🪰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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PICANDO RICO

950 LILY AVE, HAINES CITY

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-14

QUE CHIMBA PARCE EMPANADAS Y ALGO MAS

950 LILY AVE, HAINES CITY

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-14

SUSHITIME

950 LILY AVE, HAINES CITY

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-14

TISTA'S PIZZA

950 LILY AVE, HAINES CITY

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-14
1 violations

ANG SANDWICHES

1500 CHURCH AVE, MULBERRY

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-13

CHINA PARK

46 MAXCY PLAZA CIR, HAINES CITY

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-13
5 violations

LA MICHOACANA

1264 N BROADWAY AVE, BARTOW

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-13

LINS ASIAN BISTRO

6107 US HWY 17-92N, LOUGHMAN

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-13
2 violations

LOCORRITO

218 E HWY 60, LAKE WALES

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-13
2 violations

MARGARITA'S COCINA MEXICANA

45653 HWY 27, DAVENPORT

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-13
2 violations

MAY FLOWER

4676 E CR 540A UNIT 8, LAKELAND

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-13
3 violations

PA'L CARRITO

1311 US HIGHWAY 92 W LOT 140, AUBURNDALE

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-13

RISING STAR DELIGHTS

1801 GEORGE JENKINS BLVD, LAKELAND

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-13
9 violations

RUSSMATT BASEBALL

50901 US HWY 27, DAVENPORT

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-13

SWEET MAGNOLIAS

212 HOWARD ST, AUBURNDALE

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-13
2 violations

BEDROCK WINGS

127 KENTUCKY AVE S, LAKELAND

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-12
1 violations

BLACK & BREW COFFEE HOUSE & BISTRO

205 E MAIN ST, LAKELAND

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-12
3 violations

CAMPBELL'S CARIBBEAN DELIGH

617 MAGNOLIA AVE, AUBURNDALE

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-12
1 violations

CATA MENA HOTDOG

6645 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-12

CHINA WOK

3686 HARDEN BLVD, LAKELAND

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-12
1 violations

NINETEEN61

215 E MAIN ST FLR 1, LAKELAND

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-12
1 violations

RINCON CATRATCHO #1

2255 US HIGHWAY 17 92 N, HAINES CITY

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-12

THE LAKELAND COUNTRY CLUB

929 LAKE HOLLINGSWORTH DR, LAKELAND

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-12
8 violations

THREE J'S ICE CREAM

1600 DUNDEE RD, WINTER HAVEN

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-12
4 violations

WENDY'S 599

1405 S US HWY 98, LAKELAND

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-12

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.