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Edward F. Lang's Ladies And Gents Lunch Room And Restaurant

139 EIGHTH STREET, NEW YORK

Date
1900-01-24
Restaurant
EDWARD F. LANG'S LADIES AND GENTS LUNCH ROOM AND RESTAURANT
Place
139 EIGHTH STREET, NEW YORK
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
BREAKFAST AND SUPPER
Physical description
FOLDER; 6.5 X 10.5;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Butter Cakes$0.05
Buckwheat Cakes$0.10
Two boiled eggs$0.15
Two Fried Eggs$0.15
Three Fried Eggs$0.20
Scrambled Eggs$0.15
Shirred Eggs$0.20
Poached eggs$0.20
Poached Eggs on Toast$0.25
Poached Eggs on Hash$0.30
Poached Eggs on Fish Cakes$0.30
Plain Omelet$0.15
Ham Omelet$0.25
Oyster Omelet$0.30
Tomato Omelet$0.25
Jelly Omelet$0.25
Parsley Omelet$0.25
French Pan Cake$0.25
German Pan Cake$0.20
Oysters on the half shell$0.20
Stewed Oysters$0.20
Boston Stew$0.25
Fried oysters$0.25
Box Stew$0.30
Broiled oysters$0.35
Pan Roast Oysters$0.40
Little Neck Clams on the half shell$0.20
Little neck clam stew$0.20
Little Neck Clams Steamed$0.30
Little Neck Clam Fry$0.25
Porterhouse Steak$0.80
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$0.90
Double Porterhouse$1.50
Double porterhouse with mushrooms$1.75
Tenderloin Steak$0.35
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.50
Prime Bone Sirloin$0.35
Sirloin Steak$0.25
Small Steak$0.20
Lamp Chops$0.25
Mutton Chops$0.25
Pork Chops$0.20
Pork tenderloin$0.25
Veal Cutlet, breaded$0.25
Veal Cutlet$0.20
Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.25
Broiled Bacon$0.20
English Breakfast Bacon$0.15
Ham and eggs$0.25
Bacon and eggs$0.25
Broiled Ham$0.20
Fried Ham$0.15
Fried Sausages$0.15
Broiled Tripe$0.25
Fried Tripe$0.20
Saratoga fried potatoes$0.10
French fried potatoes$0.10
Lyonnaise Fried Potatoes$0.10
Hashed Fried Potatoes$0.10
Stewed potatoes$0.10
Fried Bermuda Onions$0.10
Fresh Mackerel, Broiled$0.25
Fresh Mackerel, Fried$0.20
Salt Mackerel, Broiled$0.25
Salt Mackerel, Fried$0.20
Halibut, Broiled$0.25
Halibut, Fried$0.20
Bluefish, broiled$0.25
Blue Fish, Fried$0.20
Codfish, Broiled$0.25
Codfish, Fried$0.20
Wheat Cakes$0.10
Shad, broiled$0.25
Rice Cakes$0.10
Dry Toast$0.10
Shad, Fried$0.20
Butter Toast$0.10
Shad Roe, Broiled$0.30
Dipped Toast$0.10
Shad Roe, Fried$0.25
Milk toast$0.15
Bass, Broiled$0.25
Cream toast$0.20
Bass, Fried$0.20
Bread and Milk$0.10
Rice and milk$0.10
Pan Fish, fried$0.15
Hominy and milk$0.10
Smelts$0.15
Oatmeal and milk$0.10
Eels, fried$0.15
Crackers and Milk$0.10
Fish Cakes (Fridays) fried$0.10
Apple Fritters$0.20
Corn fritters$0.20
Corn Muffins and Butter$0.05
coffee, per cup$0.05
French Rolls and Butter$0.05
Milk Rolls and Butter$0.05
Coffee, per cup, with cream$0.10
English Muffins and Butter$0.05
English Crumpets and Butter$0.05
Tea Biscuit and Butter$0.05
Tea Rusk and Butter$0.05
Coffee, per pot$0.10
Buns$0.05
Crullers$0.05
Tea, per cup$0.05
Doughnuts$0.05
Tea, per pot$0.10
Extra Bread and Butter$0.05
Chocolate, per cup$0.05
Hot Milk$0.05
Honey with Griddle Cakes$0.10
Milk, per bowl$0.05
Maple Syrup with Griddle Cakes$0.10
MILK, PER GLASS$0.05
Milk, per bowl$0.05
Single portions served for two, extra$0.10
Steaks and Chops to Order, 11:30 A.M. to 3 P.M.$0.05

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Chicken soup with rice$0.10
English Beef Soup$0.10
Cup of Beef Broth$0.05
OYSTERS IN EVERY STYLE
blue points on the half-shell$0.20
Broiled Lobster, half$0.40
Boiled Lobster, half$0.30
Oyster Stew$0.20
Boston Stew$0.25
Oyster Fry$0.25
Fried Scollops$0.25
Fried Scollops with bacon$0.30
Oyster Patties$0.10
Chicken patties$0.15
Lobster patties$0.15
Baked Weakfish, Tomato Sauce$0.15
Fried Scollops & Oysters, half-and-half$0.25
Herring Salad$0.20
Pickled Dutch Herring$0.20
Fried Bluefish$0.20
Fried Haddock$0.15
Fried Cod$0.15
Fried Weakfish$0.20
Fried Halibut and bacon$0.25
Fried Fresh Mackerel$0.25
Broiled Fresh Mackerel$0.25
Roast Prime Beef and Asparagus$0.30
ROAST TURKEY, CRANBERRY SAUCE$0.25
Roast Shoulder of Lamb, green peas$0.25
Special Veal Chop breaded, tomato sauce$0.25
Special Tripe a la Creole$0.25
Special Fricaasee of Turkey Wings$0.20
Special Shoulker Mutton, carrots and peas$0.20
Special Loin Pork and apple sauce$0.20
Special Breast of Lamb, tomato sauce$0.15
Special Oxtail Braise, green peas$0.15
Frankfurters, sourkrout or mixed salad$0.20
Boiled New England Dinner$0.20
Corned Beef and Cabbage$0.15
Corned Beef and Cabbage, spinach$0.20
Kidney Stew and Lima beans$0.15
Tomato Omelette$0.20
Asparagus$0.10
Asparagus on Toast$0.15
Turkey Sandwich$0.10
2 Fried Eggs$0.15
Egg Sandwich$0.10
Boston Baked Beans and Brown Bread$0.15
Oyster Sandwich$0.05
Tenderloin Steak and Onions$0.40
Chicken salad$0.25
Lobster salad$0.25
Potato salad$0.10
country sausages and buckwheat cakes$0.25
Single English Mutton Chop$0.25
Frizzled Beef with Eggs or Cream$0.25
Senef Gurken$0.05
Lettuce$0.15
Table Celery$0.05
Pickled New Beets$0.05
Lamb Chops on Toast$0.35
Dill Pickles$0.05
Rice Pudding, Home made$0.05
Bread Pudding Meringue$0.05
Orange Meringe Pie$0.05
Baked Apple Dumpling$0.05
rhubarb pie$0.05
English Plum Pudding, Hard and Wine Sauce$0.05
Oranges$0.10
Stewed prunes$0.05
Cup Custard$0.05
Jelly Puff$0.05
French Crullers$0.05
Mince Pie$0.05
Wheat Cakes$0.10
Hot English Muffins$0.05
Charlotte Russes$0.05
Pumpkin Pie$0.05
Baked Apple$0.05
New Cider$0.05
Coffee Cake$0.05
Grape Juice per glass$0.05
Apple Jelly$0.05

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ICE CREAM, ALL FLAVORS$0.10
White Bread
Graham bread
Vienna Bread
Rye Bread
Apple Pie$0.05
Peach Pie$0.05
Plum pie$0.05
rhubarb pie$0.05
lemon pie$0.05
Mince Pie$0.05
Mixed Cake$0.05
Pumpkin Pie$0.05
Meringue Pie$0.05
Custard Pie$0.05
cocoanut pie$0.05
Cranberry Pie$0.05
Grape pie$0.05
Huckleberry Pie$0.05
Strawberry pie$0.05
Single Portions Served for Two, 10 Cents Extra
Pound cake$0.05
Rasin Cake$0.05
Citron cake$0.05
Wine Cake$0.05
Angel Cake$0.05
Jelly Cake$0.05
Marble Cake$0.05
Sponge Cake$0.05
White Mountain$0.05
Meringue Tarts$0.05
Cranberry Tart$0.05
Cream Cakes$0.05
Cream Rolls$0.05
Cocoanut Drops$0.05
Cocoanut Macaroons$0.05
Macaroons$0.05
Lady fingers$0.05
Spice Cake$0.05
Ginger Snaps$0.05
Molasses Fruit$0.05
Princess Cake$0.05
Cocoanut Cakes$0.05
Jelly roll$0.05
Chocolate Eclairs$0.05
LUNCH CAKE$0.05
Old Fashioned Molasses Cake$0.05
All Kinds of Fruits, Berries &c, in their Season
Boiled Apple Dumpling$0.05
Baked Apple Dumpling$0.05
Baked Apple$0.05
Cup Custard$0.05

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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