🪰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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CICIS PIZZA

4271 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-15
3 violations

EAGLE'S NEST

4000 MULLIGAN LN, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-15

GARY'S OYSTER BAR & SEAFOOD

660 E ALFRED DR, LAKE ALFRED

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-15
5 violations

KPOT KOREAN BBQ & HOTPOT

1568 TOWN CENTER DR, LAKELAND

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-15

LA CALENTANA MEXICAN STORE & RESTRAUNT

1725 N MEMORIAL BLVD, LAKELAND

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-15

LONE PALM GOLF CLUB

800 LONE PALM DR, LAKELAND

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-15
4 violations

MARRIOTT TOWNEPLACE SUITES

3370 US 98 S, LAKELAND

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-15
1 violations

MARYLAND FRIED CHICKEN/RICE BOWL

904 E HINSON AVE, HAINES CITY

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-15
2 violations

MCDONALD'S

5325 FRONTAGE RD S, LAKELAND

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-15
5 violations

MEKA TACOS

1100 HWY 17-92 N, HAINES CITY

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-15

PAPITA Y SALSA

1100 HWY 17-92 N, HAINES CITY

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-15
1 violations

TAQUERIA MEDEROS

2701 SWINDELL RD, LAKELAND

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-15
1 violations

TAQUERIA PRIMOS

4095 SR HWY 60 W, MULBERRY

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-15

THE CHICKS COOP

1263 KATHLEEN RD, LAKELAND

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-15

THE NEST

200 EAGLE RIDGE DR, DAVENPORT

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-15
6 violations

THE ROOST AT FOUR SEASONS

5298 HWY 27, FROSTPROOF

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-15
2 violations

ALOHA ICE CREAM

950 LILY AVE, HAINES CITY

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-14

AUBURDALE MAIN STREET DINER

415 MAIN ST, AUBURNDALE

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-14
3 violations

AUBURNDALE COMMUNITY CENTER

405 BENNETT ST, AUBURNDALE

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-14

BOCA2 LATIN FUSION CUISINE

950 LILY AVE, HAINES CITY

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-14

CAMP MARGARITAVILLE AUBURNDALE

361 DENTON AVE, AUBURNDALE

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-14
1 violations

FROSTY FROYO

8270 CHAMPIONS GATE BLVD, DAVENPORT

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-14
3 violations

HAINES CITY FOOD PARK

950 LILY AVE, HAINES CITY

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-14

LAS CUBANAS DEL SABOR

950 LILY AVE, HAINES CITY

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-14

PEEBLES BAR B Q INC

503 OLD DIXIE HWY, AUBURNDALE

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-14
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.