Wolfgang Puck Express

I used to LOVE this location and couldn’t get enough of the Chicken Sandwich here (regular customer for years). I had not been here since 2011 and just tried it again and with much excitement… deflated! The sandwich wasn’t bad, it was just ok. I wanted it to be GOOD, Yummy, Mmmm, like I remembered it.
The bread was a different type and not toasty like before, the chicken seemed the same. Why change something that was working for so many years?

They no longer serve the $ 5.99 lunch special on the chicken aioli sandwich.
Decides to try the spaghetti bolognese and was really disappointed. Pretty much noodles swimming in garlicky pasta sauce. I can make better myself at home! Pasta comes with a side of Caesar salad.
I recommend sticking with chicken sandwich and pizzas.

I can’t stand it when company’s cut portions instead of raising the price. They’ve recently changed the bread they use… which was the best part! Overall the food is good but nothing like what it used to be.

I would give this place 5 stars but they recently changed the type of bread they use on their sandwiches. The Chicken Aoili and Cesar Salad combo is amazing but if they stick with this new bread, I will have to find a new spot. The sandwich is near half the size that it use to be and the bread literally falls apart as soon as you take your first bite!
*Please bring back the old bread!

I had their chicken aioli and it was delicious ! The only reason I’m not giving them a higher rating is because the manager Rudy is extremely rude with customers if they had a different manager they would attract even more business.

I was introduced to wolf gang puck by my friend victor a couple years ago. This place never ceases to impress me. No matter which chef is in the kitchen the food always comes out great! My favorite dish is the chicken aioli because it always seems to hit the spot.
Today I want to give a shout out to chef Humberto, you have great talent. Many times we don’t appreciate the service that people provide; without people like him we wouldn’t have great food. I sure can’t cook like that. LOL

Skip the cheese pizza, flavorless oily nothingness! Not worth the fat. Took one bite and dumped it in the trash. Review is for the pizza only!

Used to literally have DREAMS of their pesto chicken salad sandwich. It was always on the pricey side (about $ 9), but I was willing to fork over the money because of my mild obsession with it. My review is really only about a recent change in product quality here. When I used to buy the sandwich, it came with deliciously seasoned chopped chicken pieces mixed with a fabulous pesto sauce or dressing, and the usual lettuce and tomato. Even though the sandwich was expensive, it was all about the details and flavor. However, when I picked one up the other day, the chicken had been switched to what literally looked like standard sliced lunch meat. And none of the great pesto/​mayo sauce — only a thin smear of regular pesto on the top and bottom of the bread (which was also soggy, by the way). I was saddened that a favorite indulgence of mine had been demoted to a basic, boring sandwich. Maybe they’re cutting back on costs, or trying a new recipe, but now they have definitely lost some quality — I can’t vouch for other items on the menu, but now I’m not even interested in trying anything else.

I dream of their chicken aioli sandwich! It taste SO delicious! I was a regular at the Wolfgang inside of the Northridge Gelson until they closed down. Encino is MUCH further from me, but I am willing to take that drive because I love the CA sandwich so much! I also loooove the ceasar salad that comes on the side as well. With good portions, I think the sandwiches are very affordable! It comes little short of $ 10.
Tip: If you’re here to shop, I suggest you order your food first then do your shopping. Almost every time I came here, only one man was taking & making orders so it can get a bit backed up.

Though I shop at Gelson’s at least a few times a week and always walk by the gas-​fired brick oven, I never seem to remember it is there when I am looking to order a take-​out pizza. In the mood for a pizza, I somehow managed to remember Wolfgang Puck Express last night. I ordered the 16″ margherita.
The crust was a neapolitan-​esque, thin, chewy, with a bubbly outer crust. The crust was much chewier than it was crispy.
The was sauce was hardly detectable, much like a Brazilian pizza, so I cannot really comment on it.
The cheese was excellent. Unlike most other take-​out pizza places, WP uses whole milk mozzarella instead of part-​skim. This is the difference between flavorful cheese and bland cheese. My only complaint with the cheese is they actually put too much on it. The layer of cheese was 2 – 3 times the thickness of the crust. There was more cheese on it than in a stuffed pizza from Giordano’s. I am not sure I have ever complained about a pizza having too much cheese, but this was a bit overwhelming. I am not sure if the guy who prepared it put on more than he was supposed to or if that was normal, but I have a feeling it is the former.
The pizza was topped with sliced tomatoes and basil.
All-​in-​all, it was very good, flavorful pizza, especially for take-​out. I will definitely go back.