If you’re still pining for Sticky Asian Cauliflower or Shaved Mushroom and Spinach Flatbread, it’s going to take a nearly 13-mile hike to satisfy your craving if you live anywhere near Cherry Hill.

That’s because the California Pizza Kitchen — which held down a location, location, location position on the corner of the Cherry Hill Mall’s pumped up food corridor of restaurants with street-side front doors — packed up and moved away earlier this month.

Now, the closest franchise of the nationwide chain is located on the outskirts of Philadelphia on City Avenue. The closest location in New Jersey is 48 miles away in Bridgewater.

"We have loved serving the community and thank our guests for their patronage over the last 10 years,” Toni Hyman, a company spokeswoman said. “…[O]ur lease term had concluded.”

Hyman did not answer additional questions, like why would the trendy pizza chain move away from what appears to be a booming location at one of the best performing malls in the state? Other restaurant chains with stores here include Maggiano’s Little Italy, Bahama Breeze, Grand Lux Café, Seasons 52 and a brand new Fatburgers. There is also a Capital Grill on the other side of the mall with an exclusive entrance and valet parking.

A new pizza chain has announced it will open soon at the mall. Midici, The Neapolitan Pizza Company, is coming, with an open, center-staged kitchen at “the heart” of the restaurant.

It will be located near Fatburgers, between Seasons 52 and Bahama Breeze.

“Cherry Hill Mall has a proven track record of improving the tenant mix and upgrading the consumer experience," Heather Crowell, a PREIT executive said Monday in an email. “…[W]e are exploring opportunities to elevate the space and offer yet another high-quality concept for those visiting the Cherry Hill Mall.”

The Cherry Hill Mall opened in 1961 and was one of the first indoor, climate-controlled malls east of the Mississippi. It continues to reinvent itself with a new emphasis on entertainment, dining, and shopping, management said.

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