Winter Haven, Florida
Polk County · 346 restaurants
Winter Haven is best known as the home of LEGOLAND Florida, and the theme park draws families whose dining dollars support many of the city's 325 restaurants along US-27 and near the park entrance. Beyond the tourist corridor, Winter Haven's historic downtown along Central Avenue sits amid the Chain of Lakes, a cluster of interconnected lakes that has long defined the city's identity as a boating and fishing town. Citrus groves still ring much of Polk County, and the area's agricultural heritage persists alongside its newer identity as a Central Florida tourism suburb.
Data on this page
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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
Winter Haven's grade mix looks fairly mixed, so this page is best used to narrow the list before checking each restaurant's full record.
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About Dining in Winter Haven
Of Winter Haven's 345 graded restaurants, 63.2% earned an A grade — roughly in line with statewide averages. Currently, 2.3% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 8 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Winter Haven is 93.8 out of 100, based on 1,136 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 2 of 14REGGAE ON WHEELS
2301 EXECUTIVE RD
GIGI KDC CUISINE & BAKERY
1281 1 ST S
GIOVANNI NY PIZZA
6959 CYPRESS GARDEN BLVD
Q KREYOL KITCHEN ON WHEELS
104 W CENTRAL AVE
SAIGON GARDEN LLC
5937 CYPRESS GARDEN BLVD STE 100
THE WHITE HOUSE
1554 7 ST SW
ZAXBYS
7454 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
FIRST WATCH RESTAURANT #253
555 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
TACO MY FRIEND #2
3899 RECKER HWY
TAQUERIA MY FRIEND INC
3899 RECKER HWY
LD CARIBBEAN CUISINE
2610 AVENUE G NW
OBSCURE WINE COMPANY
276 W CENTRAL AVE
PAAJI INDIAN CUISINE
1959 21 ST NW
SONIC DRIVE-IN #4644
1520 FIRST STREET S.
T SPOT #2
2930 AVENUE G NW
THE LAKE HOUSE KITCHEN 4 LLC
695 AVE K SW
CHICK-FIL-A HAVENDALE & JERSEY
1070 BROOKSTONE RD
DOG AND BUN ON DA RUN
104 W CENTRAL AVE
ANDYS DRIVE INN REST
703 3 ST SW
APPLE LOUNGE & PACKAGE
2803 RECKER HWY
CHICK-FIL-A
143 LANDINGS BLVD
MAGIC BUS
3500 LAKE ALFRED RD
PARADA JIBARA
2049 HAVENDALE BLVD NW
RIPPLES
312 4 ST SW
HUNGRY HOWIES PIZZA #149
1144 NW 6 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.
