STAX CAFE

Address: 1401 W TAYLOR ST, CHICAGO, IL 60607, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Pass w/ Conditions on Feb 18, 2026

Facility Details

• Facility Type: Restaurant
• Risk: Risk 1 (High)
• Status: Independent

Inspection History (24 inspections)

• Pass w/ Conditions — 2026-02-18 00:00:00 (Canvass) 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS BEING STORED UNREFRIGERATED IN MAIN PREP AREA: LARGE CONTAINER OF PAR COOKED POTATOES ON COUNTER IN PREP AREA AT IMPROPER HOLDI
• Pass — 2025-04-16 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2025-04-09 00:00:00 () 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED LOW-TEMPERATURE WAREWASHING MACHINE LOCATED IN THE KITCHEN'S DISH AREA NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING. THE SANITIZING RESIDUAL CONCENTRATIO
• Pass — 2024-03-05 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED MISSING HANDWASH SIGNAGE AT ALL FOUR EXPOSED SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. | 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONT
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2023-03-13 00:00:00 () 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: FOUND THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE NOT SANITIZING; CHLORINE READING AT 0 PPM. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED. EMPLOYEE CHAN
• Pass — 2022-06-13 00:00:00 ()
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2022-06-09 00:00:00 () 1. PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES - Comments: NO PERSON IN CHARGE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. | 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD S
• Pass — 2021-09-21 00:00:00 () 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: NOTED SPLASHGUARD NEEDED IN THE FOLLOWING PREP AREAS: BASEMENT HANDSINK WHERE STORAGE RACK OF CLEAN BINS ARE LOCATED
• Pass — 2020-01-23 00:00:00 () 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE INTERIOR BOTTOM OF THE FRYER TO REMOVE GREASE OBSERVED. | 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSER
• Pass — 2019-01-25 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2019-01-14 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A SIGNED EM
• Pass — 2018-04-16 00:00:00 () 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: MUST LABEL ALL FOOD CONTAINERS IN REAR PREP AND BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS, WHEN FOOD HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM
• Pass — 2017-06-16 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2017-06-08 00:00:00 () 19. OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED - Comments: OUTSIDE GARBAGE CONTAINERS NOT RODENT PROOF, LIDS NOT PROPERLY CLOSING, (BENT) INSTRUCTED TO
• Pass — 2016-12-13 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2016-12-06 00:00:00 () 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: LIVE SMALL FLIES (OVER 40) NOTED ON WALLS AND CEI
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2016-02-09 00:00:00 () 6. HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. - Comments: OBSERVED POOR HYGENIC PRACTICES BY FOOD HANDLER, EATING IN PREP AREA WHILE PREPARING AND
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2015-08-04 00:00:00 () 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: CLEAN COBB WEBS FROM WALLS AND IN CORNERS IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA
• Fail — 2015-07-28 00:00:00 () 29. PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090 - Comments: THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOTED ON REPOR T# 1502086 DATED 11-2-14NOT CORRECTED: -32-MUST PROVIDE A COVER FOR THE ICE BIN B
• Pass — 2014-11-20 00:00:00 () 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST PROVIDE A COVER FOR THE ICE BIN BEHIND THE COFFEE PREP AREA. | 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQU

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