Mellow Mushroom Hickory

1185 Lenoir Rhyne Blvd SE Exit 125 Off I-40, Hickory
(828) 322-8491

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Of Mol Specialty Pizza
Buffalo Chicken Pizza
Holy Shiitake Pie
Mellow Mushroom
Pepperoni Pizza
House Special
Pretzel Bites
Kosmic Karma
Cheese Pizza
Veggie Pizza

Menu

50th Anniversary Menu
Super Pepp
This deluxe pepperoni pizza starts with a Mellow red sauce base and is topped with mozzarella, loaded with pepperoni, Mama Lil's Peppers, topped with dollops of seasoned ricotta cheese and a swirl of hot honey.
The Marley
Simple yet sensational. Jerk chicken, Mozzarella, Italian Sausage, and Sweet Onions on a Pesto Base.
Maui Wowie
Enjoy a pizza with pesto base, mozzarella, honey ham, pineapple, jerk chicken, banana peppers, and applewood-smoked bacon.
Honey Sriracha Wings
9 double baked honey sriracha wings sprinkled with sesame seeds and chives served with celery, carrots, and your choice of ranch or bleu cheese dressing.
Chop To It Salad
Tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet onions, Mama Lil's Peppers, black olives, banana peppers, julienned provolone & salami on a bed of chopped Romaine lettuce topped with house-made croutons served with red wine vinaigrette on the side.

Stone-Baked Pizzas
House Special
Red sauce, mozzarella, topped with pepperoni, Italian sausage, ground beef, honey ham, applewood-smoked bacon, black olives, sliced mushrooms, Roma tomatoes, green peppers, sweet onions and the finishing touch... more mozzarella.
Mighty Meaty
Pepperoni, Italian sausage, ground beef, honey ham and applewood-smoked bacon on top of Mellow red sauce and mozzarella.
Pacific Rim
Mellow red sauce topped with mozzarella, honey ham, applewood-smoked bacon, caramelized onions, pineapple and jalapeños.
Great White
An olive oil and garlic base layered with mozzarella, provolone, seasoned ricotta, roasted tomatoes, authentic sheep's milk feta cheese, fresh Roma tomatoes and sweet onions. Finished with chopped fresh basil.
Cheese Pizza
Mellow red sauce with mozzarella on our signature crust basted with garlic butter and sprinkled with Parmesan.
Pepperoni
Mellow red sauce with mozzarella and pepperoni on our signature crust basted with garlic butter and sprinkled with Parmesan.
Holy Shiitake
An olive oil and garlic base with roasted shiitake, button and portobello mushrooms, caramelized onions, mozzarella and Wisconsin Aged White Cheddar cheese. Finished with fresh chives, shaved Parmesan, a garlic aioli swirl and a spritz of black truffle oil.
Buffalo Chicken
Made with mozzarella, then layered with Buffalo chicken, caramelized onions and applewood-smoked bacon. Finished with a double swirl of Buffalo sauce and your choice of chunky bleu cheese or ranch dressing.
Funky Q Chicken
Shredded mozzarella topped with our signature BBQ chicken, sharp cheddar cheese, caramelized onions and applewood-smoked bacon. Finished with a swirl of BBQ sauce.
Veg Out
Mellow red sauce layered with mozzarella, spinach, green peppers, sliced mushrooms, sweet onions, black olives and Roma tomatoes.

Build Your Own Pizza
Build Your Own Pizza
Each build your own pizza starts with the classic Mellow pizza crust, red sauce, and mozzarella cheese. Select ingredients to build your own pizza. Ingredients can be added to the whole pizza or just one-half of the pizza. Thin crust, gluten-free crust (available for small pizzas only) and vegan cheese also available.

Munchies
Oven-Roasted Wings
Double-baked for a crispy and flavorful wing without the use of a fryer or added oils. Hand-tossed in your choice of sauce: hot, mild, sweet Thai chili or naked. Served with celery, carrots and your choice of ranch or bleu cheese dressing.
Pretzel Bites
Oven-baked and tossed in garlic butter and Parmesan. Served with Pabst Blue Ribbon™ beer cheese.
Cheese Bread
French bread smothered in garlic butter, melted mozzarella and sprinkled with Italian seasoning. Served with a side of Mellow red sauce.
Spinach Artichoke Dip
A rich blend of five cheeses baked with spinach and artichokes. Served with garlic toast points.

Greens
House Salad
Fresh greens mixed with freshly chopped Romaine topped with Roma tomatoes, cucumbers, black olives, sweet onions and Parmesan.
Greek Salad
Romaine and iceberg lettuce tossed with shredded carrots and red cabbage. Topped with sweet onions, cucumbers, green peppers, mushrooms, Roma tomatoes, pepperoncinis, banana peppers, kalamata olives, and authentic sheep's milk feta cheese.
Caesar Salad
Freshly chopped romaine lettuce tossed with all-natural Caesar dressing, grated aged Parmesan, and house-made croutons.
Enlightened Spinach Salad
Fresh spinach, dried cherries, diced apples, house-made glazed pecans and authentic sheep's milk feta cheese.

Calzones
Cheese Calzone
Mozzarella, provolone and seasoned ricotta.
Veggie Calzone
Stuffed with spinach, mushrooms, Roma tomatoes, mozzarella, provolone and seasoned ricotta.

Plant-Based
Vegan Veg-out
This pie starts with Mellow red sauce layered with Follow Your Heart vegan cheese, spinach, green peppers, sliced mushrooms, sweet onions, black olives and Roma tomatoes. We have removed the butter and Parmesan finish.
Vegan Enlightened Spinach Salad
Fresh spinach, dried cherries, diced apples, and house-made glazed pecans. Don't worry, we've taken the cheese out.
Vegan Greek Salad
Romaine and iceberg lettuce tossed with shredded carrots and red cabbage. Topped with sweet onions, cucumbers, green peppers, mushrooms, Roma tomatoes, pepperoncinis, banana peppers, Kalamata olives. We've taken the cheese out.

Certified Gluten-Free
Gluten-Free Kosmic Karma
This pie starts with gluten-free crust (available only in size small) and Mellow red sauce covered with spinach, roasted tomatoes, mozzarella, fresh Roma tomatoes and authentic sheep's milk feta cheese. Topped with a pesto swirl.
BYO Gluten-Free Pie
Made with our signature 10" gluten-free crust. Build your own by choosing from our curated selection of ingredients that can be prepared with allergy-safe procedures.
Gluten-Free House Special
This pie starts with gluten-free crust (available only in size small), Mellow red sauce, and mozzarella, topped with pepperoni, Italian sausage, ground beef, honey ham, applewood-smoked bacon, black olives, sliced mushrooms, Roma tomatoes, green peppers, sweet onions and more mozzarella.
Gluten-Free Veg Out
Mellow takes veggies to the max. This pie starts with gluten-free crust (available only in size small) and Mellow red sauce layered with mozzarella, spinach, green peppers, sliced mushrooms, sweet onions, black olives and Roma tomatoes.
Gluten-Free Mighty Meaty
A carnivorous mix, this pie starts with gluten-free crust (available only in size small) and Mellow Red Sauce covered with mozzarella, pepperoni, Italian sausage, ground beef, honey ham and applewood-smoked bacon.
Gluten-Free Brownie
Individually wrapped brownie, baked with cage-free eggs, a blend of gluten-free flour, sustainable chocolate and ingredients free of GMOs and artificial additives.

Sweets
Triple Chocolate Chunk Cookie
House baked with three kinds of chocolate - chocolate kisses, bittersweet and semi-sweet chocolates.
Mary Jane's Triple Chocolate Brownie
A buttery chocolate, chewy brownie generously loaded with bittersweet and semi-sweet chocolate chunks and drizzled with dark chocolate truffle sauce.

Drinks
GALLON SWEET TEA
GALLON UNSWEET TEA
GALLON LEMONADE

Sides
Ranch Side
Esperanza Side
Red Sauce Side
Beer Cheese
Calories calculated per order.
Red Sauce & Beer Cheese Sides
Spicy Beer Cheese
Spicy beer cheese is made with Rad Relish and garnished with pickled jalapeno peppers.

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Recent Reviews

Let me start by saying this place is still AMAZING! It’s been several years since I have last been here, but have recently moved back into the area and this was one of my first stops. The service is always amazing, as the staff are always kind. The food is outstanding. The crust is unbeatable being hand made, fresh and airy then cooked crisp to perfection. There is enough pizza ideas for any taste mild to wild. And if you don’t find your favorite you can make a custom one....
November 2025
This is my third time coming here. I appreciate that they have vegan options. I absolutely do appreciate that with the service just sucks here the third time third time with bad service. I order a drink they go away they bring the drink and then they disappear until the food‘s ready well, I might want another drink??? This time I sat and watched the bartender not making my drink for half an hour. I canceled it and got a glass of water. I had to go looking for my waiter. She...
November 2025
My gluten-free, dairy-free wife couldn’t keep her nose away from the “holy shiitake” pizza that I ordered, which was literally the best pizza I have ever had in my life (which is not an alcohol-influenced appraisal and, mind you, I’ve eaten a lot of pizza at a lot of places over 4 decades of life). The server was also very attentive, prices were reasonable, and the vibe was chill yet memorable. What more could you want on a Saturday night?
November 2025

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Mellow Mushroom Hickory

1185 Lenoir Rhyne Blvd SE Exit 125 Off I-40, Hickory, NC 28602
(828) 322-8491