Mellow Mushroom: What’s Vegetarian Editorial Review

Mellow Mushroom gives vegetarians more to work with than almost any other pizza chain. The dough is dairy-free, Follow Your Heart vegan cheese comes at no extra charge, and tempeh is stocked at every location, so a meat-free order here rarely feels like a compromise.

What to order at Mellow Mushroom

Build Your Own Pizza is the safest route since you control every topping, and the Vegan Cheese Pizza and Vegan Veg Out come ready-made with Follow Your Heart cheese. If you eat dairy, the Mega Veggie loads spinach, green peppers, mushrooms, sweet onions, black olives, and Roma tomatoes over mozzarella. For something outside pizza, order the Vegan Tempeh Hoagie or Vegan Avocado Hoagie, both vegan as built, or the Vegan Pretzels with yellow mustard. A gluten-free Smart Flour crust is available too.

What to watch out for

Some specialty pies look vegetarian but aren’t vegan. The Holy Shiitake carries a garlic aioli made with egg, and the Great White and Kosmic Karma both lean on multiple dairy cheeses like provolone, ricotta, and feta. Skip the Caesar Salad unless you ask for a dressing swap, since the standard dressing has anchovies, and check the House, Greek, or Enlightened Spinach salads for cheese and dressing ingredients. Mellow Mushroom doesn’t publish rennet information for its dairy cheese, so strict vegetarians who avoid animal rennet should ask before ordering a dairy-based pie.