The Mellow Mushroom

Though the pizza is very flavorful, I can't bring myself to give this place any more than 2 stars, as my first (and only) experience with it was poor. Plus, the is crust a little chewy for my tastes and they waste WAY too much space at the edge of the pizza. The outer two inches of the crust is nothing but a breadstick.

As for the experience... the pizza is expensive... as in $30 for a large pizza. The website doesn't show how much the pizza costs, and when I called in to order a pizza, they didn't tell me over the phone how much it would cost. Then, when I got there, despite the fact that there were four employees hanging out up front, they made me wait until some other designated employee on take-out duty came out to help me. Some employees hanging out up front were complaining about the customers at their tables while I was standing there. When the take out employee finally came out, she told me the price so quietly, that I didn't understand what she said until she ran my credit card and I was handed a receipt for $33. Why on earth would a single pizza cost $33? Well, for one, I specified mozzarella and parmesan cheese, which they didn't tell me were counted as chargeable toppings. I assumed their website listed the available cheeses because it was a choose-your-own-cheese kind of thing. Nope - it turns out they charge for the cheeses. This makes me wonder if their regular pizzas come without any cheese? Seriously, who charges extra for mozzarella and parmesan cheese on a pizza? As for the other toppings -  and these were just regular toppings, not the premium toppings - they cost $2.45 per topping on a large pizza. To make matters worse, I opened the pizza box and found a total of like 10 little mushroom pieces over the whole pizza. For $2.45, I expect more substance than that.

I was looking so forward to trying this place because they have such a great selection of toppings and specialty pizzas that are right up my alley. Normally, I am willing to pay extra for good quality ingredients and great taste, but between the skimpy toppings and bad experience, this place just isn't worth the price.

I enjoyed it.  But, $70 for a family of 4 is a pizza record!!  Granted, poor ordering on our part, 3 small pizzas and a pretzel for the little one plus a beer.  It was enjoyable but not sure $70 good.  Our friends fed their family for under $40 so make sure to share unless you want pizza sticker  shock when the bill shows.

What's not to love about Mellow Mushroom? They have an impressive beer selection, the best pizza crust around and topping combinations that will never bore or disappoint.  

If you're a standard pepperoni pizza kind of person, this place is good, but you'd be missing out on what makes this place awesome.  Try any one of the specialty pizzas for a unique and tasty experience.  The Thai pizza might be my favorite non-traditional pizza I've ever had.  

Go on a weeknight when it's a little slower and sit in the beer temple  - it's probably not as cool as it sounds, but give the place some credit where credit is due... they have a beer temple.  Enough said.