🪰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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CHILO'S TACOS

1945 W ARIANA ST, LAKELAND

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-10-31

FANTASY ISLAND

221 MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD NE, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-10-31
2 violations

MIKADO SUSHI

1979 AEGEAN WAY, DAVENPORT

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-10-31

PISTACHO'S BAKERY AND CAKE

45589 US 27, DAVENPORT

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-10-31
2 violations

STEAK N SHAKE

819 E MEMORIAL BLVD, LAKELAND

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-10-31
4 violations

BAMBOO WOK

5151 US HWY 98 S, LAKELAND

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-10-30
3 violations

DUNKIN DONUTS/ BASKIN ROBBINS

5614 US 98 N, LAKELAND

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-10-30
4 violations

HIBACHI EXPRESS

2010 SAM WALTON WAY, LAKE WALES

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-10-30
1 violations

THE LAKE HOUSE KITCHEN 8

308 4 ST SW, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-10-30
2 violations

ZAXBY'S

590 N BROADWAY AVE, BARTOW

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-10-30
3 violations

BRIGHT ICE

1200 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-10-29
1 violations

DADA'S KITCHEN

413 N 12 ST, HAINES CITY

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-10-29

DUNKIN DONUTS

5216 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-10-29
2 violations

MARCO'S PIZZA 8367

5321 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-10-29
5 violations

MCDONALD'S

28064 US 27, DUNDEE

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-10-29
2 violations

TAQUERIA HIDALGUENSE 1

413 N 12 ST, HAINES CITY

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-10-29
2 violations

MCDONALDS

893 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-10-28
2 violations

MOCTEZUMAS'S

3466 HWY 17 N, BARTOW

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-10-28

SALS PIZZA

200 POST AVE SW, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-10-28

THE GREATEST TASTE OF HAITI

2604 AVE V NW, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-10-28

APPLEBEES NEIGHBORHOOD GRILL & BAR

230 ARTEVA DR, LAKELAND

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-10-27
1 violations

SPOON AND SPRINKLES

2250 POSNER BLVD, DAVENPORT

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-10-27

TAQUERIA HIDALGUENSE 4

1509 HAVENDALE BLVD NW, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 7 months ago
2025-10-27

AVI @ AMAZON-MCO5 BACK

305 DEEN STILL RD, DAVENPORT

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-24

AVI @ AMAZON-MCO9 BACK

2841 ACCESS RD, DAVENPORT

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-24

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.