🪰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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DENNY'S

894 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-15
6 violations

DUNKIN DONUTS

346 SHINN BLVD, LAKE ALFRED

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-15
2 violations

OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE

4208 US 98 N, LAKELAND

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-15
3 violations

STEAK N SHAKE

3906 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-15
4 violations

TOPSY'S A TASTE OF LOVE

301 COMMERCE CT UNIT I, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-15

BERKLEY PIZZA AND WINGS

391 BERKLEY RD, AUBURNDALE

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-14
2 violations

DUNKIN DONUTS

180 HWY 60 E, LAKE WALES

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-14
2 violations

HUNGRY HOWIES

1405 N BROADWAY AVE, BARTOW

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-14
6 violations

TAQUERIA EL CHILANGO

3230 N ROAD 98, LAKELAND

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-14

BRUSTERS ICE CREAM

955 E CR 540 A, LAKELAND

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-13
7 violations

BURGER KING #18216

109 E VAN FLEET DR, BARTOW

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-13
3 violations

COUNTRY ANGELS

122 COMMONWEALTH AVE, POLK CITY

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-13
3 violations

MAGIC WOK

2129 E CR 540A, LAKELAND

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-13
6 violations

MCDONALD'S

44400 US HWY 27, DAVENPORT

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-13

POPEYES CHICKEN & BISCUITS#106

25 SW 6 ST, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-13
3 violations

SUBWAY AT TOWN&COUNTRY SQUARE

2276 W GRIFFIN RD, LAKELAND

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-13
3 violations

TAQUERIA LAS CUNADAS LLC

1015 S SCENIC HWY, FROSTPROOF - 280

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-13

WINGSTOP

130 KERSEY ST, DAVENPORT

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-13

BURGER KING #4015

418 1/2 HAVENDALE BLVD, AUBURNDALE

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-10
2 violations

MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT

416 WEST CENTRAL AVE, LAKE WALES

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-10
2 violations

MY CATERING CONNECTION INC

11 S SEMINOLE AVE, FORT MEADE

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-10

NIKOS

301 COMMERCE COURT, SUITE 1, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-10

Q SQUARED

1950 1 ST N, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-10

SKY ZONE LAKELAND

6220 US 98, LAKELAND

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-10
1 violations

THE SUGAR STACK

45000 HWY 27, DAVENPORT

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-10

Important context for county pages

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