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Polk County
What the state's inspectors have recorded in Polk County kitchens, as of the most recent nightly pull. Every line links to the record it came from, and every finding is quoted exactly as the inspector typed it.
How Polk grades
1,905 kitchens carry a grade. 283 show N/R — not inspected in about fifteen months, so we would rather say nothing than something stale. Grades are ours, not the state's.
Most recent high-priority finding
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over ready to eat sauce in walk-in cooler, operator removed raw chicken.
Ordered shut
| Restaurant | City | Date |
|---|---|---|
| ARABELLAS RISTORANTE | Winter Haven | Aug 26, 2026 |
| NEAPOLITAN ITALIAN EATERY | Haines City | Aug 17, 2026 |
| MARYLAND FRIED CHICKEN/RICE BOWL | Haines City | Aug 12, 2026 |
| TAQUERIA DON GONZALO LLC | Haines City | Jul 29, 2026 |
| PROVIDENCE GOLF CLUB | Davenport | Jun 3, 2026 |
| WINGSTOP | Lakeland | May 7, 2026 |
| XING XING KITCHEN | Lakeland | May 7, 2026 |
| TAQUERIA DON GONZALO LLC | Haines City | Apr 15, 2026 |
| BUEN CAFE | Davenport | Mar 27, 2026 |
| TANTRUMS FLIGHTSIDE CAFE & CATERING | Bartow | Mar 25, 2026 |
An emergency order stops a kitchen operating on the spot. Many reopen within days once the problem is fixed — each restaurant's page shows how its order ended.
Lowest scoring right now
| Restaurant | City | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| TAQUERIA DON GONZALO LLC | Haines City | |
| LINS ASIAN BISTRO | Loughman | |
| LITTLE JOHNS DINER | Winter Haven | |
| ALFRED'S FAMILY CATERING | Lakeland | |
| XING XING KITCHEN | Lakeland | |
| DIANA'S PALMS & POURS | Haines City | |
| MARYLAND FRIED CHICKEN/RICE BOWL | Haines City | |
| GLOBAL FOODY LOVERS | Davenport | |
| TAPS & CORKS | Davenport | |
| THE NEST | Davenport |
Biggest fines this year
| Restaurant | City | Final order | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWEET CUP CAFE 1 | Lakeland | Nov 19, 2025 | $800 |
| NUTWOOD | Winter Haven | May 4, 2026 | $560 |
| TORTILLERIA LA MEXICANA #5 | Haines City | Jan 5, 2026 | $400 |
| TAQUERIA DON GONZALO LLC | Haines City | May 14, 2026 | $400 |
| LINS ASIAN BISTRO | Loughman | Apr 27, 2026 | $400 |
| LINS ASIAN BISTRO | Loughman | Jun 10, 2026 | $400 |
| LINS ASIAN BISTRO | Loughman | Jul 15, 2026 | $400 |
| LA VILLITA BAKERY | Haines City | Dec 4, 2025 | $400 |
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Every inspection on this site links to the state's own report for that visit. If something doesn't match DBPR's record, that's our bug and we want to hear about it — the record on their side is always the one that governs.
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Please don't call these official state grades. Florida does not issue letter grades to restaurants — it records what an inspector found and how the visit ended, and that is all. Every grade, score and badge on this site is ours, computed the same way for every kitchen in the state from the state's public records. The whole formula is published at how we grade. Inspection findings, closures and disciplinary records are unedited public records from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.