They have a great happy hour and good craft beers. But they need to keep better track of their rotating taps. Every time we go in and ask what's on it takes five minutes for the person to remember. We asked why they don't have a board or list and they blew us off. Happy hour prices are good. Drinks and munchies are half off. We usually sit at the bar. The one time we sat for table service was a nightmare. The waiter disappeared and we had to go fetch him.
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Chris B.
Went for lunch today, at 11:30 when we were seated there was exactly zero customers and it stayed that way until 12:15. I think I know why. Place smelled weird like nasty vinegar combined with a frat house after a party. Had wings and pizza, both were marginal at best and WAY overpriced. Total ripoff! Service was pretty good but the overall concept is a bust IMO. Take my advice, find an alternative.
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Mike D.
I've been about 50 times so it gets 5 stars. The happy hour remains the best in the valley and the food is good. The bartenders are great and the beers are constantly rotating and interesting. Your best bet on food, in my opinion, are the sandwiches. Get a half on a pita for $6 paired with one of the 50 or so beers and you're feeling good. They also now have an app which allows you to earn free apps and stuff from your visits which is cool.
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Mia N.
This location seems very new and the building is so cool looking. They tried to make it look like an old movie theater that was converted to a restaurant, so there is lots of movie memorabilia around and also theater eats in the waiting area near the hostess stand. Other than the decor, me and my friend weren't really wowed by the food. We ordered the chopped salad, which was basically just a lot of lettuce and not much else (very FEW tomatoes and olives and sunflower seeds). I don't really get what made it a "chopped" salad as differentiated from a regular salad. Also, the dressing claimed to be a vinaigrette, but what came out was a creamy almost Ranch-like dressing.... odd. For the pizza we were excited to try vegan cheese bc we can't eat dairy. The nice thing is that you can sub vegan cheese on any of their pizzas. But the Daiya cheese they used just isn't very good! The first bite of it is decent, but after the first bite it starts just tasting weird... I think I would've preferred a pizza with no cheese than this fake cheese. If they are going to offer vegan cheese, they should look for a better option or possibly make their own. I will say I did enjoy the crust of the pizza! The bread was nice and doughy with a good crispiness to the outside. Lastly, service was NOT good. Our poor waitress was really nice, but just overworked. She forgot to bring us silverware when we sat down and then when our salad arrived, we still didn't have silverware. And we couldn't flag her down to get any silverware for another 10+ minutes, that's how busy she was! But then after that she was checking in with us a lot -- of course then we didn't need anything.
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Andreyo 1.
Ok so here's the deal: the so called food is bland, low quality, and over priced- I'm not a cook, but I can cook better. The reason for the 2 stars is cause it's a restaurant. On the other hand: large bar with awesome beer selection, great service, and interesting atmosphere. I'd come back, if invited, 4 hh beer only. Oh ya no wifi service
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Nancy M.
Cute decor. Unique pizza choices. Will go back again to try more things. Excellent root beer on tap!
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Byron C.
Went for the Pie He Porter, left full of sadness and despair. Explains the Groupon. The fact that they consider themselves a pizza joint is a disgrace to pizza makers everywhere. What was placed in front of me was not a pizza. Maybe I'm missing something, but I seriously doubt it. First impressions were a bit on the creepy side. This being the Ahwatukee location with flashing lights at the entrance, with a Chuck E Cheese feel as you opened the doors. They have this movie theme going on that is equally disturbing. We chose to sit at the bar to avoid a 10 minute wait for a table and the option to turn our backs to the bizarre movie inspired decor. For the record, our service was perfect. We sat at the bar and never had an empty glass. The bartender was spot on, friendly and accommodating. Figured we would try the pretzels made with their signature crust. That should have been our warning to spend the rest of our Groupon on beer. We failed our instinct and ordered a pie. I can't get over the fact that, A) they consider this crust worthy of anything other than concrete filler. And, B)Why in the hell was there a wait for a table? Aside from the strange texture of the "crust", the toppings were also less than stellar with the freshness right out of the grocery store near by and designed by the mind of a child. The one good thing I can say about the toppings is that they were there, as we were hungry and needed something to actually eat. We did manage to eat about 3/4's of our pie toppings before the realization that we were simply eating to eat, and at the same time swirling into an endless pit of depression. Even the beer didn't help at this point. That alone speaks volumes. To be honest, I can't even finish this review because of the trauma I am still experiencing after my visit. The sheer horror that I actually attempted to consume this thing they call a pizza and the fact that I actually paid for it.
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Baxter R.
Food: good. Beer selection: great. Service: wamp wamp... Waitress was awesome but Staff yelled at our kids twice and manager wouldn't come out to see us when we requested him. Probably baked on mushrooms.
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Katie P.
I love coming here for drinks after work. They have happy hour til close and I don't get off work til 10-11pm so this is perfect. I never spend much money here but I always leave satisfied :) great draft selection and apps are half off! Only downside is I never know if I'm going to get a server or I have to go to the bar myself lol
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Valerie P.
Whoaaaaa!!! Completely overpriced!!!!! I ordered their Greek salad ToGo and as soon as I saw it, I knew it shouldn't be worth more than $5 for the small (which is what I ordered). The only reason I am even giving it two stars is because the staff was friendly when I said there's no way I am paying for that. There were barely any fixings on it and they wanted to charge me close to $8.17!!! I had almost gotten the regular size but changed my mind when she said it was close to $14. I lived in Georgia for a short period of time and their Greek salad was fantastic and full of fixings. This was quite the opposite. Don't waste your time with a salad here.
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C J D.
Awesome draft beer options. All natural food, no deep frying is also very nice. Food was excellent. Spinach artichoke dip and the Thai dye pizza, both outstanding. Service could have been better, was slow.
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Christina D.
This location is unique. Definitely looks like it was not originally built as a Mellow Mushroom, more upscale for a pizza place. We like to get the whole wheat pizza, and pretzels with beer cheese. FYI, the pretzels are whole pretzels, not little pieces like at the Tempe location . It was just two of us so we totally felt like little oinkers with 6 big pretzels and a pizza! Lol! The pretzels are made from their dough so I'm sure the 4 were taking home will be really good left over. We made sure to ask to take home some of the beer cheese because it is the BEST. The only negative is that we sat waiting for our sever without waters for almost 15 minutes, seems no one knew who's table we were. However, I will not give 1 less star because they quickly remedied this problem when my husband asked to talk to the manager. Overall, good place and we'll be back (on next cheat day) :-)
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Diana R.
Did a Groupon deal to give Mellow Mushroom a try, went there 1st time ever and I have to say I was rather disappointed. Ordered 2 medium pizzas, (cant remeber which kind) the Groupon should have covered $20, however I still had to pay an additional $25. This was takeout so nothing else was ordered. So my overall total was around $45 for 2 medium pizzas that in the end tasted like pizza patron anyways. Thanks but no thanks, this place is too expensive!
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Briana F.
Poorly managed. We came in on a Friday evening and waited over 25 minutes. We informed the staff that we were there and they told us that it would be 10-15 min, no one ever came to our table. The place was not overly crowded, plenty of open tables. We ended up leaving. How can you not be on your A game on a Friday night. On a separate occasion we came in having freshly come from a nearby Starbucks. We were turned away at the door because we would not through away our full coffees. We ended up going next door to a restaurant that had no problem with our coffees. These events have left a sour taste in my mouth for your establishment!
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Todd S.
Is it an acceptable policy that when you ask for the manager, that he can tell the waitress he is too busy to see you? It is a Sunday at 2:30, which really is not that busy! Lots of empty seats here!
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Lori L.
It's decent with cool themes at various locations. However, the gluten free and vegan options are pretty slim and pricey, esp for the size. They are open late which is nice.
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Aparna R.
Very very spacious... Don't think it can ever get crowded ;) I ordered red headed step child and it was decent... I cannot compare it to the amazing cocktails I have across the west coast... Mediterranean pizza and chicken wings for food ... A very pleasant experience for a Friday afternoon happy hour :)
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April C.
Yes they are a little overpriced BUT their happy hour deals are amazing and super competitive and they have so many beers on tap that change often so for the craft beer lover it's perfect! Their spinach artichoke dip is also the best I've ever tasted which says a lot coming from the typical mediocre bar food you'd get at places like this. Also their Thai dye pizza is delicious as well. We go here at least once a week when we can make the happy hour :)
Their food is great, but until they get the staffing ish together for chefs/servers, they only get 3 stars from me. Came here at around 12:00 on a monday which was extremely slow (There were 2 other customers there). We were seated within minutes of arrival & our server brought drinks over. The beers we ordered (5 of us) took about 10 mins or so, the food that we ordered though took up the WHOLE lunch hour! Now if it were busier I get it, but we had come here before for a work lunch for their soft opening (with a full restaurant) & had much faster service... Now the beer cheese pretzels are a must. We also got the House Special & the Mighty Meaty, both of which were delish. I really like Mellow, I do, but please get your service up to par & then I will update my review.
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Amy D.
Poor service Over-priced Food was not so great Was very underwhelmed. .. had hoped for better. Probably won't return.
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Lisa M.
Food is terrible. No joke, just bad. Beer selection is good. The only reason to come would be for the beer selection but that is just not enough. The pizza was by far the most disappointing thing I've eaten in a long while. DONT get the pizza.
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Ckay C.
Their staff is rude and inattentive. The manager we spoke to was no better. He looked to be about 1-3 years older than me and talked rudely from the get go. When he didn't like what I had to say, he copped an attitude. Go f*ck yourself. We are done here. At that point shut up and get my bill, like I told you. So we can pay and leave instead of argue and hear about your regulations. We DONT care. You're refusing to satisfy the customer, so walk away. This guy just stood there and argued until I cursed at him. Personally, I don't give a shit, that was your bad. You guys really would rather fight about a $10 groupon than keep repeat customers? That is fine with me. It's very simple to pick another good pizza joint (Recommend Oregano's.) We will just never be back and I'll refund my groupon. Enjoy the $20. It's the last you'll see from me / anyone I know. I USED to come here several times a month. I will never visit another mellow mushroom. The food is good but is outrageous in price. If you need anything from the staff, good luck. I don't give a damn about the Groupon. Unlike Mellow, they have fantastic customer service.
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Imani M.
I went to this location last night... The service was fast & the bartenders are friendly (one guy in particular but forgot his name) They're open till 2 am and have indoor/outdoor seating. The appetizers are half price late night, I had spinach artichoke dip and the meatball trio. The food I had was mediocre compared to other Mellow Mushroom locations, but I'll give it another try.
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April V.
I love coming here during my lunch hour! They have the best pizza! A coworker and I have tired every pizza on the menu and just cannot decide which is our favorite! The only thing I think they can improve on is the wait staff. Although they are very friendly and helpful, they tend to disappear for a while after you get your first round of drinks. If they could improve this i would give them a 5 star!
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Jasmine C.
YUCK! Went on Valentine's Day. Was given a bad table and the service wasn't really good. I ordered a pizza with steak - it wasn't that good. The plates had a strange damp smell and I started throwing up hours later. I am unsure if it was food poisoning or a fluke that I got a 24 hour tummy bug around the same time. I wasn't happy when I left and will certainly never go back!
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Denisse M.
Really disappointed. I ordered spinach dip and asked for tortilla chips instead and they denied me because they said it comes with the bread. Not only that but the spinach dip was dumped in foil. LOL what kind of restaurant does that. Not good in customer service at all not happy at all.
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Kendall B.
Good take out service! We got the Maui Wowie pizza and it was AMAZING! Pesto sauce with bacon and pineapple and ham and chicken. YUM. It's a bit pricey but I enjoyed it :)
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Meredith W.
We have dined here dozens of times since it opened. The food is average, the beer selection is pretty decent and the service at the bar is fine. However, the overall quality of the experience is seriously lacking. For the first time, last evening, my family and I chose to dine in the restaurant (not the bar). We waited 5-6 minutes at the hostess station until an underwhelming goth-like teen, lacking facial expression, appeared. She was so unobservant -- she brought our 7 year old a regular menu and then, after realizing the 3 foot tall skinny blonde was a child, asked her if she would like a kids menu. We then sat at the table for 10 minutes without so much as a glance in our direction from any wait staff. The young teen hostess cleared the table next to ours, and seemed unaware that we remained seated without service. There were tables being served all around us -- yet, we sat there. A young man, covered (from neck to arm-sleeve) in tattoos walked by us after about 12 mins and let us know he would be right with us. But then failed to acknowledge us again -- although, he walked past the table a dozen times in the following 10 minutes. No one seemed to notice when we got up and simply left 22 mins after we arrived, nary a water on the table.
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Amy B.
I drove by this place the other day on the way back to my friends house and decided that I had to try this place out. I've heard of it before, but never eaten here, so I thought I would give it a try. My friends and I came in on Saturday night and grabbed dinner. There were four of us total and we were seated right away. The place is decorated like a movie theatre, which I really liked. Place is spacious with plenty of seating. Two of my friends split a pizza with drinks, while I went with half a steak and cheese sandwich with chips. Other friend went with a calzone and drinks as well. The food came out and we all seemed to like it. Service was awesome, and the waitress was really attentive, which we liked. Our drinks were always full, food was served promptly, and the menu had a great selection of items to choose from. I got enough chips, but I felt like I got the bottom of the bag as most were smashed under the big ones. I ended up not getting a drink myself, but they have a great beer selection from what I noticed. I found the drink prices to be a bit high, but not outrageous. $7 for a beer and about $10 for mixed drinks. I don't know if they have happy hour or not, but I would probably go if they did. I tried one of my friends beers, and it was tasty. Overall, we had a really good time here. I don't think it's the best food I've ever had, but I enjoyed my time and would return in the future for more.
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Jessica K.
Lost a star because this place is EXPENSIVE! But it's also delicious... So if you can afford to fork over $40+ for a small pizza and drinks -- go! This location has MUCH friendlier service than it's Tempe counterpart (on Mill). Quick as can be with made to order pizza. I love the pretzels and beer cheese - yum! Can't go wrong with them, but again the price for just the cheese is $3.50+... Love the decor!! And it's huge - good for groups :-)
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Warren P.
Over-priced, oily, tasteless crap. My rule of thumb regarding pizza places is that for the $10 Costco combo is the best dollar value, and the Nello's Combo is the best $20 large pizza you can get. Mellow Mushroom fails across the board. Last Monday I took a date to the one on 50th street, and ordered a large 50-50; one half being their red potato, and the other Thai-something. The waiter informs us that as it's baked on stone it till take a bit longer than the usual pizza place. Fine. I'm OK with waiting a bit for good crust. I bake my own at home and it takes all day for the dough to mature. The delivered result was a mess. On top of the potato half was a squirt of sour cream that was totally unappetizing. The Thai half had a squirt of what I can only describe as being similar to that garlic-flavored sauce you get with Domino's breadsticks. The rest of the pizza was covered with oily cheese. I wish I could load a photo of the mess so that you could all see this creation. My date ate one slice and I was able to choke down 2. I had the rest packed into a box for later, thinking that maybe we were halucinating this monstrousity. After spending the night in the fridge, I nuked up a slice, held it up and watched the oil drip off. This thing isn't worthy of human consumption, unless you consider the county fair "Deep Fry Fantasy" as haute cuisine. Finally, I think the cost of a 22 oz beer was $7.50 (honestly, I've tried to purge the memory of the visit, so I'm probably off on the cost and quantity). Maybe at Chase field, or the U. of Phoenix Stadium, but at a neighborhood pizza joint? The pub I usually go to has many of the same beers on tap and a 25 oz is more like $5.50. But then again, it's not a corporation masquerading as a bunch of enterprising old hippies. Total bill, with tip was $50+, and that included a $10 off coupon. I'd have been better off with a $10 Costco combo and a craft beer 6-pack. Don't worry about contacting me and a mea culpa and coupons. I won't be darkening your doorstep again.
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Tom C.
Been to the Mushroom several times. They have a great happy hour during the week. The food however leaves a lot to be desired. I've tried several items, all seem to taste the same. Pretzels are totally bland, pizza, bland, meatballs like warm and bland. The food has absolutely no character what so ever. Go for the happy hour. Go elsewhere for the food. The staff are great, it's not their fault their food sucks so don't take it out on them.
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Rob B.
Kosmic Karma + happy hour beer selection = kick ass! Great pizza and great beer selection for a pizza chain. The pesto + marinara base pizza was a great match. The crust 'chew' was on point.
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Jessica M.
Absolutely awful. We went for happy hour, thankfully, cause had we not, this would have been pretty pricey for not great quality. The beers were okay, but had they not been on happy hour a bottle of standard domestic beer would have been nearly $5 bucks each. We ordered the pretzels with the beer cheese, would have been $12 bucks not on happy hour, and they were disgusting. They weren't cooked all the way through, and they had a horrible flour taste to them. We couldn't bother to tell the server they probably could use a little more time in the oven because she was too busy texting on her phone at the other side of the bar and didn't even ask how everything was. We heard rave reviews about the mill ave location, so maybe we will try there cause they actually have a decent beer selection, but for happy hour only!!
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Anj B.
Ahhhh.... pizza and alcohol after trying on wedding dresses, but that's a different review. Based on previous reviews, we must've lucked out today. Our experience was nothing like The others. The lunch menu has a half/half pizza special which we ordered 1/2 thai 1/2 maui both chicken with a spinach salad. The pizza was good. The salad was ok. I probably wouldn't order another salad here. They're way overpriced for what they are. But.... the salad dressing was excellent. The decor is described as eclectic, which it is. (See pics lol). There's an outside patio but it's still a bit too warm for that. Our server was attentive and several other employees stopped by to check on us. I will agree that this place is expensive. They really do have only pizza, calzones, salad, and a few appetizers. And a bar. Our bill with no drinks was 30.00 for two ppl. Not including tip. Which is where I'd take another half start off if that was an option.
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Carlos J.
This is for the bar area; I went during happy hour the drinks were decently priced I'm an IPA person so I like that all drinks were happy hour prices. The bar was a little packed but that is to be expected around 530pm. The bartenders were OK, somewhat nonchalant at times, could just be their humor, no harm no foul. Had the whole order of the BBQ wings they were good but definitely better wings else where but again this place is known for pizza not wings so that is that. Overall I was satisfied with the service
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Paul T.
Spur of the moment decision to stop in for a sausage pizza to go. Regrettably. I wish I had ordered the pretzels/wings that looked yummy as I walked pass some patrons seemingly enjoying them at the bar. Here's a pizza baking 101 clue for the kitchen: Get and use an oven scraper! The burned flour on the bottom of my pie rendered it inedible. Had I not driven home to dine, I'd have asked for a refund or a redo on a clean stone. Considering the variety of pizza restaurants in the area- just reading some excellent Zesty Zzeeks reviews- my $20 could have been way better spent.
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Chelsea S.
Fantastic place. In all honestly I was skeptical at first, but the bartenders and food made my experience 5 star worthy. PJ was very knowledgable and he was my favorite bartender. He was very attentive and a genuinely nice person. I ordered the Thai curry pizza and wow was it full of flavor, I loved it. I will definitely be back!
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Leslie K.
Very poor service, and it was a slow Monday night! Think they were doing us a favor, very slow & unresponsive. Not 1 server seemed happy to be there, smiled, looked sharp or polite. Pizza crust good but too many better places that seem to be happy to have you.
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RJ S.
We love the food but the service is lacking. We should not wait to be asked for drinks for over 6 minutes while wait staff is standing around . Finally the very nice bartender came over and got our drinks and food out quickly. We have waited seriously 45 minutes for this same pizza .. Caesar pizza before. The purpose of me writing this is to help the management notice that service is awful while the people atmosphere and food is great!
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James B.
Firstly, I am not a local. I am in Tempe on business and have been horribly disappointed with the beer selections of most of the restaurants and bars in the area...until I found Mellow Mushroom. I am a proud beer snob (cicerone cert) and I must say that whoever is doing their beer ordering is 100% on point. I didn't try the food, so take this review as you will. If you are looking for a place that serves world class beer you must come here. I tried some of the local selections (four peaks) and wasn't impressed, but quickly found Ninkasi Vanilla Oatis which is a close to perfect vanilla bean stout. Usually when a beer snob goes into a sub-par beer place they are met with either disdain or ignorance. My bartender, Cody, was fantastic. I was never dry, he was quick with samples and gave me a short rundown of the local breweries when I told him I wasn't from Arizona. I took away 1 star just because the beer was waaaay too cold (I think they frost their glassware which is a big no no in craft beer). My Ninkasi stout came out with no head and freezing cold (blasphemy for such a great stout) I will definitely be back on my week long stay. Cheers Mellow Mushroom.
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Lisa K.
The few times I've been here I've enjoyed the service, the food, and more so those Root Beer Floats! Yum Yum!! Ask for PJ, he's pretty awesome at what he does!!
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Lindsey C.
I came here last night with a girlfriend and we were not too happy with our waiter. He was way too pushy and got out order wrong. We asked for an oil based pizza with salami and several types of cheese and one side with mushrooms. The only part of the pizza that was correct was the mushrooms. Also he kept asking me if he could refill my SmartWater bottle. That's just weird.... I Like Mellow Mushroom, so I have to give it 4 stars but I will try to avoid this waiter or go to the Mill location instead.
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Alison T.
Pretty dang good! We had the house special but added pineapple and took off the ground beef. A little ranch on the side and our meal was delicious. I normally only get thin crust pizzas because I don't like all that breading but their crust was really good. It has a buttery sweetness but with a wonderful crispy texture. Mmm! Next time I really want to try one of their salads too. For me, pizza and salad are the perfect couple. We'll definitely be coming back here again.
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Neal B.
$50 for pizza and beer with my girlfriend? I think next time I'll go to Nello's and get 2x the quality for 1/2 the price.
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Lisa C.
Super slow service. The pretzels were just flat out yucky, they were hard. The pizza was okay, pretty skimpy on the toppings. There was no feta & literally 4 pieces of sun dried tomatoes & a few very finely sliced onion. The crust is different & a bit soggy. Never offered a drink refill. Had to ask for the waiter to take our menus. We will not be back.
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Bryan C.
One of the best happy hours around. All alcohol and apps are half off, and with over 40 beers it's a great selection. A 20oz craft IPA is $3.75!!! Happy hour 3-6 during the week and 10-close. Pretty sure weekends are only 10-close. Definitely worth a stop if you're passing by and thirsty for great beers.
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Megan J.
Being in the food industry, I try not to complain because everyone has their off days. Servers, at the end of the day, are only human. However, at this location, I feel like the Bartenders are always annoyed. They're open until 2:00 am, so when a group of people walk in at 11:00, they have no reason to roll their eyes or make the guests feel like they're disturbing them. You have to wait at least 10 minutes before they walk over with menus (It's seat-yourself at night) and then getting their attention throughout the entire meal is next to impossible. And they have never brought the check without me having to walk over to the bar and ask them for it. One time my friend and I did an experiment and stacked our plates at the end of the table so we looked finished, and waited for our check rather than walk over and get it, and no one came over to our table for 45 minutes!! We planned on just grabbing a drink and a quick bite to eat after a long day at work, but it turned into a 3 hour dinner. I usually go to Mellow at least once a week because I love the food and the Happy Hour prices (That's why I gave it 2 stars instead of 1). It's just not a good feeling, feeling like you're inconvencing someone or bugging them when you're only asking them to do their job. I'm not saying you shouldn't go there...again, I love the food and all of the vegetarian options, however, just keep in mind that you will feel like you're bothering them if you walk in after 10 pm.
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Hungryman D.
My wife and I have been sitting here now for 15+ minutes and were only acknowledge once by the host after 10 minutes sitting here and received water. We're still sitting here waiting for a server, even after a table that arrived after us is been served. BINGO! Finally showed up. Very disappointing, as only 5 tables on patio between two servers.
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Howard E.
There's an adage that states pizza is like sex; even when it's bad, it's still pretty good. Mellow Mushroom disproved this theory for me last night. On this historic night, I had the worst pizza of my life, and I'm dishing out my first ever one-star review. We ordered a $9 Greek salad. The thinly cut vegetables (i.e. pizza toppings) weren't plentiful enough to distract us from the fact that the bagged iceberg lettuce was browning. I did enjoy the creamy Italian dressing, which they named "esperanza". I can't find anything nice to say about the pizza. It was an abomination. The crust was uneven and undercooked in places, and it was very sweet with a hint of cinnamon, like eating a cinnamon raisin bagel. The red sauce was also sweet. The cheese was plasticky and tasteless. Each piece of our "Kosmic Karma" pie was topped with a Roma tomato slice and a drizzle of pesto sauce, which now seems like a better alternative to the red sauce, but combined to make the pizza soggy. And to boot, this medium, vegetarian pizza was insanely expensive at $20. Twenty Bucks! I can say that the service was good, and I liked the decor. It's a brick, multi-level building, a remnant from the Rock Bottom that was the previous tenant. I also really liked the movie theater theme of this restaurant, which was pretty cool. (I found out that each Mellow Mushroom location has a different theme. I'd been to one other location that had a much weaker theme, but much better food.) I was anything but Mellow when I left dinner last night. Regretful Mushroom would be a better name.
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Monica J.
Yay! I'm a fan... sort of. The pizza is just average but their bar is amazing! They had so many beers on tap, I could hardly believe my eyes. We sat down at the bar to wait and by the time I had made up my mind and ordered something our table was ready. Fortunately we were seated at a high top in the bar area so I could continue to gaze upon the beautiful array of beer taps and ponder my next beverage choice. Perennial options include choice beers from Deschutes, Magic Hat, Left Hand, Big Sky, New Belgium, Mudshark as well as local favorites San Tan and Four Peaks. But the really awesome thing was that they had a dozen or so rotating taps. Waitress provided us with a paper list of the seasonal choices but there were quite a few that I was not familiar with and being in the mood to try something new I sat patiently trying to catch the bartender's eye so I could ask questions. Our waitress came back and offered to help. After a few queries, I could see that she really knew her stuff. I have never met a server with so much craft beer knowledge before. Usually they give vague answers or else run to the barback to ask. She even gave me a couple samples to try. It was pretty cool. I know Mellow Mushroom is a chain but I think it is neat that each location has it's own character. This one in Ahwatukee is decorated in a movie theme since they are across the street from the AMC. There was a giant King Kong and Hollywood signs... stuff like that. Overall it was a pretty cool environment. I liked the high ceilings because that kept it from being too loud. It was a lively atmosphere with a lot of chatter but because of the ceilings and the bar being open to the outside it never got annoying. We ordered a pizza that was half Kosmic Karma and half Mightly Meaty. Hubby thought his half did have enough meat on it but I was pretty happy with mine. I liked the sundried tomatoes and feta cheese... that added a slightly Mediterranean flavor. Their crust was soft and chewy and I believe they brush it with butter and sprinkle it with parmesan cheese. It sort of tasted like breadsticks. I'd have to say I think Spinatos or Nellos make better pizza but Mellow Mushroom was pretty good and I think a bit cheaper than either of those. The funniest thing was that they whole reason we went there in the first place was that we had gotten a coupon in the mail but after a few beers we completely forgot about it. So, good news is now we have the perfect excuse to go back again!
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Jay L.
Awesome restaurants! Not every day you can dairy free pizza! We frequent mellow often to get pizza with the dayaa cheese and ciders! Has gluten free options too!
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Sara Z.
House special is my absolute favorite!! Plus the pretzels with beer cheese are AMAZING. The staff is always super nice and I have never gotten bad service! Always an overall great experience. :)
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Ramona A.
Decided to try this place when a friend recommended it as great. We were dining rather late so there wasn't a whole lot of people there. Our waitress was excellent in directing us with our pizza choices. I ordered half mushroom and half meat lovers. I had noticed the mushroom half had no tomato sauce added. I thought that was strange. The meat portion was very good but the mushroom half was tasteless and really need some more mushrooms. I think there were at least 10 count on the whole four slices. When we got the bill I thought the price was high for a medium half and half pizza. A little over $9 for each half. The brew beer was really good. Probably will not be going back.
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Tonya M.
I wanted to try this place based on the reviews of the pretzels from a friend. We came in for dinner with a buddy of ours. Our friend ordered a beer but when the waitress brought it she said they were out of what he wanted but the bartender poured something else to try. Eh, I wasn't a fan of that idea. He had a second beer in mind he would have ordered if she simply said they were out. Instead he was stuck with a Dale's Pale Ale and he's never been a fan. So that was a waste of money, since he didn't want to be rude and ask her to dump it and get him something else. Our server also wasn't the best at refilling our soda/waters. I ordered the garlic butter and parmesan pretzels with beer cheese for the table. Three pretzels, three of us...it seemed like fate (although, I wish there had been 4 so I could have had 2). They were awesome!! Cooked perfectly, the beer cheese was so good I would have licked the container clean if I had been on my couch and not in public. Each of the guys ordered a pizza. One had the Thai Dye which was tasted much better than it sounded, I can't remember what our buddy ate. I ordered the stuffed portabella mushroom as an entree. Their pizzas came out a good 7-8 minutes before my mushroom so they were almost done eating before I got my dinner. Nothing worse than staring at your friends eating while you sit there with nothing in front of you. When our server came to check on us she didn't seem concerned that I didn't have my dinner yet, just assured me it was coming. Keep in mind it took FOREVER to get our pizzas in the first place. Finally my dinner arrived and it was YUMMY! I engulfed it in as few as 4 bites and caught right up to the guys. I would definitely order this again! I understand the hype for the pretzels and despite the fact my mushroom was great (you can't really screw up a mushroom) nothing was phenomenal. The service was lacking. She kept disappearing for a long time, our drinks went unfilled, we were stuck with beers we never would have ordered but had to pay for, and our food didn't come out at the same time, nor did it arrive in a timely manner. The next time I'm in the mood for pizza, it won't be for this place. I might be willing to try it again but it will not be my first choice.
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Jennifer J.
Great variety of pizza & beer. Really good crust. Lots of veggie options. Happy hour 3-6p.
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Elk S.
All I wanted was the nascar race !!! PIR! They could not find it. .... 4.95 a can of miller light ? Really ? Bar tender not helpful at all
(1)
Britani M.
The food was pretty good but the service was terrible. We waited 5 minutes to get seated and there was nobody to greet us walking in and it was extremely slow. We finally got seated and our waiter was no where to be found. It took much longer than usual to get food and appetizer just overall slow and lacking service.
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Kim O.
Nice patio. Greeted by friendly staff. I didn't get the movie decor with the name. The service was soooo slow. We waited forever for everything. Prices are too high for alcohol and food. The food was mediocre. Not bad but not something you say mmmmm when you take a bite especially for the money. I would come back during happy hour but that's about it
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Afriika M.
Okay, so this review kind of breaks my heart. I grew up in Atlanta, and I actually went to HS with the daugher of one of the first starters of this restaurant. I absoltutely. LOVE LOVEEEE Mellow Mushroom - in Atlanta. The moment I heard there was one near my house, well of COURSE I had to go! I ve gone twice. The prices are comprable to the Atlanta prices so I knew what to expect - but in Atlanta it's so good that you don't mind paying the high prices even thought there is A LOT of Pizza competition. I've even had it in D.C. and Charlotte -it's pretty darn good there too. But, the owners in AZ are MISSING THE MARK. My Gripes 1) It just isn't good. I am not a fan of Oregano's too sweet for me. But at least at Oreganos they USE OREGANO. Sigh. Use seasoning and definately use salt. 2)Never call that pretzel thing a prezel (parmesean and garlic). You can get the same thing -6 of them- at Little Cezars for 3.99 :(. It needs a little salt or something? And, more fizz, less pizza crust like??!? 3) Use organic cheese. If I am spening almost 32 dollars for a large Pie (Shatakii mushroom and shrimp) .. I expect organic, not low budget. 4) Lower your prices: If you aren't going to make mouth watering; I just came out of heaven pizza, there is no way in the WORLD I am going to spend this sort of money for a larger version of DiGiorno's frozen pizza. sIGH 5) Never EVER order the salad. That too was almost 10 dollars. And ... not really a lot of salad. I've gotten better from the Habit. :/.
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Bobby H.
You know it's bad when the leftovers don't get eaten. Actually, I didn't HATE the pizza. It was meh for me. The dough had a moist, dense, chewy texture, which I didn't mind but my husband and son were wishing we'd gone to Oreganos (actually, they would've preferred Pizza Hut for those prices!) Tried the Mellowterranean pizza which was quite bland with very few toppings and the turkey & cheese hoagie on rye pretzel bread (completely devoid of flavor--how hard is it to offer mustard or mayo?) The "pretzels" are just pizza dough twisted into pretzel shapes. Since they were hot and salty, I'd have to say that was the highlight of the meal. Ambience is nothing special; don't quite understand the movie theatre theme as it's really only the entry area. The large booths are nice the back seating area is wide open to the kitchen, which can provide entertainment in the form of swirling pizzas and tossed dough but it also means we see that pimpled teens are cooking the food and not really caring if the dough hits the ceiling. Yikes. A Groupon enticed us to try it but nothing will likely get us to go back I'm afraid....
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Jayde L.
The service was very good. The bartenders were really nice guys. The beer selection was also very good. I'll definitely be back for a beer. Nice location, you can go catch a movie after drinks. The only negative thing I have to say is its a little pricey.
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Mary V.
My mom and I had never been and were impressed with the friendly service and good food. Not your traditional pizza experience, but great! Loved the philosophers pie! The decor was different than we expected, but that added a little fun to the experience!
(4)
Melanie B.
Don't waist your money here! No wait at the door- seated immediately on a Sat. Night at 6:55pm- huge red flag! After we ordered Very long wait - over an hour - one pizza was room temperature -BAD! one was warm OK- one warmer but NOTHING WE WOULD EVER SPEND MONEY TO GO BACK TO! Mngr. Took one pizza off the bill and said sorry about the wait. when we got our bill $50. He gave us 6 coupons for $5 off each time we come back (as if we're going to come back 6x - I won't ever be back! Note to Mngr. If you want to prove to people you do excellent food & service & this was a complete mishap- then comp their bill & invite them back on you! Don't charge them over $50 for quality like a freezer box.
(1)
Mindy O.
My husband went there for date night. Atmosphere great! If you have a soy or nut allergy do not go here as they have nothing but salad for you to eat. Also will not be going back because my husband got food poisoning from the calzone.
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Renee S.
Amazing food. Amazing, helpful, and respectful staff. Amazing happy hour food, prices, and selection. Amazing wings-can do half and half flavored. Great beers (even though I'm not a beer person). Mellow mushroom is a great addition to the location. Anyone who hasn't been here for happy hour is missing out!
(5)
Jason W.
Cool decorations, the restaurant is movie themed. Regarding the food, perfect Mellow Mushroom pizza. Funky Q chicken is the way to go.
(5)
Daisy F.
The first thing I noticed is this restaurant seems to be having an identity crisis. From the outside it looks like they went to Universal Studios or MGM and Robed one of the lots. It has the tongue-in-cheek psychedelic references, and then healthy options on the menu. I couldn't determine what demographic they're trying to reach, and I couldn't understand what theme they're trying to portray. The food was okay, a bit pricey for what I got. The bar area is beautiful, and the drinks are very good.
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Jay M.
I was pleasantly surprised with the quality of pizza. Very good dough. Excellent sausage (some of the best I've had). And all around high quality, fresh toppings and good sauce. The decor is a little weird, but nice. Has an old-school movie theater theme, which is great for kids, but seems like a waste of space and money to me. Very nice indoor / outdoor bar though. I say, definitely check it out, it's worth a try if you like pizza.
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Ali F.
Good: excellent pizza dough Fresh salad Bad: Service could be better No music so much loud noises Slow service Ugly: forgot straws and crayons Long wait to be seated Long wait for food to be served 40 min for pizza is little too long Staff at kitchen yelled at each other's
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David M.
I tried the meatballs & they were outstanding... Unfortunately the bar tender wasnt an honest person...please check your bill & change ...when I talked to a person who said he was a manager. .he didnt seem too particularly interested. .apparently not b/c I have not heard from them in over a week
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Katie S.
2nd review: I had to come back and change my initial review from 4 stars to 2 after our take out debacle last week. Long story short my order was not entered or sent to the kitchen when I called so it wasn't ready when I arrived. I had to wait for the order to be made, once we got it home it was not good. It didn't seem like they let the pizza cook long enough, the dough was gummy/soggy. Some of the ingredients were lacking, etc. To top it off the manager , who made the mistake of not sending in my order, didn't comp anything, give us a free dessert or even offer me a beverage while I waited on the order that should have been ready when I walked in. I have worked in the restaurant industry for years and I know how to take care of the customers when something goes wrong and they failed here on that front. 1st Review:We dined here for lunch and it was the second time I had it. The first time was at a birthday party and it was takeout, so this was the first time I had it fresh out of the oven.. so to speak. We had half BBQ Chicken and half Red potato.. both were delicious! My husband said, "best crust I have ever had!" and he also said that it was his "new favorite pizza". I agree.. it was super yum! The only small issue I had with the pizza was the chicken on the BBQ pizza tasted stale (if you will)... not rotten or even bad... but it just tasted not fresh. Now... when I got bites of the BBQ pizza with chicken, BBQ sauce, cheese, etc... I could not tell the chicken tasted weird. Overall... we were very pleased and will be back often.
(2)
Courtney P.
They messed up my order and added cheese the first time. Regardless, it was amazing when my next one came out and they comped it of course. Love this place!
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Devin J.
If you like happy hour and beer then this is the place to visit. Open late for drinks and food, it's the perfect place to have a drink with friends and blow off steam from work. Go on Tuesday or Friday to have Cody, the best bartender there and in general, make you a FANTASTIC drink and have it served with a TRUE smile. He will make your visit so memorable you will HAVE to go back!!
(4)
J B.
I have always enjoyed Mellow Mushroom Pizza. I grew up here but lived back easy for a while and everywhere I went I always saw their locations and loved eating there so when I saw they expanded here finally I was stoked. Their buffalo chicken pizza is the best one out there and they have the best choices for pies around. The only thing is their wings are not spicy at all. We got hot and my 3 year old was eating them without batting an eye.
(4)
Kati K.
I have been back a few more times and have always received excellent service and delicious food. Always leave happy and looking forward to going back. I am always 100% confident when recommending this to friends and family.
(5)
Shell P.
I give the food 3 stars and the service 1 star.
(2)
Brian S.
Horrible service, wasn't very busy and took over 10 mins to get someone to the table. After having to ask for water 3 times we gave up. Oh and the servers didn't know anything about the beers they served.
(1)
Erin G.
What a disappointment. Met up with some family tonight and thought we'd give this place a try since we've heard such great things about other locations. We ordered the pretzels and cheese which absolutely did not live up to the hype; the pretzels were just bread sticks shaped into twisted pretzel shapes. They lacked any and all characteristics of a pretzel. Not chewy, not boiled... we specified "salt", too, but I couldn't detect any salt. They were blah pretzel-shaped breadsticks. And the cheese sauce (for $3.49 extra) was lukewarm with a skin on it and was totally bland. I ordered a cheese calzone with pepperoni, tomatoes, and basil. It made it to the table (five to ten minutes before any of the other entrees) without the requested pepperoni. I dug in anyway and wow, talk about a blah-stravaganza. They must use the cheapest cheese they can possibly find-- it tasted like nothing. Like flavorless glue. Like generic skim milk cafeteria cheese. The calzone crust reminded me of uncooked wheat sandwich bread. It was really bad. I tried to doctor it up with salt, pepper, red pepper, and parmesan (anything on the table, basically), ate maybe four bites and set it aside. My husband ordered a side salad with blue cheese dressing, so obviously it arrived with ranch dressing. He also ordered a small BBQ chicken pizza, ate two slices, and gave up. He and I shared a to-go box out of habit but we literally threw the whole thing in the trash when we got home. Neither one of us wanted to revisit those meals. Another person we were with ordered a pizza-- half Gourmet White and half Magical Mystery Tour-- and she literally ate like three bites. Her husband ordered the avocado sub and only ate half. We all looked around at each other and admitted everything was subpar. And we never say that! We're honestly not that picky, but usually if one little thing goes wrong we'll just blaze ahead and fake complete satisfaction. Not tonight. Service was okay, not stellar. Aside from getting several points of our order wrong, our server (though she did, to her credit, visit our table five or six times over the course of our meal) neglected to ask about bar drink refills until we'd already finished our meal. I could've used another beer after the appetizer, not as I was gearing up to leave. And the rest of the table felt the same. Overall I'm pretty disappointed. I won't be back. There are too many easy, similarly priced options in the Valley for great pizza (LGO, The Parlour, I'm looking at you) to condemn myself to this again.
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Kim A.
Although our experience with the kitchen was less than stellar, our bartender John was extremely prompt, friendly and attentive. When we disclosed our disappointment with our pizzas both John and Matt(kitchen manager) were quick to remedy our situation and make us feel valued and appreciated. Many establishments struggle from time to time. Do these folks a favor and let them know where they can improve because we don't want to lose their taps in the "tukee"
(4)
Billy S.
The food is delicious and the atmosphere is so unique. It's like a old movie set and they have a ton of beers, like 103 of them I think. Definitely worth a visit any time of the day.
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Nicole G.
I recommend the happy hour or reverse happy hour for drinks. The pretzel with beer cheese is also amazing. That's about it though. Service is meh. Pizza meh. Prices meh...
(3)
Stacy L.
Been to this location twice. First visit hurt, pizza was very undercooked and service was just ok. We tried again, hey its close by and had luck at other locations. Second visit was better by far. I'd say first visit 1 star, second closer to 4....we came during happy hour, good deals. Wish you had more gf options for apps bc pizza was way better this last time. I did also ask for well done....might have helped.
(3)
Debi P.
I've tried Mellow Mushroom twice - because I'd heard so many good things about the other location. Was sorely disappointed each time. Salad portions were small, mostly lettuce with very few toppings. Pizza was VERY bland and cold when served - both visits. WAY too expensive for what you get... Fired Pie (SE Corner of Ray & 101) let's you build your own pizza or large salad with as many toppings as you want for a flat $7.75 price - HIGHLY RECOMMEND!! Won't be going back to MM!! For a nice sit down pizza place, Spinatto's is only a mile away - incredible salads, pizza & atmosphere - less expensive too! Too many better options close by to waste my time or money here!
(1)
Shawn P.
First of all let me say that the customer service was really really good. there is a movie theme inside the restaurant which is confusing since the name does not indicate anything movie related. I called and got take out but when I got home I was thoroughly disappointed with the quality of food. I ordered $28 worth of food and ended up giving it away to my buddy who doesn't have a lot of food but loves to eat. Eww
(2)
Kelsey C.
I like the theme of this location. I was excited they built one closer to me than the one In tempe. I would recommend the kosmic karma pizza!
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Lily H.
The service here is horrible. Took forever for our mini pizzas to get to us and when they arrived, it was nothing special. The staff barely pays attention to you; we were there for 2 hours (45 minutes spent waiting on those pizzas) and I think she came by only twice. We had to flag her down where she was standing across the bar hugging on some other dude (employee or customer, idk) just to get our bill. Truly another disappointing experience. I've been to this location 4 times and it's just not worth it.
(1)
Nancy S.
Had the shiitake pizza pure heaven!!! Husband had the steak and cheese calzone and he was more than happy! We will be back! Thanks Groupon!
(5)
Bridget L.
Finally decided to use one of the hundred coupons for this place. And I'm glad I did. Pizzas were different and delicious. I love the laid back atmosphere and the staff is GREAT! My server, Joe, was fun and so great with my kids. I'll come back. On a lesser note....the hummus and a chicken salad was just so-so. Good thing the pizza makes up for it!
(5)
Hank M.
I had hoped the experience at this Mellow Mushroom would be entirely consistent with great experiences we have had at Mellow Mushroom restaurants on the east coast. What a terrible disappointment. Food was fantastic when we eventually got it.! Service was terrible. Had to wait almost 30 minutes to get a beverage refill!!! Hello Mellow Mushroom - train your people!!!!! There are way too many other really good restaurants in the immediate are that are real options - no one has to put up with lousy service. Will be a long time before I go back ... at least at THIS location. Too bad.
(1)
Jessica K.
With so many great pizza options in Ahwatukee, and throughout the rest of the valley, it surprises me that Mellow Mushroom thrives and survives. We did not enjoy our pizzas - they were under cooked, soggy, and the toppings were low quality. Totally not worth the money! Two stars for good service and a nice beer selection.
(2)
Alan H.
Okay Beer was cold I can say that after that I was somewhat taken back by the lack of a lunch crowd. I tried their small spinach salad I can say it didn't come close to the picture ( nice candied pecans abound) not on this salad. Okay here is the simplicity of the salad spinach, feta cheese, chopped candied pecans, dried cherries, cut apples - balsamic dressing ( you can do this at home). Sat at the bar alone meaning the server taking care of the bar was working the floor friendly but not at the bar so my service suffered. Really leaning on the NOT returning side of the fence. Maybe if back in the area, really wasn't a warm fuzzy feeling. Did get a cold beer though! Sure a fancy place for very basic food at a price. No up selling not the best experience - so I would say try it and if it works for you great otherwise I did share my dime's worth.
(1)
Jim B.
Not just a regular pizza place. Hnd tossed doe makes a big difference. Great flavor and portions.would definitely recommend and eat here again. Staff was very friendly.
(5)
Michael R.
This place is AMAZING. I have never had better service the bartenders are amazing they have Fenominal draft beers that you can't get anywhere else this place is AMAZING when u come here sit at the bar and ask for Kelly and PJ the best bartenders ever. If u have not been here u need to try it. I have never been anywhere better.
(5)
Lisa M.
Had an amazing experience at Mellow Mushroom. Hosted a baby shower there ave it was simply awesome. Tara was the best!!
(5)
Melissa S.
I absolutely loved my trip today to the Mellow Mushroom, the pizza was wonderful whole wheat crust with molasses my friend and I were able to do a half and half pizza she did the holy shiitake and I did the house special minus a few veggies.we also ordered their pretzels appetizer and they were equally amazing.not only that our server austin with was wonderful as well. we enjoyed our late lunch on the patio and the weather was perfect.I am sure I will have a repeat visit at least a few times to this place I was so impressed, and I've already had a reheat of my leftover pizza and its just as good as the first time.the inside was well decorated and I actually loved the finish is in the washroom. I have not one bad thing to say. I actually can't wait to take my family when they visit from Prescott.
(5)
Monique E.
Amazing pizza!!!!! We had half Melloteranian and house special and it was to die for! So flavorful and I never ever would have guessed it's wheat pizza crust. They also have gluten free options that I'll be trying next time along with some beer- a crazy long list! I'll be back!
(5)
Charles W.
It was the most expensive pizza I have ever seen. I had someone call in an order when I got there I got sticker shock it's just pizza it's good no pizza is worth that. Service I don't know it was a Togo order. They will not see or my family again
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Christina P.
Absolutely love the pizza here however, I have just ordered the appetizer of a pretzel, they asked me if I wanted a medium or large...thinking I was going to get 1 pretzel I said large. When I received the order I got 6 disgusting funky sized pretzels that were nothing but hard and did not have any dipping sauce other than marinara and ranch this is not the place to go for a pretzel lover.
(3)
Cherie K.
Magical mystery tour pizza - absolutely awesome! This outfit is a class act with the best zah and beer in the valley. The management is everywhere making the experience unforgetable. The manager is Blake and what a hospitable host he was! He's determined that MM has no one above it for food, service, and fun! I'll be back soon! Thanks!
(5)
C K.
Just ordered the Gluten free pizza and it's totally disgusting! Hard and barely even any toppings on it. I even paid for extra cheese and barely got any. I had it at the Scottsdale location and it was sooo good there. I don't know what the deal is with this location. What a waste of money. Yuck!!!
(1)
Angi S.
I recently had a pizza delivered from here and I was definitely not very impressed. While delivery time was acceptable and the delivery man was very nice, I found myself having difficulty stomaching the pepperoni pizza I had ordered. What separates Mello Mushroom from other pizza places is the fact that they use a molasses-based dough for their pizzas. While this is definitely a unique tactic, I feel that it is a very poor decision. Molasses has a very specific taste which DOES NOT do well with typical pizza toppings like meat and cheese. Service was good, but the food certainly wasn't.
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Joey D.
I love both locations of Mellow Mushroom, but this one is my new fav. It is so refreshing to have a location closer to chandler than having to drive up to mill ave. It's fun on mill ave, but the ahwatukee store is easier to get to, way more chill, and has a great atmosphere. The place looks awesome, has movie nostalgia all over, giant sculptures of king kong and dinosaurs, it's sweet, kids would go crazy over it for sure. The servers are chill and nice, especially this guy named Austen. He was nice, patient, and totally laid back, the guy was pronto too on everything. Water refills every second, courtesy, all that jazz. I hope the manager of this location is reading this, because Austen is the man and deserves a bonus, for real. Capri is good, hummus is good, the grub is good! no doubt about it. Big, long, beer selection guarantees a good night out!
(4)
Scott Z.
Service was good but the spinach salad I ordered sucked. I ordered the largest size and it was barely bigger than the small. Spinach was wilted and not fresh. Pizza didn't look much better. Would not come back for food.
(2)
Maria E.
Food was good! Waitress was awesome Lorena was her name she was on top of everything! Drinks kept coming food came quick and she was cheerful and took care of everything for us!
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Alyssa W.
The pizza is absolutely delicious. While it's really not that hard to mess up pizza, it is hard to make it stand out. And Mellow Mushroom does it. We ordered their version of a meat-lovers pizza, and it was thick-crusted, greasy heaven. Absolutely amazing. The restaurant itself is actually pretty neat as well. It's designed in a movie-type fashion, with excellent decor. Such as a King Kong bursting through the ceiling, an (as close as you can get indoors) life-size dinosaur grazing over the bathroom, and movie theater seats in the foyer. Very kid friendly. We went on a Sunday afternoon, so it wasn't overly busy, but it wasn't absolutely empty, either. Our service was great out on the patio. And they have quite the beer list to go with your delicious pizza.
(5)
Kurry M.
Best crust I've had in a while. As far as the pizza itself goes it's nothing to write home about but still good The extensive draft beer selection coupled with the welcoming atmosphere will make this a regular spot when me and my girlfriend move here next month
(4)
Jennifer B.
I'm just not a fan of their pizza. They have a fantastic beer list which keeps me coming back. The service is outstanding as well. We had the pretzels for an appetizer and they were incredibly disappointing. Food is just nothing to be excited about.
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Megan R.
The food is good but the service is slow and not that great. I've gone here on several occasions and am always let down in the service department. My co-workers and I have gone here for several happy hours. We usually order a Funky Q which is usually gone quickly.
(3)
Amy M.
I finally made it into this place and was not disappointed. If craft brews are your thing you will love the bar. The bartender PJ was knowledgeable and recommended great beers. I felt that the prices for pizza were a little steep. A medium had 6 slices and was about $20. With that being said, the pizza was good and had tons of toppings. I was impressed with the amount of vegetarian options. I will be making return visits.
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Christina L.
Initial impression when arriving set my standards high as well as the hype over this place. I love the decor and feel of the place itself, but the pizza was over-priced for thin and hard to eat cause the toppings just slid off. Also ordered the cheesy bread which i'd honestly prefer Little Caesar's over here. The waitress was nice but disappeared for loooong periods of time. I'd be willing to try again but try something other than Piza cause the Calzone looked good.
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Laurie K.
Really great happy hour! Great groupon I really suggest especially if its your first time just to get you motivated to try! Definitely recommend the pizza and all the appitizers are delicious especially their cheese sauce fot the pretzels (that you want to dip EVERYTHING in)! All speciality drinks are half off! Not just well drinks and the crappy stuff. 2 thumbs up for me!
(4)
Jeramiah Y.
My wife and I never get out due to kids. So, when we do we expect standard service from our server. Rarely do I get what I would consider standard service and trust me when I say my expectations are not that high. This mellow mushroom exceeded our expectations, specifically a server named Tamara. This girl was constantly checking in on is to ensure our drinks were always filled and we were ok. I can't even recall a time in the past that I was treated like this. It was refreshing to actually be waited on knowing you don't have to go flag your server down. She is setting the standard and the service at this mellow mushroom (because we've been to a couple) should be an example to other mellow mushrooms.
(5)
Eric P.
Atmosphere was well done, good service but for a $20 medium pie there was no real wow factor, good but $20 good.
(3)
Daniel A.
Pizza was great! Spinach salad advertised pecans - none appeared in the bowl. Service was quite slow. The bill needed to go back 3x because of errors... And it wasn't because I was being picky, it was because of simple math errors! I'll go back for the food and beer selection however because it's that good!
(3)
Dante G.
Normally a big MM fan, been to a few different locations. Ordered pizza here last night, quite possibly one of the worst pizzas I've ever encountered. Toppings stopped at least 2 inches from edge of crust and were all concentrated in 2 small areas of the pizza. There was literally no sauce at all, almost no cheese and the alleged thin crust was doughy and extremely chewy. I'm giving benefit of the doubt and telling myself this was done by a novice employee who had no idea at all what they were doing but in even in that scenario you'd think someone would be monitoring the finished product. It will be a long time before I visit this location for anything beyond a beer.
(1)
Steve M.
Finally tried this place about a month ago, back and forth on deciding to write a review, but since my wife uses Yelp...The place is nicely decorated and has a great bar, but it all kinda stops there. The pizza is pricey, and i don't mind spending for a good one, but we ordered the Chicken Pizza..it is mostly bread (doughy) and not much chicken on it, nor for that matter any other toppings. I do not recommend this place other than a nice bar setting. sorry guys, make better pizzas, its not hard.
(1)
ronnie g.
Excellent movie themed decor, cool bartender PJ, the servers bring your food and know you by name, attractive staff, good parking, good location. 5 star worthy in my book! Had the twice baked hot wings, a lunch special pizza with pepperoni, bacon, n ham, AND a half chicken cheese hoagie w chips. Excellent prices, very worth it. I wish I could say more about this place, but it was my first time. A mellow virgin. Def will return, soon.
(5)
Stephanie P.
Seriously the best pizza! Great lunch special too! Personal size pizza for $4.99! Not too greasy and a great flavor! The house salad dressing is awesome too! Great atmosphere with indoor and outdoor comfortable seating! TONS of beer on tap! Big screens for sports watching! We will definitely come back!
(5)
Marie M.
Overall - mediocre at best. This time we had baked wings, meatballs and pretzels. The food is ok - service is spotty, slow even. (I waited for quite a while to be acknowleged then nearly twice as long to be acknowledged again to place my order - I had to re-order the pretzels; just a little disconnect there) The beer selection is pretty good but these days, that's almost a standard. I am certainly confused about the theatre atmosphere...
(2)
John V.
Great environment with good service and excellent pizza.. Reasonably priced with indoor and outdoir eating including a full bar.From the salads to pizza excelkent food. A popular restaurant and for good reason..A++
(5)
Cindy S.
It's something about the crust. I'm addicted. Plus the service was great and the food came out rather quickly for a Saturday night. I even ordered dessert and told the waitress that I knew the meaning behind the menu titles. She smiled and winked at me.
(4)
Jen J.
Holy terrible service! First of all you should never have to walk up to the bar to get your drink that you ordered. You should never have to ask for your check, and you should NEVER be within ear shot of the drama that obviously goes on at the ahwatukee location! Management need's to step up and have a refresher with the kids about professionalism, customer comes first, geez the list goes on. Oh! and did I mention the manager yelling at the bar girl for a couple that walked out because the service was so slow. OH! and the best part is that it was soooo slow when I was there on Sat that I could here cricket's. Hmmmmm my beer was good though lol. If I may make a suggestion, I know it's a happen area; however, pita jungle has always been a fav of mine, and of course RA. Unfortunately if your looking for a cool place like I thought MM would be....I would maybe give a bit until they get their act together. Oh yeah, the food, well......the pretzel's were not bad; however, they do take up to 25 to make and the beer cheese was cold and already had a layer over the top. I'm guessing because they were done and sat for awhile. Who knows. Good luck if you choose to go to the Ahwatukee location :)
(1)
Ken M.
I understand that sometimes food doesn't come out as expected at times but even given this my family and I experienced the worst pizza and or luck ever at the mellow mushroom. After a day of Xmas shopping we headed to the Mellow Mushroom. We have always heard good things about this place so we gave them a shot. As we were seated everything started off great our server was nice and polite. We ordered a couple of hoagies and a large meaty meat pizza, after waiting 20 minutes for the pizza it arrived super dark, the bottom hard as a rock and you could see by looking at it that it was over cooked. We asked our server about it and she immediately said " oh ya that is over cooked". Well if it was so obviously over cooked why serve it to us? She then called over the manager. Manager Brandon apologized and offered to replace it and remove it from our bill. We thought great! As long as they made it right for us we were good and we thanked him for taking care of us. Well, after waiting about 15-20 minutes Manager Brandon came back to our table and said that there was a problem with the pizza and that they would have to remake another one because cheese being stuck to the bottom of a pan and they could get the pizza out without tearing. He offered us 3- $5 dollars off coupons on our next visits which at this point was not enough as I doubt we'll ever be back. Again, we thanked him and hoped for the best as we were freaking starving at this point. Finally an hour and ten minutes after our initial order our pizza arrived. Looked and smelled fantastic. We dug in and wouldn't you know it my wife finds a piece of plastic in her slice... Are you freaking kidding me!!! We politely asked for the bill, paid and left.... Not even mentioning the plastic to them.. For what? At this point we just wanted out of of there! I gave this one star because Brandon did try to make things right but apparently he's up against a bunch of slobs in the Kitchen! Lazy, Lazy,lazy!! Advise to the kitchen staff, change careers!! You don't belong cooking to the public!
(1)
Steve P.
Clearly, I'm in the minority, but I'm struggling to find good things to say about my experience with this chain. We've had several take out pizza orders and the latest was the worst. We ordered the Caesar Salad (re: lettuce and croutons) and marveled that they charged us as much for such. The pizza (pepperoni and mushroom) was remarkably average with lackluster sauce and ordinary crust. I won't be fooled again.
(2)
Anne D.
Amazing happy hour totally negated by a large group of off duty employees sitting at the bar being loud and obnoxious- one actually went behind the bar and got his own drink. Female bartender eating behind the bar and on phone. Huge beer selection, but beer wasn't nearly cold enough. Appetizers were cheap and tasty. What could have been a great experience was ruined by the annoying off duty employees at the bar. If you want to do Mellow- stick with the one on Mill Ave- they are pros and the ones at this location are clueless B-leaguers!
(1)
Stephanie W.
Food was decent, I ordered the Maui Wowie pizza, it was ok, I've had better. One friend ordered the calazone and one ordered the cheese steak, also the same reaction with ok, had better. The service was beyond slow. It took over an hour to get our order and it wasn't busy. Too many other good restaurants out there to revisit Mellow Mushroom.
(3)
Erin G.
Tried this place out for the first time last night with a party of four adults and 3 children under 12. Atmosphere was relaxed and casual, but everything was immaculately clean and the booth we were in was both large enough, and comfortable enough for all of us. The service was Excellent!! Our waiter, Patrick, was friendly, helpful and very attentive. The rest of the wait staff I observed seemed to be equally outstanding. We started off with an order of their pretzel appetizers, which were soft and chewy, just like giant pretzels should be. They could have had a little more salt on them, but there was enough. Then we ordered the House Special. It was very good pizza, great flavor, and plenty of toppings. Unfortunately, it took way too long to bring out (20 minutes, maybe 25), and the rim of crust was much too wide. The wait I'll attribute to the fact that this is a newer restaurant, and it takes a while to get the kinks out of the kitchen process. To give credit where due, this is when Patrick really stepped up, and made sure that we were comfortable while we waited. Also, to Patrick's immense credit, he put the kid's meals orders in as appetizers, so their food came out very quickly, and while the adults waited, they were fed and happy. So, I'd give this place a 3.5 on the food, but a solid 5 on service. More importantly, I'd gladly go back the next time I'm in the area and hungry.
(4)
Kristina M.
My friend and I decided to take a chance and try this place this afternoon. Neither of us have been so disappointed and angered with a lunch experience in quite some time. The food was barely edible and the service was abysmal! We were seated quickly after being told it would be a 10 minute wait. Our server came by immediately to take drink and food orders. If we had known that would be about the last time we'd see him, I would have given him an agenda for the rest of our meal. Our beers and waters came out quickly but we waited about 30 more minutes for our spinach artichoke dip appetizer. It was gooey and cold with petrified garlic toast but we ate it because we were starving. We sat for another 20ish minutes with empty water and beverage glasses and scraps of our appetizer left that were clearly not going to be eaten. My friend noticed that our server was apparently also the bartender and was chatting up a lady sitting at the bar. Fed up, she went up to him and asked if it was going to be much longer for our calzone. He told her he would check and we watched him scamper up to the window and take a plate that was sitting on an upper shelf. He came back and stated, "they put it up just as I got there!" He then proceeded to leave our lukewarm lunch on the table without any offer of clean plates, drink refills for our long empty glasses or 'can I get you anything else?' The cheese that had oozed out of the calzone was cold and waxy. I managed to find a tiny warm spot in the middle. We sadly ate then waited and waited for our waiter to appear which was silly on our part. We asked another server to bring our check which she did quickly and with apologies. Our quick lunch took over an hour and a half. I'll never visit this, or any other Mellow Mushroom based on this experience.
(1)
Greg F.
Fan of the shroom back east but they haven't migrated effectively out here. They need fewer tables as the kitchen can't handle the floor. 45 minutes to get appetizer and then meal came out 5 minutes later. The sandwich had onions which I requested not but luckily they did a poor job and only got it on half. Wife's salad was sad and disappointing. Manager comped entire meal. Nice. But don't think we will return. Wait for $10 coupons to drain if you want to try. It is a sad thing because it is a good place back home but just not cutting it here in Phx. A bit pricy even had it been quality which it wasn't in case you missed that. Really makes us question going out at all. It is so pricy and a crap shoot.
(1)
Christy P.
Disappointing happy hour place. I have heard the other locations are better.
(3)
Tera L.
I really wish we didn't go here. What a waste of money. Our server was nice the food was horrible. Pizza was a step above chuckie cheese pizza. Way too much sauce, I couldn't even pick it up to eat it. We also got the pretzels but they tasted more like the pizza crust. Every thing is over priced, even their drinks...I got a got a glass of wine which by the way was under poured. If you don't mind paying over $20 for a pizza then this is your place.
(1)
Devon K.
We went to Mellow Mushroom on a Sunday evening. The place was fairly busy, but not completely packed. The atmosphere is rather nice and there is a movie theme that the whole place is done up in. Our server told us that pizza takes about 25 minutes to bake, and apparently salads take just as long. Our service was not ideal- no refills, never asked if everything worked out. It was a very minimal service on our server's part. The salad, imo, is rather overpriced. I did an a la carte/build your own style- and a dollar's worth of tomato equates to four slices. 2 dollars of cheese is about a teaspoon of cheddar, and 2.50 worth of turkey is about like.. two slices of lunch meat crumbled up in the corner. Mind you, the quality of the salad ingredients wasn't bad- but hte portion was not equivalent to price paid. Plus, the thousand island tastes like you took a bite of Miracle Whip and called it dressing. My companion's salad was about hte same- very minimal on the toppings and their dressing tasted like lemon juice and garlic. All in all, I don't think I'll be returning. The price of the food mixed with the low quality service doesn't make me inclined to come back.
(2)
Lesa C.
Don't sit at the tables near the bathroom. Too much traffic! Wings are amazeballz!! You have to have the beer cheese. And try a dirty campfire beverage. Yum!!!
(4)
Jessica B.
I had the Thai Dye pizza last night and I'm still thinking about it! So amazing and original that I can't wait to try the other flavors this place has.
(4)
Rose L.
I will call it a 'wow' experience, but only because of the bill @ the end. The cesear pizza salad, was half the size of cpk's version, yet mellow mushroom's cost more ??? I understand they need to make a profit- but that $12.50 personal pizza sized small cesaer pizza salad is outrageously priced. On the bright side....service was excellent. They have excellent staff, from the hosts to the servers, it was fantastic. If u want to get good customer service, and spend over $55 for 2 beers and two pizzas for 2 people- this is the place. The old Nypd pizza spoiled me. Their prices were much better. If mellow mushroom plans to stay in Ahwatukee for the long term, they may want to revisit their pricing strategy.
(3)
Kolette D.
The pies are definitely tasty and unique. You can tell the ingredients are quality and fresh. Our service was efficient around 6:30 on a Wednesday night, except all but one of five salads had the wrong dressing. Our server, Brandon, was attentive, personable, and friendly. This is where the positives end. Biggest bummer for me is the value. The pizzas are understandably on the high end, I assume, because of the ingredients. Fine. $10 for a salad with iceberg and romaine? $9 for a 3oz pour of a bottle of wine that costs $9 at Fry's? I guess if you don't want the veg and you're more into beer, your value will increase. They have to pay for that funky decor somehow. Can't promise I will ever return.
(3)
Brandon M.
Where do I begin! My family and I went in a few weeks ago to have lunch, kind of excited to try a new pizza place. We ordered a pretzel appetizer and it was okay, the marinara sauce was not very flavorful. We then ordered a create your own pizza and it was horrible, the sauce had absolutely no flavor and I could have had better flavor by licking sandpaper. The waitress was okay, but never came to ask how our food was and in all honesty if she would have asked I would have told her, but I didn't want to make a big deal about it at the time. The selection of beer looked pretty good and my wife and I said that we would only come back just for happy hour to have a beer. We did go back this passed Saturday January 4th and let me tell you that I will officially never set foot in that place again. My wife and I went in for a beer around 11pm and we sat there for a few minutes before we were acknowledged. The bar top was almost full, but there were two bartenders so in my opinion it wasn't that busy. A heavier set guy with a hat and tattoos came over to get our order. We ordered two beers, my wife got her beer and they told me that they were changing the keg for my beer. It took on my watch 15 min to get my beer and my wife was completely finished with hers. The guy never came back to let us know what was going on because at that point I would have just chosen another beer! He brought it over and just said sorry about that. What really sent me over the edge is when a blonde haired female that I am assuming was a manager because she was walking around with keys on her hip and talking care of something in the computer for the bartenders, never even came over to say anything. I then saw her take a to-go cup from the back side of the beer taps put it through to the front and began to pour beer into it. She then walked over to the other side of the bar and gave the cup to the guy who served us our beer. He walked out from behind the bar and went to drink the beer from the cup. This place is a joke and obviously has their priorities all screwed up.
(1)
Steve F.
We were going to get some pizza and had this coupon so thought let's check it out... We are both happy we did and will be back for more. From dough to toppings this was a well made product and depending on your selection of toppings, somewhat healthy, for pizza. It was about the same in price as Spinatto's, Oregano's or some of the other better pizza establishments in the Ahwatukee, South Tempe, West Chandler area. It's nice to have another option
(4)
Emma S.
Shiitake pizza put me in mushroom heaven but a little greasy for my taste. Flavor was amazing. Pretzels were doughy and super undercooked in the middle. Love the cheese that comes with them though. Amazing Happy Hour prices make it a great after work spot.
(3)
Tess P.
Delicious! I've eaten here three times now and tried 3 different things and they were all terrific! The lunch specials during the week are great and inexpensive! The kids meals are terrific too! My picky grandchild loved the meatballs and broccoli.
(4)
Matt P.
I'm glad to have Mellow Mushroom in my neighborhood, in a great location near a movie theater and shopping. The staff is very friendly and very efficient. The choice of craft beer on tap is excellent, and the food is consistently good. I prefer to sit at the bar, either inside or out, where you have a nice view of the sunset or a choice of TVs. Did I mention the staff? They're really nice people.
(5)
Ryan M.
Sat there for over 10 min no one checked in us or even anyone pass by to say I'll be your server....we walked out, this place will be a scratch off my places to eat in the future.
(1)
Lisa P.
The beer selection and variety, in one word: WOW. The food; I enjoyed Philosopher's Pie - steak meat , portobello, artichoke, garlic olive oil, feta and yummy Greek salty olives. This was very YUM and fresh ingredients worth the price. The dessert: I didn't try it yet but the picture of the brownie like cake with ice cream and chocolate on top makes me want to go back sooner rather than later. The ambience: I enjoyed the funky music playing. It was an interesting mix of all decades and some other traditional music mixed in. The service: Wonderful, fast and friendly. I hope this place makes it, the happy hour seems an amazing deal too. This well could be my new hangout on the way home from work. The menu looks like you can just about try a new beer every week for a year or more and never have the same one twice. Recommended.
(5)
Scott P.
What a disappointment. After positive experiences at the Tempe location, I was happy to see MM moving in to the old Rock Bottom location. My excitement had turned south after each of my three visits. Take out order wrong, twice to start. Apparently any beer over 7% is only served in a 12 oz goblet, but you still get charged the 20 oz price at $7. Ordered pizza with 'extra sauce' it was dry with barely any. Also, cannot turn on the tv audio during a Cards game?? Seriously? Yes the families like football too, but are forced to listen to jitterbug! ???
(2)
Richard B.
Cheezy movie theatre entrance. Food service quite slow. Waited more than hour for food. Plastic plates and you need to shine your silverware with the napkin. Son asked for make your own pizza but they make it. Previous establishment had real make your own pizza that the kids loved. Wife (40s) with pre teens was refused beer due to lack of ID. She should be happy! Was not a good first impression of the newly opened restaurant.
(2)
Jessica S.
Meh. This had pluses and minuses. Plus - the beer menu was fantastic. Minus - they poured my Dogfishhead 90 minute IPA (expensive, tasty) into a hot glass. So, nasty warm expensive beer. Thanks, new bartenders! I will say they gave me a new, cold glass to pour it into, which helped. As soon as I started telling the server what happened, she finished my sentence - guess that happens a lot. But really, what bartender worth their salt does that? Side note, happy hour is only till 6 (instead of 7 like most places). So when you're off around 5, like most of us, then head over, you have maybe half an hour. Which is lame. Next, the food. Ordered the pretzels, which, per the menu, are made from the pizza dough. They are not, however. They are made from wheat flour. Which is fine, but for the fact that it was not indicated. So, surprise! Doughy, crunchy, brown, extremely bland pretzels. I could smell garlic, but surely could not taste it. Meh!!!! I decided at that point not to order any food - I was unimpressed. However my husband texted and asked if I could bring him a salad. So I braved it. No bueno. They have 2 sizes/prices of salads, so I thought the expensive one would be large. Having learned from the pretzel escapade, however, I specifically asked whether the large would be enough for two, and was given an emphatic YES! It's more than enough! So I did a "build your own" salad. Plus - You can create your own salad as desired! Minus- It's TINY! And every topping is individual. Which would be ok if it were slathered with toppings, but it's not. Got mushrooms - for $1 - and there were (quite literally, I counted) six slices of mushroom. Which I'm almost sure is not even a whole mushroom. For $1!!! Also ordered bleu cheese crumbles, at a whopping $2.50, and had - no joke - two tiny balls of bleu cheese. All told the salad cost $13 ($13!!!) and was subpar. All on all, I was angry with myself for stopping here. The bartenders didn't know what they were doing, the food blew, and it was packed with screaming children. I will note, however, in addition to the excellent beer menu, we had a great server. That's why they got the second star.
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Bob K.
We returned for a second visit after a disappointing first try. There was significant improvement over our first experience. The server was prompt and returned numerous time to check on us. There still is a disconnect with the bar and wait staff as to what beers are available. Once again after discussing a selection with the server, she returned to advise that they did not carry our selection any longer. This is a repeat problem. Also for some reason, the wait staff cannot seem to remember to give you plates to put your food on. The gluten free pizza was good. We also ordered a salad to share but no utensils to serve it with were provided. Still some issues to work out but a lot better than our first visit.
(3)
Layla D.
I love the atmosphere and the service!! You must try the holy shiitake pizza....amazing!
(5)
Conrad L.
Went on a Friday night, seated immediately on a cold night outside with heaters...was a very good experience. Wife had an Appletini and a Pomegranate martini and were awesome. I opted for the root beer, house made and yes it was very good. We split a pizza, meat on one side for me and olives on the other for her-was a very good pizza. Would definitely recommend.....oh and the cookies for desert was awesome.
Takes Reservations : Yes Delivery : Yes Take-out : Yes Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Good For : Dinner Parking : Private Lot Bike Parking : Yes Wheelchair Accessible : Yes Good for Kids : Yes Good for Groups : Yes Attire : Casual Ambience : Casual Noise Level : Average Good For Dancing : No Alcohol : Full Bar Happy Hour : Yes Best Nights : Thu, Fri Coat Check : No Smoking : No Outdoor Seating : Yes Wi-Fi : Free Has TV : Yes Waiter Service : Yes Caters : No
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Patricia M.
They have a great happy hour and good craft beers. But they need to keep better track of their rotating taps. Every time we go in and ask what's on it takes five minutes for the person to remember. We asked why they don't have a board or list and they blew us off. Happy hour prices are good. Drinks and munchies are half off. We usually sit at the bar. The one time we sat for table service was a nightmare. The waiter disappeared and we had to go fetch him.
(3)Chris B.
Went for lunch today, at 11:30 when we were seated there was exactly zero customers and it stayed that way until 12:15. I think I know why. Place smelled weird like nasty vinegar combined with a frat house after a party. Had wings and pizza, both were marginal at best and WAY overpriced. Total ripoff! Service was pretty good but the overall concept is a bust IMO. Take my advice, find an alternative.
(2)Mike D.
I've been about 50 times so it gets 5 stars. The happy hour remains the best in the valley and the food is good. The bartenders are great and the beers are constantly rotating and interesting. Your best bet on food, in my opinion, are the sandwiches. Get a half on a pita for $6 paired with one of the 50 or so beers and you're feeling good. They also now have an app which allows you to earn free apps and stuff from your visits which is cool.
(5)Mia N.
This location seems very new and the building is so cool looking. They tried to make it look like an old movie theater that was converted to a restaurant, so there is lots of movie memorabilia around and also theater eats in the waiting area near the hostess stand. Other than the decor, me and my friend weren't really wowed by the food. We ordered the chopped salad, which was basically just a lot of lettuce and not much else (very FEW tomatoes and olives and sunflower seeds). I don't really get what made it a "chopped" salad as differentiated from a regular salad. Also, the dressing claimed to be a vinaigrette, but what came out was a creamy almost Ranch-like dressing.... odd. For the pizza we were excited to try vegan cheese bc we can't eat dairy. The nice thing is that you can sub vegan cheese on any of their pizzas. But the Daiya cheese they used just isn't very good! The first bite of it is decent, but after the first bite it starts just tasting weird... I think I would've preferred a pizza with no cheese than this fake cheese. If they are going to offer vegan cheese, they should look for a better option or possibly make their own. I will say I did enjoy the crust of the pizza! The bread was nice and doughy with a good crispiness to the outside. Lastly, service was NOT good. Our poor waitress was really nice, but just overworked. She forgot to bring us silverware when we sat down and then when our salad arrived, we still didn't have silverware. And we couldn't flag her down to get any silverware for another 10+ minutes, that's how busy she was! But then after that she was checking in with us a lot -- of course then we didn't need anything.
(3)Andreyo 1.
Ok so here's the deal: the so called food is bland, low quality, and over priced- I'm not a cook, but I can cook better. The reason for the 2 stars is cause it's a restaurant. On the other hand: large bar with awesome beer selection, great service, and interesting atmosphere. I'd come back, if invited, 4 hh beer only. Oh ya no wifi service
(2)Nancy M.
Cute decor. Unique pizza choices. Will go back again to try more things. Excellent root beer on tap!
(4)Byron C.
Went for the Pie He Porter, left full of sadness and despair. Explains the Groupon. The fact that they consider themselves a pizza joint is a disgrace to pizza makers everywhere. What was placed in front of me was not a pizza. Maybe I'm missing something, but I seriously doubt it. First impressions were a bit on the creepy side. This being the Ahwatukee location with flashing lights at the entrance, with a Chuck E Cheese feel as you opened the doors. They have this movie theme going on that is equally disturbing. We chose to sit at the bar to avoid a 10 minute wait for a table and the option to turn our backs to the bizarre movie inspired decor. For the record, our service was perfect. We sat at the bar and never had an empty glass. The bartender was spot on, friendly and accommodating. Figured we would try the pretzels made with their signature crust. That should have been our warning to spend the rest of our Groupon on beer. We failed our instinct and ordered a pie. I can't get over the fact that, A) they consider this crust worthy of anything other than concrete filler. And, B)Why in the hell was there a wait for a table? Aside from the strange texture of the "crust", the toppings were also less than stellar with the freshness right out of the grocery store near by and designed by the mind of a child. The one good thing I can say about the toppings is that they were there, as we were hungry and needed something to actually eat. We did manage to eat about 3/4's of our pie toppings before the realization that we were simply eating to eat, and at the same time swirling into an endless pit of depression. Even the beer didn't help at this point. That alone speaks volumes. To be honest, I can't even finish this review because of the trauma I am still experiencing after my visit. The sheer horror that I actually attempted to consume this thing they call a pizza and the fact that I actually paid for it.
(1)Baxter R.
Food: good. Beer selection: great. Service: wamp wamp... Waitress was awesome but Staff yelled at our kids twice and manager wouldn't come out to see us when we requested him. Probably baked on mushrooms.
(3)Katie P.
I love coming here for drinks after work. They have happy hour til close and I don't get off work til 10-11pm so this is perfect. I never spend much money here but I always leave satisfied :) great draft selection and apps are half off! Only downside is I never know if I'm going to get a server or I have to go to the bar myself lol
(4)Valerie P.
Whoaaaaa!!! Completely overpriced!!!!! I ordered their Greek salad ToGo and as soon as I saw it, I knew it shouldn't be worth more than $5 for the small (which is what I ordered). The only reason I am even giving it two stars is because the staff was friendly when I said there's no way I am paying for that. There were barely any fixings on it and they wanted to charge me close to $8.17!!! I had almost gotten the regular size but changed my mind when she said it was close to $14. I lived in Georgia for a short period of time and their Greek salad was fantastic and full of fixings. This was quite the opposite. Don't waste your time with a salad here.
(2)C J D.
Awesome draft beer options. All natural food, no deep frying is also very nice. Food was excellent. Spinach artichoke dip and the Thai dye pizza, both outstanding. Service could have been better, was slow.
(4)Christina D.
This location is unique. Definitely looks like it was not originally built as a Mellow Mushroom, more upscale for a pizza place. We like to get the whole wheat pizza, and pretzels with beer cheese. FYI, the pretzels are whole pretzels, not little pieces like at the Tempe location . It was just two of us so we totally felt like little oinkers with 6 big pretzels and a pizza! Lol! The pretzels are made from their dough so I'm sure the 4 were taking home will be really good left over. We made sure to ask to take home some of the beer cheese because it is the BEST. The only negative is that we sat waiting for our sever without waters for almost 15 minutes, seems no one knew who's table we were. However, I will not give 1 less star because they quickly remedied this problem when my husband asked to talk to the manager. Overall, good place and we'll be back (on next cheat day) :-)
(5)Diana R.
Did a Groupon deal to give Mellow Mushroom a try, went there 1st time ever and I have to say I was rather disappointed. Ordered 2 medium pizzas, (cant remeber which kind) the Groupon should have covered $20, however I still had to pay an additional $25. This was takeout so nothing else was ordered. So my overall total was around $45 for 2 medium pizzas that in the end tasted like pizza patron anyways. Thanks but no thanks, this place is too expensive!
(3)Briana F.
Poorly managed. We came in on a Friday evening and waited over 25 minutes. We informed the staff that we were there and they told us that it would be 10-15 min, no one ever came to our table. The place was not overly crowded, plenty of open tables. We ended up leaving. How can you not be on your A game on a Friday night. On a separate occasion we came in having freshly come from a nearby Starbucks. We were turned away at the door because we would not through away our full coffees. We ended up going next door to a restaurant that had no problem with our coffees. These events have left a sour taste in my mouth for your establishment!
(1)Todd S.
Is it an acceptable policy that when you ask for the manager, that he can tell the waitress he is too busy to see you? It is a Sunday at 2:30, which really is not that busy! Lots of empty seats here!
(3)Lori L.
It's decent with cool themes at various locations. However, the gluten free and vegan options are pretty slim and pricey, esp for the size. They are open late which is nice.
(3)Aparna R.
Very very spacious... Don't think it can ever get crowded ;) I ordered red headed step child and it was decent... I cannot compare it to the amazing cocktails I have across the west coast... Mediterranean pizza and chicken wings for food ... A very pleasant experience for a Friday afternoon happy hour :)
(4)April C.
Yes they are a little overpriced BUT their happy hour deals are amazing and super competitive and they have so many beers on tap that change often so for the craft beer lover it's perfect! Their spinach artichoke dip is also the best I've ever tasted which says a lot coming from the typical mediocre bar food you'd get at places like this. Also their Thai dye pizza is delicious as well. We go here at least once a week when we can make the happy hour :)
(4)Kate M.
Huge fan of the food, not so much the prices and the service. I've had such good service for quite awhile, I'd almost forgotten what it's like to get an apathetic server. Get it together, woman! At least act like you care. The mighty meaty pizza was really good, full of delicious meaty toppings, and I love the crust! Yeasty and wheaty and really delicious. But $21.59 for a medium? Really? I think I blasphemed for the first time here. Then the oven-roasted wings were very tasty as well. Hot and crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. $10.49 for 10? Over a buck a piece? Second bad set of words uttered here. They have a fantastic beer selection. The server asked me if I wanted a glass with the bottle of beer I ordered and I declined. My husband had ordered a beer in a can (we didn't know that at the time), and she didn't offer him a glass. Weird. Just a preference thing, but beer in a can tastes much better from a glass. No tinny overtones. We each had 2 beers and all were $6.50 each except for the Belgian beer in a can that was $5.50. All in it was $61.82 after tax, before tip. Blaspheming continued here. Our server was really almost nonexistent and not engaged with us as far as talking about the food and beers and even said she doesn't bother to learn the beer list because it changes so much. Next time we'll try happy hour so we can afford to eat and drink here, and we'll sit at the bar to maybe get good service. The place is huge and I like the eclectic décor all over the place. The outdoor patio and bar seating looked very inviting too. Maybe we'll have a better experience the next time around. **Update. After hearing from the owner just a short time after I posted my review, I'm going to add a star. I am completely impressed with a business owner that can approach a less-than stellar review with good questions and feedback. That makes a huge difference.
(4)Nicki M.
Their food is great, but until they get the staffing ish together for chefs/servers, they only get 3 stars from me. Came here at around 12:00 on a monday which was extremely slow (There were 2 other customers there). We were seated within minutes of arrival & our server brought drinks over. The beers we ordered (5 of us) took about 10 mins or so, the food that we ordered though took up the WHOLE lunch hour! Now if it were busier I get it, but we had come here before for a work lunch for their soft opening (with a full restaurant) & had much faster service... Now the beer cheese pretzels are a must. We also got the House Special & the Mighty Meaty, both of which were delish. I really like Mellow, I do, but please get your service up to par & then I will update my review.
(3)Amy D.
Poor service Over-priced Food was not so great Was very underwhelmed. .. had hoped for better. Probably won't return.
(2)Lisa M.
Food is terrible. No joke, just bad. Beer selection is good. The only reason to come would be for the beer selection but that is just not enough. The pizza was by far the most disappointing thing I've eaten in a long while. DONT get the pizza.
(1)Ckay C.
Their staff is rude and inattentive. The manager we spoke to was no better. He looked to be about 1-3 years older than me and talked rudely from the get go. When he didn't like what I had to say, he copped an attitude. Go f*ck yourself. We are done here. At that point shut up and get my bill, like I told you. So we can pay and leave instead of argue and hear about your regulations. We DONT care. You're refusing to satisfy the customer, so walk away. This guy just stood there and argued until I cursed at him. Personally, I don't give a shit, that was your bad. You guys really would rather fight about a $10 groupon than keep repeat customers? That is fine with me. It's very simple to pick another good pizza joint (Recommend Oregano's.) We will just never be back and I'll refund my groupon. Enjoy the $20. It's the last you'll see from me / anyone I know. I USED to come here several times a month. I will never visit another mellow mushroom. The food is good but is outrageous in price. If you need anything from the staff, good luck. I don't give a damn about the Groupon. Unlike Mellow, they have fantastic customer service.
(1)Imani M.
I went to this location last night... The service was fast & the bartenders are friendly (one guy in particular but forgot his name) They're open till 2 am and have indoor/outdoor seating. The appetizers are half price late night, I had spinach artichoke dip and the meatball trio. The food I had was mediocre compared to other Mellow Mushroom locations, but I'll give it another try.
(3)April V.
I love coming here during my lunch hour! They have the best pizza! A coworker and I have tired every pizza on the menu and just cannot decide which is our favorite! The only thing I think they can improve on is the wait staff. Although they are very friendly and helpful, they tend to disappear for a while after you get your first round of drinks. If they could improve this i would give them a 5 star!
(4)Jasmine C.
YUCK! Went on Valentine's Day. Was given a bad table and the service wasn't really good. I ordered a pizza with steak - it wasn't that good. The plates had a strange damp smell and I started throwing up hours later. I am unsure if it was food poisoning or a fluke that I got a 24 hour tummy bug around the same time. I wasn't happy when I left and will certainly never go back!
(1)Denisse M.
Really disappointed. I ordered spinach dip and asked for tortilla chips instead and they denied me because they said it comes with the bread. Not only that but the spinach dip was dumped in foil. LOL what kind of restaurant does that. Not good in customer service at all not happy at all.
(1)Kendall B.
Good take out service! We got the Maui Wowie pizza and it was AMAZING! Pesto sauce with bacon and pineapple and ham and chicken. YUM. It's a bit pricey but I enjoyed it :)
(4)Meredith W.
We have dined here dozens of times since it opened. The food is average, the beer selection is pretty decent and the service at the bar is fine. However, the overall quality of the experience is seriously lacking. For the first time, last evening, my family and I chose to dine in the restaurant (not the bar). We waited 5-6 minutes at the hostess station until an underwhelming goth-like teen, lacking facial expression, appeared. She was so unobservant -- she brought our 7 year old a regular menu and then, after realizing the 3 foot tall skinny blonde was a child, asked her if she would like a kids menu. We then sat at the table for 10 minutes without so much as a glance in our direction from any wait staff. The young teen hostess cleared the table next to ours, and seemed unaware that we remained seated without service. There were tables being served all around us -- yet, we sat there. A young man, covered (from neck to arm-sleeve) in tattoos walked by us after about 12 mins and let us know he would be right with us. But then failed to acknowledge us again -- although, he walked past the table a dozen times in the following 10 minutes. No one seemed to notice when we got up and simply left 22 mins after we arrived, nary a water on the table.
(1)Amy B.
I drove by this place the other day on the way back to my friends house and decided that I had to try this place out. I've heard of it before, but never eaten here, so I thought I would give it a try. My friends and I came in on Saturday night and grabbed dinner. There were four of us total and we were seated right away. The place is decorated like a movie theatre, which I really liked. Place is spacious with plenty of seating. Two of my friends split a pizza with drinks, while I went with half a steak and cheese sandwich with chips. Other friend went with a calzone and drinks as well. The food came out and we all seemed to like it. Service was awesome, and the waitress was really attentive, which we liked. Our drinks were always full, food was served promptly, and the menu had a great selection of items to choose from. I got enough chips, but I felt like I got the bottom of the bag as most were smashed under the big ones. I ended up not getting a drink myself, but they have a great beer selection from what I noticed. I found the drink prices to be a bit high, but not outrageous. $7 for a beer and about $10 for mixed drinks. I don't know if they have happy hour or not, but I would probably go if they did. I tried one of my friends beers, and it was tasty. Overall, we had a really good time here. I don't think it's the best food I've ever had, but I enjoyed my time and would return in the future for more.
(4)Jessica K.
Lost a star because this place is EXPENSIVE! But it's also delicious... So if you can afford to fork over $40+ for a small pizza and drinks -- go! This location has MUCH friendlier service than it's Tempe counterpart (on Mill). Quick as can be with made to order pizza. I love the pretzels and beer cheese - yum! Can't go wrong with them, but again the price for just the cheese is $3.50+... Love the decor!! And it's huge - good for groups :-)
(4)Warren P.
Over-priced, oily, tasteless crap. My rule of thumb regarding pizza places is that for the $10 Costco combo is the best dollar value, and the Nello's Combo is the best $20 large pizza you can get. Mellow Mushroom fails across the board. Last Monday I took a date to the one on 50th street, and ordered a large 50-50; one half being their red potato, and the other Thai-something. The waiter informs us that as it's baked on stone it till take a bit longer than the usual pizza place. Fine. I'm OK with waiting a bit for good crust. I bake my own at home and it takes all day for the dough to mature. The delivered result was a mess. On top of the potato half was a squirt of sour cream that was totally unappetizing. The Thai half had a squirt of what I can only describe as being similar to that garlic-flavored sauce you get with Domino's breadsticks. The rest of the pizza was covered with oily cheese. I wish I could load a photo of the mess so that you could all see this creation. My date ate one slice and I was able to choke down 2. I had the rest packed into a box for later, thinking that maybe we were halucinating this monstrousity. After spending the night in the fridge, I nuked up a slice, held it up and watched the oil drip off. This thing isn't worthy of human consumption, unless you consider the county fair "Deep Fry Fantasy" as haute cuisine. Finally, I think the cost of a 22 oz beer was $7.50 (honestly, I've tried to purge the memory of the visit, so I'm probably off on the cost and quantity). Maybe at Chase field, or the U. of Phoenix Stadium, but at a neighborhood pizza joint? The pub I usually go to has many of the same beers on tap and a 25 oz is more like $5.50. But then again, it's not a corporation masquerading as a bunch of enterprising old hippies. Total bill, with tip was $50+, and that included a $10 off coupon. I'd have been better off with a $10 Costco combo and a craft beer 6-pack. Don't worry about contacting me and a mea culpa and coupons. I won't be darkening your doorstep again.
(1)Tom C.
Been to the Mushroom several times. They have a great happy hour during the week. The food however leaves a lot to be desired. I've tried several items, all seem to taste the same. Pretzels are totally bland, pizza, bland, meatballs like warm and bland. The food has absolutely no character what so ever. Go for the happy hour. Go elsewhere for the food. The staff are great, it's not their fault their food sucks so don't take it out on them.
(1)Rob B.
Kosmic Karma + happy hour beer selection = kick ass! Great pizza and great beer selection for a pizza chain. The pesto + marinara base pizza was a great match. The crust 'chew' was on point.
(5)Jessica M.
Absolutely awful. We went for happy hour, thankfully, cause had we not, this would have been pretty pricey for not great quality. The beers were okay, but had they not been on happy hour a bottle of standard domestic beer would have been nearly $5 bucks each. We ordered the pretzels with the beer cheese, would have been $12 bucks not on happy hour, and they were disgusting. They weren't cooked all the way through, and they had a horrible flour taste to them. We couldn't bother to tell the server they probably could use a little more time in the oven because she was too busy texting on her phone at the other side of the bar and didn't even ask how everything was. We heard rave reviews about the mill ave location, so maybe we will try there cause they actually have a decent beer selection, but for happy hour only!!
(1)Anj B.
Ahhhh.... pizza and alcohol after trying on wedding dresses, but that's a different review. Based on previous reviews, we must've lucked out today. Our experience was nothing like The others. The lunch menu has a half/half pizza special which we ordered 1/2 thai 1/2 maui both chicken with a spinach salad. The pizza was good. The salad was ok. I probably wouldn't order another salad here. They're way overpriced for what they are. But.... the salad dressing was excellent. The decor is described as eclectic, which it is. (See pics lol). There's an outside patio but it's still a bit too warm for that. Our server was attentive and several other employees stopped by to check on us. I will agree that this place is expensive. They really do have only pizza, calzones, salad, and a few appetizers. And a bar. Our bill with no drinks was 30.00 for two ppl. Not including tip. Which is where I'd take another half start off if that was an option.
(4)Carlos J.
This is for the bar area; I went during happy hour the drinks were decently priced I'm an IPA person so I like that all drinks were happy hour prices. The bar was a little packed but that is to be expected around 530pm. The bartenders were OK, somewhat nonchalant at times, could just be their humor, no harm no foul. Had the whole order of the BBQ wings they were good but definitely better wings else where but again this place is known for pizza not wings so that is that. Overall I was satisfied with the service
(4)Paul T.
Spur of the moment decision to stop in for a sausage pizza to go. Regrettably. I wish I had ordered the pretzels/wings that looked yummy as I walked pass some patrons seemingly enjoying them at the bar. Here's a pizza baking 101 clue for the kitchen: Get and use an oven scraper! The burned flour on the bottom of my pie rendered it inedible. Had I not driven home to dine, I'd have asked for a refund or a redo on a clean stone. Considering the variety of pizza restaurants in the area- just reading some excellent Zesty Zzeeks reviews- my $20 could have been way better spent.
(1)Chelsea S.
Fantastic place. In all honestly I was skeptical at first, but the bartenders and food made my experience 5 star worthy. PJ was very knowledgable and he was my favorite bartender. He was very attentive and a genuinely nice person. I ordered the Thai curry pizza and wow was it full of flavor, I loved it. I will definitely be back!
(5)Leslie K.
Very poor service, and it was a slow Monday night! Think they were doing us a favor, very slow & unresponsive. Not 1 server seemed happy to be there, smiled, looked sharp or polite. Pizza crust good but too many better places that seem to be happy to have you.
(2)RJ S.
We love the food but the service is lacking. We should not wait to be asked for drinks for over 6 minutes while wait staff is standing around . Finally the very nice bartender came over and got our drinks and food out quickly. We have waited seriously 45 minutes for this same pizza .. Caesar pizza before. The purpose of me writing this is to help the management notice that service is awful while the people atmosphere and food is great!
(3)James B.
Firstly, I am not a local. I am in Tempe on business and have been horribly disappointed with the beer selections of most of the restaurants and bars in the area...until I found Mellow Mushroom. I am a proud beer snob (cicerone cert) and I must say that whoever is doing their beer ordering is 100% on point. I didn't try the food, so take this review as you will. If you are looking for a place that serves world class beer you must come here. I tried some of the local selections (four peaks) and wasn't impressed, but quickly found Ninkasi Vanilla Oatis which is a close to perfect vanilla bean stout. Usually when a beer snob goes into a sub-par beer place they are met with either disdain or ignorance. My bartender, Cody, was fantastic. I was never dry, he was quick with samples and gave me a short rundown of the local breweries when I told him I wasn't from Arizona. I took away 1 star just because the beer was waaaay too cold (I think they frost their glassware which is a big no no in craft beer). My Ninkasi stout came out with no head and freezing cold (blasphemy for such a great stout) I will definitely be back on my week long stay. Cheers Mellow Mushroom.
(4)Lisa K.
The few times I've been here I've enjoyed the service, the food, and more so those Root Beer Floats! Yum Yum!! Ask for PJ, he's pretty awesome at what he does!!
(5)Lindsey C.
I came here last night with a girlfriend and we were not too happy with our waiter. He was way too pushy and got out order wrong. We asked for an oil based pizza with salami and several types of cheese and one side with mushrooms. The only part of the pizza that was correct was the mushrooms. Also he kept asking me if he could refill my SmartWater bottle. That's just weird.... I Like Mellow Mushroom, so I have to give it 4 stars but I will try to avoid this waiter or go to the Mill location instead.
(4)Alison T.
Pretty dang good! We had the house special but added pineapple and took off the ground beef. A little ranch on the side and our meal was delicious. I normally only get thin crust pizzas because I don't like all that breading but their crust was really good. It has a buttery sweetness but with a wonderful crispy texture. Mmm! Next time I really want to try one of their salads too. For me, pizza and salad are the perfect couple. We'll definitely be coming back here again.
(4)Neal B.
$50 for pizza and beer with my girlfriend? I think next time I'll go to Nello's and get 2x the quality for 1/2 the price.
(2)Lisa C.
Super slow service. The pretzels were just flat out yucky, they were hard. The pizza was okay, pretty skimpy on the toppings. There was no feta & literally 4 pieces of sun dried tomatoes & a few very finely sliced onion. The crust is different & a bit soggy. Never offered a drink refill. Had to ask for the waiter to take our menus. We will not be back.
(1)Bryan C.
One of the best happy hours around. All alcohol and apps are half off, and with over 40 beers it's a great selection. A 20oz craft IPA is $3.75!!! Happy hour 3-6 during the week and 10-close. Pretty sure weekends are only 10-close. Definitely worth a stop if you're passing by and thirsty for great beers.
(5)Megan J.
Being in the food industry, I try not to complain because everyone has their off days. Servers, at the end of the day, are only human. However, at this location, I feel like the Bartenders are always annoyed. They're open until 2:00 am, so when a group of people walk in at 11:00, they have no reason to roll their eyes or make the guests feel like they're disturbing them. You have to wait at least 10 minutes before they walk over with menus (It's seat-yourself at night) and then getting their attention throughout the entire meal is next to impossible. And they have never brought the check without me having to walk over to the bar and ask them for it. One time my friend and I did an experiment and stacked our plates at the end of the table so we looked finished, and waited for our check rather than walk over and get it, and no one came over to our table for 45 minutes!! We planned on just grabbing a drink and a quick bite to eat after a long day at work, but it turned into a 3 hour dinner. I usually go to Mellow at least once a week because I love the food and the Happy Hour prices (That's why I gave it 2 stars instead of 1). It's just not a good feeling, feeling like you're inconvencing someone or bugging them when you're only asking them to do their job. I'm not saying you shouldn't go there...again, I love the food and all of the vegetarian options, however, just keep in mind that you will feel like you're bothering them if you walk in after 10 pm.
(2)Hungryman D.
My wife and I have been sitting here now for 15+ minutes and were only acknowledge once by the host after 10 minutes sitting here and received water. We're still sitting here waiting for a server, even after a table that arrived after us is been served. BINGO! Finally showed up. Very disappointing, as only 5 tables on patio between two servers.
(1)Howard E.
There's an adage that states pizza is like sex; even when it's bad, it's still pretty good. Mellow Mushroom disproved this theory for me last night. On this historic night, I had the worst pizza of my life, and I'm dishing out my first ever one-star review. We ordered a $9 Greek salad. The thinly cut vegetables (i.e. pizza toppings) weren't plentiful enough to distract us from the fact that the bagged iceberg lettuce was browning. I did enjoy the creamy Italian dressing, which they named "esperanza". I can't find anything nice to say about the pizza. It was an abomination. The crust was uneven and undercooked in places, and it was very sweet with a hint of cinnamon, like eating a cinnamon raisin bagel. The red sauce was also sweet. The cheese was plasticky and tasteless. Each piece of our "Kosmic Karma" pie was topped with a Roma tomato slice and a drizzle of pesto sauce, which now seems like a better alternative to the red sauce, but combined to make the pizza soggy. And to boot, this medium, vegetarian pizza was insanely expensive at $20. Twenty Bucks! I can say that the service was good, and I liked the decor. It's a brick, multi-level building, a remnant from the Rock Bottom that was the previous tenant. I also really liked the movie theater theme of this restaurant, which was pretty cool. (I found out that each Mellow Mushroom location has a different theme. I'd been to one other location that had a much weaker theme, but much better food.) I was anything but Mellow when I left dinner last night. Regretful Mushroom would be a better name.
(1)Monica J.
Yay! I'm a fan... sort of. The pizza is just average but their bar is amazing! They had so many beers on tap, I could hardly believe my eyes. We sat down at the bar to wait and by the time I had made up my mind and ordered something our table was ready. Fortunately we were seated at a high top in the bar area so I could continue to gaze upon the beautiful array of beer taps and ponder my next beverage choice. Perennial options include choice beers from Deschutes, Magic Hat, Left Hand, Big Sky, New Belgium, Mudshark as well as local favorites San Tan and Four Peaks. But the really awesome thing was that they had a dozen or so rotating taps. Waitress provided us with a paper list of the seasonal choices but there were quite a few that I was not familiar with and being in the mood to try something new I sat patiently trying to catch the bartender's eye so I could ask questions. Our waitress came back and offered to help. After a few queries, I could see that she really knew her stuff. I have never met a server with so much craft beer knowledge before. Usually they give vague answers or else run to the barback to ask. She even gave me a couple samples to try. It was pretty cool. I know Mellow Mushroom is a chain but I think it is neat that each location has it's own character. This one in Ahwatukee is decorated in a movie theme since they are across the street from the AMC. There was a giant King Kong and Hollywood signs... stuff like that. Overall it was a pretty cool environment. I liked the high ceilings because that kept it from being too loud. It was a lively atmosphere with a lot of chatter but because of the ceilings and the bar being open to the outside it never got annoying. We ordered a pizza that was half Kosmic Karma and half Mightly Meaty. Hubby thought his half did have enough meat on it but I was pretty happy with mine. I liked the sundried tomatoes and feta cheese... that added a slightly Mediterranean flavor. Their crust was soft and chewy and I believe they brush it with butter and sprinkle it with parmesan cheese. It sort of tasted like breadsticks. I'd have to say I think Spinatos or Nellos make better pizza but Mellow Mushroom was pretty good and I think a bit cheaper than either of those. The funniest thing was that they whole reason we went there in the first place was that we had gotten a coupon in the mail but after a few beers we completely forgot about it. So, good news is now we have the perfect excuse to go back again!
(4)Jay L.
Awesome restaurants! Not every day you can dairy free pizza! We frequent mellow often to get pizza with the dayaa cheese and ciders! Has gluten free options too!
(5)Sara Z.
House special is my absolute favorite!! Plus the pretzels with beer cheese are AMAZING. The staff is always super nice and I have never gotten bad service! Always an overall great experience. :)
(5)Ramona A.
Decided to try this place when a friend recommended it as great. We were dining rather late so there wasn't a whole lot of people there. Our waitress was excellent in directing us with our pizza choices. I ordered half mushroom and half meat lovers. I had noticed the mushroom half had no tomato sauce added. I thought that was strange. The meat portion was very good but the mushroom half was tasteless and really need some more mushrooms. I think there were at least 10 count on the whole four slices. When we got the bill I thought the price was high for a medium half and half pizza. A little over $9 for each half. The brew beer was really good. Probably will not be going back.
(3)Tonya M.
I wanted to try this place based on the reviews of the pretzels from a friend. We came in for dinner with a buddy of ours. Our friend ordered a beer but when the waitress brought it she said they were out of what he wanted but the bartender poured something else to try. Eh, I wasn't a fan of that idea. He had a second beer in mind he would have ordered if she simply said they were out. Instead he was stuck with a Dale's Pale Ale and he's never been a fan. So that was a waste of money, since he didn't want to be rude and ask her to dump it and get him something else. Our server also wasn't the best at refilling our soda/waters. I ordered the garlic butter and parmesan pretzels with beer cheese for the table. Three pretzels, three of us...it seemed like fate (although, I wish there had been 4 so I could have had 2). They were awesome!! Cooked perfectly, the beer cheese was so good I would have licked the container clean if I had been on my couch and not in public. Each of the guys ordered a pizza. One had the Thai Dye which was tasted much better than it sounded, I can't remember what our buddy ate. I ordered the stuffed portabella mushroom as an entree. Their pizzas came out a good 7-8 minutes before my mushroom so they were almost done eating before I got my dinner. Nothing worse than staring at your friends eating while you sit there with nothing in front of you. When our server came to check on us she didn't seem concerned that I didn't have my dinner yet, just assured me it was coming. Keep in mind it took FOREVER to get our pizzas in the first place. Finally my dinner arrived and it was YUMMY! I engulfed it in as few as 4 bites and caught right up to the guys. I would definitely order this again! I understand the hype for the pretzels and despite the fact my mushroom was great (you can't really screw up a mushroom) nothing was phenomenal. The service was lacking. She kept disappearing for a long time, our drinks went unfilled, we were stuck with beers we never would have ordered but had to pay for, and our food didn't come out at the same time, nor did it arrive in a timely manner. The next time I'm in the mood for pizza, it won't be for this place. I might be willing to try it again but it will not be my first choice.
(3)Jennifer J.
Great variety of pizza & beer. Really good crust. Lots of veggie options. Happy hour 3-6p.
(5)Elk S.
All I wanted was the nascar race !!! PIR! They could not find it. .... 4.95 a can of miller light ? Really ? Bar tender not helpful at all
(1)Britani M.
The food was pretty good but the service was terrible. We waited 5 minutes to get seated and there was nobody to greet us walking in and it was extremely slow. We finally got seated and our waiter was no where to be found. It took much longer than usual to get food and appetizer just overall slow and lacking service.
(2)Kim O.
Nice patio. Greeted by friendly staff. I didn't get the movie decor with the name. The service was soooo slow. We waited forever for everything. Prices are too high for alcohol and food. The food was mediocre. Not bad but not something you say mmmmm when you take a bite especially for the money. I would come back during happy hour but that's about it
(3)Afriika M.
Okay, so this review kind of breaks my heart. I grew up in Atlanta, and I actually went to HS with the daugher of one of the first starters of this restaurant. I absoltutely. LOVE LOVEEEE Mellow Mushroom - in Atlanta. The moment I heard there was one near my house, well of COURSE I had to go! I ve gone twice. The prices are comprable to the Atlanta prices so I knew what to expect - but in Atlanta it's so good that you don't mind paying the high prices even thought there is A LOT of Pizza competition. I've even had it in D.C. and Charlotte -it's pretty darn good there too. But, the owners in AZ are MISSING THE MARK. My Gripes 1) It just isn't good. I am not a fan of Oregano's too sweet for me. But at least at Oreganos they USE OREGANO. Sigh. Use seasoning and definately use salt. 2)Never call that pretzel thing a prezel (parmesean and garlic). You can get the same thing -6 of them- at Little Cezars for 3.99 :(. It needs a little salt or something? And, more fizz, less pizza crust like??!? 3) Use organic cheese. If I am spening almost 32 dollars for a large Pie (Shatakii mushroom and shrimp) .. I expect organic, not low budget. 4) Lower your prices: If you aren't going to make mouth watering; I just came out of heaven pizza, there is no way in the WORLD I am going to spend this sort of money for a larger version of DiGiorno's frozen pizza. sIGH 5) Never EVER order the salad. That too was almost 10 dollars. And ... not really a lot of salad. I've gotten better from the Habit. :/.
(1)Bobby H.
You know it's bad when the leftovers don't get eaten. Actually, I didn't HATE the pizza. It was meh for me. The dough had a moist, dense, chewy texture, which I didn't mind but my husband and son were wishing we'd gone to Oreganos (actually, they would've preferred Pizza Hut for those prices!) Tried the Mellowterranean pizza which was quite bland with very few toppings and the turkey & cheese hoagie on rye pretzel bread (completely devoid of flavor--how hard is it to offer mustard or mayo?) The "pretzels" are just pizza dough twisted into pretzel shapes. Since they were hot and salty, I'd have to say that was the highlight of the meal. Ambience is nothing special; don't quite understand the movie theatre theme as it's really only the entry area. The large booths are nice the back seating area is wide open to the kitchen, which can provide entertainment in the form of swirling pizzas and tossed dough but it also means we see that pimpled teens are cooking the food and not really caring if the dough hits the ceiling. Yikes. A Groupon enticed us to try it but nothing will likely get us to go back I'm afraid....
(2)Jayde L.
The service was very good. The bartenders were really nice guys. The beer selection was also very good. I'll definitely be back for a beer. Nice location, you can go catch a movie after drinks. The only negative thing I have to say is its a little pricey.
(4)Mary V.
My mom and I had never been and were impressed with the friendly service and good food. Not your traditional pizza experience, but great! Loved the philosophers pie! The decor was different than we expected, but that added a little fun to the experience!
(4)Melanie B.
Don't waist your money here! No wait at the door- seated immediately on a Sat. Night at 6:55pm- huge red flag! After we ordered Very long wait - over an hour - one pizza was room temperature -BAD! one was warm OK- one warmer but NOTHING WE WOULD EVER SPEND MONEY TO GO BACK TO! Mngr. Took one pizza off the bill and said sorry about the wait. when we got our bill $50. He gave us 6 coupons for $5 off each time we come back (as if we're going to come back 6x - I won't ever be back! Note to Mngr. If you want to prove to people you do excellent food & service & this was a complete mishap- then comp their bill & invite them back on you! Don't charge them over $50 for quality like a freezer box.
(1)Mindy O.
My husband went there for date night. Atmosphere great! If you have a soy or nut allergy do not go here as they have nothing but salad for you to eat. Also will not be going back because my husband got food poisoning from the calzone.
(1)Renee S.
Amazing food. Amazing, helpful, and respectful staff. Amazing happy hour food, prices, and selection. Amazing wings-can do half and half flavored. Great beers (even though I'm not a beer person). Mellow mushroom is a great addition to the location. Anyone who hasn't been here for happy hour is missing out!
(5)Jason W.
Cool decorations, the restaurant is movie themed. Regarding the food, perfect Mellow Mushroom pizza. Funky Q chicken is the way to go.
(5)Daisy F.
The first thing I noticed is this restaurant seems to be having an identity crisis. From the outside it looks like they went to Universal Studios or MGM and Robed one of the lots. It has the tongue-in-cheek psychedelic references, and then healthy options on the menu. I couldn't determine what demographic they're trying to reach, and I couldn't understand what theme they're trying to portray. The food was okay, a bit pricey for what I got. The bar area is beautiful, and the drinks are very good.
(3)Jay M.
I was pleasantly surprised with the quality of pizza. Very good dough. Excellent sausage (some of the best I've had). And all around high quality, fresh toppings and good sauce. The decor is a little weird, but nice. Has an old-school movie theater theme, which is great for kids, but seems like a waste of space and money to me. Very nice indoor / outdoor bar though. I say, definitely check it out, it's worth a try if you like pizza.
(4)Ali F.
Good: excellent pizza dough Fresh salad Bad: Service could be better No music so much loud noises Slow service Ugly: forgot straws and crayons Long wait to be seated Long wait for food to be served 40 min for pizza is little too long Staff at kitchen yelled at each other's
(3)David M.
I tried the meatballs & they were outstanding... Unfortunately the bar tender wasnt an honest person...please check your bill & change ...when I talked to a person who said he was a manager. .he didnt seem too particularly interested. .apparently not b/c I have not heard from them in over a week
(1)Katie S.
2nd review: I had to come back and change my initial review from 4 stars to 2 after our take out debacle last week. Long story short my order was not entered or sent to the kitchen when I called so it wasn't ready when I arrived. I had to wait for the order to be made, once we got it home it was not good. It didn't seem like they let the pizza cook long enough, the dough was gummy/soggy. Some of the ingredients were lacking, etc. To top it off the manager , who made the mistake of not sending in my order, didn't comp anything, give us a free dessert or even offer me a beverage while I waited on the order that should have been ready when I walked in. I have worked in the restaurant industry for years and I know how to take care of the customers when something goes wrong and they failed here on that front. 1st Review:We dined here for lunch and it was the second time I had it. The first time was at a birthday party and it was takeout, so this was the first time I had it fresh out of the oven.. so to speak. We had half BBQ Chicken and half Red potato.. both were delicious! My husband said, "best crust I have ever had!" and he also said that it was his "new favorite pizza". I agree.. it was super yum! The only small issue I had with the pizza was the chicken on the BBQ pizza tasted stale (if you will)... not rotten or even bad... but it just tasted not fresh. Now... when I got bites of the BBQ pizza with chicken, BBQ sauce, cheese, etc... I could not tell the chicken tasted weird. Overall... we were very pleased and will be back often.
(2)Courtney P.
They messed up my order and added cheese the first time. Regardless, it was amazing when my next one came out and they comped it of course. Love this place!
(4)Devin J.
If you like happy hour and beer then this is the place to visit. Open late for drinks and food, it's the perfect place to have a drink with friends and blow off steam from work. Go on Tuesday or Friday to have Cody, the best bartender there and in general, make you a FANTASTIC drink and have it served with a TRUE smile. He will make your visit so memorable you will HAVE to go back!!
(4)J B.
I have always enjoyed Mellow Mushroom Pizza. I grew up here but lived back easy for a while and everywhere I went I always saw their locations and loved eating there so when I saw they expanded here finally I was stoked. Their buffalo chicken pizza is the best one out there and they have the best choices for pies around. The only thing is their wings are not spicy at all. We got hot and my 3 year old was eating them without batting an eye.
(4)Kati K.
I have been back a few more times and have always received excellent service and delicious food. Always leave happy and looking forward to going back. I am always 100% confident when recommending this to friends and family.
(5)Shell P.
I give the food 3 stars and the service 1 star.
(2)Brian S.
Horrible service, wasn't very busy and took over 10 mins to get someone to the table. After having to ask for water 3 times we gave up. Oh and the servers didn't know anything about the beers they served.
(1)Erin G.
What a disappointment. Met up with some family tonight and thought we'd give this place a try since we've heard such great things about other locations. We ordered the pretzels and cheese which absolutely did not live up to the hype; the pretzels were just bread sticks shaped into twisted pretzel shapes. They lacked any and all characteristics of a pretzel. Not chewy, not boiled... we specified "salt", too, but I couldn't detect any salt. They were blah pretzel-shaped breadsticks. And the cheese sauce (for $3.49 extra) was lukewarm with a skin on it and was totally bland. I ordered a cheese calzone with pepperoni, tomatoes, and basil. It made it to the table (five to ten minutes before any of the other entrees) without the requested pepperoni. I dug in anyway and wow, talk about a blah-stravaganza. They must use the cheapest cheese they can possibly find-- it tasted like nothing. Like flavorless glue. Like generic skim milk cafeteria cheese. The calzone crust reminded me of uncooked wheat sandwich bread. It was really bad. I tried to doctor it up with salt, pepper, red pepper, and parmesan (anything on the table, basically), ate maybe four bites and set it aside. My husband ordered a side salad with blue cheese dressing, so obviously it arrived with ranch dressing. He also ordered a small BBQ chicken pizza, ate two slices, and gave up. He and I shared a to-go box out of habit but we literally threw the whole thing in the trash when we got home. Neither one of us wanted to revisit those meals. Another person we were with ordered a pizza-- half Gourmet White and half Magical Mystery Tour-- and she literally ate like three bites. Her husband ordered the avocado sub and only ate half. We all looked around at each other and admitted everything was subpar. And we never say that! We're honestly not that picky, but usually if one little thing goes wrong we'll just blaze ahead and fake complete satisfaction. Not tonight. Service was okay, not stellar. Aside from getting several points of our order wrong, our server (though she did, to her credit, visit our table five or six times over the course of our meal) neglected to ask about bar drink refills until we'd already finished our meal. I could've used another beer after the appetizer, not as I was gearing up to leave. And the rest of the table felt the same. Overall I'm pretty disappointed. I won't be back. There are too many easy, similarly priced options in the Valley for great pizza (LGO, The Parlour, I'm looking at you) to condemn myself to this again.
(2)Kim A.
Although our experience with the kitchen was less than stellar, our bartender John was extremely prompt, friendly and attentive. When we disclosed our disappointment with our pizzas both John and Matt(kitchen manager) were quick to remedy our situation and make us feel valued and appreciated. Many establishments struggle from time to time. Do these folks a favor and let them know where they can improve because we don't want to lose their taps in the "tukee"
(4)Billy S.
The food is delicious and the atmosphere is so unique. It's like a old movie set and they have a ton of beers, like 103 of them I think. Definitely worth a visit any time of the day.
(5)Nicole G.
I recommend the happy hour or reverse happy hour for drinks. The pretzel with beer cheese is also amazing. That's about it though. Service is meh. Pizza meh. Prices meh...
(3)Stacy L.
Been to this location twice. First visit hurt, pizza was very undercooked and service was just ok. We tried again, hey its close by and had luck at other locations. Second visit was better by far. I'd say first visit 1 star, second closer to 4....we came during happy hour, good deals. Wish you had more gf options for apps bc pizza was way better this last time. I did also ask for well done....might have helped.
(3)Debi P.
I've tried Mellow Mushroom twice - because I'd heard so many good things about the other location. Was sorely disappointed each time. Salad portions were small, mostly lettuce with very few toppings. Pizza was VERY bland and cold when served - both visits. WAY too expensive for what you get... Fired Pie (SE Corner of Ray & 101) let's you build your own pizza or large salad with as many toppings as you want for a flat $7.75 price - HIGHLY RECOMMEND!! Won't be going back to MM!! For a nice sit down pizza place, Spinatto's is only a mile away - incredible salads, pizza & atmosphere - less expensive too! Too many better options close by to waste my time or money here!
(1)Shawn P.
First of all let me say that the customer service was really really good. there is a movie theme inside the restaurant which is confusing since the name does not indicate anything movie related. I called and got take out but when I got home I was thoroughly disappointed with the quality of food. I ordered $28 worth of food and ended up giving it away to my buddy who doesn't have a lot of food but loves to eat. Eww
(2)Kelsey C.
I like the theme of this location. I was excited they built one closer to me than the one In tempe. I would recommend the kosmic karma pizza!
(5)Lily H.
The service here is horrible. Took forever for our mini pizzas to get to us and when they arrived, it was nothing special. The staff barely pays attention to you; we were there for 2 hours (45 minutes spent waiting on those pizzas) and I think she came by only twice. We had to flag her down where she was standing across the bar hugging on some other dude (employee or customer, idk) just to get our bill. Truly another disappointing experience. I've been to this location 4 times and it's just not worth it.
(1)Nancy S.
Had the shiitake pizza pure heaven!!! Husband had the steak and cheese calzone and he was more than happy! We will be back! Thanks Groupon!
(5)Bridget L.
Finally decided to use one of the hundred coupons for this place. And I'm glad I did. Pizzas were different and delicious. I love the laid back atmosphere and the staff is GREAT! My server, Joe, was fun and so great with my kids. I'll come back. On a lesser note....the hummus and a chicken salad was just so-so. Good thing the pizza makes up for it!
(5)Hank M.
I had hoped the experience at this Mellow Mushroom would be entirely consistent with great experiences we have had at Mellow Mushroom restaurants on the east coast. What a terrible disappointment. Food was fantastic when we eventually got it.! Service was terrible. Had to wait almost 30 minutes to get a beverage refill!!! Hello Mellow Mushroom - train your people!!!!! There are way too many other really good restaurants in the immediate are that are real options - no one has to put up with lousy service. Will be a long time before I go back ... at least at THIS location. Too bad.
(1)Jessica K.
With so many great pizza options in Ahwatukee, and throughout the rest of the valley, it surprises me that Mellow Mushroom thrives and survives. We did not enjoy our pizzas - they were under cooked, soggy, and the toppings were low quality. Totally not worth the money! Two stars for good service and a nice beer selection.
(2)Alan H.
Okay Beer was cold I can say that after that I was somewhat taken back by the lack of a lunch crowd. I tried their small spinach salad I can say it didn't come close to the picture ( nice candied pecans abound) not on this salad. Okay here is the simplicity of the salad spinach, feta cheese, chopped candied pecans, dried cherries, cut apples - balsamic dressing ( you can do this at home). Sat at the bar alone meaning the server taking care of the bar was working the floor friendly but not at the bar so my service suffered. Really leaning on the NOT returning side of the fence. Maybe if back in the area, really wasn't a warm fuzzy feeling. Did get a cold beer though! Sure a fancy place for very basic food at a price. No up selling not the best experience - so I would say try it and if it works for you great otherwise I did share my dime's worth.
(1)Jim B.
Not just a regular pizza place. Hnd tossed doe makes a big difference. Great flavor and portions.would definitely recommend and eat here again. Staff was very friendly.
(5)Michael R.
This place is AMAZING. I have never had better service the bartenders are amazing they have Fenominal draft beers that you can't get anywhere else this place is AMAZING when u come here sit at the bar and ask for Kelly and PJ the best bartenders ever. If u have not been here u need to try it. I have never been anywhere better.
(5)Lisa M.
Had an amazing experience at Mellow Mushroom. Hosted a baby shower there ave it was simply awesome. Tara was the best!!
(5)Melissa S.
I absolutely loved my trip today to the Mellow Mushroom, the pizza was wonderful whole wheat crust with molasses my friend and I were able to do a half and half pizza she did the holy shiitake and I did the house special minus a few veggies.we also ordered their pretzels appetizer and they were equally amazing.not only that our server austin with was wonderful as well. we enjoyed our late lunch on the patio and the weather was perfect.I am sure I will have a repeat visit at least a few times to this place I was so impressed, and I've already had a reheat of my leftover pizza and its just as good as the first time.the inside was well decorated and I actually loved the finish is in the washroom. I have not one bad thing to say. I actually can't wait to take my family when they visit from Prescott.
(5)Monique E.
Amazing pizza!!!!! We had half Melloteranian and house special and it was to die for! So flavorful and I never ever would have guessed it's wheat pizza crust. They also have gluten free options that I'll be trying next time along with some beer- a crazy long list! I'll be back!
(5)Charles W.
It was the most expensive pizza I have ever seen. I had someone call in an order when I got there I got sticker shock it's just pizza it's good no pizza is worth that. Service I don't know it was a Togo order. They will not see or my family again
(1)Christina P.
Absolutely love the pizza here however, I have just ordered the appetizer of a pretzel, they asked me if I wanted a medium or large...thinking I was going to get 1 pretzel I said large. When I received the order I got 6 disgusting funky sized pretzels that were nothing but hard and did not have any dipping sauce other than marinara and ranch this is not the place to go for a pretzel lover.
(3)Cherie K.
Magical mystery tour pizza - absolutely awesome! This outfit is a class act with the best zah and beer in the valley. The management is everywhere making the experience unforgetable. The manager is Blake and what a hospitable host he was! He's determined that MM has no one above it for food, service, and fun! I'll be back soon! Thanks!
(5)C K.
Just ordered the Gluten free pizza and it's totally disgusting! Hard and barely even any toppings on it. I even paid for extra cheese and barely got any. I had it at the Scottsdale location and it was sooo good there. I don't know what the deal is with this location. What a waste of money. Yuck!!!
(1)Angi S.
I recently had a pizza delivered from here and I was definitely not very impressed. While delivery time was acceptable and the delivery man was very nice, I found myself having difficulty stomaching the pepperoni pizza I had ordered. What separates Mello Mushroom from other pizza places is the fact that they use a molasses-based dough for their pizzas. While this is definitely a unique tactic, I feel that it is a very poor decision. Molasses has a very specific taste which DOES NOT do well with typical pizza toppings like meat and cheese. Service was good, but the food certainly wasn't.
(2)Joey D.
I love both locations of Mellow Mushroom, but this one is my new fav. It is so refreshing to have a location closer to chandler than having to drive up to mill ave. It's fun on mill ave, but the ahwatukee store is easier to get to, way more chill, and has a great atmosphere. The place looks awesome, has movie nostalgia all over, giant sculptures of king kong and dinosaurs, it's sweet, kids would go crazy over it for sure. The servers are chill and nice, especially this guy named Austen. He was nice, patient, and totally laid back, the guy was pronto too on everything. Water refills every second, courtesy, all that jazz. I hope the manager of this location is reading this, because Austen is the man and deserves a bonus, for real. Capri is good, hummus is good, the grub is good! no doubt about it. Big, long, beer selection guarantees a good night out!
(4)Scott Z.
Service was good but the spinach salad I ordered sucked. I ordered the largest size and it was barely bigger than the small. Spinach was wilted and not fresh. Pizza didn't look much better. Would not come back for food.
(2)Maria E.
Food was good! Waitress was awesome Lorena was her name she was on top of everything! Drinks kept coming food came quick and she was cheerful and took care of everything for us!
(4)Alyssa W.
The pizza is absolutely delicious. While it's really not that hard to mess up pizza, it is hard to make it stand out. And Mellow Mushroom does it. We ordered their version of a meat-lovers pizza, and it was thick-crusted, greasy heaven. Absolutely amazing. The restaurant itself is actually pretty neat as well. It's designed in a movie-type fashion, with excellent decor. Such as a King Kong bursting through the ceiling, an (as close as you can get indoors) life-size dinosaur grazing over the bathroom, and movie theater seats in the foyer. Very kid friendly. We went on a Sunday afternoon, so it wasn't overly busy, but it wasn't absolutely empty, either. Our service was great out on the patio. And they have quite the beer list to go with your delicious pizza.
(5)Kurry M.
Best crust I've had in a while. As far as the pizza itself goes it's nothing to write home about but still good The extensive draft beer selection coupled with the welcoming atmosphere will make this a regular spot when me and my girlfriend move here next month
(4)Jennifer B.
I'm just not a fan of their pizza. They have a fantastic beer list which keeps me coming back. The service is outstanding as well. We had the pretzels for an appetizer and they were incredibly disappointing. Food is just nothing to be excited about.
(3)Megan R.
The food is good but the service is slow and not that great. I've gone here on several occasions and am always let down in the service department. My co-workers and I have gone here for several happy hours. We usually order a Funky Q which is usually gone quickly.
(3)Amy M.
I finally made it into this place and was not disappointed. If craft brews are your thing you will love the bar. The bartender PJ was knowledgeable and recommended great beers. I felt that the prices for pizza were a little steep. A medium had 6 slices and was about $20. With that being said, the pizza was good and had tons of toppings. I was impressed with the amount of vegetarian options. I will be making return visits.
(4)Christina L.
Initial impression when arriving set my standards high as well as the hype over this place. I love the decor and feel of the place itself, but the pizza was over-priced for thin and hard to eat cause the toppings just slid off. Also ordered the cheesy bread which i'd honestly prefer Little Caesar's over here. The waitress was nice but disappeared for loooong periods of time. I'd be willing to try again but try something other than Piza cause the Calzone looked good.
(2)Laurie K.
Really great happy hour! Great groupon I really suggest especially if its your first time just to get you motivated to try! Definitely recommend the pizza and all the appitizers are delicious especially their cheese sauce fot the pretzels (that you want to dip EVERYTHING in)! All speciality drinks are half off! Not just well drinks and the crappy stuff. 2 thumbs up for me!
(4)Jeramiah Y.
My wife and I never get out due to kids. So, when we do we expect standard service from our server. Rarely do I get what I would consider standard service and trust me when I say my expectations are not that high. This mellow mushroom exceeded our expectations, specifically a server named Tamara. This girl was constantly checking in on is to ensure our drinks were always filled and we were ok. I can't even recall a time in the past that I was treated like this. It was refreshing to actually be waited on knowing you don't have to go flag your server down. She is setting the standard and the service at this mellow mushroom (because we've been to a couple) should be an example to other mellow mushrooms.
(5)Eric P.
Atmosphere was well done, good service but for a $20 medium pie there was no real wow factor, good but $20 good.
(3)Daniel A.
Pizza was great! Spinach salad advertised pecans - none appeared in the bowl. Service was quite slow. The bill needed to go back 3x because of errors... And it wasn't because I was being picky, it was because of simple math errors! I'll go back for the food and beer selection however because it's that good!
(3)Dante G.
Normally a big MM fan, been to a few different locations. Ordered pizza here last night, quite possibly one of the worst pizzas I've ever encountered. Toppings stopped at least 2 inches from edge of crust and were all concentrated in 2 small areas of the pizza. There was literally no sauce at all, almost no cheese and the alleged thin crust was doughy and extremely chewy. I'm giving benefit of the doubt and telling myself this was done by a novice employee who had no idea at all what they were doing but in even in that scenario you'd think someone would be monitoring the finished product. It will be a long time before I visit this location for anything beyond a beer.
(1)Steve M.
Finally tried this place about a month ago, back and forth on deciding to write a review, but since my wife uses Yelp...The place is nicely decorated and has a great bar, but it all kinda stops there. The pizza is pricey, and i don't mind spending for a good one, but we ordered the Chicken Pizza..it is mostly bread (doughy) and not much chicken on it, nor for that matter any other toppings. I do not recommend this place other than a nice bar setting. sorry guys, make better pizzas, its not hard.
(1)ronnie g.
Excellent movie themed decor, cool bartender PJ, the servers bring your food and know you by name, attractive staff, good parking, good location. 5 star worthy in my book! Had the twice baked hot wings, a lunch special pizza with pepperoni, bacon, n ham, AND a half chicken cheese hoagie w chips. Excellent prices, very worth it. I wish I could say more about this place, but it was my first time. A mellow virgin. Def will return, soon.
(5)Stephanie P.
Seriously the best pizza! Great lunch special too! Personal size pizza for $4.99! Not too greasy and a great flavor! The house salad dressing is awesome too! Great atmosphere with indoor and outdoor comfortable seating! TONS of beer on tap! Big screens for sports watching! We will definitely come back!
(5)Marie M.
Overall - mediocre at best. This time we had baked wings, meatballs and pretzels. The food is ok - service is spotty, slow even. (I waited for quite a while to be acknowleged then nearly twice as long to be acknowledged again to place my order - I had to re-order the pretzels; just a little disconnect there) The beer selection is pretty good but these days, that's almost a standard. I am certainly confused about the theatre atmosphere...
(2)John V.
Great environment with good service and excellent pizza.. Reasonably priced with indoor and outdoir eating including a full bar.From the salads to pizza excelkent food. A popular restaurant and for good reason..A++
(5)Cindy S.
It's something about the crust. I'm addicted. Plus the service was great and the food came out rather quickly for a Saturday night. I even ordered dessert and told the waitress that I knew the meaning behind the menu titles. She smiled and winked at me.
(4)Jen J.
Holy terrible service! First of all you should never have to walk up to the bar to get your drink that you ordered. You should never have to ask for your check, and you should NEVER be within ear shot of the drama that obviously goes on at the ahwatukee location! Management need's to step up and have a refresher with the kids about professionalism, customer comes first, geez the list goes on. Oh! and did I mention the manager yelling at the bar girl for a couple that walked out because the service was so slow. OH! and the best part is that it was soooo slow when I was there on Sat that I could here cricket's. Hmmmmm my beer was good though lol. If I may make a suggestion, I know it's a happen area; however, pita jungle has always been a fav of mine, and of course RA. Unfortunately if your looking for a cool place like I thought MM would be....I would maybe give a bit until they get their act together. Oh yeah, the food, well......the pretzel's were not bad; however, they do take up to 25 to make and the beer cheese was cold and already had a layer over the top. I'm guessing because they were done and sat for awhile. Who knows. Good luck if you choose to go to the Ahwatukee location :)
(1)Ken M.
I understand that sometimes food doesn't come out as expected at times but even given this my family and I experienced the worst pizza and or luck ever at the mellow mushroom. After a day of Xmas shopping we headed to the Mellow Mushroom. We have always heard good things about this place so we gave them a shot. As we were seated everything started off great our server was nice and polite. We ordered a couple of hoagies and a large meaty meat pizza, after waiting 20 minutes for the pizza it arrived super dark, the bottom hard as a rock and you could see by looking at it that it was over cooked. We asked our server about it and she immediately said " oh ya that is over cooked". Well if it was so obviously over cooked why serve it to us? She then called over the manager. Manager Brandon apologized and offered to replace it and remove it from our bill. We thought great! As long as they made it right for us we were good and we thanked him for taking care of us. Well, after waiting about 15-20 minutes Manager Brandon came back to our table and said that there was a problem with the pizza and that they would have to remake another one because cheese being stuck to the bottom of a pan and they could get the pizza out without tearing. He offered us 3- $5 dollars off coupons on our next visits which at this point was not enough as I doubt we'll ever be back. Again, we thanked him and hoped for the best as we were freaking starving at this point. Finally an hour and ten minutes after our initial order our pizza arrived. Looked and smelled fantastic. We dug in and wouldn't you know it my wife finds a piece of plastic in her slice... Are you freaking kidding me!!! We politely asked for the bill, paid and left.... Not even mentioning the plastic to them.. For what? At this point we just wanted out of of there! I gave this one star because Brandon did try to make things right but apparently he's up against a bunch of slobs in the Kitchen! Lazy, Lazy,lazy!! Advise to the kitchen staff, change careers!! You don't belong cooking to the public!
(1)Steve P.
Clearly, I'm in the minority, but I'm struggling to find good things to say about my experience with this chain. We've had several take out pizza orders and the latest was the worst. We ordered the Caesar Salad (re: lettuce and croutons) and marveled that they charged us as much for such. The pizza (pepperoni and mushroom) was remarkably average with lackluster sauce and ordinary crust. I won't be fooled again.
(2)Anne D.
Amazing happy hour totally negated by a large group of off duty employees sitting at the bar being loud and obnoxious- one actually went behind the bar and got his own drink. Female bartender eating behind the bar and on phone. Huge beer selection, but beer wasn't nearly cold enough. Appetizers were cheap and tasty. What could have been a great experience was ruined by the annoying off duty employees at the bar. If you want to do Mellow- stick with the one on Mill Ave- they are pros and the ones at this location are clueless B-leaguers!
(1)Stephanie W.
Food was decent, I ordered the Maui Wowie pizza, it was ok, I've had better. One friend ordered the calazone and one ordered the cheese steak, also the same reaction with ok, had better. The service was beyond slow. It took over an hour to get our order and it wasn't busy. Too many other good restaurants out there to revisit Mellow Mushroom.
(3)Erin G.
Tried this place out for the first time last night with a party of four adults and 3 children under 12. Atmosphere was relaxed and casual, but everything was immaculately clean and the booth we were in was both large enough, and comfortable enough for all of us. The service was Excellent!! Our waiter, Patrick, was friendly, helpful and very attentive. The rest of the wait staff I observed seemed to be equally outstanding. We started off with an order of their pretzel appetizers, which were soft and chewy, just like giant pretzels should be. They could have had a little more salt on them, but there was enough. Then we ordered the House Special. It was very good pizza, great flavor, and plenty of toppings. Unfortunately, it took way too long to bring out (20 minutes, maybe 25), and the rim of crust was much too wide. The wait I'll attribute to the fact that this is a newer restaurant, and it takes a while to get the kinks out of the kitchen process. To give credit where due, this is when Patrick really stepped up, and made sure that we were comfortable while we waited. Also, to Patrick's immense credit, he put the kid's meals orders in as appetizers, so their food came out very quickly, and while the adults waited, they were fed and happy. So, I'd give this place a 3.5 on the food, but a solid 5 on service. More importantly, I'd gladly go back the next time I'm in the area and hungry.
(4)Kristina M.
My friend and I decided to take a chance and try this place this afternoon. Neither of us have been so disappointed and angered with a lunch experience in quite some time. The food was barely edible and the service was abysmal! We were seated quickly after being told it would be a 10 minute wait. Our server came by immediately to take drink and food orders. If we had known that would be about the last time we'd see him, I would have given him an agenda for the rest of our meal. Our beers and waters came out quickly but we waited about 30 more minutes for our spinach artichoke dip appetizer. It was gooey and cold with petrified garlic toast but we ate it because we were starving. We sat for another 20ish minutes with empty water and beverage glasses and scraps of our appetizer left that were clearly not going to be eaten. My friend noticed that our server was apparently also the bartender and was chatting up a lady sitting at the bar. Fed up, she went up to him and asked if it was going to be much longer for our calzone. He told her he would check and we watched him scamper up to the window and take a plate that was sitting on an upper shelf. He came back and stated, "they put it up just as I got there!" He then proceeded to leave our lukewarm lunch on the table without any offer of clean plates, drink refills for our long empty glasses or 'can I get you anything else?' The cheese that had oozed out of the calzone was cold and waxy. I managed to find a tiny warm spot in the middle. We sadly ate then waited and waited for our waiter to appear which was silly on our part. We asked another server to bring our check which she did quickly and with apologies. Our quick lunch took over an hour and a half. I'll never visit this, or any other Mellow Mushroom based on this experience.
(1)Greg F.
Fan of the shroom back east but they haven't migrated effectively out here. They need fewer tables as the kitchen can't handle the floor. 45 minutes to get appetizer and then meal came out 5 minutes later. The sandwich had onions which I requested not but luckily they did a poor job and only got it on half. Wife's salad was sad and disappointing. Manager comped entire meal. Nice. But don't think we will return. Wait for $10 coupons to drain if you want to try. It is a sad thing because it is a good place back home but just not cutting it here in Phx. A bit pricy even had it been quality which it wasn't in case you missed that. Really makes us question going out at all. It is so pricy and a crap shoot.
(1)Christy P.
Disappointing happy hour place. I have heard the other locations are better.
(3)Tera L.
I really wish we didn't go here. What a waste of money. Our server was nice the food was horrible. Pizza was a step above chuckie cheese pizza. Way too much sauce, I couldn't even pick it up to eat it. We also got the pretzels but they tasted more like the pizza crust. Every thing is over priced, even their drinks...I got a got a glass of wine which by the way was under poured. If you don't mind paying over $20 for a pizza then this is your place.
(1)Devon K.
We went to Mellow Mushroom on a Sunday evening. The place was fairly busy, but not completely packed. The atmosphere is rather nice and there is a movie theme that the whole place is done up in. Our server told us that pizza takes about 25 minutes to bake, and apparently salads take just as long. Our service was not ideal- no refills, never asked if everything worked out. It was a very minimal service on our server's part. The salad, imo, is rather overpriced. I did an a la carte/build your own style- and a dollar's worth of tomato equates to four slices. 2 dollars of cheese is about a teaspoon of cheddar, and 2.50 worth of turkey is about like.. two slices of lunch meat crumbled up in the corner. Mind you, the quality of the salad ingredients wasn't bad- but hte portion was not equivalent to price paid. Plus, the thousand island tastes like you took a bite of Miracle Whip and called it dressing. My companion's salad was about hte same- very minimal on the toppings and their dressing tasted like lemon juice and garlic. All in all, I don't think I'll be returning. The price of the food mixed with the low quality service doesn't make me inclined to come back.
(2)Lesa C.
Don't sit at the tables near the bathroom. Too much traffic! Wings are amazeballz!! You have to have the beer cheese. And try a dirty campfire beverage. Yum!!!
(4)Jessica B.
I had the Thai Dye pizza last night and I'm still thinking about it! So amazing and original that I can't wait to try the other flavors this place has.
(4)Rose L.
I will call it a 'wow' experience, but only because of the bill @ the end. The cesear pizza salad, was half the size of cpk's version, yet mellow mushroom's cost more ??? I understand they need to make a profit- but that $12.50 personal pizza sized small cesaer pizza salad is outrageously priced. On the bright side....service was excellent. They have excellent staff, from the hosts to the servers, it was fantastic. If u want to get good customer service, and spend over $55 for 2 beers and two pizzas for 2 people- this is the place. The old Nypd pizza spoiled me. Their prices were much better. If mellow mushroom plans to stay in Ahwatukee for the long term, they may want to revisit their pricing strategy.
(3)Kolette D.
The pies are definitely tasty and unique. You can tell the ingredients are quality and fresh. Our service was efficient around 6:30 on a Wednesday night, except all but one of five salads had the wrong dressing. Our server, Brandon, was attentive, personable, and friendly. This is where the positives end. Biggest bummer for me is the value. The pizzas are understandably on the high end, I assume, because of the ingredients. Fine. $10 for a salad with iceberg and romaine? $9 for a 3oz pour of a bottle of wine that costs $9 at Fry's? I guess if you don't want the veg and you're more into beer, your value will increase. They have to pay for that funky decor somehow. Can't promise I will ever return.
(3)Brandon M.
Where do I begin! My family and I went in a few weeks ago to have lunch, kind of excited to try a new pizza place. We ordered a pretzel appetizer and it was okay, the marinara sauce was not very flavorful. We then ordered a create your own pizza and it was horrible, the sauce had absolutely no flavor and I could have had better flavor by licking sandpaper. The waitress was okay, but never came to ask how our food was and in all honesty if she would have asked I would have told her, but I didn't want to make a big deal about it at the time. The selection of beer looked pretty good and my wife and I said that we would only come back just for happy hour to have a beer. We did go back this passed Saturday January 4th and let me tell you that I will officially never set foot in that place again. My wife and I went in for a beer around 11pm and we sat there for a few minutes before we were acknowledged. The bar top was almost full, but there were two bartenders so in my opinion it wasn't that busy. A heavier set guy with a hat and tattoos came over to get our order. We ordered two beers, my wife got her beer and they told me that they were changing the keg for my beer. It took on my watch 15 min to get my beer and my wife was completely finished with hers. The guy never came back to let us know what was going on because at that point I would have just chosen another beer! He brought it over and just said sorry about that. What really sent me over the edge is when a blonde haired female that I am assuming was a manager because she was walking around with keys on her hip and talking care of something in the computer for the bartenders, never even came over to say anything. I then saw her take a to-go cup from the back side of the beer taps put it through to the front and began to pour beer into it. She then walked over to the other side of the bar and gave the cup to the guy who served us our beer. He walked out from behind the bar and went to drink the beer from the cup. This place is a joke and obviously has their priorities all screwed up.
(1)Steve F.
We were going to get some pizza and had this coupon so thought let's check it out... We are both happy we did and will be back for more. From dough to toppings this was a well made product and depending on your selection of toppings, somewhat healthy, for pizza. It was about the same in price as Spinatto's, Oregano's or some of the other better pizza establishments in the Ahwatukee, South Tempe, West Chandler area. It's nice to have another option
(4)Emma S.
Shiitake pizza put me in mushroom heaven but a little greasy for my taste. Flavor was amazing. Pretzels were doughy and super undercooked in the middle. Love the cheese that comes with them though. Amazing Happy Hour prices make it a great after work spot.
(3)Tess P.
Delicious! I've eaten here three times now and tried 3 different things and they were all terrific! The lunch specials during the week are great and inexpensive! The kids meals are terrific too! My picky grandchild loved the meatballs and broccoli.
(4)Matt P.
I'm glad to have Mellow Mushroom in my neighborhood, in a great location near a movie theater and shopping. The staff is very friendly and very efficient. The choice of craft beer on tap is excellent, and the food is consistently good. I prefer to sit at the bar, either inside or out, where you have a nice view of the sunset or a choice of TVs. Did I mention the staff? They're really nice people.
(5)Ryan M.
Sat there for over 10 min no one checked in us or even anyone pass by to say I'll be your server....we walked out, this place will be a scratch off my places to eat in the future.
(1)Lisa P.
The beer selection and variety, in one word: WOW. The food; I enjoyed Philosopher's Pie - steak meat , portobello, artichoke, garlic olive oil, feta and yummy Greek salty olives. This was very YUM and fresh ingredients worth the price. The dessert: I didn't try it yet but the picture of the brownie like cake with ice cream and chocolate on top makes me want to go back sooner rather than later. The ambience: I enjoyed the funky music playing. It was an interesting mix of all decades and some other traditional music mixed in. The service: Wonderful, fast and friendly. I hope this place makes it, the happy hour seems an amazing deal too. This well could be my new hangout on the way home from work. The menu looks like you can just about try a new beer every week for a year or more and never have the same one twice. Recommended.
(5)Scott P.
What a disappointment. After positive experiences at the Tempe location, I was happy to see MM moving in to the old Rock Bottom location. My excitement had turned south after each of my three visits. Take out order wrong, twice to start. Apparently any beer over 7% is only served in a 12 oz goblet, but you still get charged the 20 oz price at $7. Ordered pizza with 'extra sauce' it was dry with barely any. Also, cannot turn on the tv audio during a Cards game?? Seriously? Yes the families like football too, but are forced to listen to jitterbug! ???
(2)Richard B.
Cheezy movie theatre entrance. Food service quite slow. Waited more than hour for food. Plastic plates and you need to shine your silverware with the napkin. Son asked for make your own pizza but they make it. Previous establishment had real make your own pizza that the kids loved. Wife (40s) with pre teens was refused beer due to lack of ID. She should be happy! Was not a good first impression of the newly opened restaurant.
(2)Jessica S.
Meh. This had pluses and minuses. Plus - the beer menu was fantastic. Minus - they poured my Dogfishhead 90 minute IPA (expensive, tasty) into a hot glass. So, nasty warm expensive beer. Thanks, new bartenders! I will say they gave me a new, cold glass to pour it into, which helped. As soon as I started telling the server what happened, she finished my sentence - guess that happens a lot. But really, what bartender worth their salt does that? Side note, happy hour is only till 6 (instead of 7 like most places). So when you're off around 5, like most of us, then head over, you have maybe half an hour. Which is lame. Next, the food. Ordered the pretzels, which, per the menu, are made from the pizza dough. They are not, however. They are made from wheat flour. Which is fine, but for the fact that it was not indicated. So, surprise! Doughy, crunchy, brown, extremely bland pretzels. I could smell garlic, but surely could not taste it. Meh!!!! I decided at that point not to order any food - I was unimpressed. However my husband texted and asked if I could bring him a salad. So I braved it. No bueno. They have 2 sizes/prices of salads, so I thought the expensive one would be large. Having learned from the pretzel escapade, however, I specifically asked whether the large would be enough for two, and was given an emphatic YES! It's more than enough! So I did a "build your own" salad. Plus - You can create your own salad as desired! Minus- It's TINY! And every topping is individual. Which would be ok if it were slathered with toppings, but it's not. Got mushrooms - for $1 - and there were (quite literally, I counted) six slices of mushroom. Which I'm almost sure is not even a whole mushroom. For $1!!! Also ordered bleu cheese crumbles, at a whopping $2.50, and had - no joke - two tiny balls of bleu cheese. All told the salad cost $13 ($13!!!) and was subpar. All on all, I was angry with myself for stopping here. The bartenders didn't know what they were doing, the food blew, and it was packed with screaming children. I will note, however, in addition to the excellent beer menu, we had a great server. That's why they got the second star.
(2)Bob K.
We returned for a second visit after a disappointing first try. There was significant improvement over our first experience. The server was prompt and returned numerous time to check on us. There still is a disconnect with the bar and wait staff as to what beers are available. Once again after discussing a selection with the server, she returned to advise that they did not carry our selection any longer. This is a repeat problem. Also for some reason, the wait staff cannot seem to remember to give you plates to put your food on. The gluten free pizza was good. We also ordered a salad to share but no utensils to serve it with were provided. Still some issues to work out but a lot better than our first visit.
(3)Layla D.
I love the atmosphere and the service!! You must try the holy shiitake pizza....amazing!
(5)Conrad L.
Went on a Friday night, seated immediately on a cold night outside with heaters...was a very good experience. Wife had an Appletini and a Pomegranate martini and were awesome. I opted for the root beer, house made and yes it was very good. We split a pizza, meat on one side for me and olives on the other for her-was a very good pizza. Would definitely recommend.....oh and the cookies for desert was awesome.
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