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Chicago Great Western Railway

EN ROUTE

Date
1900-05-01
Restaurant
CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY
Place
EN ROUTE
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
LUNCHEON
Occasion
BUFFET SERVICE
Physical description
FOLDER; ILLUS; COL; 5 X 7;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Clam Chowder$0.25
Pork and Beans (also served cold).$0.20
Boiled eggs, two$0.10
Boiled eggs, three$0.15
Boiled Ham$0.25
Boiled Tongue$0.25
Sardines$0.25
Ham Sandwich$0.10
Tongue Sandwich$0.10
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.10
Sardine Sandwiches$0.20
Caviar sandwich$0.15
Pickles$0.10
Pickled onions$0.10
Olives$0.10
Swiss cheese$0.10
Club House cheese$0.10
Bread and Butter$0.10
Soda Wafers$0.10
Bent's Crackers$0.10
Orange marmalade$0.15
Coffee, per pot$0.10
Tea, per pot$0.10
Demi-tasse coffee$0.10

Page 3

Veuve Clicquot (Yellow Label)$2.00 – $3.50
Pommery Sec$2.00 – $3.50
California Zinfandel, Madrona Knoll Vineyard$0.30
V.S.O. Brandy$0.20 – $0.60
Rye, Bourbon and Scotch Whiskies$0.15 – $0.40
Old Tom Gin$0.15
Chartreuse$0.20
Creme de Menthe$0.20
Benedictine$0.20
Gin Fizz$0.15
Gold or Silver Fizz$0.20
Scotch or American Highball$0.15
Whiskey, Manhattan or Martini Cocktails$0.15
Claret Lemonade$0.20
Apollinaris Lemonade$0.20
Plain Lemonade$0.10
Anheuser-Busch Budweiser$0.15 – $0.25
Blatz Private Stock Beer$0.15 – $0.25
Bass & Co's Pale Ale (White Label)$0.30
Guiness' Dublin Porter$0.30
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.25
Belfast Ginger Ale$0.25
Hathorn Water$0.25
Club Soda$0.20
Hunyadi Water$0.15
Bromo Seltzer$0.15
Cigars$0.10 – $0.25
Sweet Caporal Cigarettes$0.05
Straight Cuts Cigarettes$0.20

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

Scans and transcription data from the New York Public Library’s What’s on the Menu? project. This site is not affiliated with NYPL.