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EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Form S-8 No. 333-121539, Form S-8 No. 333-112365, Form S-8 No. 333-72444 and Form S-8 No. 333-42904) pertaining to the California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. 2004 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, the California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. 1998 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan and the California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. 1990 Employee Stock Option Plan of our reports dated March 17, 2011, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. and subsidiaries and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. and subsidiaries, included in the 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K of California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. and incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K/A.
/S/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Los Angeles, California
April 29, 2011