🪰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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BORICUA BITEZ

823 EAGLE RIDGE DR, LAKE WALES

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-17

EDDIE'S RESTAURANT

1524 3 ST SW, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-17
8 violations

K & B TOP CHINA

28075 US 27 S, DUNDEE

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-17
1 violations

LOS 2 COSTENOS VIN#2224

1100 US HWY 17-92 N, HAINES CITY

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-17

THE LAKE HOUSE KITCHEN 4 LLC

695 AVE K SW, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-17
3 violations

TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFÉ FL 301

5721 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-17
6 violations

ASQUEROSITOS FAST FOOD

1100 17-92 HWY N, HAINES CITY

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-16

MELANIE'S SEAFOOD COMPANY

120 E PARK AVE, LAKE WALES

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-16
7 violations

MIC N DEE LIL TASTE OF CHICAGO

12160 US HWY 98 N, LAKELAND

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-16
1 violations

PASSPORT SUBS LLC

5175 US HWY 98 N, LAKELAND

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-16
1 violations

TACOS EL TIO REGIO

1100 US HWY 17-92 N, HAINES CITY

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-16

THE PLAYFUL PINT

224 DAIRY RD, AUBURNDALE

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-16

UNCLE B'S FINGER LICKING BBQ

8128 SIMPSON LANE, LAKELAND

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-16
2 violations

BOWLERO LAKELAND

4111 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-15
4 violations

FAMILY FUN CENTER

4825 S FLA AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-15
1 violations

HUNGRY HOWIE'S

1101 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-15
1 violations

SUBWAY #3750

850 N BROADWAY AVE, BARTOW

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-15
1 violations

SUSHI BENTO

24169 US 27, LAKE WALES

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-15
3 violations

SUZU BOBA

104 W CENTRAL AVE, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-15

T A SLAMMERS INC

1011 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-15

THE JUICE BOX CAFÉ LLC

4295 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-15
2 violations

DAIRY QUEEN

24171 US HWY 27, LAKE WALES

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-11
5 violations

HUNGRY HOWIE'S PIZZA & SUBS

400 N CHARLESTON, FT MEADE

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-11
2 violations

LITTLE CAESARS #667

1262 N BROADWAY AVE, BARTOW

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-11

MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT

205 E CANAL ST, MULBERRY

Inspected 6 months ago
2025-12-11
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.