🪰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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STAYBRIDGE SUITES - LAKELAND WEST

3855 DON EMERSON DR, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-02-04
1 violations

TAQUERIA LA CARRETA

1818 W MEMORIAL BLVD, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-02-04
3 violations

THAT 716 PIZZA JOINT

1950 S COMBEE RD, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-02-04
3 violations

THE PANTRY A MODERN DINER

2122 US HIGHWAY 92 W, AUBURNDALE

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-02-04
5 violations

CURRY MANGO

6625 SOUTH FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-02-03
7 violations

DUKE'S BREWHOUSE

1708 6 ST SE, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-02-03
4 violations

FANCY Q JAPANESE INC

5615 S FLORIDA AVENUE, SUITE 115, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-02-03
4 violations

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES - #36-117

3427 US 98 N, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-02-03
4 violations

LA ISLA MARKET & CAFE

500 CLUB CIR STE J, LAKESHORE

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-02-03

LUKE'S LEGENDARY PIZZA INC

39867 US 27, DAVENPORT

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-02-03
5 violations

SHANGHAI CHINESE RESTAURANT

2344 GRIFFIN RD, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-02-03
5 violations

SOFRESH

4756 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-02-03
1 violations

TAQUERIA SAN JOSE

1003 RIFLE RANGE RD, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-02-03
1 violations

APPLE LOUNGE & PACKAGE

2803 RECKER HWY, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-02-02
2 violations

COLON BAKERY & RESTAURANT

42 MAXCY PLAZA CIR, HAINES CITY

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-02-02

DAIRY QUEEN CYPRESS GARDENS

511 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-02-02
1 violations

MANNINO PIZZERIA

43362 US HWY 27 SUI, DAVENPORT

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-02-02
9 violations

MARKET CAFE

20 N MARKET ST, LAKE WALES

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-02-02
3 violations

RAMONAS M DELI INC

3549A RECKER HIGHWAY, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-02-02
1 violations

THE SUGAR NEXT DOOR

223 N WABASH AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-02-02

WENDY'S #11472

35645 US 27, HAINES CITY

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-02-02
2 violations

BEST ISLAND CUISINE

1687 E HINSON AVE, HAINES CITY

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-30

EL VALENCIANO RESTAURANT

208 E MAIN ST, DUNDEE

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-30
1 violations

GREEN TEA

384 HAVENDALE BLVD, AUBURNDALE

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-30
4 violations

LA CHILANGUITA LLC

224 S 1 ST, LAKE WALES

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-30
2 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.