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 2 of 14BEEF O BRADY'S
300 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
EL TEXANO MEXICAN STORE AND MORE LLC
2829 AVE G NW
KFC
401 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
PANERA BREAD #1601
137 LANDING BLVD
DELICIAS LA CAMPANITA
3301 RIFLE RANGE RD
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES - #36-136
1915 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
OFFICE PUB & LOUNGE (THE)
1243 S 1 ST
HOME2 SUITES BY HILTON WINTER HAVEN
6015 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
MARGARITA'S COCINA MEXICANA
7350 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
PAST TIME LOUNGE
1605 FIRST STREET S
RUBY TUESDAY
5995 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
SUBWAY #52529
7450 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
ZARZA RESTAURANTS
6980 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
CAMS CATERING CO INC
117 BATES AVE SW
CICI'S PIZZA
347 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
EB BREAKFAST DELI CO
7000 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
HOLIDAY INN
200 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
LITTLE CAESARS #665
1415 3 ST SW
SAN DIEGOS'S MEXICAN GRILL AND SPORT BAR
1300 3 ST SW
THE BLONDE DOG
104 W CENTRAL AVE
ADLERS
543 AVENUE B SW
POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN 4806
25 SW 6 ST
THAI HAVEN
309 WEST CENTRAL AVE
THE SMOKIN OX PREMIUM BBQ
204 6 STREET SW
DOMINO'S # 3859
5622 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
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.
