Spring Street location. In the 1980s, the owners decided to open more locations around Atlanta, due to the growing demand for Mellow Mushroom pizza. The first Mellow Mushroom outside Atlanta opened in Athens, Georgia in 1989, and it succeeded incredibly, thanks to pizza-loving University of Georgia students. In 2000, the company grew and opened restaurants in numerous southern states, but majorly in college towns. In 2011, Mellow Mushroom reached the west coast, opening one location in Portland, Oregon…
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