J. Christopher's
Last inspected: Dec 12, 2025
70
Score
J. Christopher's, located at 122 E Liberty St in Savannah, GA, underwent a moderate risk inspection on December 12, 2025. This inspection resulted in a score of 70, with two critical violations and one minor violation noted. Previous inspections for this café/breakfast establishment have generally been low-risk.
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Inspections
2
Critical latest
0
Major latest
1
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 12, 2025
Routine
2 critical violations. 1 minor violation. 3 corrected on site.
70
May 15, 2025
Routine
1 major violation.
90
Aug 15, 2024
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 corrected on site.
86
Violations — Dec 12, 2025 Inspection
6-1A - proper cold holding temperatures
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed multiple food items (raw salmon, raw chicken, raw ground beef, RTE sausage, etc.) cold holding above 41°F inside the walk-in unit. Observed these food items to be date-marked with a prep date of 12/8. CA/COS: PIC voluntarily discarded all affected food items. RCA: Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food — Hot and Cold Holding. Except during preparation, cooking, cooling, or when time is used as a public health control, TCS food shall be maintained at 41°F (5°C) or below or 135°F (57°C) or above, except that properly cooked roasts may be held at 130°F (54°C) or above per subsection (5)(a)2 of this Rule.
511-6-1.04(6)(f)
6-2 - proper date marking and disposition
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed a container of cooked sausage inside the walk-in cooler date-marked 12/3. CA/COS: PIC voluntarily discarded the food item. RCA: 511-6-1-.04(6)(h) — Ready-to-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Disposition (P). A food that requires date marking shall be discarded if it: (i) Exceeds 7 days, not including the time the product is frozen.
511-6-1.04(6)(h)
14A - in-use utensils: properly stored
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed multiple bowls in oats being used as scoops. CA/COS: PIC removed the bowls. RCA: Utensils that are not in use may be stored in non–time/temperature control for safety (non-TCS) foods only if the handles remain above the top of the food and the containers can be properly closed (e.g., bins of sugar, flour, or spices). Bowls or other non-handled items may not be used as scoops.
511-6-1.04(4)(k)
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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