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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Highest Rated in Polk
Restaurants
Page 63 of 75SIMPLY BAHAMIAN
525 S LAKESHORE WAY, LAKE ALFRED
SIMPLY DELICIOUS KITCHEN LLC
44039 US-27, DAVENPORT
SIMPLY SOUTHERN KITCHEN AND CATERING
4525 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND
SIZZLING GRILL
21400 US HWY 27, LAKE WALES
SKY ZONE LAKELAND
6220 US 98, LAKELAND
SLIM CHICKENS
23260 HWY 27, LAKE WALES
SLIM CHICKENS #17605
1229 FINLEY AVE, DAVENPORT
SLINGIN' DOGS #2
2080 E EDGEWOOD DR, LAKELAND
SMITH'S AMERICAN TAVERN
124 S TENNESSEE AVE, LAKELAND
SMOKEHOUSE ON THE RIVER / KISSIMMEE RIVER QUEEN
3200 RIVER RANCH RD, RIVER RANCH
SMOKIN CHANCHOS
3716 MORGAN COMBEE, LAKELAND
SNACK N PARTY
104 W CENTRAL AVE, WINTER HAVEN
SNEAKY LINKS
104 E CENTRAL AVE, WINTER HAVEN
SNOW CONE CONCESSION
1052 HWY US 92 W, AUBURNDALE
SODEXO AMERICA, LLC AT FLORIDA'S NATURAL
650 N HWY 27, LAKE WALES
SOLANA RESORT TIKI BAR
300 SOLANA CIR, DAVENPORT
SOLORZANO'S PIZZERIA EAGLE RIDGE MALL
414 EAGLE RIDGE MALL DR UNIT 611, LAKE WALES
SOLORZANOS PIZZERIA LAKELAND SQUARE MALL
3800 US-98 N UNIT #664A, LAKELAND
SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOODS
17309 US HWY 27, LAKE WALES
SOMEWHERE SPORTS BAR
5688 CYPRESS GDNS BLVD, WINTER HAVEN
SONIC DRIVE-IN #4644
1520 FIRST STREET S., WINTER HAVEN
SONIC DRIVE-IN #4916
415 MAGNOLIA AVE, AUBURNDALE
SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR B Q
35620 HWY 27, HAINES CITY
SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q
3611 US 98 N, PT 122, LAKELAND
SONNY'S REAL PIT BBQ
1501 3RD ST SW, WINTER HAVEN
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