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Lake Wales, Florida

Polk County · 150 restaurants

Lake Wales is a Polk County community with 150 restaurants tracked by Florida DBPR inspectors. 88.0% earn an A grade with an average InspectFL Health Score of 98.0 out of 100. That's well above Florida's average and signals consistently strong food-safety performance across the city. No restaurants are currently failing in Lake Wales. Browse current scores, violation histories, and full inspection details for each restaurant below.

150
Restaurants
88.0%
A-Rated
98.0
Avg Score
247
Inspections

Data on this page

Restaurants tracked
150
Graded restaurants
150
Inspection records
247
Official source
Florida DBPR

InspectFL turns public DBPR inspection records into city-level score trends, grade breakdowns, and restaurant history so this page is useful for comparison, not just a list of names.

How to use this city page

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What the citywide data means

Lake Wales looks stronger than average on current grade mix, but individual inspection timelines still matter more than a citywide headline.

A: 132 B: 15 C: 3 F: 0

About Dining in Lake Wales

Of Lake Wales's 150 graded restaurants, 88.0% earned an A grade — above the statewide average, reflecting strong food safety compliance in the area. Notably, no restaurants in the area currently hold a failing F grade. The average InspectFL Health Score across Lake Wales is 98.0 out of 100, based on 247 inspections on record.

What Inspectors Look For

Florida DBPR inspectors evaluate restaurants on food temperature control, employee hygiene, pest activity, and equipment cleanliness. Violations are categorized as critical (immediate health risk), major (significant concern), or minor (procedural issue). Learn more about how grades work.

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Restaurants

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MOUNTAIN LAKE CLUB D R

2300 N SCENIC HWY

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-20
7 violations

CHINA WOK

116 STATE RD 60 E

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-19
3 violations

IHOP #36-235

2850 RIDGE WAY

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-19
1 violations

KUA LAO

114 W CENTRAL AVE

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-19

EL RANCHITO MEXICAN RESTAURANT

740 STATE RD 60 W

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-18
2 violations

CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC 5541

23230 US HWY 27

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-17
1 violations

SMOKIN' DJ'S

122 N 1 ST UNIT 5

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-11
2 violations

ALL STAR GRILL

2019 SR 60 E

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-10
4 violations

ROUTE 60 DINER

7448 HWY 60

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-10
4 violations

CAJUN COWBOY

1400 GRAPE HAMMOCK RD

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-06

GARY'S

17309 US-27

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-06
1 violations

SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOODS

17309 US HWY 27

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-06

RIKO HOTDOGS - NOST

815 EAGLE RIDGE DR, UNIT 602

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-05
1 violations

MARKET CAFE

20 N MARKET ST

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-02-02
3 violations

LA CHILANGUITA LLC

224 S 1 ST

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-30
2 violations

JAY BEES

8625 E SR 60

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-29

FREDDY'S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERS

23525 US HWY 27

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-28
1 violations

BOB EVANS RESTAURANT 544

23269 HWY 27

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-27
5 violations

TAQUERIA MARI 3

24200 US HWY 27

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-27

BEEF 'O' BRADY'S

540 W CENTRAL AVE

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-26
6 violations

PANERA BREAD

23720 US HWY 27

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-23
1 violations

KEGEL DELI

1951 LONGLEAF BLVD

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-20
2 violations

PARADISE RESTO

808 EAGLE RIDGE DR STE 606

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-20
1 violations

PHASE III

118 E CRYSTAL AVE

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-20
1 violations

RIKO HOTDOGS

815 EAGLE RIDGE DR UNIT 602

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-12
1 violations

Important context for city pages

City pages are comparison tools built from public Florida DBPR inspection data. They help surface local patterns quickly, but they are not official government rankings and they should not replace reading the individual restaurant page before making a decision.