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Hardee County

Deep in Florida's cattle and citrus heartland, Hardee County's Wauchula and Bowling Green serve a working agricultural community with unpretentious restaurants and authentic Mexican taquerias that reflect the county's large farmworker population. This is Florida far from the beach — where the food is hearty, portions are generous, and prices stay low.

Look up Hardee County restaurant inspections to find health scores and violation histories for restaurants in Wauchula, Bowling Green, and Zolfo Springs. Every inspection record includes the full list of violations found and the restaurant's overall health grade.

59
Restaurants
182
Critical
229
Major
650
Minor

Data on this page

Restaurants tracked
59
Cities represented
4
Restaurants with inspection history
59
Official source
Florida DBPR

InspectFL turns public DBPR inspection records into county-level trend pages with filters, latest inspection snapshots, and direct restaurant history. Most recent inspection on this page: October 28, 2026.

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Restaurants

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TACOS ISABEL

104 HANCOCK RD, WAUCHULA

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-08-28
6 violations

BOWL OF FUN LANES, LLC

943 SOUTH 6TH AVENUE, WAUCHULA

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-08-20
6 violations

LITTLE CAESARS 632

1434 N US HWY 17, WAUCHULA

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-08-20
6 violations

NOBLE PURSUIT FLORIDA, LLC

899 S. SIXTH AVE, WAUCHULA

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-08-20
3 violations

SUBWAY #27732

1444 US HWY 17, WAUCHULA

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-08-20
4 violations

WENDYS 8590

1440 N US 17, WAUCHULA

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-08-20
9 violations

SMOKIN JOES BBQ

4050 HWY 17 N, BOWLING GREEN

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-08-12
12 violations

GLORIAS RESTAURANT I

4816 HWY 17 N, BOWLING GREEN

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-08-10
16 violations

KINGS FRIES

4650 SR 62, BOWLING GREEN

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-08-10
4 violations

GARCIA'S TACO EXPRESS INC

1448 US HWY 17 N, WAUCHULA

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-07-29
10 violations

SONIC DRIVE-IN #5092

925 S 6 AVE, WAUCHULA

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-07-29
5 violations

TACO BELL

116 W. REA RD, WAUCHULA

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-07-29
2 violations

WAUCHULA FAMILY RESTAURANT

502 S 6 AVE, WAUCHULA

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-07-29
9 violations

MAIN PLAZA SPORTS BAR/ CATRINA CANTINA BAR/ TERRA MEXICAN RESTAU

216 W MAIN STREET, WAUCHULA

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-07-17
3 violations

PANDA REST (THE)

806 S 6 AVE, WAUCHULA

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-07-17
10 violations

DUNKIN

1042 S 6 AVE, WAUCHULA

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-07-08
2 violations

DANIEL HARVESTING INC

365 OLD DIXIE HWY, BOWLING GREEN

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-06-29

TAQUERIA PASADITA LLC

2285 US HWY 17 N, WAUCHULA

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-06-17

BOTANAS LOCAS Y MAS LLC

1775 N FLORIDA AVE, WAUCHULA

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-06-10
2 violations

PIONEER RESTAURANT

COR HWY 64/US HWY 17, ZOLFO SPRINGS

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-05-26
8 violations

TACO EXPRESS #2

330 FL-66, ZOLFO SPRINGS

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-05-19
3 violations

BERTHA'S KITCHEN

103 E MAIN ST, WAUCHULA

Inspected 6 months ago
2026-04-23
9 violations

VELASCO LUNCH TRUCK II

1915 US HWY 17 N, WAUCHULA

Inspected 6 months ago
2026-04-23
2 violations

LA ESCONDIDA II

702 N 6 AVE, WAUCHULA

Inspected 6 months ago
2026-04-20
11 violations

MCO TAQUERIA

4815 CHURCH AVE, BOWLING GREEN

Inspected 6 months ago
2026-04-17
2 violations

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