🪰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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DENNY'S #7654

44111 N HWY 27, DAVENPORT

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-20

DETROIT TIGERS INC

2135 N LAKE AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-20
7 violations

EL MANANERO CAFE

323 US HWY 17 92 N, HAINES CITY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-20

K-BOSS ON WHEELS LLC

35647 US HWY 27 N, HAINES CITY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-20
1 violations

LAKELAND LOFT

108 S TENNESSEE AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-20
1 violations

LONE PALM GOLF CLUB MFDV

800 LONE PALM DR, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-20
1 violations

NEAPOLITAN ITALIAN EATERY

645 INGRAHAM AVE, HAINES CITY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-20
1 violations

SOUTHERN DUNES GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB

2888 SOUTHERN DUNES BLVD, HAINES CITY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-20
5 violations

UN KBN SANDWHICH BY LESLIE

823 EAGLE RIDGE DR UNIT 600, LAKE WALES

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-20

A & B RESTAURANT

1520 S COMBEE RD, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-17
2 violations

ARBY'S #8197

3770 US 98 N, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-17
2 violations

BENJI'S FRESH FOOD

501 S COMBEE RD, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-17
1 violations

CHEF T'S GARDEN GRILL INC

1525 E GARY RD, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-17
1 violations

FREDDYS CAFE LIU INC

569 BERKLEY RD, AUBURNDALE

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-17
1 violations

HOT DOGGY DOGS & MORE LLC

5570 US HWY 17-92 UNIT 100, HAINES CITY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-17

IL FORNO ITALIAN RESTAURANT

6617 N SOCRUM LOOP RD, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-17
3 violations

MANNYS CHOPHOUSE

1100 3RD ST SW, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-17
4 violations

NYAMMINS KITCHEN AND GRILL

428 W 10 ST, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-17
2 violations

PALACE PIZZA

2054 SHEPERD RD, MULBERRY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-17
4 violations

PEACH HOUSE LAKELAND

733 E PALMETTO ST, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-17
2 violations

TAPATIO'S RESTAURANTE MEXICANO

734 E MEMORIAL BLVD, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-17
4 violations

TAQUERIA HIDALGUENSE 2

4 N 30 ST, HAINES CITY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-17
2 violations

TAQUERIA ORIGINAL LA GUADALUPE CORP

2297 FLETCHER TRAILER PARK, HAINES CITY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-17
1 violations

TAQUERIA ORIGINAL LA GUADALUPE NUM 2 LLC

452 US HWY 17/92 N, HAINES CITY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-17

TAQUERIA Y MAS

6229 MICHAEL LANE, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-17
1 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.