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.
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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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Page 74 of 75WALLY'S
1136 E MAIN ST, LAKELAND
WATSON CLINIC REST
1600 LAKELAND HILLS BLVD, LAKELAND
WENDY'S #11472
35645 US 27, HAINES CITY
WENDY'S #8181
5740 US 98 N, LAKELAND
WENDY'S 14434
40231 HWY 27, DAVENPORT
WENDY'S 591
3545 LAKELAND HIGHLANDS RD, LAKELAND
WENDY'S 594
2240 GRIFFIN ROAD, LAKELAND
WENDY'S 596
280 LAKELAND PARK BLVD, LAKELAND
WENDY'S 597
1520 BROADWAY AVE N, BARTOW
WENDY'S 599
1405 S US HWY 98, LAKELAND
WENDY'S 7918
2002 HWY 60 E, LAKE WALES
WENDY'S 8843
4521 MACEY LN, LAKE WALES
WENDYS 12193
49503 HWY 27 PARCEL C, DAVENPORT
WENDYS 595
44304 US 27, DAVENPORT
WESTGATE RESORT RIVER RANCH BANQUET KITCHEN/COMMISSARY
3200 RIVER RANCH BLVD, RIVER RANCH
WHEELHOUSE'S 19 HOLE
102 POLO PARK EAST BLVD, DAVENPORT
WICKED PIZZA
6146 US HWY 98 N, LAKELAND
WILD DOGS
43568 US 27, DAVENPORT
WILEY ON WHEELS
106 PARKER LANE NE, WINTER HAVEN
WILL POWER BBQ EXPRESS
17309 US 27 N, LAKE WALES
WILLIE'S INN
221 FLORIDA AVE, DUNDEE
WILLOWBROOK SNACK BAR
4200 LUCERNE PARK RD, WINTER HAVEN
WINDSOR ISLAND RESORT
115 ALOHA BLVD, DAVENPORT
WING UNIVERSITY ON WHEELZ
612 SR 60 WEST, LAKE WALES
WINGNUTZ LAKELAND
1037 DIXIELAND MALL LN, LAKELAND
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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.
