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German Restaurant And Buffet

137 E. MADISON ST. CHICAGO, IL

Date
1900-05-09
Restaurant
GERMAN RESTAURANT AND BUFFET
Place
137 E. MADISON ST. CHICAGO, IL
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DAILY MENU
Physical description
FOLDER; 4.5 X 10.75;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  4. Page 4

Dishes

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Blue Point on Clam Cocktail$0.25
Blue Points, half dozen$0.20
Green Sea Turtle$0.25
Chicken Croquettes a la Perigourdine$0.30
Domestic Frankfurter, potato salad, or sauer kraut, Imp.$0.25 – $0.35
Pork Shanks or Spareribs and Sauer Kraut$0.25
Rockaways, half dozen$0.25
Little Neck Clams, half dozen$0.25
Corned Beef and New Cabbage$0.25
Fried Oysters, half dozen$0.30
Pabst Blue Ribbon, pt., qt.$0.15 – $0.25
Oyster Stew, N.Y.C.$0.25
IMPORTED CULMBACHER, pint$0.25
Queen olives$0.10
IMPORTED PILS[NER], pint$0.25
Stuffed Mangoes$0.15
Pickled Walnuts$0.15
New England Boiled Dinner$0.30
Sweet Pickles$0.10
Beef Tongue, raisin sauce$0.30
SALTED ALMONDS$0.10
Capon a la Baltimore$0.35
Pim Olas$0.15
Sliced Tomatoes$0.20
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.20
Radishes$0.10
Green Onions$0.10
Senf Gurken$0.15
Spring Chicken Stuffed, cranberry sauce$0.40
Leg of Southdown Mutton, new wax beans$0.25
Domestic Duck with Dressing, apple sauce$0.35
Short Ribs of Beef, browned potatoes$0.25
Mushrooms a la Piemontaise$0.40
Pork Chops Saute, gherkin sauce$0.30
Coquilles of Sweetbreads a la Dreux$0.30
Fricassee of Lamb, new potatoes$0.25
Philadelphia Squab Braised a la Gallicienne$0.40
Veal Cutlets a la Castillane$0.35
Breast of Mutton Breaded, paprika sauce$0.25
Hashed Turkey a la Polonaise$0.30
Hamburg Steak, Creole sauce$0.25
Clam Chowder, Fulton Market$0.15
Boiled Mackinaw Trout, shrimp sauce$0.25
Half Broiled Fresh Mackerel, maitre d'hotel$0.35
Sea Food Combination (in chafing dish)$0.50
Fried Soft Shell Crabs, per pair$0.40
Fried Shad Roe with Bacon$0.35
Fried Frog Legs, Tartar sauce$0.35
Broiled Live Lobster, chili sauce$0.40
Consomme a l'Africaine$0.10
Potage a la d'Orsay$0.10
Gumbo with Frogs$0.15
Beef Tea in cup$0.10
Wahl's Vegetable Bouillon$0.10
Consomme with Egg$0.15
Clam Broth in cup$0.15
Fried Brook Trout, with bacon$0.45
Prime Roast Beef$0.30 – $0.40
Pabst Brewing Co's Celebrated Select Dopp... Bohemian and Century Brew on Draught

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fried Sweet Potatoes$0.10
Fried or Broiled Tomatoes$0.20
Imported Westphalian Ham$0.40
Hamburger ale in glee$0.30
Lachs Schinken$0.30
Marinirter Herring$0.25
Roast chicken$0.40
Kalter Aufschnitt$0.40
Bismark Herring$0.30
Kieler Sprotten$0.30
Smoked Sturgeon$0.30
Imported Salami$0.25
Beef tongue$0.30
Fried Chicken, a la Maryland, half$0.65
Broiled Spring Chicken, half$0.50
Fried Spring Chicken, home style$0.50
Philadelphia squab$0.40
Cauliflower in Cream$0.15
Fried Egg Plant$0.15
French peas$0.15
Spinach and Egg$0.15
Stewed Corn$0.15
New green peas$0.10
Coffee, Pot$0.10
Tea, Pot$0.10
New string beans$0.10
New Asparagus on Toast$0.20
Chocolate, pot$0.20
Stewed Okra, Virginia style$0.20
Milk$0.05
New Potatoes in Cream$0.15
Buttermilk$0.05
New Wax Beans$0.10
Sweet Apple Cider$0.05
Water Cress$0.10
Water Cress Salad$0.10
Coffee Glace$0.15
Chicken salad$0.35
Iced tea$0.10
Iced coffee$0.10
Strawberry shortcake$0.20
Strawberries and Cream$0.15
Roquefort$0.20
ASSORTED CAKE$0.10
De Brie$0.20
Macaroon Tarts$0.10
Neufchatel$0.20
Vanilla ice cream$0.15
Pie a la Mode$0.20
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15
Sliced Oranges$0.15
Swiss cheese$0.20
Sliced Bananas$0.15
Camembert$0.20
Frozen Pudding$0.20
Bent's Hard Water Crackers$0.10
Pies all kinds, per cut$0.10
Rice and Pear Pudding, sauce Doree$0.10
Bar le Duc, per jar$0.50
Pabst Red, White and Blue$0.15 – $0.25
Imported Wuerzburger$0.25
Lobster salad$0.35
Herring Salad$0.25
Crab Meat salad$0.35
Shrimp Salad$0.35
Potato salad$0.10
COMBINATION SALAD$0.35
Whole Tomato Mayonnaise salad$0.30

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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