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
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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 12 of 14JOHNNIE B'S BAR B QUE
301 COMMERCE CT
RIPPLES
312 4 ST SW
PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA #2320
130 SE PLAZA ROADWAY
TOPSY'S A TASTE OF LOVE
301 COMMERCE CT UNIT I
NIKOS
301 COMMERCE COURT, SUITE 1
Q SQUARED
1950 1 ST N
DAIRY QUEEN CYPRESS GARDENS
511 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
THE TWISTED TEAPOT
200 1ST ST S
SONIC DRIVE-IN #4644
1520 FIRST STREET S.
TACOS 7 HERMANOS LLC
3355 SPIRIT LAKE RD
TANNERS LAKESIDE RESTAURANT & BAR
1006 S LK HOWARD DR
THE LAKE HOUSE KITCHEN 3
695 AVE K SW
THE LAKE HOUSE KITCHEN 6 LLC
695 AVE K SW
REDDZ CATERING COMPANY
2930 AVE G NW
A OTRO NIVEL LLC
104 W CENTRAL AVE
BIG DADDY'S BARBEQUE 8
1380 N 1 ST
LOS 2 COSTENOS
1660 LAKE SHIPP DR
RESTAURANTE EL SONIDITO
201 RIFLE RANGE ROAD
TAQUIERA FAMILIAR
3491 RIFLE RANGE RD
AJ SLAMMERS
508 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
TACO MY FRIEND #2
3899 RECKER HWY
TAQUERIA MY FRIEND INC
3899 RECKER HWY
KRABQUEENZ
301 COMMERCE COURT UNIT 1
SUBWAY 6704
6009 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
THE DELI BASKET
3078 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.
