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FLAT IRON RESAURANT AND CAFE

Flat Iron Restaurant & Cafe

Date
1907-01-07
Restaurant
FLAT IRON RESAURANT AND CAFE
Place
23RD STREET, NEW YORK
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
LUNCH
Physical description
CARD; ILLUS; 7 X 12;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

BLUE POINTS$0.20
Cocktail$0.25
Rockaways$0.25
Cocktail$0.30
Little Necks$0.20
Cocktail$0.25
Fried oysters$0.35
Oyster Stew$0.30
Malossol caviar [our own imporation]$1.25
Table Celery$0.25
Radishes$0.15
Chutney$0.15
Stuffed spiced cucumbers or green peppers$0.15 – $0.25
Stuffed sweet mangoes$0.15 – $0.25
Purée of green peas, croutons$0.15
Consomme Paysanne$0.15
Cup Consomme$0.15
Broiled N.C. shad$0.50
Filet of English sole breaded, remoulade$0.50
Fried scallops, tartare$0.50
Cold salmon in jelly$0.60
Rinderbrust, horseradish sauce, bouillon potatoes$0.40
Veal pot pie, home style$0.45
Smoked beef tongue, purée of green peas$0.50
Imported table sausages, German potato salad$0.40
Chicken Hash, poached egg$0.60
Sauerbraten, potato pancake$0.50
Turkey liver omelette au Madere$0.45
Saddle of German hare, potato balls$0.75
Deviled rib bones, fried sweet potatoes$0.50
Calf's head, Flat Iron$0.50
Braised Maryland lamb with vegetables$0.50
Breast of red-head duck, hominy$0.65
Broiled Jumbo Squab au Cresson$0.75
Roast fancy capon, celery dressing, compote$0.75
Roast Prime Beef au Jus$0.40
with rib bone$0.60
Extra Cut$0.75
Extra Cut$0.75
COLD—Hamburger rauchfleisch, potato salad$0.50
Maryland lamb, bean salad$0.50
Half Plain Lobster$0.50
Prime beef, pickled beets$0.45
Chicken salad$0.65
Spiced Lamb's Tongue$0.40
Suelze$0.40
Pig's knuckle in jelly$0.45
Virginia Ham$0.60
Potato Pancake$0.15
String Beans$0.15
Spinach$0.15
Knob celery salad$0.25
Asparagus$0.50
Red Cabbage$0.15
Field Salad$0.25
Brussels Sprouts$0.20
GREEN PEAS$0.15
Sauerkraut$0.10
Chicory Salad$0.30
Senfgurken$0.15
Lettuce$0.30
Tomatoes$0.35
Cucumbers$0.35
Potato salad$0.10
Mixed Salad$0.15
Celery Salad$0.15
New dill pickle$0.10
French artichokes, Hollandaise or vinaigrette$0.40
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.75
Home-made pastry
Apple Cake$0.10
Cheese Cake$0.10
Coffee Cake$0.10
Apple Pie$0.15
Flat Iron eclair$0.10
Butter bretzels$0.10
Straussel cake$0.10
Assorted Eclairs$0.10
Cold rice pudding$0.15
Grapes$0.15
Cinnamon Cake$0.10
Pumpkin Pie$0.15
Mince Pie$0.15
Farina pudding, red wine sauce$0.15
VELVET CREAM$0.15
Cream Rolls$0.10
Chocolate cream torte$0.20
Cup Custard$0.15
Mohn strudel$0.15
Wine jelly with cherries$0.15
Currant jelly meringue tarts$0.15
English plum pudding, hard and brandy sauce$0.25
Nesselrode Pudding$0.30
Deutsche apfel torte mit schlangsahne$0.25
Biscuit Tortoni$0.25
Vanilla, ice cream$0.25
Grape fruit (half)$0.15
Camembert$0.10
Edam$0.10
Roquefort$0.15
Swiss$0.10
Coffee$0.10
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.25

Page 2

Flat Iron Cocktail$0.15
American Cocktail$0.15
Trabener$0.40 – $0.75
Laubenheimer$0.40 – $0.75
Bordeaux Vieux$0.40 – $0.75
SCHOPPEN$0.30
Half schoppen$0.15
Glass$0.10
Schorle Morle (large glass Wine and Seltzer)$0.15
Imported Wurzburger Hofbrau$0.10 – $0.20
Imported Pilsener$0.10 – $0.20
Jacob Ruppert's Extra Pale$0.05 – $0.10
Jacob Ruppert's Ruppiner$0.05 – $0.10
Flat Iron Beauty$0.30
American Beauty$0.30

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

Scans and transcription data from the New York Public Library’s What’s on the Menu? project. This site is not affiliated with NYPL.