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.
Data on this page
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 21, 2026.
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Highest Rated in Polk
Restaurants
Page 46 of 75KING'S WOK
5363 N SOCRUM LOOP RD, LAKELAND
KINGDOM FOODS
186 LEWIS GRIFFIN RD, LAKE WALES
KINSLERS KITCHEN LLC
2100 1 ST N, WINTER HAVEN
KOKOMO'S
322 4 ST NW, WINTER HAVEN
KPOT KOREAN BBQ & HOTPOT
1568 TOWN CENTER DR, LAKELAND
KRABQUEENZ
301 COMMERCE COURT UNIT 1, WINTER HAVEN
KRAZY KOMBUCHA
1030 FLORIDA AVE S, LAKELAND
KRUNCHY KRAB
1142 TEXAS AVE, LAKELAND
KRUNCHY KRAZE KITCHEN
14907 FL-60 E, LAKE WALES
KRYSTAL TMPF10
730 E MEMORIAL BLVD, LAKELAND
KUA LAO
114 W CENTRAL AVE, LAKE WALES
KULTURE ON 1ST
1780 1 ST N, WINTER HAVEN
KUMO JAPANESE RESTAURANT
207 AMBERSWEET WAY, DAVENPORT
L'INCONTRO
35 SR 60 W, LAKE WALES
L&M SNOWQUEEN
49 SEABOARD AVE, LAKE WALES
LA BRUJITA
117 MAIN ST, DUNDEE
LA CALENTANA MEXICAN STORE & RESTRAUNT
1725 N MEMORIAL BLVD, LAKELAND
LA COCINA DE SELY LLC
5570 US HWY 1792, HAINES CITY
LA COLOMBIANITA BAKERY AND RESTAURANT
43418 US 27 UNIT 5-6, DAVENPORT
LA COLOMBIANITA LAKE ALFRED
5570 US HWY 17-92 UNIT 100, HAINES CITY
LA COOLMENA
5805 W IRLO BRONSON MEMORIAL HIGHW, KISSIMMEE
LA CRIOLLA CAFE AND RESTAURANT
39895 US 27, DAVENPORT
LA EMPANADA AND BAKERY CORP
34 N 6 ST, HAINES CITY
LA ESQUINA SABROSA
5570 US HWY 17-92 UNIT 100, HAINES CITY
LA FIESTA MEXICANA
94 MAXCY PLAZA CIR, HAINES CITY
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.
