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.
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
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Highest Rated in Polk
Restaurants
Page 65 of 75SUBWAY #11439
125 N WABASH AVE, LAKELAND
SUBWAY #1357
353 HAVENDALE BLVD #B, AUBURNDALE
SUBWAY #35721
2122 US 92 W #8, AUBURNDALE
SUBWAY #3750
850 N BROADWAY AVE, BARTOW
SUBWAY #52529
7450 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD, WINTER HAVEN
SUBWAY #64029
214 E CANAL ST, MULBERRY
SUBWAY #7066
1509 HWY 98 S #8, LAKELAND
SUBWAY 1382
36205 US HWY 27, HAINES CITY
SUBWAY 4098
2616 HWY 92 EAST, LAKELAND
SUBWAY 51200
36158 US HWY 27, HAINES CITY
SUBWAY 6704
6009 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD, WINTER HAVEN
SUBWAY 69522
200 F AVE NE, WINTER HAVEN
SUBWAY AT HIGHLAND CITY TOWN CENTER
5253 HWY 98 SOUTH, STE. 8-E, LAKELAND
SUBWAY AT NORTHSIDE VILLAGE
7331 US 98 N #101, LAKELAND
SUBWAY AT PLANTATION SQUARE
5395 N SOCRUM LOOP RD, LAKELAND
SUBWAY AT TOWN&COUNTRY SQUARE
2276 W GRIFFIN RD, LAKELAND
SUBWAY AT VILLAGE PLAZA
4296 US 98 N, LAKELAND
SUBWAY IN THE HIGHLANDS
2157 E CR 540-A, LAKELAND
SUMO
629 US HWY 17-92 W, HAINES CITY
SUN BAKED BBQ
361 DENTON AVE, AUBURNDALE
SUNDAYS GRILL
2414 SANDMINE RD, DAVENPORT
SUNRISE TIKI BAR
42749 HWY 27, DAVENPORT
SUPER DUPER SPOT
640 E MAIN STREET, LAKELAND
SURESTAY HOTEL BY BEST WESTERN CLERMONT THEME PARK WEST
9420 US HWY 192, CLERMONT
SUSHI LATINO
1100 HWY 17-92, HAINES CITY
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.
