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Union Square Hotel

Date
1901-04-27
Restaurant
Union Square Hotel
Place
[NYC]
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DAILY MENU
Physical description
FOLDER; 7 X 11;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Blue-Points, half shell$0.20
Rockaways$0.25
Oyster Stew$0.25
Milk Stew$0.30
Soup, Colbert$0.15 – $25.00
Chicken Okra$0.15 – $25.00
Pig's knuckles and sauerkraut$0.35 – $0.50
Beef Broth$0.15 – $0.25
Soup, St. Germain$0.15 – $0.25
Consumme, plain$0.15 – $0.25
Consumme with egg$0.20 – $0.30
Bismarck Herring with Boiled Potatoes$0.30
Box Stew$0.30
English walnuts$0.15
Phillip's Epicurean Sauce$0.10
Fry with Bacon$0.35 – $0.45
Table Celery$0.25
Oysters, pan roast$0.40
Queen olives$0.15
Boston Stew$0.30
Oysters, broiled$0.40
Radishes$0.10
Oysters, Fricasseed$0.40
Dill Pickles$0.10
Oyster Omelet$0.40
Broiled Lobster$0.75
Pin Money Pickles$0.15
Sardines, per box$0.50
Sweet Pickles$0.10
Fresh mackerel, meuniere$0.40 – $0.60
Deviled stuffed crabs, each$0.25
Fried scallops, sauce tartare$0.40 – $0.60
Chow-chow$0.15
Boiled striped bass, caper sauce$0.40 – $0.60
Bluefish$0.40 – $0.60
Pickled beets$0.10
Fried Sea Bass$0.40 – $0.60
Deviled lobster$0.50 – $0.80
Lobster patties$0.50
Little-Neck clams$0.25
Halibut steak, brown butter$0.40 – $0.60
Smelts, fines herbes$0.40 – $0.60
Lobster, Newburg$1.00
Filet of sole. fried$0.40 – $0.60
Filet of Sole, Tomato Sauce$0.40 – $0.60
Filet of Sole, Tartar Sauce$0.40 – $0.60
Filet of Sole, au vin blanc$0.40 – $0.60
Filet of sole, au gratin$0.40 – $0.60
Broiled sardines on toast$0.40 – $0.70
Special 10 minutes: Combination of extra mutton chop$0.50
Roast beef$0.40 – $0.60
Boiled leg of mutton, caper sauce$0.40
Ox-joint braisee, napolitaine$0.35
Broiled sweetbread, green peas$0.50
Lamb chops, Nelson$0.40
Chicken patties a la reine$0.40
Curry of lobster, indienne$0.50
Curry of lobster, indienne$0.50
Saratoga Chips$0.15
Omelet, confiture$0.30
Broiled codfish steak$0.40
Halibut steak$0.40 – $0.60
Broiled Fresh Mackerel$0.40
Half plain lobster, mayonnaise$0.40
Lobster salad$0.50
Cold Chicken$0.60
Beefsteak ala tartare$0.50
Lamb$0.40
Tongue$0.30
Ham$0.25
Potato salad$0.10
Roast Turkey, compote$0.50
Loin of Pork, Apple Sauce$0.40
spring lamb, mint sauce$0.60
Roast ribs of prime beef$0.40
Roast spring duckling, apple sauce$0.75
Chicken au cresson$0.75
Squab on toast$0.50
Spring Chicken, Broiled$0.65
Cauliflower, sauce hollandaise or butter$0.25
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.25
Lima beans$0.15
Spinach, or a la creme$0.15
Brussels Sprouts$0.20
Stewed Corn$0.15
Succotash$0.15
French peas$0.30
String Beans$0.15
Boiled Onions$0.15
Stuffed green peppers$0.35
Mushrooms, canned$0.25
Cepes, Bordelaise$0.60
Stewed tomatoes$0.15
Macaroni, italienne$0.25
Macaroni, au Gratin$0.25
Macaroni, Milanaise$0.25
Macaroni, napolitaine$0.25
Spaghetti, Italienne$0.25
Spaghetti, au Gratin$0.25
Spaghetti, milanaise$0.25
Boiled rice$0.15
Fresh asparagus$0.35
Potatoes, boiled$0.10
Potatoes, Fried$0.10
Potatoes, stewed$0.15
Potatoes, sautees$0.15
Potatoes, hashed browned$0.15
Potatoes, parisienne$0.20
Potatoes, hashed with cream$0.20
Potatoes, creme au gratin$0.25
Potatoes, croquettes$0.20
Potatoes, julienne$0.20
Oyster cocktail$0.25
Corned beef$0.25 – $0.40
Special 10 minutes: Combination of filet$0.60
Sea bass, fried$0.40 – $0.60
Potatoes, baked$0.10
Potato, mashed$0.10
Potatoes, lyonnaise$0.15

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Beefsteak$0.40
Lamb Chops$0.60 – $0.40
Sirloin Steak$0.75
Mutton Chops$0.40 – $0.60
Sirloin Steak, large$1.25
Mutton Chops breaded$0.40 – $0.60
Veal Chops, plain or breaded$0.40 – $0.75
Veal Chops, tomato sauce$0.50 – $0.75
Veal Chops, a la milanaise$0.60 – $0.90
Calf's head fried, tomato sauce$0.40 – $0.60
Calf's head a la poulette$0.40 – $0.60
Sweetbreads, plain$0.50 – $0.75
Sweetbreads, a la jardiniere$0.50 – $0.90
Sweetbreads, a la creole$0.50 – $0.90
Sweetbreads with peas$0.50 – $0.90
Sweetbreads croquettes$0.40 – $0.60
Sweetbreads croquettes with peas$0.50 – $0.75
Schnitzel a la Holstein$0.50
Calf's head en tortue$0.40 – $0.60
Chicken croquette$0.40 – $0.60
Chicken croquette with peas$0.50 – $0.75
Chicken half, fried, Maryland$0.80 – $1.40
Welsh rarebit$0.30
Golden buck$0.40
Tenderloin steak, small, large$0.60
Tenderloin with Mushrooms$1.35
Tenderloin with Truffles$1.50
Tenderloin a la bordelaise or bearnaise$1.25
Filet chateaubriant$1.25
Porterhouse Steak$1.25
Porterhouse steak double$2.00
Family porterhouse$2.50
Yorkshire rarebit$0.40
Hamburg steak plain$0.40
Hamburg Steak with Onions$0.45
Wiener schnitzel breaded$0.50
Imported frankfurter sausages,sauerkraut or potato salad$0.45
Two boiled eggs$0.20
Eggs, fried, two or three$0.20
Eggs, Spanish style$0.40
Eggs, au beurre noir$0.30
Eggs, shirred$0.25
Eggs, scrabled plain$0.25
Eggs, scrambled with ham or bacon$0.35
Eggs, scrambled with tomatoes$0.35
Eggs, poached, plain or on toast$0.25
Frizzled beef with scrambled eggs$0.35
Omelette, plain$0.25
Omelette with fine herbs$0.30
Omelette with onions$0.30
Omelette with cheese$0.30
Omelette with tomatoes$0.35
Omelette with ham or bacon$0.35
Omelette with kidneys$0.35
Omelette with mushrooms$0.40
Omelette with truffles$0.60
Omelette with asparagus tips$0.50
Omelette with chicken livers$0.40
Omelette a l'espagnole$0.50
omelette with clams or oysters$0.40
Cold Slaw$0.10
Mayonnaise dressing$0.10
Cucumber salad$0.35
Watercress Salad$0.10
Lettuce Salad$0.15
Tomato Salad$0.30
Potato salad$0.10
Chicken salad$0.50
Lobster salad$0.50
Shrimp Salad$0.50
Club sandwich$0.25
Chicken Sandwich$0.20
Tongue Sandwich$0.15
Ham Sandwich$0.15
Roast beef sandwich, cold$0.15
Sardine Sandwich$0.25
Rhubarb tart$0.10
Custard Pie$0.10
Apple Pie$0.10
Omelette soufflee a la vanille$0.60
Omelette souffle au chocolate$0.60
Omelette with rum$0.40
Omelette au confiture$0.40
Baked apples with cream$0.10
Chocolate Eclairs$0.10
German Pancake$0.30
French pancake and jelly$0.35
Assorted cakes$0.15
Epicure torte$0.10
Strawberry shortcake$0.25
Oranges$0.10
Red currant jelly$0.10
Strawberries and Cream$0.25
Stewed prunes$0.15
Orange marmalade$0.20
Peaches (preserved)$0.20
Apricots, preserved$0.20
Apple Sauce$0.15
Apples$0.10
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.10
Swiss cheese$0.15
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.15
Brie cheese$0.15
Neufchatel cheese$0.15
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.15
French vanilla ice cream$0.20
Lemon water ice$0.15
Neopolitan ice cream$0.20
Roman Punch Ice Cream$0.25
Russian punch ice cream
Coffee, large pot$0.20
Coffee, small pot$0.15
Iced tea$0.15
Tea, large pot$0.25
Tea, small pot$0.15
Chocolate, Cup or Pot$0.15
Chicken, half, saute, bordelaise$0.80 – $1.40
Chicken half, saute, Marengo$0.80 – $1.40
Sirloin Steak with Onions$1.50
Sirloin steak with Tomato Sauce$1.50
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.65
Roast beef sandwich, hot$0.25
Iced coffee$0.15
Cocoa, cup or pot$0.15 – $0.25

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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