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.
Data on this page
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: August 14, 2026.
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Highest Rated in Polk
Restaurants
Page 8 of 75LA CHILANGUITA LLC
224 S 1 ST, LAKE WALES
PATIO 105
105 E STUART AVE, LAKE WALES
RED LOBSTER #6208
3706 US 98 N, LAKELAND
SUBWAY 13311
1382 HWY 60 E, LAKE WALES
TACO BELL #18462
35995 HWY 27 N, HAINES CITY
WENDY'S 11363
900 6 ST NW, WINTER HAVEN
AVI @ AMAZON-MCO9 BACK
2841 ACCESS RD, DAVENPORT
AVI AT AMAZON MCO9
2841 ACCESS RD, DAVENPORT
CHICK-FIL-A SHEPHERD RD
6875 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND
CHINA HOUSE
23 W BROADWAY ST, FORT MEADE
CHURCH'S CHICKEN #413
215 W MEMORIAL BLVD, LAKELAND
CRISPY CONES CENTRAL FLORIDA
4132 E JOHNSON AVE UNIT E, HAINES CITY
HUNGRY HOWIE'S PIZZA & SUBS
400 N CHARLESTON, FT MEADE
MARRIOTT FAIRFIELD
45590 US HWY 27, DAVENPORT
NEW MOON SUSHI JAPANESE RESTAURANT
4231 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND
TACO EXPRESS
500 N CHARLESTON AVENUE, FORT MEADE
THE GARDEN GATE BED AND BREAKFAST
449 COUNTY ROAD 640, HOMELAND
WINGSTOP 1994
4217 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND
BERBS HOMEMADE LEMONADE
104 W CENTRAL AVE, WINTER HAVEN
BREWLANDS BILLIARDS
5733 SOUTH FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND
CULVER'S
1395 N HOLLAND PKWY, BARTOW
HONG KONG RESTAURANT
830 N BROADWAY AVE, BARTOW
HUNGRY HOWIE'S # 240
3047 HWY 540 W, WINTER HAVEN
HY TECH CUSINE 2
7400 E STATE RD 60, BARTOW
JAMAICAN WOODFIYAH KITCHEN LLC
7400 STATE ROUTE 60 EAST, BARTOW
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.
