🪰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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GIGI KOUPE DWET CUISINE LLC

1281 1 ST S, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-15

MY RAMEN

3121 US HWY 98 S, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-15
1 violations

OKSUMI RAMEN

4790 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-15
6 violations

PASTA CHEF CATERING

104 W. CENTRAL AVENUE, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-15

PIZZERIA VALDIANO

1610 TOWN CENTER DR, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-15
1 violations

SOLANA RESORT TIKI BAR

300 SOLANA CIR, DAVENPORT

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-15

CULVER'S

6400 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-14
6 violations

CULVER'S OF HAINES CITY

37061 US 27, HAINES CITY

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-14
3 violations

HIBACHI EXPRESS

1515 BARTOW RD, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-14
17 violations

HUNGRY HOWIE'S #135

2740 HWY 92 E, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-14
3 violations

IHOP 36-253

5280 US 98 S, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-14

TAJ IMPERIAL

2536 JACKS RD, DAVENPORT

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-14

BEEF O BRADYS

110 VAN FLEET DR, BARTOW

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-13
4 violations

COLDSTONE

1615 TOWNCENTER DR, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-13
2 violations

FUZZY'S TACO SHOP

3950 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-13
7 violations

MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT 8044

1211 ARIANA ST, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-13
2 violations

OH BOY BURGERS AND MORE

1800 SR 559, POLK CITY

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-13
1 violations

PORT 27 VAN DE WALLE

30928 HWY 27 N UNIT 2, HAINES CITY

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-13
4 violations

REECECLIFF FAMILY DINER

940 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-13
2 violations

THE NAUGHTY LOBSTAH

35647 US HWY 27, VIN #0829, HAINES CITY

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-13

CASTLE LOUNGE

15 W BROADWAY ST, FORT MEADE

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-12

CHINA HOUSE

23 W BROADWAY ST, FORT MEADE

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-12
3 violations

CHINA WOK

3800 US HIGHWAY 98 N, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-12
1 violations

CRAFTY CRAB

4266 US 98 N, LAKELAND

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-12
4 violations

DAVENPORT SASHIMI FUSION INC

7870 LAKE WILSON RD, DAVENPORT

Inspected 5 months ago
2026-01-12
8 violations

Important context for county pages

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