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EMPIRE PIZZA CO

430 STATE RD 436 UNIT 103, CASSELBERRY, Seminole County. DBPR licence 6904562. 8 inspection visits from 2023-07-06 to 2026-09-24.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-09-24: licensing inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations
1 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Seminole County average that year (1 had none)
1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2024-09-19)
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, Seminole County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
DateVisitResultHighInter.BasicCounty avgWhat was cited
2026-09-24 Licensing inspection Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
000
2026-09-08 Licensing inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
100
1 area
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-11-19 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
002
2 areas
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-11-18 Routine inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
103 1.42
2 areas
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-09-20 Follow-up visit Allowed to reopen
DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied
112
4 areas
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-09-20 Follow-up visit Not yet allowed to reopen
DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied
213
5 areas
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2024-09-19 Routine inspection Emergency closure recommended
DBPR: Emergency order recommended
326 1.42
7 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2)
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2023-07-06 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
0110 1.08
6 areas
  • 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed (x2)
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles (x2)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
  • 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean

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.