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 17 of 75BELLAS TAMALES Y MAS
603 N SCENIC HWY, LAKE WALES
BOB EVANS RESTAURANT 525
6425 SOUTH FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND
CAPI CUA 25
5385 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND
DUNKIN DONUTS
43450 HIGHWAY 27, DAVENPORT
DUSTY'S TACOS LLC
333 EB ST, FROSTPROOF
FIVE GUYS BURGERS AND FRIES
1321 POSNER BLVD, DAVENPORT
FRUTAMANIA
5385 FLORIDA AVE S, LAKELAND
GOSH! PAN-ASIAN BISTRO & SUSHI BAR
4742 S FLORIDA AVE UNIT 4, LAKELAND
LAKE MIRIAM CHINESE KITCHEN
4802 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND
LAKEWALESBOW
950 EAGLE RIDGE DR, LAKE WALES
LAS EMPANADICTAS
1100 17-92 HWY N, HAINES CITY
PAPA RITOS MEXICAN FOOD
5385 FLORIDA AVE S, LAKELAND
TASTY WINGS & RAMEN
112 HWY 60 E, LAKE WALES
!QUE CHULADA! LA MEXICANA
2700 POSNER BLVD, DAVENPORT
(THE) WINE GARDEN
1204 FLORIDA AVE S, LAKELAND
10 FINGERS LLC
35647 US HWY 27 N, HAINES CITY
1600 CLUB
1600 GRASSLANDS BLVD, LAKELAND
1845 TAP HOUSE
45721 US HWY 27, DAVENPORT
1916 IRISH PUB LAKELAND / SECOND PLATE CATERING II
2900 BUCKINGHAM AVE, LAKELAND
19TH HOLE BAR & GRILL
7510 RED GRANGE BLVD, INDIAN LAKE ESTATES
1ST STREET DINER
106 AVE I SE, WINTER HAVEN
2 OLE'DAWGS LLC
1052 US 92, AUBURNDALE
4 LAKES GRILL
990 LA QUINTA BLVD, WINTER HAVEN
448 GRAB AND GO
114 HARBOR DR, WINTER HAVEN
5 STAR SEAFOOD
3601 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND
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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.
