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Empire Hotel

BROADWAY & 63 ST. NY

Date
1900-01-18
Restaurant
EMPIRE HOTEL
Place
BROADWAY & 63 ST. NY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
LUNCHEON
Occasion
DAILY
Physical description
BROADSHEET; ILLUS; COL; 5.75 X 8;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

BLUE POINTS$0.20
Little Necks$0.20
Oyster Stew$0.25
Oyster broth$0.20
Oyster broth$0.20
CLAM BROTH$0.20
Clam Stew$0.20
Buzzard Bays$0.20
cape cod$0.20
Potage, Conde$0.20 – $0.30
Consomme, Celestine$0.20
Split peas soup aux croutons$0.20
Chicken soup with rice$0.25
Plain chicken broth in cup$0.20
Julienne$20.30
Julienne$0.20
Tomato Soup$0.20 – $0.30
Sweet Pickles$0.20
Plain pickles$0.15
Mixed Pickles$0.15
Olives$0.20
Sardines$0.25
Pickled onions$0.20
Chow chow$0.15
Stuffed Mangoes$0.20
Pin Money Pickles$0.15
Pim Olas$0.20
Fried Live Cod, Tarter sauce$0.30 – $0.50
Plain Lobsters$0.30 – $0.50
Broiled Live Lobsters$0.60
Lobster patties$0.40 – $0.60
Capon Wings Saute, a la Demidoff$0.35 – $0.60
Loin of Pork, braise with Noodles$0.30 – $0.50
Cases of Sweet-breads, a la Toulouse$0.30 – $0.50
Roast Ribs of Beef au Jus$0.40 – $0.60
Roast Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce$0.40 – $0.60
Red Head Duck$0.75 – $1.50
Philadelphia squab$0.60
Cold roast beef$0.40 – $0.60
Cold Roast Lamb$0.40 – $0.60
Cold chipped beef$0.40
Cold Chicken$0.75 – $1.50
Cold Pressed Corned Beef$0.25 – $0.40
Cold Ham$0.25 – $0.45
cold pickled lamb's tongue$0.30 – $0.50
Cold Beef Tongue$0.30 – $0.50
String Beans$0.20
Lima beans$0.20
Stewed tomatoes$0.20
Stewed Corn$0.20
American Peas$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.15
Boiled potatoes$0.15
French peas$0.40
BAKED SWEET POTATOES$0.20
Chicory Salad$0.30
Whole tomatoes en surprise$0.50
Escarole Salad$0.30
Lobster salad$0.40 – $0.60
Watercress Salad$0.20
Chicken salad$0.40 – $0.60
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Shrimp Salad$0.40 – $0.60
Potato salad$0.20
Cucumber salad$0.30
Tomato Salad$0.40
Celery Salad$0.40
Macedoine salad$0.40
Cold Slaw$0.20
Mixed Salad$0.40
Sliced onions$0.20
Sago Pudding, Wine sauce$0.20
Apple Pie$0.15
APRICOT PIE$0.15
Cup Custard$0.20
Assorted cakes$0.20
Sherbet, a l'Americaine$0.20
Soft Ginger Bread$0.20
Vanilla ice cream$0.15
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.15
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.15
Plain Rice Pudding$0.20
Bananas, each$0.10
Apples, each$0.10
Nuts and Raisins$0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15
Cream Cheese$0.20
Swiss cheese$0.15
Neufchatel cheese$0.15
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Brie$0.20
English Cheese$0.15
beer on draught, per glass$0.10
Stuffed Eggs, Carmelite$0.50
Soups
RELISHES
Entrees
Roast
Fish
Game
Cold Meats
Vegetables
SALADS

Page 2

Perrier-Jouet, Special$1.75 – $3.50
Perrier-Jouet, Reserve, Dry$1.75 – $3.50
G. H. Mumm's Extra Dry$1.75 – $3.50
Apollinaris$0.25 – $0.40
Londonderry Lithia$0.25 – $0.40
Moet & Chandon, White Seal$1.75 – $3.50
Moet & Chandon, Brut Imperial$2.00 – $4.00
Pommery Sec$2.00 – $4.00
Dry Monopole, Extra$1.75 – $3.50
Monopole, Club Dry$1.75 – $3.50
Clicquot, Yellow Label$2.00 – $4.00
Ruinart, Vin Brut$2.00 – $4.00
Chas. Heidsieck, B.L.$1.75 – $3.50
Piper Heidsieck, Sec. W.L.$1.50 – $3.00
Cook's Imperial$1.00 – $2.00
Delmonico$1.00
Vin Ordinaire (Imp. & bot. by Hot. Empire)$0.25 – $0.50
St. Julien (Imp. & bot. by Hot. Empire)$0.40 – $0.75
St. Marc (Imp. & bot. by Hot. Empire)$0.50 – $1.00
Fronsac, J. Calvet and Co.$0.50 – $1.00
St. Emilion, J. Calvet and Co.$0.65 – $1.25
Chateau de Montlys, J. Calvet and Co.$0.75 – $1.50
Chateau Margaux, 1874, J. Calvet and Co.$1.74 – $3.50
Blackberry Brandy$2.00
Apple Brandy$2.00
Cherry Brandy$2.00
James Hennessey XXX$3.00
Otard, Dupuy & Co.$3.00
Old Martel, 1795$5.00
Renault & Co. (50 years old)$8.00
Zinfandel$0.35 – $0.60
Hasey's Claret$0.40 – $0.75
Cabernet Riesling$0.50 – $1.00
St. Julien, Barton and Guestier$0.65 – $1.75
Chateau Batailley, Barton and Guestier$1.00 – $2.00
St Estephe, Boshamer Leon and Co.$0.50 – $2.00
St Estephe, Boshamer Leon and Co.$0.50 – $1.25
Ponted Canet, Boshamer Leon and Co.$1.00 – $2.00
Old Holland$2.00
Old Tom, Booth$2.00
Old Tom Burnett$2.00
Gordon's Dry$2.00
Gilbey's Plymouth$2.00
Empire Private Stock$1.25
Usher's Scotch$1.50
Hostetters's Bitters$0.15
Orange Bitters$0.15
Boker's Bitters$0.15
Bonekamp Bitters$0.20
Vermouth, Italian or French$0.15
Anisette$0.20
Absinthe$0.20
Benedictine$0.20
Cognac$0.20
Chartreuse, Green or Yellow$0.20
Creme de Menthe, Green or White$0.20
Creme de Cocoa$0.20
Creme Yvette$0.20
Calisaya, White or Red$0.20
Curacao, White or Red$0.20
Kirschwasser$0.20
Kummel, Dutch or Russion$0.20
Maraschino$0.20
Pousse Cafe$0.30
Rochester, Rienzi$0.15
Imperial, Beadleston & Woertz$0.15
Fidelio, Koehler & Co.$0.15
Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis$0.20
Lemp's St. Louis$0.20
Pabst, Milwaukee$0.20
Wurtzburger, Imported$0.30
Bass Ale, White Lable [sic]$0.30
Bass Ale, Dog's Head$0.30
Dawson's Scotch$1.50
Scotch Ale, Muir's$0.30
Guinness's Stout$0.30
Champagne Cider$0.25
Poland Water$0.25 – $0.40
Buffalo Lithia$0.60
Jackson Lithia$0.15 – $0.30
White Rock$0.25 – $0.40
Celestine Vichy$0.50
Vichy in Syphons$0.25
Barsac, (Imp. & Bot. by Hot. Empire)$0.65 – $1.25
Medford$1.50
Jamaica$2.00
St. Croix$2.00
London Dock$3.00
Sandemann$3.00
Old Madeira (Natural, old, Superior)$3.00
Vino de Pasto, Dry$3.00
Amontillado$2.50
Table Sherry (Topaz, rich, full)$0.40 – $1.50
Seltzer in Syphons$0.25
Walker's Kimarnock Scotch$1.50
Dewar's Scotch$1.50
Buchannan Blend Scotch$1.50
Old Pepper$1.50
Old Coronet$1.50
Canadian Club$1.50
Hunter's Baltimore$1.50
Wilson's Atlas$1.50
Old Quaker$1.50
Old Tom Pepper$1.50
Jameson's Irish$1.50
Roxbury Rye$1.50
Flanagan's Baltimore Rye$1.50
Mount Vernon$1.75
Old Cutter$2.50
Bells 79 Old Crow$4.50
Carbonic in Syphons$0.25
Congress$0.25
Hathorn$0.25
Hunyadi Janos$0.40
Plain Soda Standard, Domestic$0.10
Lemon Soda, Standard, Domestic$0.15
Sarsaparilla Standard, Domestic$0.15
Ginger Ale$0.15
Ginger Ale, Belfast, Cantrell & Cockerell$0.25
Sauternes Premieres (Imp. & Bot. by Hot. Empire)$0.75 – $1.50
Graves, Calvet and Co.$0.50 – $1.00
Haute Sauternes, Calvet and Co.$1.00 – $2.00
Sauterne, Boshamer Leon and Co.$0.65 – $1.25
Vin de Graves, Barton and Guestier$0.75 – $1.50
Chateau Yquem, Barton and Guestier$2.00 – $4.00
Laubenheimer, Henkell & Co.$0.65 – $1.25
Niersteiner, Henkell & Co.$0.75 – $1.50
Marcobrunner, Henkell & Co.$1.00 – $2.00
Zeltinger, Henkell & Winkler$0.75 – $1.50
Oppenheimer, Henkell & Winkler$0.75 – $1.50
Deidesheimer L. Lauteren & Son$0.65 – $1.25
Sparkling Moselle L. Lauteren & Son$1.50 – $3.00
Steinberger Cabinet L. Lauteren & Son$2.00 – $4.00
Beaujolais Bruninghaus$0.75 – $1.50
Macon Vieux Bruninghaus$0.75 – $1.50
Pommard Bruninghaus$1.00 – $2.00
Chablis, White Bruninghaus$1.25 – $2.50
Chambertin Bruninghaus$1.50 – $3.00
Corton F. Chauvenet & Co.$3.00
Montrachet F. Chauvenet & Co.$1.75 – $3.50

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