Plant City, Florida
Hillsborough County · 183 restaurants
Plant City calls itself the "Winter Strawberry Capital of the World," and the annual Florida Strawberry Festival each February draws hundreds of thousands of visitors to a town whose economy still runs largely on strawberry and other row-crop farming. The city's 182 restaurants serve a working agricultural community alongside a growing number of commuters into Tampa, with a strong Mexican and Central American food scene reflecting the farmworkers who plant and pick the berries each winter. Downtown Plant City's historic core, centered on the restored train depot, has added new restaurants even as the surrounding fields remain the area's economic backbone.
Data on this page
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
Start with the citywide grade mix, then use filters to narrow by category, grade, or inspection dates before opening the full restaurant record.
What the citywide data means
Plant City has a heavier concentration of failing restaurants than you’d want, which makes recent inspection history and dispositions especially important.
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About Dining in Plant City
Of Plant City's 183 graded restaurants, 43.7% earned an A grade — below the statewide average, suggesting room for improvement in local food safety. Currently, 11.5% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 21 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Plant City is 88.3 out of 100, based on 700 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
Page 4 of 8JIMMY JOHNS
2424 JAMES REDMAN PKWY
JOANNE'S FAMILY RESTAURANT
10625 PAUL BUCHMAN HWY
JOHNSON BARBEQUE PLANT CITY
1407 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD
JP BBQ CATERING
1605 S ALEXANDER ST
KEEL & CURLEY WINERY
5202 THONOTOSASSA RD
KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN
2305 S JAMES REDMAN PKWY
KRAZY KUP, LLC
101 EAST J ARDEN MAYS BLVD
KYOTO PALACE ASIAN BUFFET
214 W ALEXANDER ST
LA CATRINA TAQUERIA Y COSINA , LLC
3503 W BAKER ST
LA DULCE VIDA
1707 JAMES L REDMAN PKWY UNIT A
LA FONDITA COCINA MEXICANA
3418 W BAKER ST
LA JAROCHA
1707 JAMES L REDMAN PKWY UNIT A
LA MICHOACANA
1818 JAMES L REDMAN PKWY
LA MICHOACANA ICE CREAM INC
209 W ALEXANDER ST
LA MONARCA MINI MARKET
2113,2115 W REYNOLDS ST
LA TAQUERIA HIDALGO LLC
1709 THONOTOSASSA RD
LIL LUNCHBOX EXPRESS
206 EVERS ST
LIN'S EXPRESS
2307 THONOTOSASSA RD
LINDA'S
3503 W BAKER ST
LITTLE CAESARS 633
2607 THONOTOSASSA RD
LOS GIRASOLES
6049 SR 60 E
LOS TARASCOS
3503 W BAKER ST
LOS TARASCOS FOOD TRUCK #2
7208 TURKEY CREEK RD
MARCOS PIZZA 8031
2909 JAMES L REDMAN PKWY, STE 105
MARYLAND FRIED CHICKEN
315 N ALEXANDER ST
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.
