Ceres Cafe — Restaurant in Chicago

Ceres isn't for the weak. 2 words I'd use to explain Ceres are: Alcoholics Paradise.

Ceres is BY FAR the best pour for a drink in the city of Chicago. They take stiff drinks to another level. Your rum and coke is essentially a glass of rum and they either splash some coke (and its really just a splash) or just give you a full glass of rum and hand you a coke to pour your troubles. And thats with every drink there. Most people are done by their 2nd drink. And if you are really a lightweight, you may not even make it through the first one. Its been countless times where you will see people passed out in booths or just plain drunk falling off the barstool.

Their food is average but no one goes here for the food. Going to Ceres for the food is like going to the strip club for conversation. Its great they have it but thats not what you are there for.

Because of the popularity of Ceres in the last couple years, Friday after work has became the meeting spot. Its even gotten to the point where you may wait outside to get in. Its always packed on Fridays now so unless you have a friend who managed to get a table before the rush, be prepared to packed in there.

And the best part about Ceres is the fact you can take your drink to go in a to go cup. You can just go to back and grab one. Considering how much alcohol they give you, drinks are extremely cheap especially for downtown. I'd recommend if its your 1st time going, go...

Just had the WORST experience ever. I am a returning customer EVERYDAY for the happy hour special during lunch. My coworkers and I began coming here about 3 weeks ago because it was close by for lunch. After two weeks of continuously coming, they changed their happy hour to instead of 50% off during happy hour to 25% and we can’t leave with the food? Very strange to change the menu once a group of workers began to come in everyday. Then today, I wanted to grab a drink for happy hour so my friend came with me to do so. As we sat at a table the guy said “can I help you you can’t sit here”? We were like ok? And moved to another table. The woman kept asking what I wanted before I even looked at the menu so I began to feel rushed. My friend bought her own lunch and a gentleman came over “the owner” who we have never seen the past month of coming everyday “you can’t bring any food in pack it up now!” Definitely understand food from another establishment is not allowed but raising your voice is completely unacceptable! He told him okay no problem and he continuously went off on us after we were about to pack up her things and go. We have never experienced such service here before and this was honestly our first time meeting those two guys who were very rude although we been coming there the past month. I other people there did not recieve that type of service. Eric the bartender is awesome but I’ll never return after a grown man is yelling...

9/13/24 Friday: The waitress with blonde hair, this morning, didn’t notice me in the front for over 10mins. It was very slow there in the morning. She argued with me saying the kitchen was busy that’s why she didn’t see me. Then when I asked for the sour cream that came with the breakfast burrito (the menu says it comes with), she said that they don’t usually give her that? When I asked for an additional guacamole (since I ordered two breakfast burritos), seemed like she didn’t like that. I over heard her saying that she was going home, to another customer. So when it took a very long time to get the sour cream, she came at me saying loudly that the kitchen is downstairs and it’s a far walk. Then I asked for the guacamole again, I said don’t worry I can ask someone else if you are going home. She was talking to me again an argumentative tone, it was kind of embarrassing honestly, I said if it’s too much to ask it’s ok don’t worry about it. Eventually she came over with the extra guacamole (each burrito comes with). Just the whole experience was very unpleasant, not sure if she is having a bad day or unhappy today, maybe she is just trying to get out of there because her shift is over? The burrito was great though. Was looking forward to the sour cream with it though, was the reason I ordered the item in the first place. But by the time I got it, I had almost finished...