Comments on: Atlanta Pizza Days #2: Mellow Mushroom http://www.eatitatlanta.com/2009/01/22/atlanta-pizza-days-2-mellow-mushroom/ Cooking, Dining, & General Food Philandering, Mostly in ATL Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:21:47 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dante http://www.eatitatlanta.com/2009/01/22/atlanta-pizza-days-2-mellow-mushroom/comment-page-1/#comment-1077 Dante Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:55:30 +0000 http://www.eatitatlanta.com/?p=1749#comment-1077 MM used to be much better. I talked to the former owner of a franchise in Lilburn. They switched to lower quality cheese and made some changes to the sauce to reduce the cost. The other thing I noticed is they don't char the crust like they used to. When I go now I ask for "well done" which produces a better tasting pizza. The most maddening thing though... bacon is one of my favorite toppings. They used to offer this up nice and crispy and chopped. Now what you get are strips of bacon which don't seem to be cooked until they hit the over. You get greasy and limp like this. Now what I will tell you is that the franchises in North Carolina don't seem to have adopted these cost savings. I was recently in Boone NC where the MM was as good as ever! MM used to be much better. I talked to the former owner of a franchise in Lilburn. They switched to lower quality cheese and made some changes to the sauce to reduce the cost. The other thing I noticed is they don’t char the crust like they used to. When I go now I ask for “well done” which produces a better tasting pizza.

The most maddening thing though… bacon is one of my favorite toppings. They used to offer this up nice and crispy and chopped. Now what you get are strips of bacon which don’t seem to be cooked until they hit the over. You get greasy and limp like this.

Now what I will tell you is that the franchises in North Carolina don’t seem to have adopted these cost savings. I was recently in Boone NC where the MM was as good as ever!

]]> By: Atlanta Pizza Days #6: Fritti | Eat It, Atlanta http://www.eatitatlanta.com/2009/01/22/atlanta-pizza-days-2-mellow-mushroom/comment-page-1/#comment-609 Atlanta Pizza Days #6: Fritti | Eat It, Atlanta Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:07:55 +0000 http://www.eatitatlanta.com/?p=1749#comment-609 [...] the 6th posting of the Atlanta Pizza Days. Quick recap: we’ve been to Pizzeria Fortunato, Mellow Mushroom, Ray’s, Harry’s, and Shorty’s. I have Cameli’s and Rosa’s queued up, [...] [...] the 6th posting of the Atlanta Pizza Days. Quick recap: we’ve been to Pizzeria Fortunato, Mellow Mushroom, Ray’s, Harry’s, and Shorty’s. I have Cameli’s and Rosa’s queued up, [...]

]]> By: Jim Sobeck http://www.eatitatlanta.com/2009/01/22/atlanta-pizza-days-2-mellow-mushroom/comment-page-1/#comment-549 Jim Sobeck Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:51:21 +0000 http://www.eatitatlanta.com/?p=1749#comment-549 Mellow Mushroom almost disproves the old saying that there's no such thing as bad pizza. Mellow Mushroom almost disproves the old saying that there’s no such thing as bad pizza.

]]> By: Varasano’s Pizzeria To Hit Atlanta, GA Sometime In Mid-February | Atlanta Restaurant Reviews | Atlanta Food Blogs | Dining in Atlanta http://www.eatitatlanta.com/2009/01/22/atlanta-pizza-days-2-mellow-mushroom/comment-page-1/#comment-548 Varasano’s Pizzeria To Hit Atlanta, GA Sometime In Mid-February | Atlanta Restaurant Reviews | Atlanta Food Blogs | Dining in Atlanta Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:42:02 +0000 http://www.eatitatlanta.com/?p=1749#comment-548 [...] tension is palpable.  Pizza in Atlanta leaves A LOT to be desired.  That’s all about to change when Jeff Varasano opens Varasano’s Pizzeria sometime in the [...] [...] tension is palpable.  Pizza in Atlanta leaves A LOT to be desired.  That’s all about to change when Jeff Varasano opens Varasano’s Pizzeria sometime in the [...]

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