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German Restaurant & Buffet

137 E. MADISON ST. CHICAGO, ILL

Date
1900-03-31
Restaurant
GERMAN RESTAURANT & BUFFET
Place
137 E. MADISON ST. CHICAGO, ILL.
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DAILY MENU - 11;30 T0 3;00
Occasion
DAILY
Physical description
FOLDER; ILLUS; COL; 4.5 X 10.5;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Blue Points, half dozen$0.20
Rockaways, half dozen$0.25
Queen olives$0.10
Little Neck Clams, half dozen$0.25
Stuffed Mangoes$0.15
Pickled Walnuts$0.15
Sweet Pickles$0.10
SALTED ALMONDS$0.10
Fried Oysters, half dozen$0.30
Celery$0.15
Oyster Stew, N.Y.C.$0.25
Sliced Tomatoes$0.25
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.25
Radishes$0.10
Clam Broth in a cup$0.15
Green Onions$0.10
Clam Chowder$0.15
Consomme in cup$0.15
Green Sea Turtle Soup$0.25
Broiled Live Lobster, chili sauce$0.40
Wahl's Vegetable Bouillon$0.10
Beef Tea in cup$0.10
Cold Boiled Lobster, half$0.35
Fried Scallops, bacon$0.35
Fried Frog Legs, Tartar sauce$0.35
Fried Shad Roe with Bacon$0.35
Broiled Bluefish, sauce Genoise$0.30
Finnan Haddie, Delmonico$0.35
Blue Point Cocktail$0.25
Chicken with Okra$0.10
Consomme Chiffonade$0.10
Domestic Frankfurter, potato salad, sauer kraut$0.25
Imported Frankfurter, potato salad, sauer kraut$0.35
Sugar Cured Ham and Spinach$0.30
Old Fashioned Boiled Dinner$0.35
Fricassee of Chicken a la Parisienne$0.30
Veal Chops Sautees with fine herbs$0.35
Sweetbreads a la Matignon$0.40
Stewed+Rabbit+a+la+Poulett$0.35
Minced Fillet of Beef a la Richmond$0.30
Stewed Breast of Lamb, new white turnips$0.30
Fried Calf's Brain au beure noir$0.30
Croquettes of Rice with currants$0.20
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.50
Prime Roast Beef$0.30
Short Ribs of Beef, brown potatoes$0.25
Young Turkey Stuffed, cranberry sauce$0.35
Butter Ball Duck, fried hominy$0.30
Loin of Veal with Dressing$0.30
Prime Roast Beef, extra cut$0.40
Clam cocktail$0.25

Page 3

Coffee, Pot$0.10
Tea, Pot$0.10
Chocolate, pot$0.20
Bent's Hard Water Crackers$0.10
Camembert$0.20
Swiss cheese$0.15
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15
Neufchatel$0.20
De Brie$0.20
Roquefort$0.20
Port Wine Jelly$0.10
Pies, all kinds, per cut$0.10
Frozen Pudding$0.20
Sliced Bananas$0.15
Sliced Oranges$0.15
Pie a la Mode$0.20
Vanilla ice cream$0.15
Macaroon Tarts$0.10
ASSORTED CAKE$0.10
Hot Mince Pie, brandy sauce$0.15
Strawberries and Cream$0.20
Cabinet Pudding au Saybayon$0.10
COMBINATION SALAD$0.35
Potato salad$0.10
Shrimp Salad$0.35
Crab Meat salad$0.35
Herring Salad$0.25
Lobster salad$0.35
Chicken salad$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.25
Smelts, en aspic$0.30
Cold Boiled Tongue$0.30
Cold Boiled Ham$0.25
Smoked Sturgeon$0.30
Kieler Sprotten$0.30
Bismark Herring$0.30
Cold Roast Lamb$0.35
Cold Roast Chicken$0.40
Marinirter Herring$0.25
Hamburger ale in glee$0.30
Imported Westphalian Ham$0.40
Haricot Flageole's$0.20
String Beans$0.10
Early June Peas$0.10
Sugar Corn$0.10
Asparagus on Toast$0.20
Broiled Spanish Onions$0.15
Spinach and Egg$0.15
French peas$0.15
Cauliflower$0.15
Stewed tomatoes$0.10
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.10
Philadelphia squab$0.40
Golden plover$0.50
Whole Teal Duck$0.50
Mallard Duck, half$0.50
Broiled Spring Chicken, half$0.50
Fried Chicken, a la Maryland, half$0.65

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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