🪰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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DOGDAYZ CAFÉ

3055 DUNDEE RD, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-11-07

EL JIBARENO

43360 US HWY 27, DAVENPORT

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-11-07

MARCO'S PIZZA

9310 US HWY 192 UNIT 6, CLERMONT

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-11-07
3 violations

OFFICE PUB & LOUNGE (THE)

1243 S 1 ST, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-11-07

PHILLY CHEESE STEAK & WING

4963 US HWY 98 N, LAKELAND

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-11-07
5 violations

WINDSOR ISLAND RESORT

115 ALOHA BLVD, DAVENPORT

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-11-07

CHOLO TAQUERIA Y ALGO MAS

706 1 ST NE, FORT MEADE

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-11-06

GREENSIDE DELI & ICE CREAM

42749 HWY 27, DAVENPORT

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-11-06

LAKELAND TREATS AND TRINKETS

270 E BAY ST #2150, LAKELAND

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-11-06
1 violations

MCDONALD'S CORPORATION

200 CHARLESTON AVE, FORT MEADE

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-11-06
3 violations

PAPA JOHNS PIZZA #972

1853 E MEMORIAL BLVD BI 117, LAKELAND

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-11-06
3 violations

VEGETATION

1439 E GARY RD, LAKELAND

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-11-06
3 violations

DONDE WILKING LATIN FOOD

915 DUNDEE RD, DUNDEE

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-11-05
2 violations

EL RINCON FAMILIAR

338 W ORANGE ST, GROVELAND

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-11-05

SITAR BUFFET

2020 SHEPHERD RD, MULBERRY

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-11-05
13 violations

SPICE THAI SUSHI

3895 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-11-05
5 violations

ZAXBY'S

6747 N CHURCH AVE, MULBERRY

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-11-05
3 violations

ZESTY DELIGHTS LLC

2255 US 92 N, HAINES CITY

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-11-05

DEPOT 303

303 NW 1 AVE, MULBERRY

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-11-04
5 violations

HIGHLAND CITY CULVERS

4255 CLUBHOUSE RD, LAKELAND

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-11-04
3 violations

KING OF THE COOP

303 NW 1 AVE, MULBERRY

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-11-04
2 violations

MELS KITCHEN

4907 US 98 N, LAKELAND

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-11-04
2 violations

SILVERMOON DRIVE IN THEATRE

NEW TAMPA HWY BX 73, LAKELAND

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-11-04
1 violations

TAQUERIA MICHOACANA Y EL CORA

910 N SCENIC HWY, BABSON PARK

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-11-03
1 violations

BIG DADDY'S BARBEQUE

310 S CHARLESTON AVE, FORT MEADE

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-10-31
2 violations

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.