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Union Square Hotel

NEW YORK, NY

Date
1900-01-10
Restaurant
Union Square Hotel
Place
NEW YORK, NY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
BREAKFAST
Physical description
FOLDER; 7.0X11.0;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Peaches and cream
Bananas and cream$0.15 – $0.25
Oranges$0.10 – $0.20
Pears$0.15
Cherries
Plums
Baked apples & cream$0.15
French rolls$0.10
French Flutes$0.10
Corn muffins$0.10
Graham bread$0.10
Dry toast or buttered toast$0.15
Dipped Toast$0.15
Milk toast$0.20
Cream toast$0.30
Bread or Crackers and Milk$0.20
French Pancakes$0.25
French pancakes with jelly$0.35
Fried hominy$0.15
Hominy with cream$0.20
hominy with milk$0.15
Oatmeal grits with milk$0.15
Oatmeal grits with cream$0.20
German Pancake$0.30
German pancake with apple sauce$0.35
POT OF COFFEE WITH ROLLS AND BUTTER$0.25
Cup of Coffee$0.10
Small pot of coffee$0.15
Small pot of coffee with cream$0.20
Large pot of coffee$0.20
Large pot of coffee with cream$0.30
Pot of English tea$0.15 – $0.25
Pot of Japan tea$0.15 – $0.25
Pot of Oolong tea$0.15 – $0.25
Pot of green tea$0.15 – $0.25
Pot of English tea with cream$0.20 – $0.30
Pot of Japan tea with cream$0.20 – $0.30
Pot of Oolong tea with cream$0.20 – $0.30
Pot of green tea with cream$0.20 – $0.30
Pot of chocolate$0.25
Cup of chocolate$0.15
Glass of milk$0.10
Glass of Cream$0.20
cocoa, pot$0.25
Cocoa, cup$0.15
Little-Necks on half shell$0.20
POT OF COFFEE WITH ROLLS AND BUTTER WITH CREAM$0.30
Salt mackerel (Norwegian)$0.30 – $0.50
Lobster, plain$0.40 – $0.70
Lobster, deviled$0.70
Lobster, broiled$0.60
Codfish steak$0.35 – $60.00
Fish cakes$0.30 – $0.50
Fish Cakes with Poached Egg$0.40 – $0.70
Salt Codfish with Cream$0.30 – $0.50
Broiled bluefish$0.35 – $0.60
Canned Peaches$0.20
Canned Bartlett Pears$0.20
Canned apricots$0.20
Canned Cherries$0.20
Canned pineapple$0.20
Orange marmalade$0.15
Stewed prunes$0.10
Currant Jelly$0.10
Little Necks, Fried$0.35
Little Necks, fricasseed$0.40
Filet of sole, fried$0.30 – $0.50
Filet of Sole, Tartar Sauce$0.35 – $0.60
Filet of Sole, Tomato Sauce$0.35 – $0.60
HALIBUT STEAK, fried$0.30 – $0.50
Fresh Mackerel$0.35 – $0.60
Sea bass$0.35 – $0.60
Two boiled eggs$0.20
Eggs, Fried, two$0.20
Eggs, fried, three$0.30
Frizzled beef with scrambled eggs$0.35
Eggs, Spanish style$0.40
Eggs au beurre-noir$0.30
Eggs Shirred$0.25
Eggs Scrambled Plain$0.25
Eggs scrambled with ham$0.35
Eggs scrambled with tomatoes$0.35
Eggs scrambled with mushrooms$0.40
Eggs poached$0.25
Eggs Poached on Toast$0.30
Omelette, plain$0.25
Omelette, with onions$0.30
Omelette, with cheese$0.30
Omelette, with tomatoes$0.35
Omelette, with ham or bacon$0.35
Omelette, with kidneys$0.35
Omelette, with mushrooms$0.40
Omelette, with rum$0.40
Omelette, with confitures$0.40
Omelette, with truffles$0.60
Omelette, with asparagus tips$0.50
Omelette, with chicken livers$0.40
Omelette, a l'espagnole$0.50
Omelette, with clams$0.40
Omelette, with fine herbs$0.30

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Broiled Spring Chicken on Toast$0.60 – $1.00
Tenderloin Steak, small$0.60
Tenderloin Steak, large$1.00
Sirloin, double$1.50
Sirloin Steak$0.75
Club house steak$0.40
Sirloin Steak with bacon$0.85
Extra sirloin steak, large$1.25
Extra Sirloin Steak with Onions$1.35
Extra sirloin steak with tomato sauce$1.35
Extra sirloin steak with mushrooms$1.50
Filet chateaubriant$2.00
Porterhouse Steak$1.50
Porterhouse steak, double$2.00
Hamburger Steak$0.40 – $0.60
Lamb Chops$0.40 – $0.60
MUTTON CHOPS, PLAIN OR BREADED$0.40 – $0.60
Mutton chops, tomato sauce$0.40 – $0.60
Mutton chops, piquant sauce$0.40 – $0.60
Mutton Chops, With French Peas$0.45 – $0.70
Mutton chops à la provençale$0.45 – $0.70
Mutton hash with green peppers$0.35
Roast or Broiled Squab on Toast$0.50
Frizzled Beef and Cream$0.40 – $0.60
Calf's Liver, broiled or fried$0.30
Calf's Liver, broiled or fried with bacon$0.40
Chicken Livers en Brochette$0.40 – $0.60
Chicken livers en brochette with mushrooms$0.45 – $0.70
Chicken livers stewed$0.40 – $0.60
Cold Slaw$0.10
Chow chow$0.10
Pickled Walnuts$0.15
Club sandwich$0.25
Russian caviar$0.25 – $0.40
Sardines$0.30 – $0.50
Queen olives$0.15
Sweet Pickles$0.15
Home-Made Pickles$0.10
Dill Pickles$0.10
Potatoes, Fried$0.10
Potatoes, baked$0.10
Lamb Hash with Green Peppers$0.50
Veal Chops, plain or breaded$0.40 – $0.60
Veal chops with tomato sauce$0.40 – $0.70
ham broiled$0.30
Ham broiled with eggs$0.40
bacon broiled$0.30
Bacon broiled with eggs$0.40
Kidneys, stewed or broiled$0.30 – $0.50
Kidneys, stewed or broiled green peppers$0.30 – $0.50
Chicken hashed, plain$0.50 – $0.75
Chicken Hashed with Cream$0.55 – $0.80
Chicken hashed with poached egg$0.40 – $0.65
Corned Beef Hashed$0.30 – $0.50
Corned Beef Hashed with poached egg$0.40 – $0.65
Sweetbreads, plain$0.40 – $0.70
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Potatoes, stewed or lyonnaise$0.15
Potatoes, Saratoga$0.15
potatoes, Parisienne or sautees$0.15
Potatoes, Hashed Brown$0.15
Potatoes, hashed with cream$0.20
Potatoes, hashed with cream au gratin$0.20
Potatoes, julienne$0.20
Potatoes, German fried$0.15
Corned beef$0.30 – $0.50
Tongue$0.30 – $0.50
Ham$0.30 – $0.50
Roast Lamb$0.40 – $0.60
Roast beef$0.40 – $0.60
Roast chicken$0.60 – $1.00
Duck$0.40 – $0.75
Chicken Sandwich$0.25
Ham, tongue or beef Sandwich$0.15
Shrimp Salad$0.40 – $0.60
Chicken salad$0.50 – $0.75
Lobster salad$0.60
Potato salad$0.20
Lettuce, plain$0.20 – $0.30
Watercress$0.20
Mayonnaise, 10 cents extra$0.10

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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