Rutledge's Cafe

130 Mary Johnson Rd, Franklin, GA 30217
Café / Breakfast
License: Food Service
Last inspected: Sep 26, 2025
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Score
Medium Risk

Rutledge's Cafe, located at 130 Mary Johnson Rd in Franklin, GA, underwent a moderate-risk inspection on September 26, 2025. This inspection identified four major and two minor violations. Previous inspections for Rutledge's Cafe have generally been low-risk.

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Inspection History
Sep 26, 2025
Routine
4 major violations. 2 minor violations.
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Jun 28, 2024
Routine
1 minor violation.
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Violations — Sep 26, 2025 Inspection
1-2A - pic present, demonstrates knowledge, performs duties
Inspector notes: Observed employees and PIC cooking and cleaning without sanitizer set up. CA: set up sanitizer according to code. See educational pamphlet on proper methods and frequency, put into practice, and monitor practices.
511-6-1.03(2)(a)
1-2A - pic present, demonstrates knowledge, performs duties
Inspector notes: Observed lunch rush foods at room temperature. CA: Discard foods found at room temperature and ensure employees are properly cooking, cold/hot holding, and reheating for hot holding time/temperature control for safety food including the use of time as public health control procedures. See educational pamphlet on code requiring a policy and documentation of the time food is held at room temperature.
511-6-1.03(2)(a)
1-2A - pic present, demonstrates knowledge, performs duties
Inspector notes: Observed ground beef on shelves above fish and pork chops. CA: see storage chart for proper order. Move ground beef below shelves with fish and pork. Code: Ensure food is received and maintained at the required temperatures, protected from contamination, unadulterated, and accurately presented, by routinely monitoring the employees’ observations.
511-6-1.03(2)(a)
11A - proper cooling methods used: adequate equipment for temperature control
Inspector notes: Cut tomatoes missing cold holding and fried chicken missing hot holding. CA: add additional equipment for cold and hot holding, use time as a public health control, and / or add ice bath set up for cold held food left at room temperature.
511-6-1.05(3)(a)
12A - contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, display
Inspector notes: Observed open container of cut tomatoes under corkboard actively used with thumbtacks. CA: only covered food in this area, move board, or prepare foods in location where is protected from possible contamination.
511-6-1.04(4)(t)
15C - nonfood-contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: Observed grease accumulating on cabinets and microwave. Observed food debris on equipment cart and towel staging table. CA: Clean areas. Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
511-6-1.05(7)(a)
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)