🪰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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BROADWAY DINER

1380 N BROADWAY AVE, BARTOW

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-14
5 violations

EL TOQUE LATIN RESTAURANT

43418 HWY 27 UNIT 3, DAVENPORT

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-14
3 violations

EMPIRE LOUNGE

21 6TH STREET N, HAINES CITY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-14
2 violations

GARY'S OYSTER BAR SHUCK TRUCK

660 EAST ALFRED DR, LAKE ALFRED

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-14
1 violations

HOLY CANNOLI ITALIAN-AMERICAN KITCHEN

67108 NALCREST RD, LAKE WALES

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-14

JAZZY B GRILLE AND CATERING

3009 US HWY 92, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-14
1 violations

MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT

1470 N BROADWAY AVE, BARTOW

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-14

NOBLE PURSUIT FLORIDA, LLC

35854 HWY 27 N, HAINES CITY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-14
3 violations

PAPITA Y SALSA

1100 US HWY 17-92 N, HAINES CITY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-14

THE OLIVE GARDEN

411 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-14
1 violations

BLACK & BREW

1324 LAKELAND HILLS BLVD, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-13
4 violations

EL AMIGO DEL POBRE

741 N WABASH AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-13
1 violations

EL HUARACHE NORTENO LLC

932 S WABASH AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-13

HERNANDEZ KITCHEN

3616 US 92, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-13

ISLAND DELIGHT CUISINE

31 N 6 ST, HAINES CITY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-13
1 violations

JUST SMOKE & THINGS BBQ

741 N WABASH AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-13

LOVEBIRD - ALMOST FAMOUS CHICKEN

199 6 ST NW, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-13
2 violations

TACO CALIFAST

854 6 ST NW, WINTER HEAVEN

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-13
2 violations

THE PASSPORT CAFE

212 E CANAL ST, MULBERRY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-13

AZTECA D' ORO

1235 PARKWAY FRONTAGE N, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-09
3 violations

BUFFALO WILD WINGS GO

3628 HARDEN BLVD, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-09
1 violations

BURGER BUNKER

1360 US 92, AUBURNDALE

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-09
1 violations

CHENS WOK

6565 N SOCRUM LOOP RD, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-09
3 violations

CHICK-FIL-A BARTOW

475 VAN FLEET DR E, BARTOW

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-09
3 violations

COB AND PEN

1221 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-09
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.