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HUNGRY HOWIES

1302 78 ST, Tampa FL 33619

Last inspected Oct 7, 2025 · 4 visits since November 2023

□ Not on the state's active licence list

This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.

Licence typeFood service
Licence3909523
Grade history
NOV 23
SEP 24
OCT 25
▼ IMPROVING

3 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.

Worst finding on record
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
High priority/50-17-3/Admin Complaint
Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

4 visits, newest first

Oct 7, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findings
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Repeat Violation
Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hot water shut off in restroom at time of inspection. Employee turned back on.
Intermediate/27-16-4/Corrected On-Site
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on shelf over prep table in kitchen.
Basic/12B-07-4/Repeat Violation
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In any reach in coolers in kitchen.
Basic/05-09-4
Show the remaining 1 finding ▾
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walks throughout kitchen.
Basic/36-27-5/Repeat Violation
The state's own report →
Sep 19, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection

A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.

1 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cold holding: ham 60 F, mozzarella 58 F, cheddar cheese 54 F, sausage 50 F, Per operator items were put in reach in cooler 45 prior. Time temped 2:45.
High priority/03A-02-5/Repeat Violation/Return visit Sep 19, 2024 · Cold holding: mozzarella 48 F, Operator moved to walk-in cooler at time of inspection. Only 1 item in reach in cooler at time of callback inspection. Time Extended
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Repeat Violation/Return visit Sep 19, 2024 · Time Extended
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall at pizza station.
Basic/36-27-5/Repeat Violation/Return visit Sep 19, 2024 · Time Extended
Sep 17, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection

Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 8 violations recorded, 2 high priority.

2 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
Show 8 findings ▾
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
High priority/50-17-3/Admin Complaint
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cold holding: ham 60 F, mozzarella 58 F, cheddar cheese 54 F, sausage 50 F, Per operator items were put in reach in cooler 45 prior. Time temped 2:45.
High priority/03A-02-5/Repeat Violation
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Repeat Violation
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Clear plastic bowl in bulk Sesame seeds.
Basic/14-01-5
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table in kitchen.
Basic/12B-07-4
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler for pizzas.
Basic/22-16-4
Single-service articles improperly stored. Pizza boxes on floor in dry storage.
Basic/25-05-4/Repeat Violation
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall at pizza station.
Basic/36-27-5/Repeat Violation
Nov 20, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority1 Intermediate8 Basic
Show 11 findings ▾
Container of medicine improperly stored. Pain relief medicine on shelf over salad reach in cooler.
High priority/41-07-4/Repeat Violation
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cold holding: beef 60 F, per operator beef has only been out for one hour. Operator put in walk in cooler at time if inspection.
High priority/03A-02-5/Corrective Action Taken
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Repeat Violation
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee Snapple on prep table in kitchen.
Basic/12B-07-4
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on pizza box in kitchen. Operator removed at time of inspection. Employee phones on prep tables in kitchen.
Basic/40-06-5/Corrective Action Taken/Repeat Violation
Food stored on floor. Bulk sodas on floor in kitchen.
Basic/08B-38-4/Repeat Violation
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife between reach in cooler and metal tray. Operator relocated at time of inspection.
Basic/10-17-4/Corrected On-Site
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee Starry and multiple drinks in reach in cooler over food for establishment. Operator removed at time if inspection.
Basic/12B-13-4/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
Single-service articles improperly stored. Bulk boxes of ramiken lids and pizza boxes on floor in dry storage room.
Basic/25-05-4
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall at prep table near walk in cooler.
Basic/36-27-5
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On prep tables in kitchen.
Basic/21-12-4/Repeat Violation

This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.