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Fifth Avenue Hotel

Date
1901-05-06
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Cantaloupe$0.30
Watermelon$0.25
Apples$0.10
Sliced pineapple$0.20
Stewed prunes$0.15
Stewed Prunes with cream$0.20
Stewed rhubarb$0.20
Bananas$0.10
Oranges, each$0.10
Apple Sauce$0.15
Raspberries and Cream$0.25
Strawberries and Cream$0.25
Oysters: raw$0.25
Sliced Peaches and Cream$0.30
Oysters: Stewed$0.25
Welsh rarebit$0.35
Oysters: Fried$0.35
Golden buck rarebit$0.40
Yorkshire Buck$0.50
Yorkshire buck rarebit$0.50
Oysters: Baltimore broil$0.50
Scotch woodcock rarebit$0.40
Oysters: roast on toast$0.45
Oysters: Roast on Shell$0.40
Small Sirloin Steak$0.50
Oysters: broiled$0.40
Sirloin Steak$0.70
Sirloin Steak with Onions$0.80
Double sirloin steak$1.10
Oysters: Cocktail$0.25
Oysters: Steamed on toast$0.45
Extra Large Sirloin Steak$1.50
Fried Clams$0.35
Clam Fritters$0.40
Extra large sirloin steak with mushrooms$2.00
Stewed Clams$0.25
Fried Soft Clams$0.35
Porterhouse steak, single$1.25
Clams: Little Neck$0.25
Clam cocktail$0.25
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$1.50
Oysters: a la poulette$0.40
Porterhouse steak, double$1.75
Oysters: Boston Stew$0.40
Oysters: Box Stew$0.30
Oysters: Steamed$0.40
Oysters: Cream Broil$0.50
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$2.25
Oyster Patties$0.50
Family porterhouse steak$2.75
Broiled Squab on Toast$0.60
Tenderloin Steak$0.60
Filet chateaubriand, plain$1.50
Filet Chateaubriand with mushrooms$2.00
Spring lamb chops (3)$0.65
Lamb Chops$0.50
Mutton Chops$0.40
English Mutton chop, single$0.40
Lamb fries breaded, tomato s'ce$0.50
Spring chicken, Maryland style$0.75 – $1.50
English mutton chop, brace$0.75
Sirloin steak en casserole$1.00
Chicken en casserole$1.50
Veal Cutlet$0.50
Lobster, Newburg$0.75
Broiled Spring Chicken$0.65 – $0.10
Broiled calf's liver and bacon$0.40
Veal Cutlet, Tomato Sauce$0.60
BROILED LIVE LOBSTER$0.75
Baked Beans$0.30
Broiled Sweetbreads$1.00
Corned Beef Hash$0.30
Broiled Chicken Livers$0.40
Corned beef hash poached egg$0.40
Tripe, Lyonnaise$0.45
Broiled Chicken livers with ham$0.35
Chicken Livers en Brochette$0.50
Scrambled brains with eggs$0.50
Broiled Chicken livers with ham and eggs$0.40
Frizzled Beef and Eggs$0.40
Fried Veal and Pork$0.45
Broiled Chicken livers with bacon$0.35
Smoked Beef with Cream$0.30
Broiled Honeycomb Tripe$0.30
Fried onions$0.15
Broiled Chicken livers with bacon and eggs$0.40
Fried honeycomb trip in batter$0.45
Broiled Chicken livers with kidneys$0.35
Stewed Kidneys, Wine Sauce$0.35
Chicken Croquettes$0.50
Broiled Pig's Feet$0.30
Hamburg steak$0.50
Dark Beer, Special Brew
Sirloin Steak with bacon$0.85
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.90
Fried Pig's Feet$0.30
Fried pig's feet piquante$0.40
Broiled Pigs Feet piquante$0.40
Fried Spring Chicken$0.65 – $1.25
Chicken Croquettes with French Peas$0.75
Broiled sweetbreads with French peas$1.25

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Canape: Caviar$0.40
Canape: Sardines$0.40
Canape: Anchovies$0.40
Brook Trout$0.65
Canape: Lorenzo$0.60
Egg Salad$0.40
Broiled Weakfish$0.40
Sliced Tomatoes$0.30
Cold Slaw$0.15
Fried codfish and salt pork$0.40
Lettuce and Tomato$0.40
Codfish steak$0.35
Salad: Potato$0.20
Spanish mackerel$0.50
Sliced onions$0.15
Broiled Smoked Salmon$0.50
Shrimp Salad$0.60
Broiled Salt Mackerel$0.35
Spring salad$0.40
Vegetable Salad$0.40
Broiled bluefish$0.40
Special salad$0.50
Boiled eggs$0.25
Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Potatoes, baked$0.10
Radishes$0.15
Sea bass$0.40
Shirred Eggs$0.30
Lettuce$0.25
Cold: Roast chicken, half$0.75
Salad: Chicken$0.60
Fresh Mackerel$0.50
Potatoes, French fried$0.15
Fried Eggs$0.25
Cold: Roast Beef$0.40
Halibut steak$0.40
Flagolette salad$0.40
Scrambled Eggs$0.30
Potatoes, Hashed Brown$0.15
Cold: Lamb$0.50
Salad: Watercress$0.15
Digby Herrings$0.30
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.20
Eggs Poached on Toast$0.30
Cold: Ham$0.40
Broiled Salmon$0.50
Salad: Plain Lobster$0.70
Sweet potatoes, fried or baked$0.20
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.10
Eggs, Plain Omelette$0.30
Salad: Lobster$0.60
Club sandwich$0.30
Camembert$0.20
Gruyere$0.20
Eggs, Benedictine$0.50
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.15
Cold: Pressed Corned Beef$0.35
Stilton$0.20
Brie$0.20
Cold: Tongue$0.40
Kippered Herring$0.40
Saratoga Chips$0.20
Roquefort$0.20
Cream Cheese$0.15
Panfish$0.40
Cold: Lamb's Tongues$0.35
Gorgonzola$0.20
Potatoes hashed in cream au gratin$0.25
Filet of sole$0.45
Edam$0.15
Ham Sandwich$0.15
Neufchatel cheese$0.10 – $0.15
Cold: Turkey$0.65
Honey in comb$0.25
Broiled Finnan Haddie$0.35
Cold: Capon$0.65
Cream, per portion$0.05
Glass milk$0.10
Currant Jelly$0.25
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.20
Coffee$0.10 – $0.25
Tea$0.10 – $0.20
Chocolate$0.15 – $0.25
Apple Jelly$0.25
Red pitted cherries$0.25
Guava jelly$0.25
Green gage plums$0.25
Orange marmalade$0.25
Pears$0.25
Preserved watermelon$0.25
peaches$0.25
Bar-le-duc jelly, pot$0.40
Raspberry jam$0.25
Chicken Sandwich$0.25
Strawberry jam$0.25
Tongue Sandwich$0.15
Honey, strained$0.25

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