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Blackened chicken breast, bowtie pasta, garlic, fresh basil, and parmesan cheese in a light tomato cream sauce.

This is the dish our regulars order without opening the menu, and the one first-timers get pointed to when they ask what to try. The chicken is seasoned with our blackening spice blend and seared hot, then laid over bowtie pasta tossed in a tomato cream sauce that stays light enough to finish every bite. Fresh basil and shaved parmesan bring it home.

It has been a California Grill signature for years at our Whittier restaurant, and it travels well too, so it is a favorite for takeout and one of the most requested trays on our catering menu. Pair it with a Caesar salad and garlic cheese Italian bread and dinner is handled. Available for dine in, pickup, and delivery daily.

Boneless, skinless chicken breast stuffed with spinach, feta cheese, dill, and scallions, topped with lemon dill sauce and served with your choice of two sides.

This one carries a little of our family's Greek heritage onto the plate. The chicken is rolled around a filling of fresh spinach, tangy feta, dill, and scallions, baked until juicy, then finished with a bright lemon dill sauce that ties the whole plate together.

Pick any two sides to build your dinner, from roasted vegetables to mashed potatoes, and it comes with warm garlic bread. Stuffed Chicken has been one of the most loved dinners at California Grill & Bar in Whittier for years, equally at home on a date night, a family dinner, or a comforting takeout order after a long day. Served daily for dine in, pickup, and delivery.

Our delicious Chicken Marsala served on a bed of bowtie noodles with our creamy mushroom Marsala sauce.

Tender chicken breast is sauteed and simmered in a rich Marsala wine sauce loaded with mushrooms, then served over bowtie pasta so every noodle catches the sauce. It is the kind of old-school comfort dish that never leaves the menu because our guests will not let it.

The Marsala sauce is made in our kitchen, cooked down until the wine turns sweet and savory and the mushrooms soak up all that flavor. Add a house salad to start and you have one of the most satisfying dinners at California Grill & Bar in Whittier. A longtime favorite for dine in, takeout, and family meals, available every day from lunch through dinner.

Center-cut prime steak broiled to your desired temperature, with sauteed mushrooms and onions on request, served with two sides and garlic bread.

This is the steak dinner that anchors our specialties menu. We start with a center-cut steak, season it simply, and broil it exactly how you like it, from rare to well done. Ask for the sauteed mushrooms and onions on top; most of our regulars do.

Every Prime Steak comes with your choice of two sides and warm garlic bread, so you can build the plate your way, whether that is a baked potato and fresh vegetables or fries and a dinner salad. It is a favorite for birthdays, Friday nights at the bar, and anyone who wants a proper steak dinner in Whittier without the steakhouse fuss. Served daily for dine in and takeout at California Grill & Bar.

Buffalo wings, California skins, fried zucchini, zucchini parmesan, bruschetta, and mozzarella sticks, served with carrots, celery sticks, and ranch dressing.

The California Sampler is the table starter that ends every debate about which appetizer to get, because the answer is all of them. It is a full spread of our most popular starters piled onto one platter, built for sharing.

It is the go-to first order for game nights, UFC watch parties, and big family dinners at California Grill & Bar in Whittier, and it holds its own as a meal if you come hungry. Crunchy, cheesy, saucy, and fresh all at once, with ranch for dipping and veggie sticks to balance it out. Order it for the table when you sit down, or add it to a takeout order when you are feeding a crowd at home.

Our prime steak broiled to your desired temperature and topped with succulent shrimp in scampi butter sauce.

Surf & Turf is what happens when the two best things on the specialties menu team up. The center-cut steak is broiled to order, then crowned with plump shrimp sauteed in a garlic scampi butter that runs down over the steak. Nobody leaves sauce on this plate.

It comes with your choice of two sides and warm garlic bread, making it the plate our guests reach for on anniversaries, celebrations, and any night that deserves a little extra. If you are looking for the most indulgent dinner at California Grill & Bar in Whittier, this is it. Available daily for dine in and takeout, and yes, it reheats better than you would think, though it rarely survives the ride home.

Mozzarella, BBQ sauce, chopped chicken, red onion, and cilantro on our large pizza crust.

Sweet, smoky, and a little sharp from the red onion, the BBQ Chicken Pizza is the top seller in our pizza lineup. We spread tangy BBQ sauce in place of marinara, layer on melty mozzarella and chopped chicken, then finish it out of the oven with fresh cilantro.

This is a large pizza built for sharing, which makes it a regular at family dinners, watch parties, and office lunches around Whittier. Pair it with a Caesar salad or a round of wings and you have a spread. Order it for dine in at California Grill & Bar, grab it for pickup on the way home, or add it to a catering order alongside our pasta trays and salads. Fresh, fast, and fun, the way pizza night should be.

Swiss cheese, bacon, sauteed mushrooms, onions, and garlic rosemary aioli, served on grilled garlic cheese sourdough bread.

The San Franciscan is the burger that put California Grill on the map back in 1996, and this is the version with crispy bacon stacked on top. Instead of a regular bun, the juicy patty is pressed between slices of grilled garlic cheese sourdough, so every edge is buttery, cheesy, and crisp.

Sauteed mushrooms and onions melt into the Swiss, and our garlic rosemary aioli pulls it all together. It is messy in the best way and has been converting first-time guests into regulars in Whittier for almost thirty years. Served with your choice of side, available daily for dine in, pickup, and delivery at California Grill & Bar. Come hungry, and bring napkins.

A fluffy three egg omelette with a blend of spinach, feta cheese, tomatoes, and scallions.

The California Omelette is the breakfast our early risers build their mornings around. Fresh spinach, tangy feta, ripe tomatoes, and scallions get folded into eggs cooked soft and fluffy, for a plate that feels fresh and light but still keeps you full past lunch.

Like every breakfast at California Grill & Bar, it comes with your choice of home fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit, plus toast or a muffin. We open daily at 8am in Whittier and serve breakfast all day, so whether you are a 8am regular our servers know by name or a noon riser chasing eggs at lunchtime, the California Omelette is ready. Great for dine in on the patio or a quick pickup order on the way to work.

Albacore tuna salad with sliced fresh avocado, served with tomatoes, black olives, cucumbers, mixed greens, and your choice of dressing.

This is the salad for people who want something fresh that still eats like a full meal. We start with premium albacore tuna salad, lay it over crisp mixed greens with tomatoes, cucumbers, and black olives, then finish it with slices of fresh avocado.

Pick your dressing and it is ready, a cool, protein-packed lunch that has been a warm-weather favorite at California Grill & Bar in Whittier for years. It is a smart order when the patio is calling and something heavy will not do, and it holds up beautifully as a takeout lunch at your desk. Available daily for dine in, pickup, and delivery, and a great add to any group lunch order.

Deli sliced pot roast, melted Swiss cheese, and Ortega chile on grilled garlic cheese sourdough bread, with au jus served on the side. Grilled onions available on request.

The Sourdough Melt is what happens when a French dip and a grilled cheese have a very good day. Slow cooked pot roast gets piled onto garlic cheese sourdough with melted Swiss and a mild Ortega chile that adds flavor without real heat, then the whole sandwich is grilled until the bread crisps.

Dunk it in the warm au jus on the side and you will understand why this has been a lunchtime staple at California Grill & Bar in Whittier for years. Add grilled onions if that is your style. Served with your choice of side, available daily for dine in, pickup, and delivery.

A rich, dense chocolate cake baked without flour, deeply fudgy and naturally gluten friendly.

The Flourless Chocolate Cake is for serious chocolate people. With no flour to get in the way, every bite is pure, concentrated chocolate, somewhere between a cake and a truffle, rich enough that one slice happily feeds two, though nobody will judge you for keeping it to yourself.

It is the dessert our servers recommend when someone at the table says they are too full but keeps looking at the menu. Finish a Prime Steak or a pasta night with it, or grab a slice to go with your takeout order. Dessert is a daily tradition at California Grill & Bar in Whittier, and this one has earned its spot as a guest favorite. Pairs perfectly with a cup of our 100% Arabica coffee.

Icelandic cod prepared with malt vinegar, served with your choice of two sides and garlic bread.

Our Fish and Chips starts with flaky Icelandic cod, fried until the outside crackles and the inside stays tender, then hit with malt vinegar the way a proper fish fry should be. It is a pub classic done right in the middle of Whittier.

Choose two sides to round out the plate. Fries are the traditional move, but coleslaw, fresh vegetables, or a dinner salad all pull their weight, and warm garlic bread comes along for the ride. It is a Friday favorite at the bar, a solid family dinner, and a takeout order that has been keeping our regulars happy for years. Available daily for dine in, pickup, and delivery at California Grill & Bar.

Salmon served over sauteed garlic spinach and tomatoes with roasted red potatoes, plus your choice of two sides and garlic bread.

Mediterranean Salmon is the dinner for nights when you want to eat well and feel good about it. The salmon rests on a bed of garlic spinach and tomatoes that soaks up all the pan flavor, with roasted red potatoes rounding out the plate.

It is a nod to the Mediterranean side of our kitchen, fresh, simple ingredients treated with care, and it has quietly become one of the most reordered dinners at California Grill & Bar in Whittier. Choose two sides to complete the plate and warm garlic bread comes standard. A great dine in choice for a lighter dinner out, and a takeout order that still feels like a treat. Served daily from lunch through close.

Silky vanilla custard under a thin, crackly layer of torched caramelized sugar.

The Classic Creme Brulee is the most satisfying crack on our menu. We chill a rich vanilla custard until it is smooth and silky, then caramelize the sugar on top so it shatters like glass the moment your spoon breaks through. That contrast, cool creamy custard against warm crisp sugar, is why this dessert never goes out of style.

It is the elegant way to end a Prime Steak or Surf & Turf dinner, and a favorite for birthdays and celebrations at California Grill & Bar in Whittier. Save room, or split one for the table and fight politely over the last spoonful. Served daily, and it pairs beautifully with an espresso or cappuccino to close out the night.

Our own hot-n-spicy chicken wings and drummettes, served with celery and carrot sticks and ranch dressing.

These are the wings that keep the bar full on fight nights. Tossed in our hot-n-spicy sauce, they land with real flavor and a kick that builds without burning you out, and the cool ranch, celery, and carrots are right there when you need backup.

Buffalo Wings are the unofficial starter of every UFC watch party, Taco Tuesday hang, and game night at California Grill & Bar in Whittier, and they are just as popular riding home in a takeout bag. Order a basket for the table, add them to the California Sampler spread, or include them in a catering order when the crowd expects wings. Served daily from open to close, best enjoyed with a cold beer from the tap list.

Pasta in a bolognese sauce made from tomatoes, ground beef, garlic, wine, and herbs, sprinkled with parmesan cheese.

Our Bolognese is the slow, old-world kind. Ground beef simmers down with tomatoes, garlic, wine, and herbs until the sauce turns deep and rich, then it gets tossed with pasta and finished with parmesan. No shortcuts, just the kind of hearty red sauce dinner that made pasta night a tradition in the first place.

It has been a comfort-food anchor at California Grill & Bar in Whittier for years, the plate our guests order when they want something familiar done right. Add a house salad and garlic cheese Italian bread and you have the full Sunday dinner experience any day of the week. Available daily for dine in, pickup, and delivery, and as a catering tray for feeding the whole family.

A stacked basket of thick-cut onion rings, fried golden and crispy, served with ranch for dipping.

One of our Google reviews says it best: best onion rings they have had in years. These are the real deal, thick-cut rings with a crunchy golden coating that stays crisp to the last one, stacked high in a basket built for sharing, though sharing is optional.

They are the starter that hits the table first at California Grill & Bar in Whittier, a natural sidekick to burgers, wings, and cold beer at the bar. Order a basket for the table on game night, add one to your takeout order, or make them your excuse to linger a little longer on the patio. Served daily from open to close, and yes, they are as good as the reviews say.