Ordered take out from Hungry Howie's - needed a quick bite and had a craving for pizza. Wasn't familiar with the chain - just needed some food for the night. Local restaurant is just a couple miles away so places an on line order. Website was easy to navigate - completed order and headed to restaurant. Restaurant is set up for a pizza buffet and I didn't get a good look but basically it's about $16 currently for an adult buffet with a drink. Ordered garlic butter crust and it appeared to be overdone - oil ran out of the box all over the seat of the vehicle and soaked the box. Pizza was on par with other fast food places....middle of the road. read more

Hungry Howie's Pizza & Subs - Meat Eaters Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Ellenton, Florida

Stopped in for an easy dinner with my father while visiting him. As far as bang for your buck goes, this is a pretty good deal, and you can feed the whole family for a fairly reasonable price. I'm not going to BS that this is fantastic food, you get what you pay for, but for $16/adult, $11/kids, you'll get a containing a good variety of pizza flavors, a decent salad bar, a few pasta options, 2 soups, dessert pizza, and it includes your drink. The restaurant was fairly clean, and staff were friendly, came by regularly to clear dirty plates from our table, and bring fresh plates for our next visit to the buffet. Drinks are self serve at the soda fountain. As i mentioned, they had a good variety of pizza options, but the waitress let us know if there were any we didn't see on the buffet, we could have custom ones made up as well. It was a very laid back atmosphere, family friendly, OK food, but a good variety, and friendly staff. Wouldn't be top of my list to go back to, but it's an option read more

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We were in the area visiting an decided to give this a try. Pizza buffets are popular where we're from so it was nice to have a comparison. The price seemed a little steep at $15. They say free drink but it's definitely built into their price for sure. There was a lot of variety with cheese bread, a stuffed pizza slices, typical flavors of pizzas like pepperoni, cheese, white, veggie, sausage etc. there was dessert pizza, pastas and a salad bar. The staff was friendly and the place was casual. The flavor of the pizza was good. Definitely nice if you're looking for a buffet and variety. read more

Variety, service, ambiance We enjoy this location very much. And we came at the right time today. Many small kids after a football game we presume. But, the staff was able to accommodate and keep salad and pizza available. I don't recall our wait staff name but she was very pleasant as well. read more

First time trying this place. Boy, I was surprised! The pizza was delicious, I ordered the thin crust cheese pizza and an order of the cheese breadsticks (special for $12). Great flavor! Good ingredients and excellent dough. Price is very competitive to the big pizza chains. I wish we had one in Miami but luckily there's one in Miramar. I'd definitely order again. Great job! Keep up the good work! read more

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10stars for Brooke, the waitress who is responsible for the WHOLE ROOM We got the AYCE buffet for $13.99. Pizza. Pasta. Soup. Salad. Dessert. They had 2 pastas, 3 or 4 soups, a decent salad bar, and about 20-30 different pizzas. The pizzas had all been out under the heat lamps so were a bit dried crusty. The salad bar was small but had a decent selection. For dessert that had sweet pizza - chocolate, cherry or apple. Plus cinnamon rolls. The chocolate pizza was amazing! If you want quick food and something to fill your belly, this place fits the bill. read more

I've never been to a Hungry Howie's buffet before! I've only ever seen take out locations, so finding this buffet store was new for me and awesome! My husband has been here before with his family in the past and he was very excited. You come in and seat yourself, somebody brings you cups for drinks that are included in the $10 price, and several plates for your food. You get up whenever you want to get whatever you want. I was surprised to see such a variety of pizzas and pastas and soups and desserts! This place is much better than Cici's ever will be. The pizza is so much more flavorful, and they replace them with new fresh pizzas often, even if it means throwing out the old. I like that! Fresh food is good food. They had great cheesy garlic bread and pizza rolls, 4 different soups, 4 or 5 different dessert pizzas (the chocolate one is outta this world!) and an entire separate salad bar. Everything I got was pretty awesome! Especially the minestrone soup with sausage! Had lots of flavor. I was pretty happy with everything except the kids that were running around our table the entire time screaming and even touching us and our table. Still hope to visit again soon! read more

My work crew and I went to the Hungry Howies in Ellenton on US-301 (actually 18th St). All of us ordered large subs but they refused to honor their own e-mail special they sent to me today. The special is for Wacky Wednesday. A large sub is suppose to be $7.99 but they charged us $12.99 each plus tax. Look at the attached picture. It's a screen shot of the email with the Ellenton location listed at the bottom. Why send out email if you are not going to honor the listed specials. That false advertisement! read more

We have eaten at this location often. There is one waitress,Brooke,who always has a smile and a pleasant greeting. Brooke remembers her customers and if something isn't quite right. She will get it corrected. Kudos to Brooke! read more

Call the physical store before hand ! Showed up at 8:45PM on a Thursday after driving a half hour to try this place out and the doors were locked and the employees just shook their head no when making eye contact with me. Called for dine in hours and got told dine in closes at 10:45PM. Really wanted to try the place out since there's a lot of good reviews ! I don't doubt that the food is good and priced fairly or that the employees do a good job but it was just a weird interaction. Maybe a sign on the door would help so I don't look like a fucking idiot outside a pizza buffet read more

All I can say is I hope you have a waitress as amazing as Brooke!!! Everything could have been horrible and I still would have loved just watching Brooke work that room!!! Don't lose her Every business would be thrilled to have a Brooke work for them....See you again all because of our waitress.. Take good care of her read more

I wish the waitress was not tasked with the entire room. I truly felt sorry for her. Put in a request for bbq chicken pizza and it was finally put out when the three of us were leaving. Oh well! read more

It's a pizza join, lots of pizza choices, service is good, big open spaces, can be noisy,

Was very skeptical about trying this place as I've heard some negative feedback. We'll was I surprised the Chicken Wings were awesome and the Pizza was even better so dispute what you hear of a place don't rate it until you've tried it . read more

Let's be honest, this is a 3.5 star experience if you take it at face value. Average tasting pizza amongst other carb-rich tomatoey, buttered and cheesed or meated-up simple items that leave you feeling ashamed shortly after consumption. But forgetting that, I had a great waitress and the staff did an excellent job of keeping the lines tidy. My biggest fear was that this place was going to be as gross as a Chuck E Cheese with pizza as bad as Marco's. So thankful that combo didn't surface! For what it's worth (~$10) I felt this stop was justified by the salad bar alone. It's not a Sweet Tomatoes inspired spread, but it was spectacularly fresh and orderly. That takes effort and good management, so my hat goes off to them. After reading some other reviews, I feel stupid for not ordering a specialty pizza to the line like I had done at Cici's up north. Next time I won't be so ignorant...and there will be a next time. read more

Hungry Howie's Pizza & Subs - This alone was worth $8...everything else was just as shameful as good gravy. - Pizza Near Me - Ellenton, Florida

Clean. Friendly staff. Buffet that includes a great salad bar, variety of pizzas (you can also order a pizza for them to put out), dessert pizzas, pasta and soups. Plenty for every one to enjoy. Great value! No waiting. Drinks are not included but free refills and many to choose from. This was our first time here after a long day of shopping with the family - it was a nice dinner before heading home to bed. We will be back! Our favorite was the pepperoni pizza. My 8 year old son was in love with the salad bar. I enjoyed the apple pie pizza! My husband enjoyed the soups and the iced tea. Prices: $8 adult, $5 kids, drinks $2.50 for adults $1.50 for kids. They also have the option to order items off their menu (wings....etc) and they have pizza to go ($5 for one pizza, $10 for two pizzas...) read more

Hungry Howie's Pizza & Subs - Pizza buffet including soups and desserts - Pizza Near Me - Ellenton, Florida

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Great pizza variety and if they don't have what you want you can request it. About 10 different pizzas to choose from and about 5 desserts or dessert pizza. They also have 3 different soups and a salad bar. Only $9 per person, kids are I believe $7 and under 3 years old is $2. They were very busy and everything was out, ready to go and fresh. Our waitress was great and kept bringing us plates and taking the old ones away. Great buffet and lots to choose from but they also have other menu items you can order if you do not want the buffet! read more

Great thin crust pizza, lots of toppings also had a Greek salad and cinnamon bread. Worth the money.

I was very very hungry. I stopped in for the buffet. The server asked me what to drink I said water. So I grab a plate and go back to my table and what do I see? An empty cup. So why would I leave a tip? read more

We've been getting pizza from Pizza Pros nearby and decided to give Hungry Howie's a try. We have tried it a couple of times since, but this week's pizza was absolutely horrible. It takes like the meat (pepperoni, bacon, and ham) was gamey, almost rancid. It'll be a while before we eat there again, if ever. read more

Worse taco pizza EVER! This is what I got when we order delivery an after an hour an 10 minutes we get this! We couldn't eat it ....crust had burnt chunks on bottom we had to scrap off? This is not a good way to run a business! I've never had this problem with other Hungry Howie's! An I will never order from here again! read more

Hungry Howie's Pizza & Subs - Worse Taco pizza EVER! - Pizza Near Me - Ellenton, Florida

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Pizza was loaded with toppings and on time. Appreciate the customer service every time I come in for a pick up. But one thing that I would like to see changed is some kind of wax paper or barrier to protect the cardboard box. Manatee county does not have the resources to recycle the bottom half of pizza boxes. Thousands of these could be recycled if Hungry Howies spend a penny more by laying wax paper underneath the pizza. Please consider for all of us. read more

It's a great place to bring kids or anyone who wants to eat a ton of food. While it's nowhere near "real" pizza, it's a great option for "fast food pizza". Lots of choices including a large salad bar, then a pasta option, pizza rolls and choices of pizza, plus at least 3 dessert pizzas. I love that you can request something to be added, and I asked for the struesel bread- delicious desert pizza. With a drink, it's $12/pp. Decent deal if you want a ton of good for cheap! read more

Pizza and salad buffet?! Yes please! The place was very clean, well maintained and they kept the pizzas hot and fresh. New pies were constantly put out and the selections were endless. The pasta was good too. Price was on point and the staff was friendly. Definitely recommend! read more

This one is more of a buffet style then the one I've been to in Tallahassee. The one in Tallahassee is more you just order your pizza and take it Togo. I like more that style better. This one is more you sit down and eat which is alright. The pizza is still good so that's a plus. read more

Didn't think about a review until we were leaving. Got a pic of the buffet and salad bar. This is a typical all u can eat pizza place. $7.99 per adult $5.69 per child. All u can eat pizza, pasta, salad and soup. Can't go wrong for the price. You can also order special pizzas for the bar at no cost. Or if you don't want the buffet you can order from the menu. They have a game room for the kids. Great family atmosphere. Lots of tv's. read more

Hungry Howie's Pizza & Subs - Pizza Near Me - Ellenton, Florida

Remember what this is, an all you can eat pizza and salad and soup bar. It has games for the kids. Now they had 8 or 9 vegetarian pizzas out at any one time. From white pizzas to full veggie. The thin crust was pretty good. The thick crust was decent. They had one vegetarian soup. Minestrone. It was very tasty. Mac and cheese. Decent Pretty good salad bar. 6 dressings, about 15 ingredients. All fresh. Well maintained. Nice and pleasant staff This is not gourmet and does not try to be. It is 8 dollars for all you can eat. Recommended. Bring children. read more

ELLENTON GO TEACH SR70 On July 20, 2021 I arrived at the SR70 location and ordered a Meat Eater's Deep Dish. I waited 12 minutes then went to check if it was ready (not my first time at the rodeo). An employee saw me looking for something and asked what it was. I told him and he said that it would be a few more minutes. I sat down and waited. After nine more minutes, I went back up looking. My Server saw me and asked how much longer it was for the Deep Dish she ordered. The same guy said five more minutes. How does a 10 minute pizza take 25 minutes to cook when after 12 minutes it was only supposed to be a few more minutes? It had been a long day and I was starving, but the lies just pissed me off. I told the Sever that if takes five more minutes, they didn't put it in when ordered. I told her that I was leaving, and handed her the plate in my hand. She apologized for it not being ready. I asked who the manager was, and come to find out, it was the employee who was lying the entire time. He didn't even apologize. He just headed for the back. Well, I'm still hungry, having not had an actual meal, so I head to the Ellenton store. It's around 8:30ish PM, I sit down, the Server comes over and I order a Meat Eater's Deep Dish. Twelve minutes later it comes out. I get what I want, along with some items from the Salad Bar, sit down and start enjoying my food. My Server, Kaela, checks up on me a few times to make sure all is well. I get up to check out the desserts when I noticed that they are all gone. Shocked I asked what happened. She said that it was closing time (I thought they closed at 11, my apologies). When the timers go off, they have to discard the food. She then asks me what I want, they will make it for me. WHAT?!? It's closing time and you're going to make me a dessert pizza that I would only have 1 or 2 slices of? THIS IS CUSTOMER SERVICE! I declined the pizza, as I used to work in Food Service, and I'm not putting them through that. I Thanked her and told her what happened to me at the other store. She was shocked. She said that both were owned by the same owners. I was shocked. I went to pay, and the person taking the money asked how everything was. I told him what happened and his eyes got big. I said that it was funny how the other store had way more employees working and couldn't do their job. He mentioned that they had less due to being understaffed that night, and that he is the Delivery Driver helping out. A Delivery Driver helping out was making sure I had a good experience, when a manager at the other location just walked away?!? This is how you run a business. Ellenton take a trip to SR70 and teach them how it's done! The only drawback to the Ellenton location is that they no longer have Diet Dew. read more

Had a takeout, probably the worst pizza I ever had. I do not believe anything was wrong with it, it is the way they make it.

I ordered a cheese pizza from this location and put a note that said no meat just cheese. They deliver the pizza to my house and it's a pepperoni pizza. This is the third time this has happened. Just wondering are the employees at this location ok, cause I'm actually starting to get concerned about how you mess up something so simple. Do not go to this restaurant they take forever to prepare your food and they don't know how to do their job read more

Pizza was perfect! Ready when I picked it up. Some of the best pizza! If you dine in, they have a great looking salad bar with several different kinds of pizza on a buffet too. read more

So I was just passing through and I saw this Hungry Howie's. I called it Hunger Howie's on steroids. The food was great. I like Hungry Howie's, but I really enjoyed my visit to this location. read more

My daughter graduated tonight. Needed 10 pies for after party. Fox 13 weather radar app on phone had a large 2 topping pizza $6.99 special. Ellenton Manager Melony refused to honor it, made no effort to accommodate and walked away. Went to Papa Johns in Ellenton, told manager what happened. He appalogised for HOWIE and said he'd take care of it. I left with 10 pies and a cookie for $ 74.00. Papa Johns understands customer service. Papa Johns just gained a loyal customer and lots of advertising. HOWIE is now dead to me and hopefully to you too. read more

Grat place where you can choose from delivery carry out or dine in they offer buffet and you can create your own pizzas, aslo have great price. read more

Pizza buffets don't normally impress me but this one was a notch above most. A dozen varieties at any given time plus pasta, soup, salad and dessert. All fresh and tasty. Salad bar is small but impressive. Our server was friendly and buzzed around like a hummingbird -- wiping, picking up, greeting patrons, making tea all the while waiting on tables. Big shout out to Brooke who made two weary travelers welcomed. read more

I was very impressed and satisfied with my first visit to this restaurant chain. The price was good and the food was good. There was a great variety; many pizza choices, soup, salad, pasta, dessert, and fountain drinks. Staff was very attentive to the buffet, making sure food was stocked and serving areas were clean. New plates delivered to our table regularly. It's not the cleanest place, but definitely a steal for a pizza place. Great for families! read more

I ordered delivery and it took 2 hours to arrive. When I received my order they forgot my chicken, and croutons for my salad that I paid $3.85 extra to add. In addition, I couldnt eat the full salad because it was basically all lettuce!! read more

Coming from Detroit, Hungry Howies is a familiar name. But the pizza buffet was different from the average Michigan Hungry Howies. There was plenty of seating, the service was fast and efficient. There were tons of pizzas hot and fresh up on the bar, and the salad bar was nice and fresh too. Kids loved the pastas, and especially the pizza with pasta on top. Definitely a nice break from shopping at the outlet mall. read more

You cannot go wrong with this place, it is a bargain! I wish we had a Hungry Howie's like this in MA. Came with my teenage son and sat down, watched the game and helped ourselves to very good pizza, pasta, soup and salad. Pizza was hot and fresh, with a large assortment. I loved the dessert pizza! Overall, we had a real good meal with nice service. Our waitress Brooke was super friendly and never rushed us. For $7.50 a person the place is a steal! read more

Since this is basically a CiCi's Pizza, I wasn't expecting much from this place. The pizza tasted like cardboard (not surprising) but the reason i gave this place 3 stars is because of all the waiting. Honestly nothing was prepared and everything ran out within seconds. I waited a solid 20 minutes for a very disappointing piece of cheese pizza. Also some of the lettuce in the salad bar was black/brown which was kind of concerning. read more