The Menu Museum
DecadesRestaurantsDishesRandom menu

Great Northern System Dining Cars

EN ROUTE

Date
1901-01-01
Restaurant
GREAT NORTHERN SYSTEM - DINING CARS
Place
EN ROUTE
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
BREAKFAST
Physical description
BROADSIDE; ILLUS; 4.5 X 7;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

TEA, COFFEE, COCOA, PER CUP, SERVED IN POT$0.10
Milk$0.10
Cream$0.20
Fruit in Season$0.15
CALIFORNIA BREAKFAST FOOD, WITH CREAM$0.20
Oatmeal, with Cream$0.20
BROILED OR FRIED FISH$0.40
OYSTERS, RAW; STEWED OR FRIED$0.25 – $0.35
Small Steak$0.50
Tenderloin$0.60
Sirloin Steak$0.70
STEAKS WITH GREEN PEAS, BACON, OR MUSHROOMS$0.15
SPRING CHICKEN; HALF$0.50 – $0.85
Chicken Fricassee$0.50
TWO MUTTON CHOPS; THREE$0.35 – $0.50
WITH BACON OR TOMATO SAUCE$0.15
HAM OR BREAKFAST BACON, BROILED OR FRIED; WITH EGGS$0.40 – $0.50
CORNED BEEF HASH; WITH BACON$0.35 – $0.50
Pork tenderloin$0.45
Pork Chops$0.45
COUNTRY SAUSAGE; HALF ORDER$0.20 – $0.35
EGGS - TWO BOILED, FRIED, SCRAMBLED OR SHIRRED$0.15
Each additional egg$0.05
with Parsley or Jelly$0.30
Plain Omelet$0.25
POTATOES - HASHED IN CREAM$0.10
Hashed Brown$0.10
French Fried$0.10
Baked$0.10
PLAIN BREAD, MUFFINS, HOT ROLLS, DRY OR BUTTERED TOAST$0.10
Milk toast$0.15
HOT CAKES, WITH PURE MAPLE SYRUP$0.15
BREAD, BUTTER, AND POTATOES SERVED FREE WITH FULL MEAT AND FISH ORDERS

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.