Polk County
Sitting between Tampa and Orlando, Polk County is Central Florida's often-overlooked dining market. With Lakeland as its largest city and over 1,500 restaurants spread across a largely suburban and rural landscape, the county serves as a crossroads for both coasts. Chain restaurants dominate the I-4 corridor, but local gems in downtown Lakeland and Winter Haven's growing dining scene offer a different side of Polk County's food culture.
Find Polk County restaurant inspections to find health scores and violation histories for restaurants in Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bartow, Haines City, Lake Wales, and Auburndale. Every inspection record includes the full list of violations found and the restaurant's overall health grade.
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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 30, 2026.
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Restaurants
Page 10 of 80CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC 5541
23230 US HWY 27, LAKE WALES
EAGLES EDGE
8595 WHITE SHARK BLVD, DAVENPORT
JIMMY JOHNS #4005
602 N BROADWAY AVE, BARTOW
MZ TS KITCHEN N THINGS
2300 LUCERNE PARK RD, WINTER HAVEN
NO 1 JIN JIN KITCHEN
1239 ARIANA ST, LAKELAND
PAPA JOHN'S #2195
2105 CR 540A, LAKELAND
PIZZA HUT #4622
1362 ARIANA ST, LAKELAND
SAZON URBANO
724 N WABASH AVE, LAKELAND
SCENIC LAGOON SALOON
33 S SCENIC HWY, FROSTPROOF
SUBWAY #3750
850 N BROADWAY AVE, BARTOW
SUNDAYS GRILL
2414 SANDMINE RD, DAVENPORT
THE ROOST AT FOUR SEASONS
5298 HWY 27, FROSTPROOF
THE THIRSTY DRAGON #1
126 N 1 ST, LAKE WALES
VIBIN' VINNY'S
230 E PARK AVE #24, LAKE WALES
CARIBBEAN SOUL ISLAND CUISINES, LLC
3400 AVENUE G NW, WINTER HAVEN
CHAIN OF LAKES PARK CONCESSION
210 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD SW, WINTER HAVEN
CHINA PARK
46 MAXCY PLAZA CIR, HAINES CITY
COOKIE JAR BAKESHOP AND EATERY
305 E MAIN ST, BARTOW
CRABS FACTORY
90 MAXCY PLAZA CIR, HAINES CITY
DUNKIN DONUTS/BASKIN ROBBINS
1578 3RD SW STREET, WINTER HAVEN
FANCY Q JAPANESE INC
5615 S FLORIDA AVENUE, SUITE 115, LAKELAND
FLAVOR NATION
1105 US 17 S STE D, BARTOW
FLAVOR NATION
1105 S US HWY 17 STE D, BARTOW
FROSTY FROYO
8270 CHAMPIONS GATE BLVD, DAVENPORT
NORTHSIDE ASIAN KITCHEN
6737 US HWY 98 N, LAKELAND
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