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: August 14, 2026.
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Restaurants
Page 27 of 75CHAUFA MANIA
701 E MAIN ST, HAINES CITY
CHECKERS #183
2919 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND
CHECKERS #3107
6785 US 98 N, LAKELAND
CHECKERS DRIVE IN RESTAURANT
719 MAGNOLIA AVE, AUBURNDALE
CHECKERS REST
1595 N BROADWAY, BARTOW
CHEDDAR'S CASUAL CAFE
3411 S FL AVE, LAKELAND
CHEF NEIL'S BISTRO
1612 DUNDEE RD, WINTER HAVEN
CHEF T'S GARDEN GRILL INC
1525 E GARY RD, LAKELAND
CHENG'S PANDA WORLD LLC
6214 US HWY 98 N, LAKELAND
CHERRY POCKET STEAK N SEAFOOD SHAK
3100 CANAL RD LOT 45, LAKE WALES
CHICK-FIL-A
4625 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND
CHICK-FIL-A
143 LANDINGS BLVD, WINTER HAVEN
CHICK-FIL-A @ NORTH LAKELAND FSR
4132 US HWY 98 N, LAKELAND
CHICK-FIL-A BARTOW
475 VAN FLEET DR E, BARTOW
CHILE VERDE TEX MEX MEXICAN RESTAURANT CORP
1925 NW 8 ST, WINTER HAVEN
CHILI'S GRILL & BAR
3750 LAKESIDE VILLAGE CT, LAKELAND
CHILI'S GRILL & BAR
23535 HWY 27 & THOMPSON NURSERY RD, LAKE WALES
CHILI'S GRILL & BAR
2323 US 92 W, AUBURNDALE
CHILI'S GRILL & BAR #216
3980 US 98 N, LAKELAND
CHILI'S WINTER HAVEN FLA #409
699 CYPRESS GDNS BLVD, WINTER HAVEN
CHILO'S TACOS
1945 W ARIANA ST, LAKELAND
CHINA CHEN LAKELAND INC
2614 US HWY 92 E, LAKELAND
CHINA EXPRESS
807 EAGLE RIDGE DR, LAKE WALES
CHINA GARDEN
35983 US HWY 27 N STE E, HAINES CITY
CHINA GARDEN 168
6027 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD, WINTER HAVEN
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