Cafe Voltaire
48 SW 2 St, Gainesville, FL 32601 · Permanent Food Service · License 1103089
What drove the grade
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145°F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Nov 2 routine inspection2 high priority (fixed on the spot), 2 intermediate (1 fixed on the spot)-11
- Safety score89
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitNov 2, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
4 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority2
Code 09, Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food: Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145°F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact.
Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed : prep staff not wearing gloves to shred cheese which will be placed to cool down in a reach-in cooler and used later. Staff was asked by the owner to wash hands and wear gloves. Owner requested Alternative operating procedure, and this was emailed.
Fixed on the spot
Code 41, Chemicals and toxic substances: Container of medicine improperly stored.
Observed : Ibuprofen stored over loose tea leaves on the front line. These were moved to the office area.
Fixed on the spot
Intermediate2
Code 02, Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory: Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory.
Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Observed : serves cold smoked salmon, no advisory. The Consumer advisory was added to the menu, on the poster that offers salmon.
Fixed on the spot
Code 53, Manager certification and employee training: Required employee training expired for some employees.
To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed : 2 expired certificates.
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Ready-to-eat food
- Food eaten without further cooking, such as salads, sandwiches, deli meats and cooked dishes.