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: October 30, 2026.
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Restaurants
Page 5 of 80GOLDEN CORRAL
5722 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD, WINTER HAVEN
HIGHLANDS GOLF - CABANAS
500 HIGHLANDS RESERVE BLVD, DAVENPORT
HIGHLANDS GOLF LLC
500 HIGHLANDS RESERVE BLVD, DAVENPORT
INCREDIBOWL ENTERTAINMENT
2010 DUNDEE RD, WINTER HAVEN
LAKE ALFRED DINER
185 S LAKE SHORE WAY, LAKE ALFRED
LAKE WALES FAMILY RESTAURANT
109 SR 60 W, LAKE WALES
LITTLE JOHNS DINER
3080 CYPRESS GARDENS ROAD, WINTER HAVEN
PIZZA HUT #4601
203 MAGNOLIA AVE, AUBURNDALE
PIZZA HUT 4677
500 OVERLOOK DR, WINTER HAVEN
REGGAE ON WHEELS
2301 EXECUTIVE RD, WINTER HAVEN
SOLORZANO'S PIZZERIA EAGLE RIDGE MALL
414 EAGLE RIDGE MALL DR UNIT 611, LAKE WALES
TEQUILA REAL MEXICAN BAR & GRILL
400 LEGACY VILLAGE DR STE 101, DAVENPORT
WOODYS BBQ
51 S US HWY 27, LAKE WALES
ADLER'S
113 AMBERSWEET WAY, DAVENPORT
CHICK-FIL-A BARTOW
475 VAN FLEET DR E, BARTOW
HIBACHI BUFFET
901 MEMORIAL BLVD, LAKELAND
HOOTERS
3400 US HWY 98 N, LAKELAND
IHOP 36-259
37051 US HWY 27 N, HAINES CITY
KC'S ARTISAN PIZZA
6645 S FLORIDA AVE STE 5, LAKELAND
NEAPOLITAN ITALIAN EATERY
645 INGRAHAM AVE, HAINES CITY
SUBWAY AT TOWN&COUNTRY SQUARE
2276 W GRIFFIN RD, LAKELAND
SUSHI MASA SEAFOOD & JAPANESE FUSION
5700 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND
TERRIE LOBB CATERING INC
1239 E MAIN ST, BARTOW
TRUE TASTE
2430 SAND MINE RD, DAVENPORT
WENDY'S 594
2240 GRIFFIN ROAD, LAKELAND
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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.
