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
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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 6 of 14FIVE GUYS
600 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
FLIGHTLINE CAFE AND CATERING
2073 US HIGHWAY 92
FLUFFY'S
1174 HAVENDALE BLVD NW
FUEGO27
586 AVENUE C SE
FULLY LOADED BAR AND GRILL
380 AVENUE C SW
FULLY LOADED FOOD
380 AVE C
GARYS GROVE
2995 CYPRESS GARDENS RD
GIGI KOUPE DWET CUISINE LLC
1281 1 ST S
GIN KHAO
104 W CENTRAL AVE, VIN 4733
GIOVANNI NY PIZZA
6959 CYPRESS GARDEN BLVD
GLORY DAYS GRILL
6005 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
GOLDEN CORRAL
5722 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
GOLDEN WOK
1366 NW 6 ST
GRANOFINO RUSTIC CAFE
104 W CENTRAL AVE
HARBORSIDE RESTAURANT LLC
2435 7TH ST SW
HARRY'S OLD PLACE
3751 CYPRESS GARDENS RD
HIBACHI EXPRESS
6011 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
HOA MAI - (APRICOT BLOSSOM) VIETNAMESE FOOD
104 W CENTRAL AVE
HOLIDAY INN
200 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
HOME2 SUITES BY HILTON WINTER HAVEN
6015 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD
HOT DOGS MY FRIEND
104 W CENTRAL AVE
HOWARD JOHNSON INN
1300 3RD ST SW, NORTH SIDE OF BUILDING
HUNGRY CRAB LLC
1551 3RD ST SW
HUNGRY HOWIE'S # 240
3047 HWY 540 W
HUNGRY HOWIE'S #190
3007 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.
