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15 AND 17 WEST HOUSTON STREET

Date
1900-01-22
Restaurant
STANDARD RESTAURANT
Place
15 AND 17 WEST HOUSTON STREET
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DAILY MENU
Physical description
BROADSIDE; 6 X 9.25;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Oyster cocktail$0.15
Box fry oysters$0.25
Oyster Stew$0.20
Oyster on the shell$0.15
Steamed oysters on toast$0.30
Broiled oysters$0.35
Stewed Clams$0.20
Steamed Clams on toast$0.30
Fried Clams$0.25
Little Neck clams on shell$0.15
Consomme with rice$0.10
Puree of Split Peas$0.10
Vegetable Soup$0.10
English Beef Broth$0.10
Fried large cucumber smelts$0.20
Fried white chicken halibut, sauce tartare$0.20
Fried Scollops with bacon$0.25
Home made codfish cakes, tomato sauce$0.15
Roast young turkey, cranberry sauce$0.30
Fried Spring Chicken, Maryland Style$0.25
Roast fresh Jersey ham with new spinach$0.25
Potted Beef with Lima Beans$0.15
Breast of Lamb, breaded, w. Tomato Sauce & Peas$0.20
Lamb Croquettes with Stewed Corn$0.15
Extra Dish of Spinach$0.50
Extra Dish of Lima Beans$0.50
Canned Oyster Bay Asparagus$0.15
Codfish Cakes, one poached egg$0.20
Sirloin of beef$0.20
French Fried potatoes served with Steaks or Chops$0.50
Cabinet Pudding$0.05
Corned beef, potato salad$0.20
COCOANUT CUSTARD PIE$0.05
Cream Sandwich$0.05
Mince Pie$0.05
New Sweet Cider$0.05
White Mountain Cake$0.05
Wheat Cakes$0.10
Buckwheat Cakes$0.10
English plum pudding
Baked Apple
Cup Custard$0.05
Chocolate cake$0.05
Cranberry Pie$0.05
lemon meringue pie$0.05
lemon pie$0.05
rice pudding$0.05
Bread Pudding$0.05
Home made pumpkin pie$0.05 – $0.10
Baked Apple Dumpling$0.10
Apple Sauce$0.05
Cream Rolls$0.05
Assorted tarts$0.05
Peach Meringue Pie$0.05
Chocolate eclair$0.05
Peach Pie$0.05
Apple Pie$0.05
Cottage Pudding$0.05
APPLE TAPIOCA PUDDING$0.05
Chicken or Lobster Salad$0.35
Boiled smoked Tongue with Potato Salad$0.30
BOILED HAM WITH POTATO SALAD$0.25
Codfish cakes, two poached eggs$0.25
Leg of veal$0.20
Lamb$0.25
Prime rib of beef$0.30
Loin of Pork, Apple Sauce$0.20

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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