Davenport, Florida
Polk County · 214 restaurants
Davenport sits just south of Orlando along US-27, and its explosive growth in recent decades has been driven almost entirely by vacation-home communities catering to Walt Disney World and other Central Florida theme park visitors. The city's 208 restaurants serve a mix of short-term vacation renters staying in the area's thousands of themed vacation homes and a rapidly growing year-round Polk County population. What was once a small citrus and cattle town has become one of the busiest vacation-rental hubs in the country, reshaping its dining scene to serve tourists as much as locals.
Data on this page
InspectFL turns public DBPR inspection records into city-level score trends, grade breakdowns, and restaurant history so this page is useful for comparison, not just a list of names.
How to use this city page
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What the citywide data means
Davenport has a heavier concentration of failing restaurants than you’d want, which makes recent inspection history and dispositions especially important.
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About Dining in Davenport
Of Davenport's 213 graded restaurants, 58.7% earned an A grade — roughly in line with statewide averages. Currently, 10.8% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 23 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Davenport is 89.9 out of 100, based on 750 inspections on record.
What Inspectors Look For
Florida DBPR inspectors evaluate restaurants on food temperature control, employee hygiene, pest activity, and equipment cleanliness. Violations are categorized as critical (immediate health risk), major (significant concern), or minor (procedural issue). Learn more about how grades work.
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Restaurants
Page 7 of 9EL KIOSKO 38 PUERTO RICAN FOOD
43418 HWY 27 UNIT 2
RAMADA INN DAVENPORT
43824 HWY 27
FRITO&SABROSO LLC
44039 US-27
PA LOS CHINOS RESTAURANT DAVENPORT
7563 OSCEOLA POLK LINE RD
DENNY'S #7654
44111 N HWY 27
TRUE BLUE WINERY
604 PINK APARTMENT ROAD
THE HOTEL TEA ROOM
301 WEST MAPLE ST
FIRST WATCH RESTAURANT #477
1141 POSNER BLVD
SLIM CHICKENS #17605
1229 FINLEY AVE
OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE
996 HERITAGE PASS
CURBSIDE CRAVEN
45000 US 27
CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL
1005 HERITAGE PASS
MCDONALD'S 92720 HOLLY HILL
909 WORKMAN WAY
MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT 40576
49561 US HWY 27 N
BELI TO-GO
43418 US HWY 27 UNIT 6
NOT YOUR MAMA'S PANCAKES
614 OBO DR
HARDEE'S RESTAURANT
39837 US HWY 27
APPLEBEES NEIGHBORHOOD GRILL & BAR
200 AMBERSWEET WAY
CAFE SOL SOLTERRA RESORT CLUBHOUSE AND AMENITY CENTER
5200 SOLTERRA BLVD
SOLANA RESORT TIKI BAR
300 SOLANA CIR
BOJANGLES
40235 HWY 27
DE FOOD TRUCK
45000 HWY 27
SIMPLY DELICIOUS KITCHEN
44039 US-27
SIMPLY DELICIOUS KITCHEN LLC
44039 US-27
PADDYWAGON IRISH PUB
201 AMBERSWEET WAY
Important context for city pages
City pages are comparison tools built from public Florida DBPR inspection data. They help surface local patterns quickly, but they are not official government rankings and they should not replace reading the individual restaurant page before making a decision.
