# Stax Cafe Stax Cafe is a restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Stax Cafe is a Breakfast restaurant in Chicago, Illinois on North Milwaukee Avenue 522. ## Details - Address: North Milwaukee Avenue 522, Chicago, Illinois, 60642, United States - Phone: [(312) 733-9871]() - Website: [www.staxcafe.com/]() - Service options: Dine-in ## Opening hours | Day | Hours | | --- | --- | | Monday | 07:00–15:00 | | Tuesday | 07:00–15:00 | | Wednesday | 07:00–15:00 | | Thursday | 07:00–15:00 | | Friday | 07:00–15:00 | | Saturday | 07:00–15:30 | | Sunday | 07:00–15:30 | ## Menu ### Brunchies - Mini Egg Tacos — $17.95: three corn tortillas filled with scrambled eggs, chorizo, black beans, cheddar, and pico de gallo; ingredients: corn tortillas, scrambled eggs, chorizo, black beans, cheddar, pico de gallo - Monte Cristo Waffle — $18.95: buttermilk waffle sandwich with grilled ham & swiss, with raspberry preserves & over easy egg; ingredients: buttermilk waffle, grilled ham, swiss, raspberry preserves, over easy egg - Smoked Salmon Bagel Plate — $20.95: tomato, red onion, marmalade, capers, & baby arugula salad; ingredients: tomato, red onion, marmalade, capers, baby arugula salad - Cinnamon Roll Waffles — $15.95: topped with a cinnamon sugar glaze; ingredients: cinnamon sugar glaze - Avocado Smashed Breakfast Sandwich — $17.95: toasted ciabatta with 2 over medium eggs, pepper jack cheese, black pepper bacon, with smashed seasoned avocado; ingredients: toasted ciabatta, over medium eggs, pepper jack cheese, black pepper bacon, smashed seasoned avocado - Sriracha Egg Sandwich — $17.95: house made sriracha mayo & over medium egg on ciabatta with sharp cheddar & pecan wood smoked bacon; ingredients: sriracha mayo, over medium egg, ciabatta, sharp cheddar, pecan wood smoked bacon - Veggie Frittata — $18.95: broccoli, mushrooms, onions, roasted peppers topped with swiss; ingredients: broccoli, mushrooms, onions, roasted peppers, swiss - Green Chili Chilaquiles — $17.95: black beans, queso fresco, pico de gallo, & cheddar; ingredients: black beans, queso fresco, pico de gallo, cheddar - add chicken — $4.95 - chorizo — $5.95 - steak — $6.95 ### Cocktails - Fresh Squeezed Mimosa — $15.25: fresh squeezed orange juice with bubbles; ingredients: fresh squeezed orange juice, bubbles - Handcrafted Bellini — $14.75: bubbles with handcrafted peach bellini; ingredients: bubbles, handcrafted peach bellini - Uninhibited Glass of Bubbles — $14.00 - Old Bay Bloody Mary — $16.25: handcrafted all natural - Sriracha Bloody Mary — $16.25: made with handcrafted vodka; ingredients: handcrafted vodka - Stax Greyhound — $14.25: fresh squeezed ruby red grapefruit juice & handcrafted vodka; ingredients: fresh squeezed ruby red grapefruit juice, handcrafted vodka - Stax Old Fashioned — $15.25: handcrafted small batch bourbon, real maple syrup, orange bitters, with a brandied cherry; ingredients: handcrafted small batch bourbon, real maple syrup, orange bitters, brandied cherry - Stax Sunrise — $15.75: fresh squeezed orange & strawberry juice with 100% agave tequila; ingredients: fresh squeezed orange, strawberry juice, 100% agave tequila - Espresso Martini — $15.25: handcrafted martini; ingredients: handcrafted martini ### Coffee - add a shot of vanilla, hazelnut, or caramel — $1.50: ingredients: vanilla, hazelnut, caramel - Regular — $4.50 - Decaf — $4.50 - Cold Brew — $5.50 - Americano — $4.00 - Latte — $5.25 - Espresso (single) — $4.00 - Espresso (double) — $4.50 - Cappuccino — $5.00 ### Crepes - Hot Ham 'n Cheese — $17.95: topped with honey mustard; ingredients: honey mustard - Wild Mushroom & Swiss — $17.95: with hollandaise and truffle oil; ingredients: hollandaise, truffle oil - Nutella & Berry — $17.95: topped with blueberry, strawberry, and banana; ingredients: blueberry, strawberry, banana ### Do you prefer non-dairy? We've got you. - Oatly - Almond Milk - Soy Milk - Coconut Milk ### Eggs & Bennies - Breakfast Wrap — $17.95: scrambled egg, bacon, pepper jack, queso fresco, cheddar, & pico de gallo; ingredients: scrambled egg, bacon, pepper jack, queso fresco, cheddar, pico de gallo - Classic Benedict — $17.95: black forest ham, poached eggs, & hollandaise; ingredients: black forest ham, poached eggs, hollandaise - Eggs Sardou — $17.95: spinach stuffed artichoke bottoms, hollandaise, & smoke paprika; ingredients: spinach stuffed artichoke bottoms, hollandaise, smoke paprika - Smoked Salmon on Bagel Benedict — $20.95: with caviar & hollandaise; ingredients: caviar, hollandaise - Starving Student — $15.95: 2 eggs, 2 slices of bacon, chose of white or wheat toast; ingredients: 2 eggs, 2 slices of bacon, white toast, wheat toast - Instead of toast, add mini waffles of mini pancakes — $1.00: ingredients: mini waffles, mini pancakes ### Features - Healthy Start Pancakes — $19.95: oatmeal pancakes with blueberries inside, topped with greek yogurt, blueberry compote, granola, & honey; ingredients: oatmeal pancakes, blueberries, greek yogurt, blueberry compote, granola, honey - Chocolate Chip Bacon Pancakes — $17.95: best toll house you'll ever eat - Braised Beef Brisket Benedict — $19.95: sautéed with celery, carrots, & onions, with poached eggs, & hollandaise sauce on an english muffin, served with house potatoes; ingredients: celery, carrots, onions, poached eggs, hollandaise sauce, english muffin, house potatoes - Prosciutto Avocado Benedict — $19.95: two poached eggs & hollandaise sauce on an english muffin, served with house potatoes; ingredients: poached eggs, hollandaise sauce, english muffin, house potatoes - Half Pound Angus Burger — $17.95: lettuce, tomato, onion, pepper bacon, cheddar, & tomato jam; ingredients: lettuce, tomato, onion, pepper bacon, cheddar, tomato jam - Fried Chicken Sandwich — $15.95: lettuce, shaved red onion, vine ripe tomato, & ranch dressing; ingredients: lettuce, shaved red onion, vine ripe tomato, ranch dressing - Mini Egg Sandwiches — $15.95: ham or bacon, scrambled egg, & melted cheddar jack; ingredients: ham, bacon, scrambled egg, melted cheddar jack - Stax Mac-N-Cheese — $17.95: cheddar jack, swiss, & parmesan \| add three of the following: bacon, ham, broccoli, sun dried tomatoes, or asparagus; ingredients: cheddar jack, swiss, parmesan, bacon, ham, broccoli, sun dried tomatoes, asparagus ### French Toast & Waffles - Pain Perdue — $15.95: french toast; ingredients: french toast - Stuffed Nutella Raspberry French Toast — $18.95: drizzled with raspberry puree, topped with fresh raspberries & powdered sugar; ingredients: raspberry puree, fresh raspberries, powdered sugar - Honey Ricotta French Toast — $18.95: a schmear of mint ricotta, topped with berries, crushed pistachios, & honey; ingredients: mint ricotta, berries, crushed pistachios, honey - Butter Pecan Waffle — $15.95: with whipped cream; ingredients: whipped cream - Oatmeal Waffle — $16.95: with apples, cinnamon, & granola; ingredients: apples, cinnamon, granola - Lemon Poppyseed Waffle — $16.95: with house made blueberry compote; ingredients: house made blueberry compote - Mini Waffles (4) — $13.95: with whipped cream; ingredients: whipped cream ### Juices - Short — $6.00 - Tall — $7.50 - Sunny Day - Orange & Carrot - Strawberry & Orange - Cranberry &, Grapefruit - Carrot - Orange - Red Grapefruit - Apple - Red Grape - Cranberry ### Kid's Menu - Fruit Frenchie — $11.50: french toast topped with fresh strawberries & blueberries; ingredients: french toast, fresh strawberries, blueberries - Shorties Combo — $11.75: 1 scrambled egg, 1 piece of bacon, 1 mini pancake, & house potatoes; ingredients: 1 scrambled egg, 1 piece of bacon, 1 mini pancake, house potatoes - Cakes for Cuties — $9.50: pancakes in fun shapes; ingredients: pancakes - Grilled Cheese Sandwich — $12.50: with fries or soup; ingredients: fries, soup - Cheesy Eggs — $11.50: with house potatoes; ingredients: house potatoes - Mini Burgers (2) — $13.50: with fries; ingredients: fries - Baked Mac n' Cheese — $12.00: cheddar jack, swiss, & parmesan; ingredients: cheddar jack, swiss, parmesan ### October Specials - Pumpkin Spice Pancakes — $18.95: they're back! pumpkin spice, pumpkin purée, and nutmeg inside pancake batter, topped with pumpkin spice cream cheese and candied pecans; ingredients: pumpkin spice, pumpkin purée, nutmeg, pancake batter, pumpkin spice cream cheese, candied pecans - Spiced Pear French Toast — $19.95: topped with cinnamon pears, cinnamon candied pecans, golden raisins, and our house made vanilla cinnamon maple syrup sauce; ingredients: cinnamon pears, cinnamon candied pecans, golden raisins, vanilla cinnamon maple syrup sauce - Maple Sausage Breakfast Sandwich — $17.95: scrambled eggs, sharp cheddar, two maple pork sausage patties, and our house made maple dijon aioli on a brioche bun. served with house potatoes; ingredients: scrambled eggs, sharp cheddar, maple pork sausage patties, maple dijon aioli, brioche bun, house potatoes - The Stax Smash Burger — $18.95: it's back! two smashed patties with american cheese, homemade tomato bacon jam aioli, lettuce and red onion, served with tater tots; ingredients: smashed patties, american cheese, homemade tomato bacon jam aioli, lettuce, red onion, tater tots - Stax Cold Foam Iced Lattes — $8.95: specialty iced lattes topped with our new house made cold foams. choose from 3 flavors: pumpkin spice (new!), banana bread and cookie butter; ingredients: iced lattes, cold foams, pumpkin spice, banana bread, cookie butter - Stax Dubai Chocolate Pancakes — $18.95: buttermilk pancakes with chocolate and pistachios inside, topped with pistachio cream, chocolate sauce, kataifi, and a piece of Dubai chocolate; ingredients: buttermilk pancakes, chocolate, pistachios, pistachio cream, chocolate sauce, kataifi, Dubai chocolate - Stax Dubai Chocolate French Toast — $18.95: brioche French toast topped with pistachio cream, chocolate sauce, kataifi, and a piece of Dubai chocolate; ingredients: brioche French toast, pistachio cream, chocolate sauce, kataifi, Dubai chocolate - Autumn Apple Margarita — $15.95: tequila, triple sec, apple cider, pure maple syrup, and lime with a brown sugar rim; ingredients: tequila, triple sec, apple cider, pure maple syrup, lime, brown sugar rim ### Omelettes - The Spiro — $15.95: spinach & feta; ingredients: spinach, feta - Denver — $17.95: ham, poblano pepper, onion, & cheddar; ingredients: ham, poblano pepper, onion, cheddar - The Meat Wagon — $19.95: ham, sausage, turkey sausage, bacon, & chorizo; ingredients: ham, sausage, turkey sausage, bacon, chorizo - Spanish Harlem — $17.95: chorizo, fire roasted tomatoes, poblano, queso fresco, topped with pico de gallo, & chipotle; ingredients: chorizo, fire roasted tomatoes, poblano, queso fresco, pico de gallo, chipotle - The B.Y.O. — $18.95: choice of three toppings - Add additional toppings or egg white - Meat: chorizo, black pepper bacon, ham, pork sausage, turkey sausage; ingredients: chorizo, black pepper bacon, ham, pork sausage, turkey sausage - Veggies: ingredients: roasted tomato, asparagus, spinach, mushroom, onion, broccoli, roasted pepper, sun-dried tomato, avocado ($2.50) - Cheese: swiss, cheddar, pepper jack, fresh mozzarella, queso fresco, feta, goat cheese; ingredients: swiss, cheddar, pepper jack, fresh mozzarella, queso fresco, feta, goat cheese ### Other - Milk — $3.95 - Chocolate Milk — $3.95 - Hot Chocolate — $4.75 - Housemade Lemonade — $3.75 - Coke Products — $3.25 ### Pancakes - Blueberry — $16.95: blueberries inside, & blueberry lemon compote; ingredients: blueberries, blueberry lemon compote - Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter — $17.95: with banana; ingredients: banana - Classic Buttermilk — $14.95: house made pancakes; ingredients: house made pancakes - White Chocolate Chip Raspberry — $17.95: with fresh raspberries & white chocolate chips; ingredients: fresh raspberries, white chocolate chips - Chocolate Chip — $16.95: loaded inside & out with chocolate chips; ingredients: chocolate chips - Oatmeal Coconut Banana — $18.95: topped with toasted coconut, bananas, & salted caramel sauce; ingredients: toasted coconut, bananas, salted caramel sauce - Lavender Lemon — $17.95: with lemon sugar syrup & dried lavender; ingredients: lemon sugar syrup, dried lavender - Cookie Butter — $19.95: loaded with Biscoff cookie crumbles, topped with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream, and drizzled with cookie butter; ingredients: Biscoff cookie crumbles, vanilla bean ice cream, cookie butter ### Sandwiches & Wraps - House Specialty Turkey Burger — $17.95: poblano mayonnaise, caramelized onions, pepper jack, lettuce, & tomato; ingredients: poblano mayonnaise, caramelized onions, pepper jack, lettuce, tomato - California Club — $16.95: black forest turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado, & mayonnaise on toasted challah; ingredients: black forest turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado, mayonnaise, toasted challah - The Caprese — $14.95: vine ripe tomato, fresh mozzarella, red onion, & baby arugula on ciabatta with basil pesto; ingredients: vine ripe tomato, fresh mozzarella, red onion, baby arugula, ciabatta, basil pesto - Cheese Quesadillas — $14.95: cheddar, swiss, lettuce, pico de gallo, & sour cream (does not come with fries); ingredients: cheddar, swiss, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream - Add Chicken — $4.95 - Steak — $6.95 - B.L.T. — $14.95: pepper bacon, lettuce, tomato, & mayonnaise, with a fried egg; ingredients: pepper bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, fried egg - Adult Grilled Cheese — $17.95: whole wheat multigrain with swiss, pepper jack, bacon, avocado, & blueberry lemon jam. served with side salad, soup or fries; ingredients: whole wheat multigrain, swiss, pepper jack, bacon, avocado, blueberry lemon jam, side salad, soup, fries ### Sides - Black Pepper Bacon — $5.95 - Pork Sausage — $5.95 - Turkey Sausage — $5.95 - Black Forest Ham — $5.95 - 2 eggs your way — $5.95 - House Potatoes — $5.95 - Fries — $5.95 - Bagel with Cream Cheese — $5.95 - Mini Buttermilk Pancakes (2) — $5.95 - Mini Waffles (2) — $5.95 - Fruit Bowl — $5.95 - Greek Yogurt & Fresh Berry Parfait — $10.95 - Steal Cut Oatmeal — $9.95: with apple cinnamon compote; ingredients: apple cinnamon compote - Toast — $4.95: White, Wheat, Challah, Rye, or English Muffin; ingredients: White, Wheat, Challah, Rye, English Muffin ### Soups & Salads - Southwest Cobb — $16.95: tomatoes, queso fresco, avocado, turkey, & tortilla, with chipotle ranch dressing; ingredients: tomatoes, queso fresco, avocado, turkey, tortilla, chipotle ranch dressing - Baby Mixed Greens — $15.95: candied pecans, grape tomatoes, cucumber, & goat cheese, with balsamic vinaigrette; ingredients: candied pecans, grape tomatoes, cucumber, goat cheese, balsamic vinaigrette - Stax Chopped Salad — $16.95: tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, red onions, garbanzo beans, feta or goat cheese, with lemon oregano vinaigrette; ingredients: tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, red onions, garbanzo beans, feta, goat cheese, lemon oregano vinaigrette - Soup of the Day — $6.95: (Ask us, we'll tell you) ### Tea - Hot — $4.00 - Fresh Brewed Iced Tea — $4.00 - Green Jasmine - Citrus Chamomile - Sapphire Earl Grey - English Breakfast - Oolong - Mint - Lemon Ginger Herbal ### The Whole Package - Taylor Street Frittata — $17.95: prosciutto, mushroom, onions, tomatoes, & grated parmesan; ingredients: prosciutto, mushroom, onions, tomatoes, grated parmesan - Chorizo & Poblano Frittata — $16.95: queso fresco & pico de gallo; ingredients: queso fresco, pico de gallo - Skirt Steak & Eggs — $27.95: chimichurri & pico de gallo; ingredients: chimichurri, pico de gallo - Lumberjack Skillet — $20.95: ham, bacon, sausage, cheddar, pepper jack, & potatoes; ingredients: ham, bacon, sausage, cheddar, pepper jack, potatoes - Veggie Skillet — $19.95: mushroom, onion, tomatoes, spinach, asparagus, & swiss; ingredients: mushroom, onion, tomatoes, spinach, asparagus, swiss - Braised Beef Brisket Hash — $19.95: sautéed with celery, carrots, onions, & boiled potatoes; ingredients: celery, carrots, onions, boiled potatoes ## Questions ### Where is Stax Cafe? Stax Cafe is at North Milwaukee Avenue 522, Chicago, Illinois, 60642, United States. ### When is Stax Cafe open? Monday: 07:00–15:00; Tuesday: 07:00–15:00; Wednesday: 07:00–15:00; Thursday: 07:00–15:00; Friday: 07:00–15:00; Saturday: 07:00–15:30; Sunday: 07:00–15:30. ### How do I contact Stax Cafe? To contact Stax Cafe, call (312) 733-9871 or visit https://www.staxcafe.com/. ## Source From [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), license ODbL-1.0, checked 2026-10-10. Last updated October 21, 2026. ## Links - This restaurant on the [web page]() - [Breakfast in Chicago]() - [More restaurants in Chicago]()