Ceres Cafe

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][5]

Ceres Cafe in the Board of Trade building in 2014

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]

References
  1. "Ceres restaurant at the Board of Trade". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  2. "As Silence Falls on Chicago Trading Pits, a Working-Class Portal Also Closes". The New York Times. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  3. "Ceres Café known for chicken tortilla soup and generous fish sandwich - tribunedigital-chicagotribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  4. "Chicago Reader". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  5. http://www.chicagomag.com/dining-drinking/December-2019/Ceres-Cafe-Destroyer-of-Careers-Eddie-Johnson/
  6. "The Essentials: Ceres Cafe in Chicago". redeyechicago.com. 2014-09-29. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  7. "July 28, 1989 - Woman breaks barrier at Inland | Chicago Tribune Archive". Archives.chicagotribune.com. 1989-07-28. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  8. https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/ct-food-ceres-cafe-chicago-downtown-bar-eddie-johnson-police-chief-20191203-wsccyyb3yjbofg7grl77kguhwa-story.html

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