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.
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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.
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Restaurants
Page 2 of 74MCDONALDS’S COUNTRY CLUB
4321 DUNDEE RD, WINTER HAVEN
SOUL CITY CATERING
304 E PINE ST 109, LAKELAND
CAVA
1339 POSNER BLVD, DAVENPORT
SAVAGE TACOS FL
315 N COMMONWEALTH AVE, POLK CITY
DE MARY PARA TI - FRUIT ARRANGEMENTS
1800 SR 559 N, POLK CITY
LAKE MYRTLE CONCESSIONS SOCCOR
2832 LAKE MYRTLE PARK ROAD, AUBURNDALE
LAKE MYRTLE CONCESSIONS: BASEBALL
2731 LAKE MYRTLE PARK ROAD, AUBURNDALE
PAPA JOHN'S #4183
2044 US 92 W, AUBURNDALE
PICHEA Y PRUEBA
547 E BRIDGERS AVE, AUBURNDALE
PIZZA CONNECTION
220 E LAKE AVE, AUBURNDALE
TANTRUMS LAKESIDE GRILL
2832 LAKE MYRTLE PARK RD, AUBURNDALE
DUNKIN DONUTS
5930 IMPERIAL PKWY, MULBERRY
OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE
5255 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND
CAPYBARA RAMEN & SUSHI
9350 US HWY 192 #102, CLERMONT
TACO BELL # 138
6753 N CHURCH AVE, MULBERRY
CASTRO'S CAFE
205 BROADWAY BLVD. SE, POLK CITY
EL SABOR DE MICHOACAN
2701 SWINDELL RD, LAKELAND
GOLDEN RAYS TAVERN LLC
101 W MAIN ST, DUNDEE
MCDONALD'S #37207
2019 SPIRIT LAKE RD, WINTER HAVEN
OVATION BISTRO & BAR
7130 CYPRESS GARDEN BLVD, WINTER HAVEN
ROGUE COFFEE
307 W MAIN ST #2, LAKELAND
THE BRACK SHACK
231 E LAKE AVE, AUBURNDALE
BOOTS LEMONADE
1831 1ST ST, WINTER HAVEN
BURGER KING #27871
6127 HWY 17-92, DAVENPORT
BURGER KING #9502
36100 HWY 27, HAINES CITY
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.
