Ceres Cafe

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Ceres Cafe is a diner in the lobby of the Chicago Board of Trade Building.{{cite news |date=2011-09-26 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2011/09/26/ceres-cafe-a-laid-back-experience-near-cbot/|title=Ceres Cafe a laid-back experience near CBOT |first1=Matthew |last1=Nickerson |first2=Brian |last2=Rausch |work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=30 March 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412083746/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-09-26/business/ct-biz-0926-out-to-lunch-ceres-20110926_1_cbot-trading-floor-greek-diner |archive-date=2016-04-12}}{{cite news |first=William |last=Alden |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/25/business/dealbook/as-silence-falls-on-chicago-trading-pits-a-working-class-portal-also-closes.html|title=As Silence Falls on Chicago Trading Pits, a Working-Class Portal Also Closes|date=25 March 2015|work=The New York Times|access-date=30 March 2016}} It takes its name from the Roman goddess Ceres, which is a statue on the top of the building.{{cite news |first=Kevin |last=Pang |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412083433/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-01-26/features/ct-dining-0112-home-plate-ceres-cafe-20120126_1_chicken-tortilla-soup-fish-dinner |archive-date=2016-04-12 |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-01-26/features/ct-dining-0112-home-plate-ceres-cafe-20120126_1_chicken-tortilla-soup-fish-dinner |title=Ceres Café known for chicken tortilla soup and generous fish sandwich |work=Chicago Tribune |date=2012-01-26 |access-date=2016-03-30}} It has been known as a place for commodities traders that serves very strong alcoholic beverages.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/|title=Chicago Reader|website=Chicago Reader|language=en|access-date=2019-12-16}}{{full citation needed|date=April 2024}}{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.chicagomag.com/dining-drinking/December-2019/Ceres-Cafe-Destroyer-of-Careers-Eddie-Johnson/ |title=Ceres Cafe, Destroyer of Careers |date=2019-12-03 |magazine=Chicago Magazine |last=Bernot |first=Kate}}