FIREHOUSE SUBS

35902 US HWY 27, HAINES CITY, Polk County. DBPR licence 6308794. 5 inspection visits from 2023-07-18 to 2026-09-01.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-01: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic violations

2 of 4routine 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

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	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-09-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	0.43	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-07-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	0.40	2 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2024-07-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	0.39	4 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-09-19	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2023-07-18	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	3	0.41	5 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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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.