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 8 of 8TAQUERIA EL MIXTEPECANO
3002 JAMES L REDMAN PKWY
FRUTERIA LA TROPICANA
3418 BAKER ST
PUPUSERIA FLOR
3503 W BAKER STREET
SHOWGIRLS
2212 JAMES L REDMAN PKWY
LIL LUNCHBOX EXPRESS
206 EVERS ST
TAQUERIA LOS MARTINEZ
3503 W BAKER ST
TACO LOCO EXPRESS
2006 W REYNOLDS ST STE 1
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.
