BLUE HIGHWAY AT TIOGA
13005 SW 1 RD, NEWBERRY 32669
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 2/17/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
2
Total
4
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nested clear plastic pans on drying shelf near dish machine.
- 36-50-4:Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Ceiling in kitchen near dish machine soiled with dust. 2. Air vent in alcohol storage room soiled with dust. Repeat Violation
- 01B-28-5:High Priority - Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient. See stop sale. In shelf inside walk-in cooler: Tomato and pepper sauce with date mark of 2/9. Manager stated the sauce is made in-house with tomatoes. Manager discarded sauce during this inspection. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Backflow prevention device missing on one side of splitter added to mop sink. Manager placed a backflow prevention device on splitter during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/17/2025 revealed 4 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 9/10/2024
High Priority
5
Intermediate
2
Basic
6
Total
13
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Stack of bowls stored on top shelf of dish rack near cookline not inverted.
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee hat stored on top of fountain soda box on shelf near back door. Manager removed the hat from area during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. One employee at cookline with substantial beard without bear guard.
- 10-06-5:Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Handle of scoop stored down inside container of calamari at cookline. Manager replaced scoop with a clean scoop with the handle out of product during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No handwash sign at handwash sink inside single-stall inside men's restroom.
- 36-50-4:Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Ceiling tile at cookline near hood soiled with dust. 2. Several ceiling tiles at cookline stained. 3. Air vent above dish machine soiled with dust.
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One fly flying around dining area inside restaurant. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 14-86-1:High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Several pans containing green herbs and cheese lined with paper towels inside cooler at cookline.
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Inside reach-in cooler drawer across from pizza oven: cooked squash (47F - Cold Holding). Pan is dated 9/4. Employee at cookline stated the squash has been held inside unit overnight. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside reach-in cooler drawer across from pizza oven: cooked squash (47F - Cold Holding). Pan is dated 9/4. Employee at cookline stated the squash has been held inside unit overnight. Stop sale issued. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Pan of butter and oil garlic mixture at cookline time marked 11-3. The time is now 10:45. Manager stated that both items were placed on counter at 10:30 this morning ad added the proper time marks. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of microwave at cookline soiled with food debris. Repeat Violation
- 53B-14-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Two FRLA food handler certificates expired: 1. Alexander G. Expired 08/07/2024 2. Guy P. Expired 06/28/2024.
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/10/2024 revealed 13 total violations (5 high priority, 2 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 2/13/2024
High Priority
4
Intermediate
2
Basic
3
Total
9
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nested drink cups on shelf in server station. Manager moved all cups to the warewash area to be sanitized. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Box containing unwashed mushrooms stored on shelf above container of cooked chicken wings inside walk-in cooler manager moved unwashed mushrooms to another shelf during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 21-08-4:Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket at cookline Quat 100ppm. Manager emptied and refilled sanitizer bucket at three-compartment sink, then 400ppm. Corrected On-Site
- 01B-28-5:High Priority - Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient. See stop sale. Pan containing cooked garlic and oil mixture with date mark of 02/06 on shelf inside walk-in cooler.
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Five small flying insects flying around floor drain at kitchen entrance near large mixer.
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Inside reach-in cooler at cookline: pasta (51F - Cold Holding). Bags of pasta filled above safe-load line inside unit. Employee stated the pasta has been stored inside unit overnight. Pasta below safe-load line is 40F. Stop sale issued on pasta above safe-load line only.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside reach-in cooler at cookline: pasta (51F - Cold Holding). Bags of pasta filled above safe-load line inside unit. Employee stated the pasta has been stored inside unit overnight. Pasta below safe-load line is 40F. Stop sale issued on pasta above safe-load line. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 05-05-4:Intermediate - Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit. Digital thermometer outside walk-in cooler reads 92F. Actual ambient temperature inside walk-in cooler is 39F.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards at cookline stained.
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/13/2024 revealed 9 total violations (4 high priority, 2 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 10/2/2023
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
5
Total
7
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Condiment cup without handle used as scoop in container of salt in server station. Manager discarded condiment cup during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee with long beard preparing food at cookline without beard guard.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Lower shelf of prep table in prep room soiled with rust.
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on prep table near cookline. Manager placed cloth back into sanitizer bucket during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bin of cornmeal near large mixer missing label. Manager added proper label during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside make-tables near pizza oven at 1:45pm: Mozzarella (46F - Cold Holding); grilled squash (53F - Cold Holding); butter (73F - Cold Holding); diced tomatoes (46F - Cold Holding); bruschetta (48F - Cold Holding); ranch dressing (45F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (48F - Cold Holding); roast beef (50F - Cold Holding) Manager stated the make-tables were stocked from the walk-in cooler at 11am and began placing items in the walk-in cooler to cool to 41F. After cooling inside walk-in cooler with ice: Mozzarella (46F 1:45, 43F 2:40- Cooling); grilled squash (53F 1:45, 42F 2:40 - Cooling); diced tomatoes (46F 1:45, 39F 2:40- Cooling); bruschetta (48F 1:45, 43F 2:40- Cooling); ranch dressing (45F 1:45, 43F 2:40 - Cooling); roast beef (50F 1:45, 41F 2:40 - Cooling) Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Several containers of sanitizer wipes stored on shelf beside containers of spices and condiments on lower shelf of table in server station. Manager removed wipes from shelf during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/2/2023 revealed 7 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 5 basic).