Polk County
Sitting between Tampa and Orlando, Polk County is Central Florida's often-overlooked dining market. With Lakeland as its largest city and over 1,500 restaurants spread across a largely suburban and rural landscape, the county serves as a crossroads for both coasts. Chain restaurants dominate the I-4 corridor, but local gems in downtown Lakeland and Winter Haven's growing dining scene offer a different side of Polk County's food culture.
Find Polk County restaurant inspections to find health scores and violation histories for restaurants in Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bartow, Haines City, Lake Wales, and Auburndale. Every inspection record includes the full list of violations found and the restaurant's overall health grade.
Data on this page
InspectFL turns public DBPR inspection records into county-level trend pages with filters, latest inspection snapshots, and direct restaurant history. Most recent inspection on this page: August 14, 2026.
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Highest Rated in Polk
Restaurants
Page 10 of 75FLIPPERS FRY AND GRILL
2500 US HWY 92 E, LAKELAND
HGI LAKELAND GREAT AMERICAN GRILL
3839 DON EMERSON DR, LAKELAND
K & B TOP CHINA
28075 US 27 S, DUNDEE
MISSION BBQ
4014 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND
MONICA'S TACOS CORP
5757 HWY 98 S, HIGHLAND CITY
PALETERIA SANTY
2701 SWINDELL RD UNIT 36, LAKELAND
PANDA EXPRESS 3418
43470 HWY 27, DAVENPORT
PISTACHO'S BAKERY AND CAKE
45589 US 27, DAVENPORT
REAL ACAI LLC
6021 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND
RESERVE HAUTE
2080 E EDGEWOOD DR, LAKELAND
SUBWAY #12487
28063 S U S HWY 27, DUNDEE
THE BARANGAY
1100 US HWY 17 92, HAINES CITY
TIJUANA FLATS BURRITO COMPANY
4796 SOUTH FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND
WENDY'S 593
3929 S. FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND
ANDREA'S FAMILY RESTAURANT
1498 HAVENDALE BLVD, WINTER HAVEN
GREEN TEA
384 HAVENDALE BLVD, AUBURNDALE
HAPPY FRUIT DELIGHTS LLC
300 N CHARLESTON AVE, FORT MEADE
JUS YA TASTE
817 N MASSACHUSETTS AVE, LAKELAND
LA CRIOLLA CAFE AND BAKERY
416 CITI CENTRE ST, WINTER HAVEN
LA'S MIDWAY SALOON
2050 HWY 92 W, LAKE ALFRED
LILIS LUVIANOS TAQUERIA
19509 HWY 27, LAKE WALES
MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT
205 E CANAL ST, MULBERRY
OBSCURE WINE COMPANY
117 E LAKE AVE STE B, AUBURNDALE
ROSITAS SON LLC
1205 LAKELAND HILLS BLVD, LAKELAND
TAQUERIA SAN JOSE
1003 RIFLE RANGE RD, WINTER HAVEN
Important context for county pages
County pages are comparison tools built from public Florida DBPR inspection data. They help surface area-wide patterns and make local browsing easier, but they are not official government rankings and they should not replace reading the individual restaurant page before making a decision.
