'm loyal to CPK, because they're food is quality and 99.9% of the time...consistent!

    ct23anderson@gmail.com

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  2. Well, it could just be me and the rendition that CPK does. But I'm up to the challenge. :)

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