🪰554,782 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.

1,826
Restaurants
78%
A-Rated
97.4
Avg Score
1,571
Inspections

Data on this page

Restaurants tracked
1,826
Cities represented
44
Restaurants with inspection history
1,817
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 12, 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: 1429 B: 337 C: 47 F: 13

Restaurants

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SAND BAR PIZZA AND MUSIC

1475 N SCENIC HWY, BABSON PARK

Inspected 5 months ago
2025-12-30
1 violations

TACO BELL # 136

3605 FLORIDA AVE S, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2025-12-30
1 violations

VAMPIRE PENGUIN LAKELAND

216 E PINE ST, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2025-12-30

MARCO'S PIZZA

3005 DUFF RD, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2025-12-29

TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE FL 37

225 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2025-12-29
8 violations

WENDY'S 14434

40231 HWY 27, DAVENPORT

Inspected 5 months ago
2025-12-29

CRISPY CONES CENTRAL FLORIDA

4132 E JOHNSON AVE UNIT E, HAINES CITY

Inspected 5 months ago
2025-12-23

EL RINCONCITO DE GUADALUPE LLC

1850 US 17, LAKE ALFRED

Inspected 5 months ago
2025-12-23
1 violations

GRIEVOUS ANGEL

801 EAST MAIN ST, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2025-12-23

TACO BELL #4778

7840 OSCELOA POLK LINE RD, DAVENPORT

Inspected 5 months ago
2025-12-23
1 violations

THE DUGOUT

34 SW DR MLK ST, FORT MEADE

Inspected 5 months ago
2025-12-23

CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL 1499

3434 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2025-12-22

CONNIE SUE'S KOREAN BBQ LLC

5801 WALT LOOP RD, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2025-12-22
1 violations

DEFYLAKELAND

6220 US HWY 98 N, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2025-12-22

DRINKING BAR & RESTAURANTS

150 CALIFORNIA BLVD, DAVENPORT

Inspected 5 months ago
2025-12-22
1 violations

MCDONALD'S

317 E HINSON AVE, HAINES CITY

Inspected 5 months ago
2025-12-22
3 violations

MCDONALD'S #34577

4220 CLUBHOUSE ROAD, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2025-12-22

MICHAEL FAMILY CATERING & CONCESSIONS

424 W DAUGHTERY RD, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2025-12-22
1 violations

(THE) WINE GARDEN

1204 FLORIDA AVE S, LAKELAND

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-19
1 violations

CMX LAKESIDE 18

1650 TOWN CENTER DR, LAKELAND

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-19
2 violations

SUBWAY IN THE HIGHLANDS

2157 E CR 540-A, LAKELAND

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-19
1 violations

TENGO HAMBRE

1100 US HWY 17-92, HAINES CITY

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-19

APPLEBEES NEIGHBORHOOD GRILL & BAR

4835 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-18
4 violations

ARBY'S #1665

1625 SW 3 ST, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-18

BEDROCK WINGS

2064 E EDGEWOOD DR, LAKELAND

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-18
1 violations

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