HUNGRY HOWIES #3000

2805 SHEPHERD RD, LAKELAND, Polk County. DBPR licence 6308274. 6 inspection visits from 2023-12-07 to 2026-07-31.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-07-31: complaint follow-up, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

1 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Polk County average that year (2 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

2inspections 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	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-07-31	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-07-30	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	0	0	2		2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-07-28	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2		2 areas 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2026-01-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	5	0.40	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2025-01-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	0.39	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-12-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	0.41	3 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved

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.