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Empire Hotel

BWAY & 63RD ST. NY

Date
1900-02-13
Restaurant
EMPIRE HOTEL
Place
BWAY & 63RD ST. NY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
LUNCHEON
Occasion
DAILY
Physical description
BROADSHEET; HOTEL SEAL; COL; 5.5 X 7.75;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

BLUE POINTS$0.20
Little Necks$0.20
Oyster Stew$0.25
Oyster broth$0.20
CLAM BROTH$0.20
Clam Stew$0.25
Buzzard Bays$0.20
Cape Cods$0.20
Mutton Broth, with barley$0.20 – $0.30
Consomme, Pot au Feu$0.20 – $0.30
Mixed Pickles
Emince of Chicken with Green peppers & poached egg$0.40 – $0.75
Salmi of Partridge, a la Cavaliere$0.60
Ragout of Veal with Fresh tomatoes, Creole$0.30 – $0.50
Ribs of Beef, au jus$0.40 – $0.60
spring lamb, mint sauce$0.40 – $0.60
Red Head Duck$0.75 – $1.50
Philadelphia squab$0.60
Broiled Shad, a la Colbert$0.30 – $0.50
Lobsters: -- Plain$0.30 – $0.50
Roast beef$0.40 – $0.60
Roast Lamb$0.40 – $0.60
Cold Slaw
Split peas aux croutons$0.20 – $0.30
Julienne$0.20 – $0.30
String Beans$0.20
Tomato$0.20 – $0.30
Lima beans$0.20
Eggs, en Suprise$0.50
Chicken with rice$0.25 – $0.35
Plain chicken broth in cup$0.20
Sago Pudding, Wine sauce$0.20
Sweet Pickles$0.20
Stewed tomatoes$0.20
Plain pickles$0.15
Whole tomatoes en surprise$0.50
Olives$0.20
Sardines$0.25
Apple or Pine-apple Pie$0.15
Pickled onions$0.20
Chow chow$0.15
Stuffed Mangoes$0.20
Celery$0.30
Chipped beef$0.40
Chicken$0.75 – $1.50
Pressed Corned Beef$0.25 – $0.40
Ham$0.25 – $0.45
Pickled lamb's tongue$0.30 – $0.50
Beef tongue$0.30 – $0.50
Stewed Corn$0.20
American Peas$0.20
Mashed or boiled potatoes$0.15
BAKED SWEET POTATOES$0.20
French peas$0.40
OYSTERS AND CLAMS
Soups
RELISHES
Entrees
Lobster salad$0.40 – $0.60
Watercress$0.20
Escarole$0.30
Lettuce$0.30
Shrimp$0.40 – $0.60
Potato$0.20
Chicken salad$0.40 – $0.60
Cucumber$0.30
Tomato$0.40
Celery$0.30
Macedoine$0.40
Mixed Salad$0.40
Sliced onions$0.20
Cup Custard$0.20
ASSORTED CAKE$0.20
Sherbet, a l'Americaine$0.20
Plain Rice Pudding$0.20
Vanilla, Chocolate or Strawberry Ice Cream$0.15
Pim Olas$0.20
Bananas, each$0.10
Strawberries and Cream$0.50
Apples, each$0.10
Nuts and Raisins$0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15
Escarole 30
Broiled live 60
Patties 40 60
Neufchatel 15
Brie$0.20
Swiss cheese$0.15
English$0.15
beer on draught, per glass$0.10
Roquefort$0.25
Cream Cheese$0.20

Page 2

Old Holland$2.00
Old Holland$2.00
Londonderry Lithia$25.00 – $40.00
Spring and Mineral Waters
Apollinaris$25.00 – $40.00
Poland Water$25.00 – $40.00
Buffalo Lithia$60.00
Jackson Lithia$15.00 – $30.00
White Rock$25.00 – $40.00
Celestine Vichy$50.00
CHAMPAGNE, CLARET AND RHINE WINE CUP, 50 CTS. PER PINT
OR $1.00 PER QUART EXTRA.
CORKAGE WILL BE CHARGED FOR.
Perrier-Jouet, Special$1.75 – $3.50
" " Reserve, Dry$1.75 – $3.50
G. H. Mumm's Extra Dry$1.75 – $3.50
Moet & Chandon, White Seal$1.75 – $3.50
" " Brut Imperial$2.00 – $4.00
Pommery Sec$2.00 – $4.00
Dry Monopole, Extra$1.75 – $3.50
Molopole, Club Dry$1.75 – $3.50
Molopole, Club Dry$1.75 – $3.50
Clicquot, Yellow Label$2.00 – $4.00
Ruinart, Vin Brut$2.00 – $4.00
Chas. Heidsieck, B. L.$1.75 – $3.50
Piper Heidsieck, Sec. W. L.$1.50 – $3.00
Cook's Imperial$1.00 – $2.00
Delmonico$1.00
Old Tom, Booth$2.00
Old Tom, Burnett$2.00
Gordon's Dry$2.00
Gilbey's Plymouth$2.00
CHAMPAGNES
Gins
WINE LIST
Whiskies
Empire Private Stock$1.25
Usher's Scotch$1.50
Dawson's "$1.50
Walker's Kimarnock Scotch$1.50
Dewar's$1.50
Buchannan Blend "$1.50
Old Pepper$1.50
Old Coronet$1.50
Canadian Club$1.50
Hunter's Baltimore$1.50
Wilson's Atlas$1.50
Old Quaker$1.50
Old Tom Pepper$1.50
Jameson's Irish$1.50
Roxbury Rye$1.50
Flanagan's Baltimore Rye$1.50
Mount Vernon$1.75
Old Cutter$2.50
Bells 79 Old Crow$4.50
Vichy in Syphons$0.25
Seltzer "$0.25
Carbonic "$0.25
Congress$0.25
Hathorn$0.25
Hunyadi Janos$0.40
Plain Soda Standard, Domestic$0.10
Lemon Soda, " "$0.15
Sarsaparilla " "$0.15
Ginger Ale$0.15
" Belfast, Cantrell & Cockerell$0.25
ALES, BEERS AND CIDERS
Rochester, Rienzi$0.15
Imperial, Beadleston & Woertz$0.15
Fidelio, Koehler & Co.$0.15
Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis$0.20
Lemp's St. Louis$0.20
Pabst, Milwaukee$0.20
Wurtzburger, Imported$0.30
Bass Ale, White Lable$0.30
" " Dog's Head$0.30
Scotch Ale, Muir's$0.30
Guinness's Stout$0.30
Champagne Cider$0.25
LIQUERS ETC.
Pony
Hostetters's Bitters$0.15
Orange "$0.15
Boker's "$0.15
Bonekamp "$0.20
Vermouth, Italian or French$0.15
Anisette$0.20
Absinthe$0.20
Benedictine$0.20
Cognac$0.20
Chartreuse, Green or Yellow$0.20
Creme de Menthe, Green or White$0.20

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