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
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
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 3 of 14KOKOMO'S
322 4 ST NW
ROYAL BREAKFAST BAR
913 6 ST NW
MZ TS KITCHEN N THINGS
2300 LUCERNE PARK RD
CARIBBEAN SOUL ISLAND CUISINES, LLC
3400 AVENUE G NW
CHAIN OF LAKES PARK CONCESSION
210 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD SW
DUNKIN DONUTS/BASKIN ROBBINS
1578 3RD SW STREET
SALEM'S FRESH EATS
1700 3 ST SW
TAQUERIA LA PASADITA
3008 RIFLE RANGE RD SOUTH
1ST STREET DINER
106 AVE I SE
ARIA STEAKHOUSE
325 W CENTRAL AVE
CYPRESS TAVERN
5999 DUNDEE RD STE 700
MA MA DILOS DELI
93 S 1 ST
MEDITERRANEAN FRESH GRILL INC
6035 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
NOOK & GRIDDLE INC
6370 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
THREE J'S ICE CREAM
1600 DUNDEE RD
TSUKIYOMI SUSHI BAR AND GRILL
317 W CENTRAL AVE
LOS COMALES
3301 RIFLE RANGE RD
MCDONALDS RESTAURANT
116 E 2 ST
GLORY DAYS GRILL
6005 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
JAZZYS DINER
3009 US HWY 92 STE 6
MJ'S PIZZA & WINGS
3062 CYPRESS GARDENS RD
OLD MAN FRANKS SHORE SALOON
1005 S LAKE HOWARD DR
THE COUNTRY CLUB OF WINTER HAVEN
4200 COUNTRY CLUB RD
CARMENS ICE CREAM PARLOR
922 HAVENDALE BLVD NW
J BURNS PIZZA OF WINTER HAVEN
5535 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD #160
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.
