Ceres Cafe

Ceres Cafe
Ceres Cafe
	Ceres Cafe in the Board of Trade building in 2014
Restaurant information
City	Chicago
State	Illinois
Country	United States

Ceres Cafe is a diner in the lobby of the Chicago Board of Trade Building.^[1]^[2] It takes its name from the Roman goddess Ceres, which is a statue on the top of the building.^[3] It has been known as a place for commodities traders that serves very strong alcoholic beverages.^[4]^{[full citation needed]}^[5]

History

The restaurant began as Broker's Inn in 1967^[6] and then moved to its current location and changed its name in December 1989.^[3]^[7] In 2019, Chicago Police superintendent Eddie Johnson was found asleep in his car after having “a couple of drinks” at Ceres.^[8]^[5]

References

^ Nickerson, Matthew; Rausch, Brian (September 26, 2011). "Ceres Cafe a laid-back experience near CBOT". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on April 12, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
^ Alden, William (March 25, 2015). "As Silence Falls on Chicago Trading Pits, a Working-Class Portal Also Closes". The New York Times. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Pang, Kevin (January 26, 2012). "Ceres Café known for chicken tortilla soup and generous fish sandwich". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on April 12, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
^ "Chicago Reader". Chicago Reader. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Bernot, Kate (December 3, 2019). "Ceres Cafe, Destroyer of Careers". Chicago Magazine.
^ "The Essentials: Ceres Cafe in Chicago". RedEye Chicago. September 29, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
^ "Woman breaks barrier at Inland". Chicago Tribune. July 28, 1989. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
^ Noel, Josh (December 3, 2019). "'Two or three drinks at Ceres will get anyone in trouble' — Chicago police superintendent's problems allegedly began at legendary downtown bar". Chicago Tribune.

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[1] Nickerson, Matthew; Rausch, Brian (September 26, 2011). "Ceres Cafe a laid-back experience near CBOT". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on April 12, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.

[2] Alden, William (March 25, 2015). "As Silence Falls on Chicago Trading Pits, a Working-Class Portal Also Closes". The New York Times. Retrieved March 30, 2016.

[chicagotribune1-3] Pang, Kevin (January 26, 2012). "Ceres Café known for chicken tortilla soup and generous fish sandwich". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on April 12, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.

[4] "Chicago Reader". Chicago Reader. Retrieved December 16, 2019.

[Bernot_2019-5] Bernot, Kate (December 3, 2019). "Ceres Cafe, Destroyer of Careers". Chicago Magazine.

[6] "The Essentials: Ceres Cafe in Chicago". RedEye Chicago. September 29, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2016.

[7] "Woman breaks barrier at Inland". Chicago Tribune. July 28, 1989. Retrieved March 30, 2016.

[8] Noel, Josh (December 3, 2019). "'Two or three drinks at Ceres will get anyone in trouble' — Chicago police superintendent's problems allegedly began at legendary downtown bar". Chicago Tribune.

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