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| - My girlfriend and I had two experiences, so far, at the mellow mushroom.
The first was on St. Patrick's Day, shortly after the Flogging Molly concert at Tempe Beach Park let out...obviously this place would be busy. We had to wait quite a bit to get the attention of the server, but the place was packed, so I can't hold this against them too much.
The bruscetta and pizza we got was amazing, one of the better pies I've ever tasted. With an extensive beer selection and full bar, with relatively competent bartenders that seemed to be able to keep up with the demand for drinks and extended hours, this seemed like a great place for a late night snack and nightcap.
The following week, we return on a Wednesday, about 2 hours before closing time. We sat at a booth in the bar area and were met by a server relatively quickly. Our order was taken and drinks brought out, only to find out that they are only doing slices of pizza at the time, not making any new ones...We figured we'd try it out and get a couple of slices with some pretzles to even it all out. After finishing our slices and waiting for an extra 10-15 minutes, we finally flagged down the waitress and asked about the pretzles, she mentioned that the kitchen wasn't cooking anything new.
We also asked one of the bartenders (who may or may not have been a manager), when they killed the menu for future reference, and was told about 10 or 10:30 they went to slices only of whatever they had available (in a rather rude tone for someone addressing two of maybe 8 customers in the whole place...). After eliciting our disappointment, they offered to comp our drinks, which were the most expensive items we ordered, which made the visit managable but still very disappointing.
Bottom Line: Go for lunch, when it won't be too busy, and you'll have a chance at being treated properly. After about 10pm or so, just go to Slices.
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