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 24 of 75BUBBAQUE
5100 US HWY 98 N STE 18, LAKELAND
BUBBAQUES
2444 HWY 92 E, LAKELAND
BUEN CAFE
103 AMBERSWEET WAY, DAVENPORT
BUFFALO WILD WINGS
3750 US HWY 98, LAKELAND
BUFFET CITY
810 CYPRESS GARDEN BLVD, WINTER HAVEN
BUNS N GLORY
2080 E EDGEWOOD DR, LAKELAND
BURGER 21 LAKELAND
1601 TOWN CENTER DR SPACE H102, LAKELAND
BURGER 21 LAKELAND FOOD TRUCK
1601 TOWN CENTER DR, LAKELAND
BURGER BUNKER
1360 US 92, AUBURNDALE
BURGER KING
44149 HWY 27 N, DAVENPORT
BURGER KING #16648
2367 US 92 W, AUBURNDALE
BURGER KING #17371
505 US HWY 17-92 W, HAINES CITY
BURGER KING #18216
109 E VAN FLEET DR, BARTOW
BURGER KING #21863
5800 US 98 N, LAKELAND
BURGER KING #22451
100 SR 60 E, LAKE WALES
BURGER KING #2498
3212 US 98 N, LAKELAND
BURGER KING #25528
2095 MEMORIAL BLVD, LAKELAND
BURGER KING #27871
6127 HWY 17-92, DAVENPORT
BURGER KING #28732
7396 KATHLEEN RD, LAKELAND
BURGER KING #4015
418 1/2 HAVENDALE BLVD, AUBURNDALE
BURGER KING #4501
3015 US 98 S, LAKELAND
BURGER KING #5037
7000 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND
BURGER KING #9502
36100 HWY 27, HAINES CITY
BURGER KING RESTAURANT #13955
3590 HARDEN BLVD, LAKELAND
BURGER KING RESTAURANT #26717
10 CHARLESTON AVE, FORT MEADE
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.
