Plant City, Florida
Hillsborough County · 186 restaurants
Plant City calls itself the "Winter Strawberry Capital of the World," and the annual Florida Strawberry Festival each February draws hundreds of thousands of visitors to a town whose economy still runs largely on strawberry and other row-crop farming. The city's 182 restaurants serve a working agricultural community alongside a growing number of commuters into Tampa, with a strong Mexican and Central American food scene reflecting the farmworkers who plant and pick the berries each winter. Downtown Plant City's historic core, centered on the restored train depot, has added new restaurants even as the surrounding fields remain the area's economic backbone.
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
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About Dining in Plant City
Of Plant City's 186 graded restaurants, 48.4% earned an A grade — below the statewide average, suggesting room for improvement in local food safety. Currently, 15.1% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 28 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Plant City is 87.0 out of 100, based on 768 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 1 of 8WAFFLE HOUSE# 1252
1201 TOWNGATE CT
EL RINCON MEXICANO
4109 SR 574
SMOKIN ACES STEAKHOUSE
2509 N PARK RD
TACO REY
1812 JAMES L REDMAN PKWY
THE WHISTLE STOP EATERY
102 S COLLINS ST
FIREHOUSE SUBS #1164 PLANT CITY
107-2 W. ALEXANDER ST
FRED'S MARKET RESTAURANT
1401 W. MARTIN LUTHER KING
MI CASA MEXICAN REST
2613 THONOTOSASSA RD
WENDY'S PROPERTIES LLC
2807 JAMES REDMAN PKWY
32 BELOW
208 W ALEXANDER ST
LITTLE CAESARS 633
2607 THONOTOSASSA RD
TAQUERIA 3 HERMANOS
3418 W BAKER ST
NORMA'S PLANT CITY CUBAN SANDWICH SHOP
120 N COLLINS ST
SWEETWATER FRANCHISE GROUP LLC
2901 S JAMES REDMAN PKWY
TACOS DON VILLA LLC
113 W PROSSER DR
ANF GYROS AND GRILL
1713 JAMES L REDMAN PKWY
BURGER KING #5402
2202 J L REDMAN PKWY
ESPOSITO PIZZA
2803-9 JAMES L REDMAN PKWY
KEEL & CURLEY WINERY
5202 THONOTOSASSA RD
NIGHTS HOTEL
301 S FRONTAGE RD
SISIMITO
5202 THONOTOSASSA RD
TACO BELL LVE #202
371 COUNTY LINE RD
WOK WAGON
5202 THONOTOSASSA RD
A B C PIZZA HOUSE
114 N ALEXANDER ST
EL RINCONSITO DEL SABOR LLC
3418 W BAKER ST
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.
