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Congress Hotel Company

CHICAGO, [IL]

Date
1907-06-20
Restaurant
CONGRESS HOTEL COMPANY
Place
CHICAGO, [IL]
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DAILY MENU
Physical description
CARD; 7 X 11;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Little Neck clams$0.25
Clam cocktail$0.25
Lobster Cocktail$0.50
COLD Chicken Broth, Strained Gumbo or Consomme per cup$0.30
Clear green turtle$0.50 – $0.90
Mock Turtle$0.30 – $0.50
Mongol Soup$0.30 – $0.50
Chicken okra soup$0.30 – $0.50
Vermicelle Soup$0.30 – $0.50
Split pea soup$0.30 – $0.50
Cream of fresh mushrooms soup$0.30 – $0.50
Pot au Feu soup$0.30 – $0.50
Consomme Tapioca$0.30 – $0.50
Scotch broth soup$0.30 – $0.50
Pim-olas$0.25
Queen olives$0.25
French olives$0.35
Stuffed Olives (in Oil)$0.50
Ripe Olives$0.25
Radishes$0.25
Young Onions$0.25
German Dill Pickles$0.25
Stuffed Mangoes$0.25
Bon Appetit$0.50
Sardines$0.50
Russian caviar$0.50
Sardelles$0.35
Thon marine$0.35
Anchovies$0.50
Fresh Astrakhan Caviar$1.75
SALTED ALMONDS$0.35
Lyon Sausage$0.35
Major Gray's Chutney$0.25
Royan a la Bordelaise$0.35
Royan a la Bordelaise$0.35
Imported Maquereaux a l'Huile$0.50
Salami$0.50
Shad roe$0.60 – $1.00
Soft Shell Crabs$0.60 – $1.20
Fresh Shad, with Roe$0.80 – $1.50
Cold Whitefish, Sauce Tartare$0.60 – $1.00
Cold Salmon, Sauce Mayonnaise$0.50 – $0.90
Scallops$0.40 – $0.75
Black Bass$0.60 – $1.00
Broiled Whitefish$0.60 – $1.00
Brook Trout$0.75 – $1.25
Filet of Sold, Marguery$0.60 – $1.00
Fried smelts, Tartare$0.50 – $0.90
Salmon Steak, Anchovy Butter$0.50 – $0.90
Frog Legs a la Poulette$0.60 – $1.00
Spring Chicken en Casserole, Fermiere$0.90 – $1.75
Lamb Chops Farcie, Maintenon$0.75 – $1.25
Sweetbreads larded, Comtesse$0.80 – $1.50
Filet Mignon, Cheron$0.80 – $1.50
Salmi of Goose a l'Italienne$0.60 – $1.00
Calves Brains au Beurre Noir$0.45 – $0.80
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.75 – $1.25
Spring Lamb 07, Mint Sauce$0.80 – $1.50
Ribs of beef$0.50 – $0.90
Turkey Stuffed, Cranberry Sauce$0.80 – $1.50
Domestic duck$1.25 – $2.00
Broiled Spring Chicken$0.80 – $1.50
New York Squab$1.00
Squab Chicken$1.00
Philadelphia squab$0.75
Broiled Capon$1.75 – $3.00
Imported English Plover$1.00
Lettuce and grape fruit$0.60
Mayonnaise$0.10
Tomato$0.50
Lettuce$0.40
Cucumber$0.50
Watercress$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato$0.50
COMBINATION SALAD$0.60
Chiffonade$0.75
Macedoine$0.60
Romaine$0.50
Romaine and Cherries$0.80
Head Lettuce$0.40
Waldorf Salad$0.60
NEW POTATOES$0.30
Baked Potatoes$0.20
Special Baked Potatoes$0.30
BROWNED POTATOES$0.30
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Saute Potatoes$0.30
Boiled potatoes$0.15
New Potatoes in Cream$0.40
New Potatoes in Cream$0.40
New string beans$0.40
New Green Corn$0.40
Cauliflower$0.40
Imported Artichokes$0.75
Stewed tomatoes$0.25
Broiled tomatoes$0.60
Stuffed tomatoes$0.60
Stuffed green peppers$0.60
Sweet Peppers$0.60
New Green Asparagus$0.75
American Asparagus$0.75
German Asparagus$1.00
Asparagus Tips$0.90
New Telephone Peas$0.40
Spanish Onions$0.50
Bermuda Onions in Cream$0.35
Succotash$0.30
Flageolets$0.40
New Wax Beans$0.40
Lima beans$0.30
Imported Celery Rave$0.60
Cepes, Bordelaise$0.75
Spinach$0.30
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
American Peas$0.30
French peas$0.45
French string beans$0.45
Wax Beans$0.35
Stewed Sweet Corn$0.30
Boiled rice$0.25
Spaghetti a l'Italienne$0.30
Macaroni au gratin$0.30
New beets$0.30
Egg plant$0.35
Tapioca Pudding, Sherry Wine Sauce$0.30
Strawberry Short Cake with Sauce$0.40
STRAWBERRY TARTLETS$0.25
Apple Pie$0.15
APRICOT PIE$0.15
Custard Pie$0.15
Blackberry Tartlets$0.20
Pudding Renaissance$0.30
Baba au rhum$0.30
Rhine Wine Jelly$0.25
Vanilla, Chocolate or Cafe Eclairs$0.25
Fruit, Pound or Lady Cake$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.25
Charlotte a la Russe$0.30
Creme renversee au caramel$0.25
Meringue Chantilly$0.30
Cup Custard$0.25
Fresh Strawberry Sherbet$0.25
Buster Brown Ice Cream$0.40
Fresh Strawberry Parfait$0.40
Peach Melba, Raspberry Sauce$0.60
Mikado ice cream$0.30
Strawberry$0.25
Strawberry mousse$0.35
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.25
Jockey Club$0.40
Orange en Surprise$0.35
Napolitaine Ice Cream$0.30
Nesselrode Pudding$0.35
Vanilla ice cream$0.25
Pistache ice cream$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.25
Cafe Ice Cream$0.25
Biscuit Glace$0.35
Biscuit Tortoni$0.35
TUTTI FRUTTI ICE CREAM$0.30
Parfait au Cafe$0.25
Philadelphia Ice Cream$0.25
Coupe St. Jaques, Macedoine$0.40
Hazel Nut ice cream$0.25
Salade De Fruits$0.75
Roman Punch$0.35
Maraschino Punch$0.35
Punch a la Czarine$0.35
Sorbet au Kirsch$0.35
Creme de Menthe$0.35
Punch Lala Rookh$0.35
Orange, Lemon and Pine-apple Water Ice$0.25
Brandied Pears$0.40
Brandied Peaches$0.40
Brandied cherries$0.40
Brandied Figs$0.40
Bar le Duc$0.50
Guava jelly$0.40
Preserved Cherries$0.25
Preserved raspberries$0.25
Preserved figs$0.25
Preserved Ginger$0.25
Preserved Marrons in Syrup$0.50
Auditorium Cheese$0.30
Port du Salut$0.25
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.25
Royal Canadian Pargaon$0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15
Caprera$0.25
Stilton Cheese$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Neufchatel cheese$0.25
Edam Cheese$0.25
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
German Camembert Cheese$0.30
Eagle Cream Cheese$0.25
Brie cheese$0.25
Fresh Strawberries$0.35
Cantaloupe$0.40
California Plums$0.40
New Cherries$0.40
Watermelon$0.40
Raspberries$0.35
Blueberries$0.35
Blackberries$0.35
Apples$0.20
Figs$0.25
Fresh Pine-apple$0.35
Oranges$0.25
Bananas$0.20
Stuffed Dates$0.25
Assorted Fruit$0.50
MIXED NUTS$0.25
Grape fruit$0.20 – $0.40
Cafe noir$0.15
Cafe Turque$0.20
Special Demi-Tasse$0.25
MILK, PER GLASS$0.10
Cream, per glass$0.20
Buttermilk$0.10
Horlick's Malted Milk, per glass$0.15
Horlick's Malted Milk, with Egg$0.20

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