🪰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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CHINA GARDEN

2008 SR 60 E, LAKE WALES

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-23
3 violations

CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL 4657

35648 US HWY 27 N, HAINES CITY

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-23
1 violations

COLONY HOUSE POOL HOUSE

2300 N SCENIC HWY, LAKE WALES

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-23

CRACKER BARREL #532

111 DUNSON LN, DAVENPORT

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-23
7 violations

EL IMPORTADO SABOR ORIGINAL

70 MAXCY PLAZA CIR, HAINES CITY

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-23
6 violations

HERSHEY'S ICE CREAM

3800 US HWY 98 N K005, LAKELAND

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-23
1 violations

HONDUMEX TAQUERIA

2069 HIGHLAND ST, LAKELAND

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-23
5 violations

PALETERIA Y PASTELERIA GUERRERENSE

2075 W HIGHLAND STREET, LAKELAND

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-23
4 violations

PAYLESS DINING AND BAR

16905 US HWY 27, LAKE WALES

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-23

PERRY'S BBQ

3800 US 98 N #668, LAKELAND

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-23
2 violations

SCENIC LAGOON SALOON

33 S SCENIC HWY, FROSTPROOF

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-23
5 violations

TAQUERIA EL BURRITO

1035 S COMBEE RD, LAKELAND

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-23
3 violations

ADLER'S

113 AMBERSWEET WAY, DAVENPORT

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-20
2 violations

BELI TO-GO

43418 US HWY 27 UNIT 6, DAVENPORT

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-20

CHECKERS DRIVE IN RESTAURANT

719 MAGNOLIA AVE, AUBURNDALE

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-20
2 violations

FLUFFY'S

1174 HAVENDALE BLVD NW, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-20
6 violations

LAKE WALES FAMILY RESTAURANT

109 SR 60 W, LAKE WALES

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-20
4 violations

MOUNTAIN LAKE CLUB D R

2300 N SCENIC HWY, LAKE WALES

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-20
7 violations

PIZZA HUT #4601

203 MAGNOLIA AVE, AUBURNDALE

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-20
3 violations

TACO BELL

755 STATE RD 559, AUBURNDALE

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-20
2 violations

THAILICIOUS27

101 AMBERSWEET WAY, DAVENPORT

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-20
4 violations

CHINA WOK

116 STATE RD 60 E, LAKE WALES

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-19
3 violations

CULVER'S RESTAURANT

8 N CHARLESTON AVE, FORT MEADE

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-19
1 violations

DONA JULIA'S RESTAURANT

5375 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-19
2 violations

ELITE CATERING COMPANY

1037 E MAIN ST, LAKELAND

Inspected 4 months ago
2026-02-19
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.