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Congress Hotel Company

CHICAGO, IL

Date
1907-06-26
Restaurant
CONGRESS HOTEL COMPANY
Place
CHICAGO, IL
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
LUNCHEON MENU
Physical description
CARD; 6X11;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Lobster Cocktail$0.50
Little Necks$0.25
Clam cocktail$0.25
Cold Consomme$0.30
Consommé, cup$0.30
Chicken Broth, Cup$0.30
Strained Gumbo, cup$0.30
Chicken Okra$0.50 – $0.30
Cream of spinach florentine$0.50 – $0.30
Consomme Solferino$0.50 – $0.30
Mulligatawny$0.50 – $0.30
Cold Whitefish, Sauce Tartare$1.00 – $0.60
Cold Salmon, Sauce Mayonnaise$0.90 – $0.50
Broiled Whitefish, Maitre d'Hotel$1.00 – $0.60
BROILED LIVE LOBSTER$1.25 – $0.75
Soft Shell Crabs$1.20 – $0.60
Frogs Legs$0.90 – $0.50
Fried smelts, sauce tartare$0.90 – $0.50
Broiled Spanish Mackerel, with Bacon$0.90 – $0.50
Broiled Fresh Codfish, Caper Sauce$0.80 – $0.45
Eggs Milanaise$0.60
Cold squab, Tomatoes auditorium$0.75
Ragout of Tenderloin à la Deitch$0.90 – $0.50
Chicken pot pie, family style$0.65
Breast of Veal Stuffed, New Carrots Nivernaise$0.80 – $0.45
Ham Cotelettes, au Pilaf$0.90 – $0.50
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$1.25 – $0.75
Ribs of beef$0.90 – $0.50
Lamb, mint sauce$1.25 – $0.75
Turkey Stuffed, Cranberry Sauce$1.50 – $0.80
Broiled Spring Chicken$1.50 – $0.80
Imported English Plover$1.00
New York Squab$1.00
Squab Chicken$1.00
Squab$0.75
Original Pilsner$0.15 – $0.25
Wurzburger Hofbrau$0.15 – $0.25
Postum Cereal$0.30
Iced Coffee with Cream$0.20
Iced tea$0.15
Horlick's Malted Milk$0.15
Horlick's Malted Milk with Egg$0.20
Cream, per glass$0.20
MILK, PER GLASS$0.20
Buttermilk$0.10
Chocolate with cream$0.30
Black tea$0.25
Bavaroise$0.25
LIPTON'S CEYLON TEA$0.25
Pot of coffee$0.30
Cup of Coffee$0.15
Special Demi-Tasse$0.25
Demi-tasse$0.15
Cherries$0.40
Oranges$0.25
Bananas$0.20
Figs$0.25
Marrons in syrup$0.50
Assorted Fruit$0.50
Strawberries$0.35
California Plums$0.40
Apples$0.20
Raspberries$0.35
Stuffed Dates$0.25
Blueberries$0.35
Raisins$0.25
Watermelon$0.40
Grape fruit$0.20 – $0.40
Cantaloupe$0.40
Blackberries$0.35
German Camembert Cheese$0.30
Auditorium Cheese$0.30
Stilton Cheese$0.25
Eagle Cream Cheese$0.25
de la Trappe Cheese$0.25
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.25
Caprera Cheese$0.25
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Port du Salut cheese$0.25
Edam Cheese$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Neufchatel cheese$0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15
Brie cheese$0.25
Lemon water ice$0.25
Nesselrode$0.35
Vanilla ice cream$0.25
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.25
Neapolitan ice cream$0.30
PUNCH AU KIRSCH$0.35
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.25
Coffee Ice Cream$0.25
Salade De Fruits$0.75
Siberian Punch$0.35
Tutti frutti$0.30
Preserved Strawberries$0.25
Preserved raspberries$0.25
Strawberry jam$0.25
eringue, a la Creme$0.30
Charlotte a la Russe$0.30
Chocolate Eclairs$0.25
Gelee au rhum$0.30
Petites Fours assortis$0.25
Plum Tartlets$0.20
Fruit Cake$0.25
Macaroons$0.25
Apple Pie$0.15
Omelette, soufflee$0.75
rhubarb pie$0.15
Custard Pie$0.15
Omelette, Celestine$0.75
Jelly Layer Cake$0.25
Cup Custard$0.25
Srawberry Short Cake with Sauce$0.40
New Green Asparagus$0.75
American Asparagus$0.75
German Asparagus$1.00
New Wax Beans$0.40
Fried Egg Plant$0.35
Cauliflower$0.40
New peas$0.40
Spinach$0.30
New beets$0.30
French peas$0.45
Wax Beans$0.35
New string beans$0.40
Spanish Onions$0.50
New Green Corn$0.40
Imported Artichokes$0.75
Baked Potatoes$0.20
Boiled potatoes$0.15
Special Baked Potatoes$0.30
NEW POTATOES$0.30
New Potatoes in Cream$0.40
Lettuce Salad$0.40
Vegetable Salad$0.50
Romaine Salad$0.50
Romaine and Cherries Salad$0.80
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.50
Anchovy Salad$0.75
Chiffonade Salad$0.75
Crab Salad$0.50 – $0.90
Potato salad$0.25
Asparagus Tips$0.90
Cucumber salad$0.50
COMBINATION SALAD$0.60
Salad A la Russe$1.00
Macedoine salad$0.60
Russian salad$1.00
Tomato Salad$0.50
Lobster salad$0.50 – $0.90
Chicken salad$0.50 – $0.90
Mayonnaise$0.10
Black Bass Meuniere$0.50 – $0.90
Assorted Cold Meats$0.75 – $1.25
Lamb a la Russe$0.75 – $1.25
Virginia Ham$0.50 – $0.90
Ham$0.40 – $0.75
Lobster, Mayonnaise$0.75 – $1.25
Pickled Lamb Tongue, Remoulade$0.35 – $0.60
Crab, Ravigote$0.40 – $0.75
Boned capon$0.60 – $1.00
Turkey$0.75 – $1.25
Tongue$0.40 – $0.75
Beef$0.50 – $0.90
Cold Strained Gumbo$0.30
Cold Chicken Broth$0.30
Mashed potatoes
Raspberry jam
Pine-apple Water Ice$0.25
Orange Water Ice$0.25
GREEN TEA$0.25
Oolong Tea$0.25

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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