HUNGRY HOWIE'S

5166 MARINER BLVD, SPRING HILL, Hernando County. DBPR licence 3701069. 5 inspection visits from 2023-08-22 to 2026-04-07.

Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fineLast visit, 2026-04-07: complaint follow-up, 2 high-priority, 4 intermediate, 4 basic violations

2 of 2routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hernando County average that year (0 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

1inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Hernando 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
2026-04-07	Complaint follow-up	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	2	4	4		8 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-02-02	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	6	7		12 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 11 Personnel with infections restricted 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-04-23	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	2	0	0.99	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-10-25	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	4	3		5 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x3)
2023-08-22	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	4	3	0.91	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x3)

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.

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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.