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Custom House Restaurant

Date
1900-04-26
Restaurant
CUSTOM HOUSE RESTAURANT
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
MENU
Physical description
FOLDER; 6X12;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Chicken Broth paysanne$0.20
Little Neck Clam Chowder$0.20
Consomme$0.20
Fried Soft Clams & Bacon$0.40
Baked Shad Roe a la Italien$0.40
Boiled Halibut Parsley Sauce$0.30
Broiled Bluefish Maitre d'Hotel$0.30
Boiled Ham & Cabbage$0.40
Fricasse of Veal Printanier$0.35
Broiled Lamb Kidney on Toast$0.35
Cornbeef Hash Green Peppers$0.35
Chicken Croquettes a la Reine$0.40
Ham Omlette$0.30
Roast ribs of prime beef$0.35
Roast Leg of Mutton Currant Jelly$0.35
Eggs a la Benedictine$0.40
Engl. Mutton Chop with Currant Jelly$0.40
Sparkling Imperial Water, Pts$0.15
Tartine$0.20
Riesling$0.20
Claret$0.15
American Wines, half Pints
Evans Old Ale$0.20
Large pot coffee$0.20
Large pot coffee with cream$0.25
Small Pot Coffee or Tea$0.10
Small Pot Coffee or Tea with Cream$0.15
Coffee or Tea, per cup
Little Neck clams$0.20
Half-shell Blue Points$0.20
Oysters, stewed$0.20
Oysters, Steamed$0.40
Oysters, Roast$0.40
Oysters, Fry$0.30
Oysters, patties$0.40
Oysters, Box Stew$0.30
Oysters, broiled$0.35
Oysters, Baltimore Fry$0.35
Oysters, Baltimore Broil$0.40
Oysters, a la poulette$0.45
Clam Fritters$0.30
Whole Live Lobsters, Broiled$0.60
Plain Lobster$0.60
Plain Lobster, Half$0.35
Lobster salad$0.40
Lobster Deviled$0.50
Lobster Stewed$0.50
Lobster cutlets$0.50
Lobster Croquettes$0.50
Lobster Newburgh$0.60
Oyster cocktail$0.20
Clam cocktail$0.20
Large pot tea$0.20
Large pot of tea with cream$0.25

Page 3

Lettuce$0.20
Hot asparagus$0.25
GREEN PEAS$0.10
Lima beans$0.10
boil Rice$0.10
Orange Fritters a la African$0.15
Strawberry short cake$0.20
Pie Apple$0.10
Pie Rhubarb$0.10
Pineapple$0.10
Eclair$0.10
Crackers and Milk$0.15
Rice and milk$0.15
Bread and Milk$0.15
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.15
Gruyere$0.15
Camembert$0.20
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.10
Brie$0.15
Chow chow$0.10
Olives$0.10
Salt Pickles$0.10
Chili Sauce$0.10
Cold Asparagus$0.25
Tomatoes$0.20
Celery$0.25
Stewed tomatoes$0.10
Beef Steak$0.50
Beef Steak with Onions$0.60
Beef steak with mushrooms$0.65
Sirloin Steak$0.75
Extra sirloin$1.00
Extra Sirloin with onions$1.15
Extra sirloin with mushrooms$1.25
Tenderloin Steak$0.60
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.75
Porterhouse Steak$1.25
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$1.75
Lamb Chops and Mutton Chops$0.40
Lamb Chops Breaded and Tomato Sauce$0.50
Imported frankfurter with potato salad$0.35
Bacon and eggs$0.30
Ham and eggs$0.30
Broiled sardines on toast$0.35
Golden buck$0.35
Welsh rarebit$0.30
Hamburger Steak$0.35
Hamburger Steak a la Tartare$0.45
Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.30
Broiled Ham$0.25
Broiled Bacon$0.25
Broiled Spring Chicken$0.60 – $1.20
Veal Cutlet breaded with Tomato Sauce$0.50
Veal Cutlet$0.40
English mutton chop (1)$0.40
Potatoes, German fried$0.10
Potatoes, boiled$0.10
Potatoes, Fried$0.10
Potatoes, broiled$0.15
Potatoes, hashed$0.15
Potatoes, lyonnaise$0.15
Potatoes, stewed$0.15
Potatoes, au gratin$0.20
Asparagus$0.25
French peas$0.20
Stewed Corn$0.10
Lima beans$0.10
Stewed tomatoes$0.10
Spaghetti$0.15
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.20
Corn fritters$0.20
Succotash$0.10
String Beans$0.15
Eggs, boiled$0.20
Eggs, fried$0.20
Eggs, Poached on toast$0.25
Eggs, Scrambled$0.25
Eggs, scrambled with Mushrooms$0.35
Omelette, plain$0.25
Omelette, parsley$0.30
Omelette, ham$0.30
Omelette, cheese$0.30
Omelette, tomatoes$0.30
Omelette, with peas$0.30
Omelette, with kidneys$0.35
Omelette, with rum$0.40
Omelette, with jelly$0.40
Spanish omelette$0.40
Roast Beef, Pot. Salad$0.35
Roast Turkey$0.50
Beef tongue$0.35
Corned beef$0.25
Boiled Ham$0.25
Pickled lamb's tongue$0.30
Roast Lamb, Pot. Salad$0.35
Half Cold Chicken$0.50
Cheese Sandwich$0.10
Tongue Sandwich$0.15
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.15
Ham Sandwich$0.10
Caviare Sandwich$0.15
Club sandwich$0.25
Chicken Sandwich$0.20
Corned beef sandwich$0.10
Cucumber salad
Celery Salad$0.20
Tomatoes salad
Lettuce Salad
Spanish Onions$0.20
Chicken salad$0.50
Iced coffee$0.10
Iced tea$0.10
Iced Milk per glass$0.05
Iced Cream, per Glass$0.15
Cream and milk, per glass$0.10
Wurrburger$0.25
Culmb acher$0.25
Munchner Kisth$0.25
PILSNER$0.25
Kaiser$0.25

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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