HUNGRY HOWIES

701 S MAIN ST, WILDWOOD, Sumter County. DBPR licence 7000389. 6 inspection visits from 2023-08-02 to 2026-09-01.

Referred for possible fineLast visit, 2026-09-01: complaint inspection, 3 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 8 basic violations

1 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sumter County average that year (1 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, Sumter 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	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	1	8		10 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-10-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	1	1.06	3 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-06-02	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	2	1	1.70	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-05-22	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-03-18	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	1	2		4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-08-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	7	1.12	8 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

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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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.