HUNGRY HOWIES #222

226 TAMIAMI TRL, PUNTA GORDA, Charlotte County. DBPR licence 1801866. 7 inspection visits from 2023-09-19 to 2026-09-18.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-18: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

3 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Charlotte County average that year (3 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Charlotte County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-09-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	1.17	3 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-11-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	0.64	3 areas 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles (x2)
2025-08-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	1	0.64	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-02-27	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	0	2	0.58	3 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-11-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	0.58	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles
2024-02-02	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	3	1	0.75	5 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-09-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	1	0.75	3 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

The food: where these dishes come from

Hungry Howie's is known for pizza. The stories are about the dishes, not the brand, and live on PlateTales.

PizzaThe Origin of Pizza: From a Bishop's Rent to NaplesPlateTales

This is a Hungry Howie's location. How Hungry Howie's's 188 Florida stores compare with their counties.

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.