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| - For what could have been a great place, Mellow Mushroom does not deliver. On paper, this place sounds great--many different types of beer, unique pizza, good location, everything you need to be a thriving business on Mill. Even with all that, this place falls very short in my book.
More than once, my pizza has come out too gooey (I'm talking uncooked gooey). Service isn't anything special... some of the employees are actually a bit rude and arrogant and this really detracts from the experience. At first I thought it was just me, but I confirmed it by reading some of the other reviews here--they don't pour beer correctly and it takes away from the taste of the beer too early after pouring or you end up with 3/4 of what should be a full pint. This makes me not care how wide their selection is--you're ruining drinks and that totally sucks.
Also, the restaurant is too segmented. It almost feels like 4 dining rooms: one area straight ahead when you walk in, one area straight ahead when you walk in and to the right a bit, the patio area (including the section just left of when you first walk in), and then the bar area. This design doesn't work well on Mill Avenue and makes your place look empty even when there are several groups inside. On Mill, you want to seem like a popular spot but with everyone couped up in the bar area, the curb appeal of Mellow isn't very high.
Won't be back soon.
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