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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Restaurants
Page 53 of 75MCDONALDS RESTAURANT
116 E 2 ST, WINTER HAVEN
MCDONALDS RESTAURANT 41183
4152 E JOHNSON AVE, HAINES CITY
MCDONALDS RESTAURANT OF FLORIDA INC
420 HAVENDALE BLVD, AUBURNDALE
MCDONALDS’S COUNTRY CLUB
4321 DUNDEE RD, WINTER HAVEN
MCDONALDS'S EAST LAKE WALES
1978 EAST STATE ROAD 60, LAKE WALES
MCHUGH'S IRISH PUB
111 KENTUCKY AVE, LAKELAND
MDP LIQUOR 13
3234 S FLORIDA AVE UNIT B, LAKELAND
MEAT THE VEGGIES LLC
502 E MAIN ST, LAKELAND
MEDITERRANEAN FRESH GRILL INC
6035 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD, WINTER HAVEN
MEGA MERCADO RESTAURANT
6645 S FLORIDA AVENUE, SUITE 11, LAKELAND
MEKA TACOS
1100 HWY 17-92 N, HAINES CITY
MELANIE'S SEAFOOD COMPANY
120 E PARK AVE, LAKE WALES
MELLOW MUSHROOM LAKELAND
3555 LAKELAND HIGHLANDS RD, LAKELAND
MELS KITCHEN
4907 US 98 N, LAKELAND
MEXI-DASH TAQUERIA
547 E BRIDGERS AVE, AUBURNDALE
MEXICAN COLOMBIAN FOOD TRUCK
1100 US HIGHWAY 17 92 N, HAINES CITY
MI FAMILIA
2581 SUN ACRES BLVD, AUBURNDALE
MI PUEBLO RESTAURANT
2701 SWINDELL RD, LAKELAND
MI TIERRA RESTAURANT
8 N 4 ST, HAINES CITY
MIA PIZZA
2440 SAND MINE RD, DAVENPORT
MIC N DEE LIL TASTE OF CHICAGO
12160 US HWY 98 N, LAKELAND
MICHAEL FAMILY CATERING & CONCESSIONS
424 W DAUGHTERY RD, LAKELAND
MIKADO SUSHI
1979 AEGEAN WAY, DAVENPORT
MIKE'S DRIVE IN INC
1055 US 17 S, BARTOW
MILLER'S ALE HOUSE
40220 US HWY 27, DAVENPORT
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.
