HUNGRY HOWIE'S PIZZA & SUBS

400 N CHARLESTON, FT MEADE, Polk County. DBPR licence 6304747. 6 inspection visits from 2023-08-09 to 2026-07-30.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-30: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic violations

0 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Polk County average that year (6 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, Polk County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-07-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	0.43	3 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-12-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	0.40	2 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2025-07-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	0.40	1 area 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
2025-03-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	0.39	1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2024-07-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	0.39	2 areas 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2023-08-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	0.41	3 areas 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 50 Current license properly displayed

The food: where these dishes come from

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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.