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Hoffman House

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Date
1900-08-02
Restaurant
HOFFMAN HOUSE
Place
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Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
LUNCHEON
Occasion
DAILY
Physical description
BROADSIDE; COL; 5.25 X 9;
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Clams$0.25
Oysters$0.25
ASTRAKAN CAVIAR$1.00
Celery$0.40
Radishes$0.15
Sardines$0.35
Anchovies$0.40
Lyon sausages$0.35
Pim-olas$0.35
Olives$0.35
Caviar$0.40
Pickled tunny$0.35
Bismark Herring$0.50
Carciofini$0.60
Consommé$0.25
Chicken consomme$0.30
Bisque of crabs, Oriental$0.30 – $0.50
Cream of lettuce soup$0.25 – $0.40
Tomato Soup$0.25 – $0.40
Mock turtle soup$0.30 – $0.50
Clear green turtle soup$1.00
Chicken with rice soup$0.30 – $0.50
Pea Soup$0.20 – $0.35
Julienne Soup$0.25 – $0.40
Soft Shell Crabs$0.75
Fried Porgies, Tartar sauce$0.35 – $0.60
Spanish mackerel, fleurette$0.40 – $0.75
Escalopes of bass, Villeroy$0.40 – $0.75
Sea bass saute in butter$0.35 – $0.60
Whitefish, sauce Pimentade$0.35 – $0.60
Baked halibut en bordure in cream$0.35 – $0.60
Stuffed crabs special$0.60
Stuffed lobster$0.60
Cold salmon, mayonnaise$0.40 – $0.75
Lobster, Tartar$0.75
Beef braise with new carrots and peas$0.35 – $0.60
Eggs, Meyerbeer$0.50
Curry of lamb, Indienne$0.35 – $0.60
Broiled sweetbread with peas$0.75 – $1.25
Escalopes of veal a l'Allemande$0.35 – $0.60
Hot-house chicken$0.75 – $1.50
Chicken livers with mushrooms en casolettes$0.40 – $0.75
Squab Chicken$1.00
spring lamb, mint sauce$0.50 – $0.80
Beef$0.40 – $0.60
Mutton$0.30 – $0.50
Turkey$0.50 – $0.85
Sirloin Steak$1.00
Lamb steak$0.75
Small Steak$0.60
Tenderloin Steak$1.00
Extra sirloin$2.00
Porterhouse$1.75
Chateaubriand$2.50
Hamburger Steak$0.40 – $0.60
Lamb Chops$0.60
English mutton chop$0.75
Mutton Chops$0.50
Pork Chops$0.30 – $0.50
Broiled spring turkey, half$1.50
Broiled Philadelphia Chicken$1.00 – $2.00
Stewed mutton kidneys$0.50
Lamb Fries$0.50
Calf's head, vinaigrette$0.60
Broiled Sweetbread$0.60 – $1.00
pig's feet$0.30
Mutton Feet, Poulette$0.60
Squab$0.80
Cold Boned Turkey with Truffles$0.75
Pate de foies gras$1.00
Cold Westphalia Ham$0.75
Cold Virginia Ham$0.75
Pickled Pig's Feet$0.40
Cold Lamb's tongues$0.50
Cold Mutton$0.30 – $0.50
Cold Beef$0.40 – $0.60
Cold assorted meat$0.40 – $0.75
Cold Ham$0.25 – $0.40
Cold tongue$0.25 – $0.40
Cold Spring Lamb$0.50 – $0.80
Cold turkey$0.50 – $0.85
Cold Chicken$1.00 – $2.00
Cold Squab$0.80
Green corn fritters$0.60
Green Corn$0.50
GREEN PEAS$0.50
New string beans$0.40
String Beans$0.25 – $0.40
New Succotash$0.30 – $0.50
Maryland peas$0.25 – $0.40
Lima beans$0.25 – $0.40
Sweet peppers saute$0.30 – $0.50
Fresh okra, Hollandaise$0.60
Stuffed tomatoes$0.35 – $0.60
Spinach$0.25 – $0.40
Boiled Onions$0.25
Cauliflower$0.60
Broiled eggplant$0.20 – $0.30
French asparagus$0.60 – $1.00
German Asparagus$0.70 – $1.25
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40 – $0.60
Boiled potatoes$0.20
Hashed Cream Potatoes$0.25
Potatoes au Gratin$0.30
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.30
Celery Salad$0.50
Escarole Salad$0.40
Cucumber salad$0.50
Tomato Salad$0.50
Chicory Salad$0.40
Lettuce Salad$0.50
Romaine Salad$0.50
Watercress Salad$0.40
Hoffman Salad$0.75
Chicken salad$1.00
Lobster salad$0.75
Crab Salad$0.75
Apple Pie$0.20
Raspberry Tartlet$0.15 – $0.25
Blackberry tart$0.25
Eclairs assorted$0.25
Peach Short Cake$0.50
Cold diplomate pudding$0.25
Cranberry Sauce$0.20
PRESERVED FRUIT$0.30
Raspberry Ice Cream$0.25
Mixed ice cream$0.30
Sorbets$0.40
Biscuit Glace$0.30
Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Fruit Cake$0.25
Pound cake$0.25
Fancy Cakes$0.25
Hoffman Cottage Cheese$0.30
Roquefort$0.20 – $0.30
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.20 – $0.30
Brie cheese$0.20 – $0.30
Neufchatel cheese$0.15 – $0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.20 – $0.30
Gervais cheese$0.30
Peaches with Cream$0.40
Cantaloupe$0.50
Watermelon$0.50
Huckleberries with cream$0.35
Grape fruit$0.50
Oranges$0.25
Pineapple$0.30
Pears$0.30
Bananas$0.20
Apples$0.25
Demi Tasse$0.15
Cafe special$0.25
Cafe Turque$0.25
Tea with cream$0.35
Roast Philadelphia Chicken$1.00 – $2.00
Fried eggplant$0.20 – $0.30
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Baked Potatoes$0.20
Fried Potatoes$0.20
Sauteed Potatoes$0.20
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.20
Saratoga Potatoes$0.20
Hashed Fried Potatoes$0.25
Potatoes Sarah$0.30
Huckleberry Pie$0.20
Vanilla Custard Pie$0.20
Cherry Tartlet$0.15 – $0.25
Green Gage Tartlet$0.15 – $0.25
Palmiers Tartlet$0.15 – $0.25
Farina Pudding$0.25
rice pudding$0.25
Custard$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.25
Pistache ice cream$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.25
Apple Sauce$0.20
Assorted cakes$0.25
Gruyere Cheese$0.20 – $0.30
English Cheese$0.15 – $0.25
Raspberries with Cream$0.40
Blackberries with Cream$0.40
Tea with Lemon$0.35

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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