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Columbia Dairy Kitchen;

48 EAST 14TH STREET, UNION SQUARE, NY

Date
1900-02-07
Restaurant
COLUMBIA DAIRY KITCHEN;
Place
48 EAST 14TH STREET, UNION SQUARE, NY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DAILY MENU
Physical description
FOLDER; 6 X 10;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 1

Half Shell Oysters served with meat orders$0.10
Peanut Brittle$0.10
Delicious Java Coffee$0.05
Hot Chocolate with whipped cream$0.10
New England Breakfast or Dinner$0.25
Small Tenderloin Steak with Julienne potatoes$0.30
Old Fashioned Molasses Candy$0.05
Matinee Box of Bon Bons, etc.$0.10
Cocoanut Crisp$0.15
Delicious Mixture$0.20
Assorted Buttercups$0.25

Page 2

ENGLISH BREAKFAST TEA$0.10
Ham Sandwich$0.05
GREEN PEAS$0.05
Pea or bean soup$0.10
Beef Soup$0.10
Vegetable Soup$0.10
Tomato Soup$0.10
Bouillon$0.10
Chicken Soup$0.15
with bread and butter
Raw oysters, half dozen, half shell$0.15
Raw oysters, dozen, half shell$0.25
Oyster stew, milk$0.25
Oyster stew, plain$0.25
Oysters, Boston Fancy$0.30
Oysters, Box Stew$0.30
Oysters, pan roast$0.35
Oysters, Fry, half doz$0.25
Oysters, Fry, half doz in box$0.25
Oysters, Fry, doz$0.40
Oysters, Fry, doz in box$0.40
Little Neck clams, raw$0.20
Little Neck Claims, stew$0.25
Clam Fry$0.25
Clam Fritters$0.30
Oysters, Broiled on Toast, half doz$0.30
Oysters, Broiled on Toast, doz$0.50
Oysters, Fancy Roast on Toast$0.30
Oysters, Baltimore Broil$0.35
Oyster cocktail$0.25
Scalloped oysters$0.35
Boiled eggs$0.15 – $0.20
Fried Eggs$0.15 – $0.20
Poached eggs$0.20 – $0.25
Scrambled Eggs$0.20 – $0.25
Eggs Scrambled on toast$0.20 – $0.25
Poached Eggs on Toast$0.20 – $0.25
Home Made Bread White per loaf$0.10
Tea Biscuits, per dozen$0.12
Omelette, plain$0.20 – $0.25
Omelette, cheese$0.25 – $0.30
Omelette with jelly$0.25 – $0.30
Ham and eggs$0.25 – $0.30
Bacon and eggs$0.25 – $0.30
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.10
Fried Potatoes$0.05
Fried onions$0.10
Mashed potatoes$0.05
Tomatoes, stewed$0.05
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.10
Potatoes, Hashed and Browned$0.10
Succotash$0.50
Potatoes, Saratoga$0.10
Stewed Mushrooms$0.20
Ham$0.15
Lobster salad$0.25
Corned beef$0.15
Potato salad$10.00
Corned Beef Hash$15.00
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.05
Roast beef$0.20
Pickles$0.05
Tongue$0.20
Olives$0.05
Turkey or Chicken$0.30
Lobster, plain (half)$0.25
Sardines$0.20
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.05
Swiss cheese$0.10
Corned beef$0.05
Chicken$0.10
Roast beef, hot$0.15
Roast Beef, cold$0.10
Turkey$0.10
Tongue$0.10
Sardine$0.10
Egg$0.15
BEST JAVA COFFEE, cup$0.05
BEST JAVA COFFEE, pot$0.10
Tea, cup$0.05
Tea, Pot$0.10
Jug of cream$0.05
iced tea or coffee$0.05
Chocolate, cup$0.10
Cocoa, cup$0.05
Tea drawn to order$0.05
Omelette, ham$0.25
Baked Potatoes$0.05
Stewed potatoes$0.10
Chicken salad$0.25
Coffee drawn to order$0.05
Coffee drawn to order$0.05
Home Made Bread Graham per loaf$0.10
Rolls, per dozen$0.12
Graham Muffins, per dozen$0.12

Page 3

Corned Beef Hash$0.15
Tea Biscuits and Butter$0.05
Bowl of Cream$0.20
Boston crackers$0.05
Sirloin Steak$0.35
Sirloin steak with Tomato Sauce$0.40
Sirloin Steak with Onions$0.45
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.55
Two Bananas$0.05
Mutton Chops$0.30
Mixed Cakes$0.10
Lemon Ice$0.15
Wheatlet and Milk$0.10
Whipped Cream$0.05
Salt mackerel$0.25
Lady fingers$0.05
Sponge Cake$0.05
Chocolate cake$0.05
Chocolate Eclairs$0.05
Cocoanut cake$0.05
Jelly Cake$0.05
Lemon ice cream$0.15
Vanilla ice cream$0.10
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.15
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.15
Neapolitan ice cream$0.15
Roman Punch$0.20
Columbia Punch$0.20
Ice Cream, per pt$0.25
Ice Cream, per qt.$0.40
Cup Custard$0.10
Charlotte Russe$0.10
lemon meringue pie$0.10
Custard Pie$0.05
cocoanut pie$0.05
Peach Pie$0.05
Apple Pie$0.05
Currant Jelly$0.05
Maple Syrup$0.05
Honey$0.05
Oranges$0.05
Stewed prunes$0.05
Genuine OLD-FASHIONED GRIDDLE CAKES, with Pure Vermont Maple Syrup$0.10
Shredded Wheat and Milk$0.10
Oat Meal With Milk or Maple Syrup$0.10
Rice With Milk or Maple Syrup$0.10
Indian Meal Mush With Milk or Maple Syrup$0.10
Cracked Wheat With Milk or Maple Syrup$0.10
Any of the above list with Jug of Cream$0.10
Bread (all kinds) with Milk$0.10
Crackers (all kinds) with Milk$0.10
Half Milk and Cream, glass$0.10
Bowl of Milk$0.10
Glass milk$0.05
Bowl, Half Cream and Milk$0.15
Cream, per glass$0.15
Griddle Cakes, with Pure Maple Syrup$0.10
Coffee Cakes$0.05
Buns$0.05
Bread and Butter$0.05
Rolls and butter$0.05
GRAHAM MUFFINS and Butter$0.05
Graham Bread and Butter$0.05
Corn Muffins and Butter$0.05
Toast, Dry or Buttered$0.10
Milk toast$0.10
Cream toast$0.20
Fried Mush with Maple Syrup$0.10
Small Steak$0.25
Small Steak with Tomato Sauce$0.30
Small steak with onions$0.35
Small steak with mushrooms$0.40
Hamburg steak$0.25
Tenderloin Steak$0.50
Delmonico Steak, Julienne potatoes$0.30
Tenderloin steak with tomato sauce$0.55
Tenderloin Steak with Onions$0.60
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.70
Porterhouse Steak$0.75
Porterhouse steak with tomato sauce$0.80
Porterhouse steak with onions$0.85
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$1.00
Porterhouse Steak for Two$1.25
Porterhouse Steak for two with Mushrooms$1.50
Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.25
Ham and eggs$0.25
Corned beef hash with egg$0.20
Chicken Croquettes$0.40
Veal Cutlet$0.25
Veal Cutlet, breaded$0.30
LambChops$0.40
English Mutton chop, single$0.30
Broiled or Fried Ham$0.25
bacon$0.25
Fresh Pork Chops$0.25
country sausages$0.20
Bluefish$0.25
Broiled Live Lobster (half)$0.30
Fish cakes$0.15
Fish cakes with egg$0.20
Fried Mush, Bacon and Egg$0.25
Fried Mush, Ham and Egg$0.25
Broiled Chicken, half$0.50
Welsh rarebit$0.25
Golden buck$0.30
Extra service on one order, served for two$0.10
Six Charlotte Russe in a box$0.25
DELICIOUS CHOCOLATE CREAMS$0.25
Hominy With Milk or Maple Syrup$0.10

Page 4

Boiled Ham with Cabbage$0.25
Baked macaroni$0.10
Duck, currant jelly$0.30
Country sausage with buckwheat cakes$0.25
Cup of Hot Clam Juice$0.10
Beef Soup$0.10
Tomato Soup$0.10
Pea or bean soup$0.10
Vegetable Soup$0.10
Chicken with rice soup$0.15
Clam Chowder$0.15
Chicken a la Reine soup$0.15
Small Oyster Stew (special to-day)$0.15
Oyster Soup$0.15
Consomme$0.10
With Rolls or Bread and Butter
Farm House Breakfast$0.25
Buzzard Bay Oysters on Half Shell$0.15
Boiled codfish, egg sauce$0.25
Broiled bluefish$0.25
Fresh Mackerel$0.25
Broiled sea bass$0.25
Fried scallops with bacon$0.30
Codfish$0.20
Baked Bluefish, Tomato Sauce$0.25
Boiled Sea Bass a la Milanaise$0.25
Filet of Sole, Tartar Sauce$0.25
Steamed clams$0.35
Broiled Halibut$0.30
Deviled Crabs$0.35
Deviled crabs, Half portion$0.20
SPECIAL: Small Delmonico Steak, Julienne Potatoes$0.30
D. K. Pork and beans, brown bread$0.10
Lamb Stew with Vegetables$0.15
Corned Beef Hash, tomato sauce$0.15
Corned Beef Hash with Poached Egg$0.20
Veal Stew with carrots$0.20
Bones of Roast Beef, mashed potatoes$0.20
Boiled Beef, Horseradish Sauce$0.25
Beef Croquettes, tomato sauce$0.25
veal chops breaded, tomato sauce$0.25
Chicken Stew, country style$0.25
Chicken a la Maryland$0.35
Sweetbread with Mushrooms$0.40
Corned Beef and Cabbage$0.25
New England Boiled Dinner$0.25
Country Sausages, Mashed Potatoes$0.25
Lamb Fries with Tomato Sauce$0.25
Oyster Sandwich$0.10
Oyster Pie$0.15
Oyster Patties$0.30
Oyster Omelet$0.35
Oyster cocktail$0.20
Oyster Fritters$0.30
Club sandwich$0.20
Egg Sandwich$0.10
Spaghetti a l'Italienne$0.10
Hot Roast Beef Sandwich with Gravy$0.15
Baked Boston beans$0.15
Corn fritters$0.15
Tomato Omelette$0.25
Chicken Fricassee$0.35
Round of beef, brown gravy$0.20
Prime ribs of beef$0.25
Canada mutton$0.25
Fresh pork with apple sauce$0.25
Chicken, apple sauce$0.35
Stuffed veal$0.25
Turkey, Cranberry Sauce$0.40
Lamb$0.30
Stewed Corn$0.05
Stewed tomatoes$0.05
Boiled New Cabbage$0.05
Mashed Turnips$0.05
Lima or String beans$0.05
Sliced onions$0.05
Baked Beans$0.05
Olives$0.05
Cold Slaw$0.05
Chow chow$0.05
Beets$0.05
Mixed Pickles$0.05
Hot House Radishes$0.05
Fried onions$0.10
Julienne potatoes$0.10
German fried potatoes$0.10
Watercress$0.10
Celery$0.15
Sweet Potatoes$0.10
Saratoga Potatoes$0.10
French peas$0.15
Potatoes Stewed in Cream$0.20
Boston Lettuce$0.15
Grapes$0.05
Bananas$0.05
Apples$0.05
Canned Peaches$0.10
Apple Sauce$0.05
Orange$0.05
Sliced Bananas with Cream$0.10
Sliced Orange$0.10
Columbia Rice Pudding$0.05
Peach Pie$0.05
Baked Apple Dumpling, hard s'ce, hot$0.10
Uneeda Jinjer Wafers$0.05
New Eng. Pumpkin Pie$0.05
Cream Puffs$0.05
German apple cake$0.10
Chocolate eclair$0.05
Orange Cider, glass$0.05
Orange Cider, quarts$0.25
Hot Chocolate with whipped cream$0.10
Delicious Hot Cocoa$0.05
Egg Lemonade$0.10
Demi Tasse$0.10
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.15
Unfermented Grape Juice, qts$0.35
English Plum Pudding, hot$0.10
Apple Pie a la Mode$0.10
Baked Apples and Cream$0.10
D. K. Coffee Cakes$0.05
Corn Starch Pudding$0.10
Banana fritters$0.10
Home-made mince pie$0.05
Charlotte Russe$0.10
lemon meringue pie$0.10
Apple Fritters$0.10
Ginger Ale, Domestic, pts$0.10
Sweet Country Cider$0.05
Syphon of Vichy$0.20
Apollinaris Water, Pts.$0.20
Apollinaris Water, quarts$0.35
Imported C. & C. Ginger Ale$0.20
Champagne Cider, Pts.$0.25
Champagne Cider, Qts.$0.50
Unfermented Grape Juice, pts$0.20
Unfermented Grape Juice, small glass$0.05
Unfermented Grape Juice, large glass$0.10
Cup of Beef Tea$0.10
Parsley Omelette$0.25
Swiss cheese$0.15
Syphon of Seltzer$0.20

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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