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.
Data on this page
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: August 14, 2026.
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Highest Rated in Polk
Restaurants
Page 23 of 75BLUE MARLIN GRILLE
1115 ALOHA BLVD, DAVENPORT
BLUE PALMETTO CAFE
1151 TOWER BLVD, LAKE WALES
BOB EVANS RESTAURANT 123
3130 US HWY 98 N, LAKELAND
BOB EVANS RESTAURANT 164
43700 HWY 27, DAVENPORT
BOB EVANS RESTAURANT 544
23269 HWY 27, LAKE WALES
BOBA BLASTIC
200 POST AVE SW, WINTER HAVEN
BOCA2 LATIN FUSION CUISINE
950 LILY AVE, HAINES CITY
BOJANGLES
40235 HWY 27, DAVENPORT
BONE VALLEY TAVERN
1000 STREAMSONG DR, BOWLING GREEN
BONNET SPRINGS PARK
630 BONNET SPRINGS BLVD, LAKELAND
BOOTS LEMONADE
1831 1ST ST, WINTER HAVEN
BORI DOGS
1100 US HWY 17 92 N, HAINES CITY
BORICUA BITEZ
823 EAGLE RIDGE DR, LAKE WALES
BORIKEN DELI LLC
3800 US HWY 98 N STE 688, LAKELAND
BORILOKZ LLC
16950 ROUTE 630, LAKE WALES
BOWLERO LAKELAND
4111 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND
BREW HOUNDS SPORTS LOUNGE
318 HAVENDALE BLVD, AUBURNDALE
BRICK OVEN PIZZA
1304 N CHURCH AVE, MULBERRY
BRIGHT ICE
1200 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND
BRITT'S CAFE
3662 HARDEN BLVD, LAKELAND
BROADWAY DINER
1380 N BROADWAY AVE, BARTOW
BROOKLYN BITES
104 W CENTRAL AVE, WINTER HAVEN
BROOKLYN BODEGA ON WHEELS
104 W CENTRAL AVE, WINTER HAVEN
BROTHERS NEW YORK STYLE PIZZA
1107 3 ST SW STE 3, WINTER HAVEN
BRUSTERS ICE CREAM
955 E CR 540 A, LAKELAND
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.
