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
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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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Highest Rated in Winter Haven
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Restaurants
Page 9 of 14FIELD HOUSE POOL
210 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
OVATION BISTRO & BAR
7130 CYPRESS GARDEN BLVD
PANDA EXPRESS #2854
301 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
PATEL RENTAL
3035 THORNHILL ROAD
SUBWAY #13268
2834 RECKER HIGHWAY
THE HAMPTON INN
202 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
HOA MAI - (APRICOT BLOSSOM) VIETNAMESE FOOD
104 W CENTRAL AVE
SUZU BOBA
104 W CENTRAL AVE
DENNY'S
894 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
HOWARD JOHNSON INN
1300 3RD ST SW, NORTH SIDE OF BUILDING
BURGER KING RESTAURANT #2078
205 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
LAKE ROY BEACH INN
1823 CYPRESS GARDEN BLVD
SNEAKY LINKS
104 E CENTRAL AVE
DIVINE CARIBBEAN FLAVOR
1846 1 ST N
TEXAS ROADHOUSE
6023 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
FAMILY MIGAS CORP
104 W CENTRAL AVE
MCDONALDS’S COUNTRY CLUB
4321 DUNDEE RD
MCDONALD'S #37207
2019 SPIRIT LAKE RD
BOOTS LEMONADE
1831 1ST ST
RTN INDUSTRIES LLC
615 7 ST SW
WILEY ON WHEELS
106 PARKER LANE NE
ARAMARK AT LEGOLAND FLORIDA RESORT HOTEL BRICKS
1 LEGOLAND WAY
KULTURE ON 1ST
1780 1 ST N
CHAIN OF LAKES GUEST HOUSE
1350 MIRROR TER NW
CITY OF WINTER HAVEN (DIAMONDPLEX)
900 POLK STATE COLLEGE ACCESS ROAD
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.
