🪰547,154 violations tracked across 67 Florida counties

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.

1,818
Restaurants
80%
A-Rated
97.6
Avg Score
1,576
Inspections

Data on this page

Restaurants tracked
1,818
Cities represented
44
Restaurants with inspection history
1,810
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: June 5, 2026.

How to use this county page

Use it to compare cities, filter the countywide list, and quickly spot restaurant records worth opening — especially if you are choosing between areas.

What the countywide data means

Polk County's current grade mix looks stronger than average, but one countywide number should never outweigh a restaurant's recent inspection timeline.

A: 1458 B: 305 C: 45 F: 10

Restaurants

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S W CARIBBEAN DELIGHTS

1310 W DAUGHTERY ROAD, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-08
2 violations

TACO BELL #15937

1942 E HWY 60, LAKE WALES

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-08
1 violations

THE LINKS OF SANDPIPER

6001 SANDPIPERS DR, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-08
4 violations

(THE) WINE LIBRARY BARTOW

165 S CENTRAL AVE, BARTOW

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-07

BANEZ KITCHEN LLC

1795 BERKLEY RD, AUBURNDALE

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-07

DAIRY QUEEN

1795 N BROADWAY AVE, BARTOW

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-07
4 violations

GRANOFINO RUSTIC CAFE

104 W CENTRAL AVE, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-07

GSPOT AND HOLSHOTZ LLC

3825 N SCENIC HWY, LAKE WALES

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-07
1 violations

HARRY'S SEAFOOD BAR & GRILLE

101 N KENTUCKY AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-07
1 violations

LINGS DUMPLINGS MULBERRY

303 NW 1 AVE, MULBERRY

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-07
1 violations

LONG JOHN SILVERS/ A&W

2082 US 92 W, AUBURNDALE

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-07
3 violations

PIZZANO'S PIZZA INC

1326 SR 60 E, LAKE WALES

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-07
1 violations

SAVORY THAI

5109 US HWY 98 S, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-07
1 violations

TACO BELL #130

4165 HWY 98 N, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-07
2 violations

TACOS AMIGO #2

547 E BRIDGERS AVE, AUBURNDALE

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-07
1 violations

TOP SHELF KITCHEN

5080 FL 60, MULBERRY

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-07

XIMENA'S TACOS 2

343 CENTRAL AVE W, LAKE WALES

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-07
2 violations

CARIBBEAN SOUL ISLAND CUISINES, LLC

3400 AVENUE G NW, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-06
2 violations

CHECKERS 142

604 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-06
3 violations

HUNGRY HOWIE'S # 240

3047 HWY 540 W, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-06
1 violations

JERSEY MIKE'S SUBS

3801 US HWY 98 N, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-06
1 violations

JUICY WING AND SEAFOOD

620 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-06
2 violations

LITTLE CAESARS 1818-0003

5616 US HWY 98 N, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-06
1 violations

TAQUERIA SAN MIGUEL DE YURIRIA

5435 LEWELLYN RD UNIT 8, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-06
1 violations

WICKED PIZZA

6146 US HWY 98 N, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-06
1 violations

Important context for county pages

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