Blue Highway Pizza

BLUE HIGHWAY PIZZA
204 NE Highway 441
Micanopy, FL
352.466.0062

My friends Emily and Kristin trekked down to Micanopy, about 15 miles south of Gainesvile, to go to Blue Highway Pizza. The place is a small building right off 441 and it screams "GOOD LOCAL FOOD HERE!" The building is not very large and though we were only three people we had to wait for a table for about 10-15 minutes. The inside of the building was bright with some interesting cluttered decorations. After being seated I checked out their menu, which included sandwiches, salads, calzones, and pizzas. They only have two different sizes of pizza - a 12 inch thin crust and a Sicilian thick crust. I opted for the Abruzzese pizza, which has homemade meatballs, sliced fresh roasted garlic, parsley, and Parmesan and Romano cheese. While waiting for the pizza we were had a problem with flies coming around our area, several of which were smashed by Kristin against the wall. One waitress said to us, "That's just part of our charm." We got our food pretty quickly. The pizza smelled delicious and it was. The crust was fantastic and you could tell the meatballs were homemade. True to its description, the garlic was really sliced fresh garlic and not the minced canned garlic that most places serve when they say "fresh garlic." I eat a lot, especially when it comes to pizza, but I couldn't even finish the pizza. At $10.95 I had leftovers for the next day, which they wrapped very neatly for me in a plate and Saran wrap. I'd heard comparisons to Satchel's, which, in my only visit, I thought to be overrated, but as that was 2 years ago I'll be going back soon to check them out again. Comparing first visits, though, I liked Blue Highway much better and also thought the pizza was superior. They are different places but I do understand the comparison. I wouldn't regularly travel 15 miles to get to it, but I'd definitely be open to going back every now and then to get some delicious, fresh pizza with homemade ingredients.

Food quality: 9/10 (27)
Service: 7/10 (17.5)
Ambiance: 8/10 (16)
Pricing: 8/10 (12)
Menu selection: 9/10 (9)

Composite score: 81.5

visit: www.bluehighwaypizza.com