🪰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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FOGON CATRACHO RESTAURANT

621 MAGNOLIA AVE, AUBURNDALE

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-09
2 violations

HUNGRY HOWIES PIZZA & SUBS #122

387 HAVENDALE BLVD, AUBURNDALE

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-09
4 violations

HYATT PLACE LAKELAND CENTER

525 W ORANGE ST, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-09
2 violations

KC'S ARTISAN PIZZA

6645 S FLORIDA AVE STE 5, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-09
1 violations

LA MICHOACANA

77 US HWY 17 92 N, HAINES CITY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-09
3 violations

LE GARDEN YE LLC

468 US HWY 17-92 N, HAINES CITY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-09
4 violations

MARITIME

302 4 ST SW, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-09
2 violations

MAS QUE FRUTA LLC

211 N WABASH AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-09
1 violations

MOJO FEDERAL SWINE & SPIRITS

130 S TENNESSEE AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-09
5 violations

NOXXKITCHEN INC

502 E MAIN ST, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-09

OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE

170 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-09
3 violations

PLATES ON DECK

502 E MAIN ST, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-09

PORT 27 CREPES

30928 HWY 27 N UNIT 7, HAINES CITY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-09

SANDWICH FACTORY

5024 LUNN RD, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-09
1 violations

STONEGATE GOLF CLUB - THE GRILL @ STONEGATE

404 VILLAGE DR, POINCIANA

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-09
5 violations

WENDYS 12193

49503 HWY 27 PARCEL C, DAVENPORT

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-09

CHINA WOK

617 US HWY 17 92 W STE 523, HAINES CITY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-08
4 violations

DORA'S PIZZA

35562 US HWY 27, HAINES CITY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-08
1 violations

GREEN LEAF SUBS & GRILL

7140-7160 STATE RD 544 E, HAINES CITY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-08
1 violations

INCREDIBOWL ENTERTAINMENT

2010 DUNDEE RD, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-08

MARIA PETIT FOOD BOUTIQUE

227 E LAKE AVE, AUBURNDALE

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-08
1 violations

MCDONALD'S

36204 HWY 27 N, HAINES CITY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-08

MOCTEZUMAS'S 2

3061 E RIFLE RANGE RD, WAHNETA

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-08

NUTWOOD

132 AVE B SW, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-08
4 violations

PINOY CRAVINGS LLC

502 E MAIN STREET, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-08
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.