How many restaurants are in Plant City, Florida?

There are 186 restaurants tracked in Plant City, Florida by InspectFL, based on public DBPR inspection records.

What's the average health score in Plant City?

The average InspectFL Health Score for restaurants in Plant City is 87.0 out of 100, based on analysis of Florida DBPR inspection data.

How are restaurant grades calculated on InspectFL?

InspectFL assigns letter grades (A through F) based on a 0-100 Health Score calculated from the number and severity of violations found during DBPR inspections. Fewer and less severe violations result in a higher score and better grade.

Where does InspectFL get its data?

All restaurant inspection data on InspectFL comes from public records maintained by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR). InspectFL aggregates this data and presents it with easy-to-understand grades and scores.

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.

186

Restaurants

48.4%

A-Rated

87.0

Avg Score

768

Inspections

Data on this page

Restaurants tracked

186

Graded restaurants

186

Inspection records

768

Official source

Florida DBPR

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

Start with the citywide grade mix, then use filters to narrow by category, grade, or inspection dates before opening the full restaurant record.

What the citywide data means

Plant City 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 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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