HUNGRY HOWIE'S PIZZA

119 US-27 SOUTH, LAKE PLACID, Highlands County. DBPR licence 3801195. 7 inspection visits from 2023-07-17 to 2026-07-24.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-24: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic violations

0 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Highlands County average that year (4 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, Highlands 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
2026-07-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	4	0.79	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2026-02-23	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1		1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2025-08-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	0.82
2024-10-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	0	1.24	1 area 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
2023-12-04	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-11-30	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	4	1.17	4 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-07-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	5	1.17	3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)

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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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.