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Union Square Hotel

Date
1892-09-22
Restaurant
Union Square Hotel
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DINNER
Occasion
DAILY
Physical description
FOLDER; 6.75X10;
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

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Filet mignon a la Conflans$0.75 – $1.00
Broiled squab, Club style$0.75
Roast Boston duckling, apple sauce$0.75 – $1.50
Turkey with jelly$0.60
Spring chicken, stuffed$0.75 – $1.50
Rib of prime beef$0.40
Roast Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce$0.50
Chicken croquettes a la Perigueux$0.70
Oyster patties a la Baden Baden$0.60
Ducks livers sautes in cases, champignons$0.60
Lamb's fries, panne au macedoine$0.50
Tomatoes$0.30
Watercress$0.20
Pickled Walnuts$0.15
Pickled onions$0.15
English pickles$0.15
Chow chow$0.15
Chicken, parsley sauce$0.70
Corned Beef and Cabbage$0.40
Boiled Leg Mutton, caper sauce$0.40
Boiled shoulder of pork with yellow turnips$0.40
Sweet Pickles$0.15
Stuffed olives$0.30
Lyons sausage$0.30
Queens olives$0.15
Apple Sauce$0.15
Currant Jelly$0.15
Radishes$0.15
Soup, Macaroni$0.25 – $0.40
Soup, Chicken with rice$0.30 – $0.50
Soup, Italian Paste$0.25 – $0.40
Consomme$0.20 – $0.35
Tomato$0.25 – $0.40
Julienne$0.25 – $0.40
Soup, Green Turtle$0.30 – $0.50
Pepper pot, Philadelphia style$0.40
Beef a la Bourgeoise$0.40
CLAM BROTH$0.30
Consomme with Egg$0.25 – $0.45
Consomme glace in cup$0.15
Chicken, egg sauce$0.70
Potatoes Boiled$0.10
Potatoes Baked$0.10
Potatoes Fried$0.15
Potatoes Mashed$0.15
Potatoes stewed$0.20
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.20
Potatoes sautees$0.20
Potatoes hashed brown$0.20
Potatoes Parisienne$0.20
Potatoes hashed with cream$0.25
Potatoes cream au gratin$0.30
Potato Croquettes$0.25
Potatoes Julienne$0.25
Potatoes Saratoga$0.15
Potatoes a l'm Jay$0.25
Potatoes a la duchesse$0.25
rice, plain$0.15
Rice and milk$0.20
Rice and cream$0.30
Rice Curry$0.30
Rice with cheese$0.25
Rice croquettes$0.25
Rice a la creole$0.40
Macaroni à l'Italienne$0.30
Macaroni au gratin$0.30
Macaroni a la milanaise$0.35
Macaroni Napolitaine$0.35
Spaghetti a l'Italienne$0.30
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.30
Spaghetti a la Milanaise$0.35
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.30
Mashed Turnips$0.20
Asparagus$0.40
Green Corn$0.30
Cauliflower$0.30
Stewed tomatoes$0.15
White Turnips$0.15
Lima beans$0.20
GREEN PEAS$0.20
Boiled Onions$0.15
mushrooms$0.40
Cabbage$0.15
Stuffed tomatoes$0.30
Fried Tomatoes$0.30
Stuffed green peppers$0.30
New Lima Beans$0.30
French asparagus$1.00
Summer Squash$0.30
Egg plant$0.30
String Beans$0.30
Beets$0.20
Corn fritters$0.30
Corn au Gratin$0.30
Stewed Corn$0.20
Succotash$0.20
French flageolets$0.40
French peas$0.40
French string beans$0.40
Fonds d' artichaut$0.50
Cepes a la Bordelaise$0.60
Sweet potatoes, boiled$0.20
Sweet Potatoes, Baked$0.20
Sweet Potatoes, Fried$0.20
Fried smelts$0.40
FRIED SMELTS with tartar sauce$0.50
BROILED BLUEFISH, sauce Colbert$0.40
Lobster, plain$0.50
Lobster, deviled$0.70
Lobster, broiled$0.60
Lobster Newburg$0.70
Codfish$0.35
Soft clams fried with bacon$0.40
Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Filet of sole, fried$0.35
Filet of Sole, Tomato Sauce$0.40
Filet of Sole, Tartar Sauce$0.50
Filet of Sole au Vin Blanc$0.60
Filet of sole au gratin$0.60
Filet of sole Joinville$0.70
Spanish mackerel$0.40
Fried codfish, tomato sauce$0.40
Salmon, broiled$0.60
Salmon, boiled$0.60
Salmon, boiled, Hollandaise$0.70
Salmon, boiled, lobster sauce$0.70
Bluefish$0.40
Fresh Mackerel$0.40
Panfish$0.40
Pate de foie-gras$0.75
Russian caviar$0.40
Anchovies$0.40
Sardines$0.40
Cucumbers$0.30
Lettuce$0.30
Celery$0.30
Oysters, Fricasseed$0.40
Oysters, escaloped$0.50
Oysters, Baltimore Broil$0.40
Oysters, Pan Roast on Toast$0.40
Little Neck clams, raw$0.20
Little Neck Clams, stewed$0.30
Little Neck clams, fried$0.35
Blue Points, half shell$0.25
Rockaways, half shell$0.25
Oysters, Plain Stew$0.30
Oysters, Boston stew$0.35
Oysters, Box Stew$0.40
Oysters, broiled$0.35
Oysters, Fried$0.35
Oyster Patties$0.40
Woodcock$1.25
An extra charge will be

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AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15
Old English Dairy Cheese$0.25
Gruyere$0.15 – $0.25
Roquefort$0.15 – $0.25
Brie$0.15 – $0.25
Gorgonzola$0.15 – $0.25
Camembert$0.15 – $0.25
Edam$0.15 – $0.25
Neufchatel$0.15 – $0.25
Canton Ginger$0.25
Preserves, Peaches$0.25
Preserves, green gages$0.25
Preserves, Bartlett Pears$0.25
Stewed French prunes$0.20
Orange marmalade$0.25
Sliced pineapple$0.25
Preserves, Figs$0.20
Sliced Peaches and Cream$0.30
Guava jelly$0.20
Brandy peaches$0.15
Cafe noir$0.10
Apples$0.20
Bananas and cream$0.25
Bananas$0.15
peaches$0.30
Compote of Fruit$0.40
Bartlett Pears$0.30
Grapes$0.20
PUNCH AU RHUM$0.30
PUNCH AU KIRSCH$0.30
Punch au Marasquin$0.30
Punch au chartreuse$0.30
Lalla Rookh$0.30
Charlette plombiere$0.30
Neapolitan ice cream$0.25
Vanilla cream and orange ice$0.25
Pudding Nesselrode$0.30
Meringue Glace$0.30
Meringue panachee$0.30
Meringue a la creme$0.20
Vanilla Cream$0.25
Lemon Ice$0.25
Orange ice$0.25
Strawberry cream and lemon ice$0.25
Strawberry and vanilla cream$0.25
Chocolate and vanilla cream$0.25
Omelette soufflee a la vanille$0.50
Omelette soufflee au chocolate$0.50
Omelette soufflée au rhum$0.40
Lady fingers$0.20
Citron cake$0.20
Macaroons$0.20
Charlotte Russe a la vanille$0.20
Charlotte des pommes a la Parisienne$0.30
Fruit Cake$0.20
Assorted cakes$0.20
Cold rice pudding with cream$0.20
Cup Custard$0.15
Cold rice pudding$0.20
Apple Pie$0.15
Apple Dumpling, Hard Sauce$0.20
Apple dumpling, cream sauce$0.20
Baked apples with cream$0.20
Savarin pudding, wine sauce$0.15
Peach Pie$0.15
German apple cake$0.15
Coffee Eclairs$0.20
Bavarian cream au kirsch$0.15
Lambs' fries, tomato sauce$0.50
Lamb Chops$0.60
Spring Chicken, Broiled$0.75 – $1.50
Broiled Pig's Feet$0.35
English mutton chops, single$0.40
English mutton chops, brace$0.70
Mutton Chops$0.45
Porterhouse Steak$1.25
Porterhouse steak double$2.00
Family porterhouse$2.50
Sweetbreads, plain$0.75
Sweetbreads a la jardinière$1.00
Sweetbreads a la Creole$1.00
Sweetbreads with peas$1.00
Hamburg steak with egg$0.75
Veal chops, plain$0.50
Veal chops, breaded$0.50
Veal Chops, tomato sauce$0.60
Veal chops à la milanaise$0.70
Calf's head, fried, tomato sauce$0.50
Calf's head a la poulette$0.60
Calf's head vinaigrette$0.60
Calf's head en tortue$0.75
Filet of veal saute, a la macedoine$0.70
Filet of veal a la Milanaise$0.70
Chicken Croquettes$0.60
Chicken Croquettes with peas$0.75
Chicken, Broiled, half$0.75
Chicken, broiled, whole$1.50
Chicken saute, Bordelaise$1.00
Chicken fried, Maryland$1.00
Chicken saute, Marengo$1.00
Welch Rarebit$0.40
Golden buck$0.50
Beefsteak$0.40
Small Sirloin Steak$0.60
Sirloin Steak$0.75
Sirloin Steak with Onions$0.85
Sirloin steak with Tomato Sauce$0.85
Sirloin steak with piquante sauce$0.90
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.00
Extra sirloin$1.40
Tenderloin Steak$0.60 – $1.00
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.40
Tenderloin steak with truffles$1.50
Tenderloin steak a la Bordelaise$1.25
Tenderloin steak with cepes$1.50
Tenderloin steak a la Bearnaise$1.25
Filet Chateaubriand$2.25
Chicken Sandwich$0.25
Ham Sandwich$0.15
Tongue Sandwich$0.15
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.15
Boiled Ham$0.40
Tongue$0.40
Corned beef$0.30
Sardine Sandwich$0.15
Anchois Sandwich$0.20
Lamb$0.50
Roast beef$0.40
Phila. chicken$0.75 – $1.50
Turkey$0.60
Salad, Potato$0.25
Salad, Chicken$0.75
Salad, Lobster$0.60
Salad, Shrimp$0.60
Salad, Watercress$0.20
Salad, Lettuce$0.30
Salad, Cucumbers$0.30
Salad, Celery$0.30
Salade a la macedoine$0.40
Salade anchois$0.60
Salad, Tomatoes$0.30
Salad, Chicory$0.50
Mayonnaise dressing$0.10
Golden plover$0.65
Spring Chicken, Broiled$0.75 – $1.50
Broiled Philadephia squab$0.70
Woodcock$1.25

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Clysmic Water$0.25 – $0.50
Hunyadi Janos$0.50
Apollinaris Water$0.25 – $0.50
Hathorn Water$0.25
Geyser Water$0.25
Congress Water$0.25
Vichy$0.25
Seltzer$0.25
Kissingen$0.25
Carbonic$0.25
Golden Russet Cider, 1887$0.25 – $0.50
Cantrell & Cochrane Imported Ginger Ale$0.25
Guinness's (Extra) Stout$0.30
Muir's (Sparkling) Scotch Ale$0.30
Imported Thueringer Lager$0.30
Bass & Co., Pale Ale, (Extra) White Label$0.30
Bass & Co., Pale Ale, Dog's Head Brand$0.25
Milwaukee Lager$0.20
St. Louis Lager Beer$0.20
Bass's Ale on Draught$0.15
D.G. Yuengling, Jr's New York Lager$0.15
Kirschenwasser$0.25
Creme de Menthe$0.25
Kummel$0.25
Anisette$0.25
Maraschino$0.25
Curacao$0.25
Benedictine$0.25
Chartreuse$0.25
Vermouth (Italian)$0.20
Vermouth, French$0.20
Absinthe$0.25
Medford Rum$2.00
Jamaica Rum$2.00
St. Croix Rum$2.00
Chambertin$2.00 – $4.00
Nutis$1.50 – $3.00
Pommard$1.50 – $2.50
Beaujolais$1.00 – $2.00
Macon$0.75 – $1.50
Budai, Red$2.50
Szegzardi, Red$1.50
Zinfandel, Red, Native$0.50 – $1.00
Hochheimer$1.50 – $2.50
Liebfraumilch$1.50 – $2.50
Niersteiner, C.F. Eccardt, Kreuznach, 1886$1.00 – $2.00
Durkenheimer, C.F. Eccardt, Kreuznach, 1886$0.75 – $1.50
Laubenheimer, C.F. Eccardt, Kreuznach, 1886$0.75 – $1.50
Oppenheimer, C.F. Eccardt, Kreuznach, 1886$0.60 – $1.00
Forster, C.F. Eccardt, Kreuznach, 1886$0.60 – $1.00
Deidesheimer Hofstuck Gewurz Traminer Auslese, 1874$4.00
Deidesheimer Kieselberg Riesling Auslese, 1876$3.50
Forsters Kirchenstuck, 1876$3.00
Forster Jesuitengarten, 1878$2.50
Chateau Latour Blanche, 1869$3.00
Chateau Doisy Barsac$1.00 – $2.00
Haut Sauterne$1.00 – $2.00
Sauternes$0.75 – $1.50
Sherry, Duff Gordon$5.00
Sherry, La Flor Superior$3.00
Sherry, Amber$2.00
Graham's London Dock Port$2.00
Citron Tree-Gin$2.00
Sir Robert Burnett & Co. Old Tom Gin$2.00
Planat & Co., Brandy 1858$4.00
Gold Seal Cognac$5.00
Private Stock Cognac$6.00
Sazera Cde. Forge & Sons, 1795 Cognac$8.00
Whiskey, Old Irish$2.00
Ramsley's Superior Scotch Whiskey$2.00
Antediluvian Pure Rye$3.00
Jas. E. Pepper, Sour Mash$3.00
Whiskey, Old De Revere Pure Monogram$2.00
Chateau Branaire Duluc, Grand Vin$2.50
Chateau Larose, Grand Vin$2.50 – $5.00
Larose$1.50 – $3.00
Chateau Pontet Canet, 1878, Grand Vin$1.50 – $3.00
Pontet Canet$1.25 – $2.00
Chateau Bouillac$0.75 – $1.50
Margaux$0.75 – $1.50
Medoc$0.75 – $1.25
Floirac$0.50 – $1.00
St. Estephe$0.50 – $1.00
St. Julien$0.50 – $1.00
Union Square Table Claret$0.30 – $0.60
Pleasant Valley champagne$1.00 – $2.00
Delmonico champagne (half pints)$1.00
Veuve Clicquot, Yellow Label$2.00 – $3.50
Heidsieck H. Piper & Co.$2.00 – $3.50
Perrier-Jouet, ,Special$2.00 – $3.50
Pommery & Greno, Sec$2.00 – $3.50
Moet & Chandon, White Seal$2.00 – $3.50
G.H. Mumm & Co. Extra Dry$2.00 – $3.50

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