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HUNGRY HOWIES

3856 SUN CITY CENTER, Sun City Center FL 33573 · 813-684-0622

Last inspected Jul 8, 2025 · 3 visits since July 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats14
Risk levelRisk Level 1
LicenceSEA3916192
Grade history
JUL 23
DEC 24
JUL 25
▲ GETTING WORSE

3 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.

Worst finding on record
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cheese 45 F in pizza cooler.
High priority/03A-02-5
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Inspection history

3 visits, newest first

Jul 8, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 7 findings
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cheese 45 F in pizza cooler.
High priority/03A-02-5
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. On outside of building near front door.
High priority/29-34-4
Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Establishment provided food safety certificates for two employees.
Intermediate/53B-13-5
Food stored on floor. Container of pizza sauce on floor in walk in cooler.
Basic/08B-38-4/Repeat Violation
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Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers.
Basic/12B-13-4
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on prep table.
Basic/21-12-4
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Spray bottle not labeled above pizza station.
Basic/02D-01-5
The state's own report →
Dec 2, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate6 Basic
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Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
Basic/32-12-5
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on shelf with pizza boxes.
Basic/12B-07-4/Repeat Violation
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee bag next to pizza boxes.
Basic/40-06-5/Repeat Violation
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee prepping food with no hair restraint.
Basic/13-03-4/Repeat Violation
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers wet nesting next to 3 compartment sink.
Basic/24-08-4/Repeat Violation
Food stored on floor. Soda bottles on floor.
Basic/08B-38-4/Repeat Violation
Jul 31, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
Show 7 findings ▾
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Chicken wings not date marked in reach in cooler.
Intermediate/02C-03-5
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Employees signed at time of inspection.
Intermediate/11-26-1/Corrected On-Site
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink over reach in cooler. Operator removed at time of inspection.
Basic/12B-07-4/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee bag on pizza boxes, operator removed at time of inspection.
Basic/40-06-5/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee prepping food with no hair restraint.
Basic/13-03-4/Repeat Violation
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers wet nesting next to 3 Compartment Sink.
Basic/24-08-4/Repeat Violation
Food stored on floor. Soda bottles on the floor. Sauce on floor next to reach in cooler, operator removed at time of inspection.
Basic/08B-38-4/Corrected On-Site

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.