Checkers on Cypress Gardens Boulevard is getting a facelift
Where it is. On SE Cypress Gardens Boulevard in Winter Haven, under 100 feet from Five Guys and about 500 feet from Bealls. Distance measured from map data, October 2026.
Two of the places within a quarter mile, nearest first; the nearest large store is kept when there is one. Straight-line distance between the mapped points. Store locations © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), read Oct 15, 2026. Restaurant locations geocoded from the Florida DBPR active food-service licence file, read Oct 15, 2026.
The Checkers at 604 SE Cypress Gardens Blvd in Winter Haven is being remodeled with new finishes, a mural and new signs.
The Checkers (also branded Rally's) at 604 SE Cypress Gardens Boulevard in Winter Haven is going through an exterior makeover. County permits describe updated exterior finishes with EIFS and painting, light framing to raise the parapet at the front of the building, and swapping the old neon lighting for LED.
A later permit adds a mural over the existing finishes and more LED fixtures, and three sign permits were filed to install new illuminated wall signs on the north, west and east sides of the building. The renovation permit has been issued and closed out, the mural permit is in the inspection stage, and the three sign permits have expired.
This is a remodel of the existing restaurant rather than a new build. The records don't give a reopening date or project cost.
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aca-prod.accela.com BC-2026-385 — Mural & LED fixtures (Inspections)
aca-prod.accela.com BC-2026-417 — Wall sign, north elevation (Expired)
aca-prod.accela.com BC-2026-419 — Wall sign, west elevation (Expired)
aca-prod.accela.com BC-2026-421 — Wall sign, east elevation (Expired)
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