Hi, I'm Spiro Tsaldaris, owner of Stax!
Thank you so much for being here!
Stax is a family-owned restaurant with locations in Little Italy and River West. I’m here every day alongside my wonderful wife Heather (who creates all of our specials from scratch) and our two daughters (and official taste testers!) Penelope and Mila.
Restaurants are in my DNA. I grew up immersed in the business thanks to my father’s restaurant, an all-day Chicago diner open 24 hours a day, 365 day a year. We didn’t even have a key to the front door!
Over the past 13 years, Stax Cafe has become one of the most acclaimed breakfast-focused eateries in the city and has been awarded a recommendation from the Michelin Guide six years in a row. I’m so happy to be here every day, building on these same familial roots that made me fall in love with the business to begin with - now with my own family at my side.
I love breakfast, and I love being a part of your mornings. Thank you so much for being here.
Real Breakfast Done Right
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The Art of Breakfast
We celebrate breakfast. We live it. We breathe it. We take it really, really seriously and we do the best we can by it. We only serve fresh, wholesome ingredients, we offer as much variety as we can dream up and we serve every dish with respect and love.
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Simple is Perfect
We're not here to reinvent breakfast. We're just here to do it right. Don't expect deconstructed French toast or breakfast won-tons at Stax. We serve the breakfast classics and we do them simple and perfect, the way that they're meant to be.
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Quality Ingredients
The difference between a good breakfast and a great breakfast is all in the quality of the ingredients. America has gotten too used to frozen hashed browns and pre-mixed scrambled eggs and we're here to remind our guests how important wholesome, fresh ingredients really are. Farm-fresh, cage-free eggs, locally raised fruit preserves, real maple syrup, real butter and breakfast meats raised without antibiotics are what make breakfast a crave-able meal.
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Lunch with a Breakfast Profile
All-day breakfast is always served, and lunch items are developed from the breakfast flavor profile too. We serve BLTs, Cobb Salads, Burgers with Fried Egg and Cheese, with smoked salmon and a small salad, and much more all day long.
Join Our Team!
We are a family-owned restaurant serving all-day breakfast and lunch 7 days a week. We are hiring for both full-time and part-time positions, with set weekly schedules. Weekend availability is required for most positions.
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