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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Use it to compare cities, filter the countywide list, and quickly spot restaurant records worth opening — especially if you are choosing between areas.
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Highest Rated in Polk
Restaurants
Page 52 of 75MCDONALD'S #34867
2210 E COUNTY RD 540A, LAKELAND
MCDONALD'S #35865
1805 SHEPHERD ROAD, LAKELAND
MCDONALD'S #37207
2019 SPIRIT LAKE RD, WINTER HAVEN
MCDONALD'S #5027
4721 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND
MCDONALD'S #5886
2606 US HWY 92 E, LAKELAND
MCDONALD'S 6641
2207 US HWY 92 W, AUBURNDALE
MCDONALD'S 717
2835 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND
MCDONALD'S 92720 HOLLY HILL
909 WORKMAN WAY, DAVENPORT
MCDONALD'S CORP
6330 US 98 N, LAKELAND
MCDONALD'S CORPORATION
200 CHARLESTON AVE, FORT MEADE
MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT
1470 N BROADWAY AVE, BARTOW
MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT
416 WEST CENTRAL AVE, LAKE WALES
MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT
705 W SCENIC HWY, FROSTPROOF
MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT
1801 SR 559, POLK CITY
MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT
6890 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD SE, WINTER HAVEN
MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT 40576
49561 US HWY 27 N, DAVENPORT
MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT 8044
1211 ARIANA ST, LAKELAND
MCDONALD'S THOMPSON NURSERY
2500 RIDGE WAY, LAKE WALES
MCDONALDS
245 6 ST, WINTER HAVEN
MCDONALDS
5525 WALT LOOP RD, LAKELAND
MCDONALDS
893 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD, WINTER HAVEN
MCDONALDS 17311
2815 US 98 N, LAKELAND
MCDONALDS 5192
8006 OSCEOLA-POLK LINE RD, DAVENPORT
MCDONALDS 5387
715 E MEMORIAL BLVD, LAKELAND
MCDONALDS REST OF FLORIDA INC
3420 US 98 N, 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.
