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 5 of 14FLUFFY'S
1174 HAVENDALE BLVD NW
FLIGHTLINE CAFE AND CATERING
2073 US HIGHWAY 92
ANGEL'S KITCHEN 2
117 US HWY 17
BIG TOMS DINER
1151 HAVENDALE BLVD
CAINS SNOWBALLS
590 AVE C SE
EDDIE'S RESTAURANT
1524 3 ST SW
MA MA DILOS DELI
93 S 1 ST
PIZZA HUT #4676
721 3 ST SW
SASSY SUGIE LLC
104 W CENTRAL AVE
CHARROS TAQUERIA
126 MADERA DR
LAKE SHIPP INN
701 AVE Z SW
SUBWAY #62071
422 CITI CENTRE ST
WAHNETA PIZZA LLC #228
3071 RIFLE RANGE RD
JUICY WING AND SEAFOOD
620 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
WENDY'S 11363
900 6 ST NW
BERBS HOMEMADE LEMONADE
104 W CENTRAL AVE
HUNGRY HOWIE'S # 240
3047 HWY 540 W
THE MOFONGOS HOUSE
5008 SPIRIT LAKE RD
AMIT PATEL
3035 THORNHILL RD
TACO BELL 2163
1799 SW 3 ST
FIVE GUYS
600 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
THE LAKE HOUSE KITCHEN 4 LLC
695 AVE K SW
EL AMIGO TACAZO
3895 RECKER HWY
ANDREA'S FAMILY RESTAURANT
1498 HAVENDALE BLVD
LA CRIOLLA CAFE AND BAKERY
416 CITI CENTRE 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.
