Mellow Mushroom

Great staff members, loud music, 60 to 80’s theme, full bar, has stuff to buy to take home, they have a big screen that pulls down when games play and the food is best

This place probably has to be my favorite place to get pizza. You get a hippy vibe when you walk in with all the retro décor and the mushroom characters on the walls, but the pizza is very mainstream. Their menu has plenty of options to please any individual from hummus to chese bread to caprese salad. They have plain olé pepperoni pizza or anything you can dream up; barbecue pizza and even pizza with greens. The ingredients are all natural and don’t leave you feeling sluggish like if you would have after going to pizza hut or dominos.
They show many sports on their tvs and even turn up the volume if there is a local game on. One night we went and they were playing MasterChef because a local girl was competing, so they are really cool with supporting anything here in BR.
I’m not a huge drinker, but they have a very nice selection of draft beers that swings far from the basic, boring domestic. There is also a stand up cooler of bottles to choose from. They offer a full bar, however their signature shroom tea is the best; think raspberry long island. YUM! They have drink specials regularly, but you will have to check their website since I just usually go for the food.
I usually order the mighty meaty and have never been disappointed. Its completely loaded down with meat, so you don’t leave hungry. One day I’ll try something else on the menu (lol)
Service is pretty on point, I’ve never really had bad service.
Now, if they would only put another one of these in BR, just a little closer to home!

I can hardly believe I have never been here until recently! The restaurant is huge and absolutely perfect for the type of event I attended. Unilocal Elites and Unilocalers came here to show support for local young chef — Avery Kyle — who was a finalist in this past season’s Master Chef Junior. I arrived early to reserve a table big enough for our group, which was perfect to accommodate us all. Though it was a chaotic and super busy evening, our waitress handled everything with grace. We started the table off with some of their cheese bread, which was super cheesy and a fabulous start to a fun night! Once we filled up the table, pizzas started to roll in! First, the House Special was ordered — Red Sauce base pizza with Mozzarella, Pepperoni, Sausage, Ground Beef, Ham, Applewood Smoked Bacon, Mushrooms, Black Olives, Roma Tomatoes, Green Peppers, Onions and extra Cheese. I thoroughly enjoyed this choice and would probably order it the next time I visit. Then, ordered a ½ Buffalo Chicken
Mozzarella, Buffalo Chicken, Caramelized Onions, Applewood Smoked Bacon and a swirl of Buffalo sauce and your choice of Bleu Cheese or Ranch Dressing & ½ Philosopher’s Pie
Olive Oil and Garlic base pizza with grilled Steak, Portobello Mushrooms, Artichoke Hearts, Kalamata Olives, Provolone, Feta, and Mozzarella Cheese. That pizza did not blow me away, but it was good. Next time, I will order a pepperoni pizza with extra mushrooms and also the House Special, which I loved.

I really enjoy the mellow mushroom on burbank dr. They have tables that have changing led lights and tons of cool wall decore. The pizza and cheese bread at this location are amazing. They have mind blowing pizza and pretty good martinis.
I highly recommend this funky pizza joint to all. One last thing, you won’t get bored since they are always offering great entertainment daily.

The pizza here is good. Fun for something different. Doesn’t reheat very well.

I had their food once about 10 years ago and its was pretty good. I come here and drink whenever I do laundry across the street and they’re always awesome with their service!

The only thing that this place is good at is making bruschetta and serving tallboy PBR’s. NOTHING is as it seems. The Maui is not Wowie.

We heard that Mellow Mushroom had a trivia nite that also features bottomless drinks for two hours. For $ 10 you get a GEAUX cup and you have a choice of several hard liquors (rails, Jack Daniels, Capt Morgan, stoli), beer or the house speciality drink Shroom tea. Trivia starts at 8 PM. We arrived at 7:40 and snagged one of the last tables inside. Our server was great, explaining how the GEAUX cup worked and telling us about the menu. I started with the Shroom tea. It was very strong and very sweet. Kind of tasted like spiked look aide, so I switched to Captain and Coke. We ordered some hot wings and a split pizza, half Blue Bayou and half Holy Shiitake. We were disappointed with the wings. They were cooked, but the skin was soft and the sauce was not hot at all. Good flavor, but no heat. The pizza left us conflicted. The crust was really good: light, chewy in the middle yet crispy outside and dusted with corn meal. The toppings were another story. There was no flavor from the Blue Bayou. No bite from the Blue cheese or andoulie sausage. The holy Shiitake was no better. Although it was well topped with Shiitake, the creamy cheese drizzle tasted like hot mayonnaise. The combination of the two strong flavors dominated everything else on the pizza. We did see some really good looking sandwiches pass our table, and the one topping slices smelled great.
We enjoyed the trivia. It was well organized. We did feel a bit out of place, being the only people over 30 in the joint after 9 PM. Maybe it was the GEAUX cup promotion, but no one seemed to notice.
Although we did not enjoy our food, we had fun at trivia, drank our fill for $ 10, and saw some good looking food. We are willing to give Mellow a second chance.

I’m a fan of Mellow Mushroom and have lived several places with one (Athens, GA, Summerville, SC, and Birmingham, AL). The food is consistent, which is a plus. This location is a bit more dive-​y than some, but I don’t consider that a flaw. The waitstaff is always nice here, and they have good beer on tap. My only complaint is that they don’t have a detailed draught beer menu (they list, for example, «Abita Seasonal»), but I understand how this could be tedious to maintain.

My first experience here was great! Fun and welcoming atmosphere and friendly faces is the perfect way to start dinner. Our server was prompt and pleasant. We started with pretzel bites with cheddar beer sauce. It was good, the pretzels could have been cooked a tad longer but we still enjoyed them. The mighty meat pizza was to follow and it did not disappoint. Everything taste fresh and made to order. Would definitely recommend and will be back.

Great beer and great pizza. What more can you say? Fridays boast a great wine night (half off any bottle and buy one get one by the glass) and if vino isn’t your thing, Mellow has an awesome beer selection.
As a vegan, I can say this place is highly concious and respectful of dietary restrictions. They’ve never made a mistake with my order and always go above and beyond to make sure everything comes out right!

Mellow Mushroom is one of my favorite Baton Rouge pizza spots. The crust is delicious and they are generous with toppings and cheese. It is definitely steps above the other pizza chains. I visited yesterday for the Tuesday $ 2 special, which by the way is one of THE best deals in town. I received two large pizza slices (with pepperoni and beef). Both slices were hot, tasty and made to order. Unfortunately, the service I received from the rude, curt server taking my order significantly turned me off. I plan to visit again, but hope to not encounter the bad attitude.

Who can beat $ 2 Tuesdays?
When I first came here with my sister, I saw the «hippieish» vibe going on. I was kind of turned off by that, but the food is what everyone cares about. The food, spectacular.
When I come to Mellow Mushroom, I always get the sweet tea. In my opinion, it has the best sweet tea in Baton Rouge. But as I always say, everyone is different. The first time I came, we got the Thai Dye Pizza. Yum. It had curry sauce and whole tomatoes. Though kind of pricey, it was wonderful. The reason why I always come here, however, is $ 2 slice Tuesday. For $ 2, you get a one-​topping slice of pizza. Let me tell you, these slices are HUGE. They are face size. Maybe even ¹⁄₃ the size of a whole pizza. It is thin style. Greasy deliciousness. I am always full for the night on Tuesdays thanks to Mellow Mushroom!

I visited this place on a Thursday night while traveling on vacation. Great little college-​esque pizza joint, with some radical drink deals. Their spin on pizza is unique and tasty. They have huge TVs all over the place with a pretty strong line up of beers on tap.
This would be my Thursday/​Friday night hangout spot if I were an LSU student.

Baton Rouge is not a pizza town, but the pizza here is the best they have in this city. Definitely geared to college kids with the music selection, so if you don’t like rap/​hiphop get it to go.

Oh it’s just the best freaking pizza I’ve ever had in my life! It’s like I got really stoned and fell asleep and had an amazing dream about a pizza with all my favorite toppings and mellow mushroom went out and made it!

One of our friends can’t eat gluten, so we ordered 2 large pizzas on GF crust. The waitress took our name and number, but neglected to tell us that they didn’t make large GF pizzas or call us before we came to pick up the order (she was new). Once the pizzas made their way home, I was really disappointed with the GF crust and overall level of toppings.

Jerk Chicken Hoagie very good and reasonably priced. I’ll be back to try other menu items.

Overall, I will be back when I want a good pizza and want a fun atmosphere to hang out in.
I went one day because I was in the neighborhood and wanted to try it out after hearing about a Unilocal Elite Event that took place at one over in NOLA.
I went at about 4:30 when things were pretty slow. I guess I am fairly happy about the service, though the waitress could have ben a bit more willing to help me pick something. I wanted some suggestions, but she didn’t seem too thrilled to answer my questions.
I got a thing of the spinach and artichoke dip with a small Mighty Meat pizza. I enjoyed both of them, The spinach and artichoke dip was creamy and had a good consistency and the toast that comes with it is nice too.
My pizza was delicious. Lots of toppings, good crust. I am not really sure if there were any noticeable flaws in the pizza at all. I asked for them to switch out the pepperoni in order to double up on the sausage, and it was about as close to perfect as one can expect from a restaurant.
One thing that I noticed and really appreciated was that they have an insert in the menu that highlights specialties of this Mellow Mushroom that you can’t get elsewhere. It makes me happy that though this is a chain, they still are unique in some ways.

Had this place bookmarked and tried for 1^st time on 2/15/13…took the boy… got there 6:30ish…place was packed but they had a 2 top open… ordered a large pepperoni & black olive with ½ of it covered with artichoke hearts, jalapenos, ground beef & ‘shrooms…
Liked the pizza crust better than Oscar’s…more flavorful and a bit softer so I could fold it in half… like Oscar’s cause they are a bit more generous with the toppings… like the Mellow cause I think overall the prices might be a bit better…
All in all it was a good meal and customer service was top notch… was gonna go 3 stars cause I thought they were chintzy with the toppings especially at $ 2.29/ topping on a large pizza!
But the draft beer selection got them the 4^th star… enjoyed a Blacksmith (Guinness & Smithwicke) which they call an Irish Split at the Mellow.
I’ll be back again and if over by LSU and feeling like pizza give it a try!