Cermak Fresh Market

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was just another quiet morning at Cermak Fresh Market when a delivery driver noticed something odd. As he unloaded crates of fresh produce, he kept hearing soft laughter coming from behind the bananas. Curious, he peeked around the corner and saw only an empty crate. But then, out of nowhere, a voice whispered, ‘Don’t worry, I’ll help you with those!’ Turning back, he found an old lady smiling sweetly, who’d been helping him stack boxes ever since. From that day on, whenever anyone mentioned ghosts at Cermak Fresh Market, everyone knew it was just a friendly neighborhood grandma playing a prank.

2. Why did people start whispering in the aisles of Cermak Fresh Market? Because someone kept asking, ‘Is that milk sour or is it just me?’ One day, a delivery driver noticed an old lady staring intently at a carton of eggs. He leaned over and whispered, 'Ma’am, those eggs are fresh as can be!' She replied softly, ‘I’m not worried about the eggs, sonny—what I want to know is why everything else looks so darned familiar around here.’

3. In the dairy section of Cermak Fresh Market, something strange started happening one foggy afternoon. A little boy, pushing his shopping cart with wide eyes, pointed and whispered, ‘Mom, look—cheese that moves!’ The woman looked closely, then laughed gently. ‘Son,’ she said, ‘it’s just a bit of condensation on the cheese.’ But as they watched, another piece of cheese nearby seemed to wobble ever so slightly. A delivery driver passing by overheard their surprise and grinned, ‘Ah, that’s just our air conditioning doing its thing!’ Everyone shared a laugh, and soon it became a friendly joke among neighbors—a reminder that sometimes even supermarkets can be full of unexpected surprises.

4. In the produce section of Cermak Fresh Market, something peculiar began attracting attention. Every afternoon, as customers browsed the apples, a little girl would appear out of nowhere, pointing excitedly at each fruit she passed. One day, an elderly gentleman approached her and asked, ‘Darling, are you lost?’ She shook her head and pointed again at a shiny apple. Turned out she was just helping shoppers choose their perfect fruit. The market manager joked that maybe they should hire her as a part-time employee—she had more salesmanship than some of the regulars.