🪰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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TOP DOG

839 N MASSACHUSETTS AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-06

WENDY'S 597

1520 BROADWAY AVE N, BARTOW

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-06

ATO

640 E MAIN STREET, LAKELAND

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-04-04
4 violations

BURGER 21 LAKELAND FOOD TRUCK

1601 TOWN CENTER DR, LAKELAND

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-04-04
1 violations

GALLITO

640 E MAIN ST STE 5, LAKELAND

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-04-04
2 violations

MIMI'S KITCHEN

2930 E MAIN ST, LAKELAND

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-04-04
1 violations

SABU RAMEN

640 E MAIN ST, LAKELAND

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-04-04
4 violations

ARIA STEAKHOUSE

325 W CENTRAL AVE, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-04-03
1 violations

BAMBOO WOK

2432 SAND MINE RD, DAVENPORT

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-04-03

CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL

910 3 ST SW, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-04-03

COOKIE JAR BAKESHOP AND EATERY

305 E MAIN ST, BARTOW

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-04-03
1 violations

CYPRESSWOOD PUB

1099 CLUBHOUSE RD, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-04-03
5 violations

EL CARRITO DE MANEKO

741 N WABASH AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-04-03

JAZZY B GRILLE 2

3009 US HWY 92 STE 6, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-04-03
3 violations

KING RANCH CAFE

2800 US 98 N, BARTOW

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-04-03
1 violations

LUCILLE'S AMERICAN CAFE

205 3RD STREET SW, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-04-03
2 violations

PITO POLLO

104 W CENTRAL AVE, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-04-03

RUBY TUESDAY

5995 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-04-03
1 violations

SILVINO'S PORK RINDS

2109 W MEMORIAL BLVD, LAKELAND

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-04-03
1 violations

SMOKIN CHANCHOS

3716 MORGAN COMBEE, LAKELAND

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-04-03
1 violations

TACO BELL #16927

1060 E VAN FLEET DR, BARTOW

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-04-03
1 violations

ARABELLAS RISTORANTE

346 W CENTRAL AVE, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-04-02
4 violations

BALMORAL BANQUET BUILDING

116 KENNY BLVD, HAINES CITY

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-04-02

BEECHWOOD BARTOW HOTEL

205 OLD BARTOW EAGLE LAKE ROAD, BARTOW

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-04-02
2 violations

DUNDEE DINER

28089 HWY 27, DUNDEE

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-04-02
2 violations

Important context for county pages

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