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Imperial Hotel

B'WAY & 32 ST.NY

Date
1900-01-10
Restaurant
Imperial Hotel
Place
B'WAY & 32 ST.NY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
BREAKFAST
Physical description
FOLDER; ILLUS; 6.5 X9.25;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Rolls and butter$0.10
Stewed prunes$0.25
Stewed Prunes with cream$0.30
GRAHAM ROLLS$0.10
Corn bread$0.10
Boston Brown Bread$0.10
Dry Toast$0.10
Muffin (1)$0.10
Buttered toast$0.15
Dipped Toast$0.15
Oranges$0.15 – $0.25
Grape fruit$0.40
Pears$0.15 – $0.25
Apples$0.10 – $0.20
Baked apples with cream$0.30
Malaga grapes$0.50
Concord Grapes$0.30
Catawba Grapes$0.30
Sliced pinapple$0.30
Coffee, Pot$0.15 – $0.25
Coffee, pot with cream$0.20 – $0.35
Chocolate, broma or cocoa, pot$0.20 – $0.35
Chocolate, broma or cocoa, pot with cream$0.25 – $0.40
Tea, Pot$0.15 – $0.25
Tea, pot with cream$0.20 – $0.30
Milk, glass$0.10
Cream, glass$0.20
Bananas with cream$0.25
Bananas$0.10 – $0.20
Malt Breakfast Food$0.25
Cream toast$0.30
Milk toast$0.20
Honey, comb$0.20
Honey, strained$0.20
Hominy$0.15
Hominy fried$0.15
Hominy with cream$0.25
Oatmeal$0.15
oatmeal with cream$0.25
Wheaten Grits$0.15
Wheaten grits with cream$0.25
Buckwheat Cakes$0.20
Wheat Cakes$0.20
Rice Cakes$0.20
Waffles$0.25
Eggs, boiled$0.20
Eggs, fried$0.25
Eggs, Spanish style$0.50
Eggs, shirred$0.25
Eggs, poached$0.30
Eggs, Poached on toast$0.35
Eggs, Scrambled$0.30
Eggs, scrambled with bacon or ham$0.40
Eggs, scrambled with tomatoes$0.40
Eggs, scrambled with Mushrooms$0.50
Eggs, Scrambled with Truffles$0.60
Eggs a l'Imperial$0.75
Eggs a la Turque$0.60
Eggs a la tripe$0.50
Eggs Buckingham$0.50
OMELETTE$0.30
Omelette with asparagus tips$0.50
Omelette with parsley$0.30
Omelette with kidneys$0.50
Omelette with ham or bacon$0.40
Omelette with mushrooms$0.60
Omelette with chicken livers$0.60
Omelette with smoked beef$0.50
Omelette with tomatoes$0.50
Omelette with truffles$0.75
Omelette with clams$0.50
omelette spanish style$0.50
Omelette aux crevettes$0.60
Omelette aux cepes, Chasseur$0.60
Omelette with Peas$0.60
broiled shad$0.50 – $0.75
Shad roe$0.50
Fried smelts$0.40 – $0.60
Fried Scallops$0.40 – $0.60
Salmon, broiled$0.40 – $0.75
Frog Legs, fried$0.40 – $0.75
Striped bass, broiled$0.40 – $0.60
Frog Legs a la Poulette$1.00
Halibut steak$0.40 – $0.60
Spanish mackerel$0.40 – $0.60
Pompano$0.75
Fresh Mackerel$0.40 – $0.60
Kingfish$0.75
Salt mackerel$0.30 – $0.50
Sea bass$0.50
Fried eels, tartare$0.30 – $0.50
Bluefish$0.30 – $0.50
Plain Lobster$0.40 – $0.75
Smoked Salmon$0.30 – $0.50
Fresh cod, broiled$0.30 – $0.50
Smoked Herring$0.30 – $0.50
Filet of sole, fried$0.30 – $0.50
Filet of sole, au gratin$0.60
Filet of Sole, au vin blanc$0.75
Picked-up Codfish$0.30
Perch, fried$0.30 – $0.50
Clam Stew$0.40
Yarmouth Bloater$0.30 – $0.50
Finnan Haddie$0.30 – $0.50
Stuffed Crab$0.40
Stuffed lobster$0.40
Fish balls$0.30 – $0.50
Clam Fritters$0.50
Fried oysters$0.50
Oyster Stew$0.40
fried$0.15
Baked$0.15
Stewed$0.25
Saute$0.20
Hashed in Cream$0.25
Hashed in Cream au Gratin$0.30
Hashed browned$0.25
Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Lyonnaise$0.20
Saratoga$0.20
Sarah$0.30
Shoofly$0.30
Half Portions Served

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Squab$0.80
Pickled onions$0.20
Sirloin Steak$0.85
Broiled Spring Chicken$1.00 – $2.00
Small breakfast chicken$1.00
Reed birds$0.75
French or Spanish olives$0.25
Radishes$0.20
Deerfoot sausage$0.40
Country Sausage$0.40
Anchovy toast$0.30
Anchovy canapes$0.40
Indian chutney sauce$0.15
Chili Sauce$0.15
Sweet Pickles$0.25
English or French pickles$0.20
Caviar, plain$0.50
Caviar on Toast$0.60
Stuffed olives$0.35
Pickled Walnuts$0.20
Stuffed Mangoes$0.25
Macedoine$0.50
Shrimp Salad$0.50 – $0.75
Lobster salad$0.50 – $0.75
Chicken salad$0.60 – $1.00
Fetticus Salad$0.40
Watercress Salad$0.40
Cold Slaw$0.30
Hot-house cucumbers$0.60
Hot-house tomatoes$0.50
Escarole Salad$0.40
Chicory Salad$0.40
Romaine Salad$0.50
Lettuce Salad$0.40
Sardine Sandwich$0.30
Ham Sandwich$0.20
Tongue Sandwich$0.20
Chicken Sandwich$0.25
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.20
Ham$0.30 – $0.50
Tongue$0.40 – $0.60
Mutton$0.30 – $0.50
Corned beef$0.30 – $0.50
Boned Turkey$0.50 – $0.75
Pate de foie-gras$1.00
Roast Lamb$0.40 – $0.60
Roast Turkey$0.50 – $0.75
Roast chicken$1.00 – $2.00
Roast beef$0.40 – $0.60
Small Steak$0.60
Small steak with potatoes$0.75
Small steak with bacon$0.75
Small steak with onions$0.75
Small steak with anchovy butter$0.85
Small steak with mushrooms$0.90
Small steak with marrow$0.85
Small steak a la Bearnaise$0.90
Small steak a la Bordelaise$0.85
Sirloin Steak with bacon$1.00
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.25
Sirloin steak with marrow sauce$1.25
Sirloin steak a la bordelaise$1.25
Sirloin steak a la bearnaise$1.30
Extra sirloin steak$1.70
Extra sirloin steak with mushrooms$2.50
Tenderloin Steak$0.75 – $1.00
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.25
Tenderloin steak with truffles$2.00
Tenderloin steak a la Bordelaise$1.25
Tenderloin steak a la Bearnaise$1.30
Filet Chateaubriand$2.00
Filet Chateaubriand with mushrooms$3.00
Filet Chateaubriand with truffles$4.00
Porterhouse Steak$1.25
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$2.00
Extra Porterhouse Steak$2.50
Extra Porterhouse Steak with Mushrooms$4.00
Sweetbread, broiled$0.75
Sweetbread with peas$1.00
Hamburger Steak$0.60
Hamburger steak horseradish sauce$0.75
TO ONE PERSON ONLY.
Springfield sausage$0.40
Smoked Beef and Cream$0.40
Pork tenderloin$0.60
Pork Chops$0.30 – $0.50
Roast Beef Hash$0.50
Corned Beef Hash$0.35
Mutton Hash$0.50
Lamb Hash$0.50
Chicken hash$0.60
Bacon and eggs$0.30 – $0.50
Bacon, broiled$0.25 – $0.40
Ham and eggs$0.30 – $0.50
Ham, broiled$0.25 – $0.40
Tripe, saute, Creole$0.50
Tripe, saute, Lyonnaise$0.50
tripe, broiled$0.35
Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.30 – $0.50
Chicken livers saute$0.50
Chicken Livers en Brochette$0.50
Mutton kidneys, stewed with mushrooms$0.60
Mutton kidneys, stewed$0.50
Mutton kidneys, deviled$0.50
Mutton Kidneys, Broiled$0.50
pig's feet$0.35
Calf's brains au beurre noir$0.60
Calf's brains fried, tomato sauce$0.50
Calf's head a l'Huile$0.60
Lamb Fries Breaded, Tomato Sauce$0.50
Vienna schnitzel, cream sauce$0.40 – $0.75
Veal chops, breaded, tomato sauce$0.40 – $0.75
Veal Chops$0.35 – $0.60
Lamb Chops$0.50 – $0.75
Mutton chops, English, (1)$0.50
mutton chops breaded, tomato sauce$0.40 – $0.60
Mutton Chops$0.30 – $0.50

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