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: August 20, 2026.
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Restaurants
Page 31 of 75CINEPOLIS
5500 GRAND VIEW PARKWAY, DAVENPORT
CITY OF WINTER HAVEN (DIAMONDPLEX)
900 POLK STATE COLLEGE ACCESS ROAD, WINTER HAVEN
CLARION POINTE LAKELAND
4321 LAKELAND PARK DR, LAKELAND
CLARKES SMOKE HUTT
1800 FL-559, LAKELAND
CMX GRAND 10
920 SPRINGLAKE SQUARE NW, WINTER HAVEN
CMX LAKESIDE 18
1650 TOWN CENTER DR, LAKELAND
COACH EDDIES BACKYARD BBQ
900 OLD COMBEE RD, LAKELAND
COB AND PEN
1221 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND
COCINA TACOS SAN MARCOS
3479Q HAVENDALE BLVD, WINTER HAVEN
COLD STONE CREAMERY
2027 AEGEAN WAY, DAVENPORT
COLDSTONE
1615 TOWNCENTER DR, LAKELAND
COLOMBIAN GUYS LATIN FOOD
3979 NEW TAMPA HWY, LAKELAND
COLONY HOUSE POOL HOUSE
2300 N SCENIC HWY, LAKE WALES
COMFORT INN & SUITES
3520 US 98 N, LAKELAND
CONNIE SUE'S KOREAN BBQ LLC
5801 WALT LOOP RD, LAKELAND
COOKIE JAR BAKESHOP AND EATERY
305 E MAIN ST, BARTOW
COUNTRY CHICKEN N' FISH KATHLEEN
1263 KATHLEEN RD, LAKELAND
COUNTY LINE CRAWFISH
7990 SR 60, BARTOW
CRAB CRAZE LLC
842 6 ST NW, WINTER HAVEN
CRABS FACTORY
90 MAXCY PLAZA CIR, HAINES CITY
CRACKER BARREL #532
111 DUNSON LN, DAVENPORT
CRAFT SMOKE HOUSE LLC
1480 MLK JR BLVD STE A, BARTOW
CRAVE HOT DOGS AND BBQ
2250 GRIFFIN RD, LAKELAND
CRAVE MIS ANTOJITOS MEXICANOS
1770 1 ST N, WINTER HAVEN
CRAZY FISH SEAFOOD SHACK
802 HENRY ST, LAKE WALES
Important context for county pages
County pages are comparison tools built from public Florida DBPR inspection data. They help surface area-wide patterns and make local browsing easier, but they are not official government rankings and they should not replace reading the individual restaurant page before making a decision.
