Mellow Mushroom - Gatlinburg

I dined at this restaurant twice during my time in Gatlinburg, as there weren't many other options nearby. Unfortunately, there were no clearly marked vegan options on the menu, so I had to customize the veggie pizza by requesting Follow Your Heart cheese and adding tempeh for extra protein.

I was extremely impressed with the pizza I ordered! This is definitely one of the best vegan pizzas I have ever tried. I usually don't care for crust, but I absolutely loved the crust on this pizza! My toppings included tempeh, jalapeño peppers, and garlic roasted peppers. It was so delicious!

The staff at the restaurant was extremely friendly and seemed well-informed about veganism. I ordered an avocado hoagie with vegan cheese and no mayo (as it was not vegan). The sandwich was delicious! If they offered vegan mayo, I would give them 4 stars.

So I went on their website ahead of time. Scroll to the bottom and you can click 'Vegan ' and it will actually tell you what is vegan so you don 't have to mess around asking waiters. Also, when I went just two days ago and today both waiters knew exactly what Vegan was and wanted to make sure my order was correct and were very friendly. I 'll definitely be back on our next trip. They have large Vegan pretzels, vegan cheese to go with the Vego pizza, yummy. Greek salad and another one. More I believe but didn 't have a chance to try

ETA: Much better this time around! OP: The Follow Your Heart cheese was weirdly soft and gooey but not in a good way. Waiter lost interest in us halfway through. On the plus side they have many terrific toppings. Updated from previous review on 2022-10-15