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After C wrapped up closing night of Fiddler on the Roof Jr. we decided to stop by the newest Mellow Mushroom in Mesa. We had stopped in once before and amazingly the experiences were very similar.
On this visit our server was Gabriel. He was good and unfortunately had to be put in that oh so awkward position of "getting the manager" for something that had nothing to do with him. I'll get to that shortly.
The food. On this visit we started with the Spinach Dip ($3.95hh) We all enjoyed the dip. It was bubbly hot, seasoned nicely, made with sautéed spinach blended with nice pieces of artichoke in a melted mozzarella and parmesan cream sauce. Then they top it with parmesan cheese. Totally worth the happy hour half price app deal.
The Pizza? Not so much. Well, it's good pizza. Just not worth the price. We got a Large Cheese ($16.49) and added Shaved Parmesan ($2.89). On half we added Italian Sausage ($1.45) and on the other half we added Pineapple ($1.09), Bacon ($1.85) & Onions ($1.09). That's a total of $24.86. Kinda pricey. The Pizza though is really good. I love it. K loves it. C loves it. Winner winner expensive pizza dinner. :)
We had a couple of sodas ($2.89ea) and a Black Diamond craft 10oz ($5.50hh).
We were enjoying our Pizza talking about C's latest play. Basically having a nice evening. Then the background music became a little louder. Not enough to really bother us and it was just a tad after 10. Then I happened to hear a song I like, one that I actually have on my IPod BUT one I DON'T let my 10-year-old son listen to. Take The Power Back by Rage Against The Machine. The bottom line is the lyrics of this song are NOT appropriate for ANY restaurant. Bar, strip club, nightclub, house party sure. I sat there in amazement. Why would a family pizza joint start playing music that contains such vulgar language? Then another song came on. Funny enough, I also have this song in my playlist. My Own Worst Enemy by LIT. But again, not appropriate for a restaurants background music. (In my opinion). This is where we asked Gabriel if we could speak to the manager.
The manager arrived at our table and when I expressed my dissatisfaction with the choice of music he told us that after 10pm, the restaurant becomes a bar. The bartender then had the option of changing the music to a more "Adult" variety. Seriously? There were 2 other families with young children in the restaurant at the time that we could see. The bar area is not segregated from the regular dining room. The restaurant is open until 2AM. Why, at 10PM, would you think it's time to change into a bar? And why would you think that changing the music you play is going to bring in more customers? I feel like Mellow Mushroom is a restaurant with a bar inside not a bar that serves pizza. The music is just a distraction from the normal sounds of a restaurant. However, it should NEVER be offensive. The manager did tell us that if we did come back in just let the bartender know that we're there and they will not switch the music until we leave. Sure. That's a big IF!
Great Pizza. Good Service. Good Happy Hour pricing. Expensive Pizza. Becomes a Bar after 10PM? 3 Stars.
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