Winter Haven, Florida
Polk County · 329 restaurants
Winter Haven is best known as the home of LEGOLAND Florida, and the theme park draws families whose dining dollars support many of the city's 325 restaurants along US-27 and near the park entrance. Beyond the tourist corridor, Winter Haven's historic downtown along Central Avenue sits amid the Chain of Lakes, a cluster of interconnected lakes that has long defined the city's identity as a boating and fishing town. Citrus groves still ring much of Polk County, and the area's agricultural heritage persists alongside its newer identity as a Central Florida tourism suburb.
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
Winter Haven's grade mix looks fairly mixed, so this page is best used to narrow the list before checking each restaurant's full record.
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About Dining in Winter Haven
Of Winter Haven's 329 graded restaurants, 63.8% earned an A grade — roughly in line with statewide averages. Currently, 1.5% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 5 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Winter Haven is 94.2 out of 100, based on 1,058 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 1 of 141ST STREET DINER
106 AVE I SE
ANF GYRO LOCATION 1
1050 6 ST NW
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILLE OF COLORADO
804 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD SE
DINOS DRIVE IN
2929 HAVENDALE BLVD
EVERGREEN
1104 SPIRIT LAKE RD
LOVEBIRD - ALMOST FAMOUS CHICKEN
199 6 ST NW
TACOS EL REY
3802 RIFLE RANGE RD
TAQUERIA TA-QUERO
3355 SPIRIT LAKE RD
CHILE VERDE TEX MEX MEXICAN RESTAURANT CORP
1925 NW 8 ST
CRAB CRAZE LLC
842 6 ST NW
BIG DADDY'S BARBEQUE 26
1380 N 1 ST
DAIRY QUEEN
511 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
DUKE'S BREWHOUSE
1708 6 ST SE
RAMONAS M DELI INC
3549A RECKER HIGHWAY
SAINCERE CUISINE
560 AVE J SE
SILOU RESTAURANT
409 MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD NE
THE LAKE HOUSE KITCHEN 5 LLC
695 AVE K SW
FUEGO27
586 AVENUE C SE
SWEETS BY NORRIS
2803 RECKER HWY
VICTORIA'S SMOKE HOUSE
104 W CENTRAL AVE
ARAMARK AT LEGOLAND SHIPWRECK RESTAURANT
1 LEGOLAND WAY
AZTECA D ORO
5860 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
CHINA GARDEN 168
6027 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
HARRY'S OLD PLACE
3751 CYPRESS GARDENS RD
THE MEXICAN GOLDEN TACO LLC
3560 CYPRESS GARDENS RD
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.
