Hungry Howies Pizza & Subs, 221 Commonwealth Ave, Polk City, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: HUNGRY HOWIES PIZZA & SUBS
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 221 Commonwealth Ave, Polk City, FL 33868
License #: 6305583
Total inspections: 19
Last inspection: 08/28/2014

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Inspection findings

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Type

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  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Do not leave wiping cloths lying on the counter; store them in sanitizing buckets between uses. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Store sanitizing bucket off the floor, but not on a counter. **Corrected On-Site**
08/28/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
11/13/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Case of single-service articles stored on floor in dry storage area/kitchen/wait station. Store case of pizza boxes off the kitchen floor.
  • Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Provide accessible paper towels, at the hand-washing sink, in the men's restroom.
7/31/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Employees must cover drinks and utilize a straw.
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Repair the broken handle on the walk-in-cooler door.
5/17/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Alternative Operating Procedure for bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food not reviewed annually. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed improper storage of maintenance tools that interferes with cleaning. Do not store things in the mop sink. Dump all mop water into the mop sink.
  • Observed open dumpster lid. Keep the dumpster lids closed. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor. Store the case of pizza boxes off the floor. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Label the repackaged chicken wings with the date they are originally rewrapped.
11/14/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Wash hands every time you change gloves. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor. Store the case of pizza boxes, off the floor, in the dry-storage area. Corrected On Site.
7/24/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Alternative Operating Procedure for bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food not reviewed annually. AOP (handwashing) document needs to be reviewed, rewritten, and updated. Wash hands, and wear gloves, while handling pizza ingredients.
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Employees need to wash hands every time they change gloves. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Rewrapped chickewings need to be labeled with the date they are repackaged. Corrected On Site.
3/14/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Original container: properly labeled, date marking
  • Critical - Original container: properly labeled, date marking
  • Critical - Original container: properly labeled, date marking
10/26/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Do not store the spaghetti-sauce ladle in standing water. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor. Store the case of pizza boxes off the floor in the dry-storage area. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle. Label the spray bottle of blue cleaner with its common name.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Repackaged, refrigerated foods must be marked with 7-day-date labels.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Label squeeze bottles with the common names of their contents.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Repackaged, refrigerated foods must be labelled with their common names.
7/27/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Repackaged, refrigerated food containers must be marked with 7-day-date labels.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Repackage, refrigerated food containers (beef) must be marked with the common name of their contents.
4/29/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Repackaged, refrigerated foods must be markwd with 7-day-date labels. The labels are intended to indicate by when to aerve, or discard, the foid item.
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Repackaged, refrigerated foods must be marked with their common names.
  • Observed non-bagged garbage in dumpster. Securely seal all garbage in bags, before placing it into the dumpster.
11/30/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
10/22/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. This violation must be corrected by : 9/10/10.
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. This violation must be corrected by : 09/10/10.
  • Critical. Establishment does not have a written copy of their approved Alternative Operating Procedure for bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food.
  • Critical. Observed employee improperly washing hands. No hand sanitizer with AOP
  • Critical. No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Critical. No proper chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used for wiping cloths.
  • Missing drain plug at dumpster.
  • Observed wall in disrepair at 3 compartment sink.
  • Critical. No proof of required employee training provided. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of employee training upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment. Pro This violation must be corrected by : 11/9/10.
9/9/2010Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. Observed employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area./walkin cooler.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor./ pizza boxes. Corrected On Site.
2/22/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food./ parmesan cheese /reachin
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor./ pizza boxes/ in kitchen area Corrected On Site.
11/23/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food./ parmesan cheese Corrected On Site.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination./ carry out containers lids notinverted. Corrected On Site.
9/2/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 5/28/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 1/26/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 11/13/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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