🪰526,489 violations tracked across 67 Florida counties

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.

1,840
Restaurants
82%
A-Rated
97.7
Avg Score
1,565
Inspections

Data on this page

Restaurants tracked
1,840
Cities represented
44
Restaurants with inspection history
1,830
Official source
Florida DBPR

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: June 19, 2026.

How to use this county page

Use it to compare cities, filter the countywide list, and quickly spot restaurant records worth opening — especially if you are choosing between areas.

What the countywide data means

Polk County's current grade mix looks stronger than average, but one countywide number should never outweigh a restaurant's recent inspection timeline.

A: 1500 B: 285 C: 45 F: 10

Restaurants

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AT 17 LLC

3029 DUFF RD, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-28
1 violations

CINEMARK LAKELAND SQUARE MALL

3800 US HWY 98 N, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-28
2 violations

EAGLES EDGE

8595 WHITE SHARK BLVD, DAVENPORT

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-28
1 violations

FLORIDINO'S ITALIAN KITCHEN

30650 HWY 27, SUITE B, LAKE HAMILTON

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-28

GIOVANNI'S ICE CREAM AND SWEETS

42649 HWY 27, DAVENPORT

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-28

GIOVANNI'S PIZZA & SUBS

42641 HWY 27, DAVENPORT

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-28
1 violations

GOLDEN WOK

1366 NW 6 ST, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-28
2 violations

HIBACHI BUFFET

901 MEMORIAL BLVD, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-28
11 violations

PALACE PIZZA

5235 HIGHWAY 98 S, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-28
4 violations

PORT 27 BURGER

30928 HWY 27 N UNIT 3, HAINES CITY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-28

PORT 27 JUICE IT

30928 HWY 27 N UNIT 8, HAINES CITY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-28

RODEWAY INN DAVENPORT

2425 FRONTAGE RD, DAVENPORT

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-28

ROYAL ASIAN FUSION

1142 6 STREET NW, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-28
1 violations

BIG DADDY'S BARBEQUE 26

1380 N 1 ST, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-27

FIESTA TORTILLERIA

2079 W HIGHLAND ST, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-27

HIBACHI EXPRESS

348 HAVENDALE BLVD, AUBURNDALE

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-27
2 violations

K & M HOT DIGGITY DOGS LLC

6737 US HWY 98 N, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-27

KIMBER'S BAR AND GRILL, LLC

7000 SR 544, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-27
1 violations

MAYAMERO

1100 US-17/92, HAINES CITY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-27

SHAKE SHOPPE (THE)

101 N MAIN ST, AUBURNDALE

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-27
1 violations

SHARON'S GRAB AND GO

3429 KATHY COURT, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-27
1 violations

SLINGIN' DOGS #2

2080 E EDGEWOOD DR, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-27

TERRACE HOTEL RESTAURANT

329 E MAIN ST, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-27
9 violations

TURBO RESTAURANT & GRILL

3975-3979 NEW TAMPA HWY, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-27
4 violations

BEDDA PIZZA

6595 FLORIDA AVE S, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-24
4 violations

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.