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Everett House

UNION SQUARE, NY

Date
1884-06-08
Restaurant
EVERETT HOUSE
Place
UNION SQUARE, NY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DAILY DINNER
Physical description
FOLDER'ILLUS BORDER;6.75X9.75;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Little Neck clams, half shell$0.25
Clam Stew$0.35
Boston clam stew$0.40
Clams a la Poulette$0.50
Fried Clams$0.40
Spanish mackerel$0.40
roast clams on toast$0.40
fried clams American style$0.40
fried clams, a la Centennial$0.40
Roast clams in shell$0.40
Egg plant$0.30
White Turnips$0.20
Fresh asparagus$0.30
Bermuda potatoes Saute$0.25
Bermuda potatoes Lyonnaise$0.25
Bermuda potatoes, boiled$0.25
New green peas$0.35
New string beans$0.35
Cauliflower baked$0.60
Cauliflower$0.50
Canned Corn$0.15
Parisienne Potatoes$0.20
Potatoes a la creme$0.20
String Beans$0.30
new Bermuda beets$0.25
Succotash$0.25
Stewed tomatoes$0.15
Potato Croquettes$0.20
Potatoes au Gratin$0.25
Rice Croquette$0.30
Spinach$0.25
New squash$0.25
rice boiled$0.15
Potatoes Mashed$0.15
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.20
French peas$0.30
Bermuda Onions$0.25
fresh turnips mashed$0.20
Cèpes Provencale$0.60
Potatoes Boiled$0.15
Potatoes Fried$0.15
Potatoes Baked$0.15
Cepes on toast$0.55
Flageolet Beans$0.35
Lamb$0.60
lamb (half)$0.40
Magnolia Ham$0.35
magnolia ham (half)$0.20
Corned beef$0.30
Tongue$0.40
tongue (half)$0.25
Roast Chicken half$1.00
Roast Chicken whole$2.00
Plain Lobster$0.50
Roast veal$0.40
Roast beef$0.50
Roast Beef half$0.30
Squab$0.70
English snipe, roast$0.55
English shipe, broiled$0.55
Grass Plover$0.55
Lobster salad$0.70
Potato salad$0.20
Tomatoes$0.30
Cucumbers$0.30
Lobster salad half$0.40
Lettuce Salad$0.25
Lettuce Mayonnaise$0.35
Cresses$0.20
Chicken salad$0.80
Shrimps salad$0.45
cole slaw$0.20
Radishes$0.10
Chicken with barley$0.50
Anchovy Paste$0.20
Sardines$0.25
Spanish olives$0.15
Pickled beets$0.15
Pickled English walnuts$0.10
Pickled onions$0.20
French olives$0.15
Chow chow$0.10
Horse Radish$0.00
Filet of sole, a la orly$0.60
Codfish broiled, maitre d'hotel$0.50
Dutch herring, broiled$0.25
Conn. River broiled shad.$0.30
Blue Fish, Broiled$0.35
Dutch herring boiled$0.25
Conn. River broiled shad with roe$0.35
Broiled fresh salmon, sauce fleurette$0.60
Deviled lobster$0.40
Broiled Halibut Steak, Maitre d'Hotel$0.40
Soft Shell Crabs$0.40
King fish broiled$0.30
Boiled Striped Bass, Shrimp Sauce$0.40
Small tenderloin steak, a la Parisienne$0.90
Sweetbread larded, new green peas$0.85
Whole small spring chicken saute, with mushrooms$1.50
Fresh stuffed tomatoes, a la provencale$0.30
English mutton chops breaded, tomato sauce$0.60
Croquette of capon, a la cardinal$0.90
Timbale of macaroni, a la Milannaise$0.35
French pancake glace, au confiture$0.40
Vermicelli Soup$0.30
Consomme$0.30
Soup, Pea, au crouton$0.25
Soup, Pea, au crouton$0.25
Julienne Soup$0.30
Macaroni, au tomato$0.35
Mock Turtle au Madere$0.40
Brunoise printaniere$0.40
Brunoise printaniere$0.40
Cream of String Beans$0.45
Puree of fresh tomato$0.40
Roast beef$0.50
Roast loin of veal$0.40
ROAST SPRING DUCK$1.50
New Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce$0.65
Magnolia ham glace, sauce champagne$0.40
Whole roast chicken$2.00
Boiled capon, egg sauce$1.00
Whole boiled chicken$2.00
Corned Beef and New Cabbage$0.40
Whole boiled chicken egg sauce$2.00
Roast South-Down mutton with jelly$0.60
Roast Beef half$0.30
Half roast chicken$1.00
Half boiled chicken$1.00
Half boiled chicken egg sauce$1.00
Half roast spring duck$0.80

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Small Spring Chicken$1.20
Chicken Sandwich$0.30
Turkey Sandwich$0.30
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.25
Corned beef sandwich$0.20
Ham Sandwich$0.20
Tongue Sandwich$0.20
Strawberry pudding, hard sauce$0.25
Strawberry pudding, wine sauce$0.25
Custard pudding$0.25
Cherry Pie$0.20
Apple Pie$0.20
Omelette Souffle$0.50
Strawberries and Cream$0.30
Strawberry short cake$0.30
Currant Jelly$0.15
Sponge Cake$0.25
Pound cake$0.25
Fruit Cake$0.25
Currant Cake$0.25
Lady fingers$0.20
Charlotte Russe$0.25
Charlotte Glace$0.25
Meringue panache$0.25
Meringue a la creme$0.25
Meringue Glace$0.25
Macaroons$0.25
Madeira Jelly$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.25
Lemon Ice$0.25
Gruyere Cheese$0.20
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.20
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15
Brie cheese$0.20
Cheshire Cheese$0.20
Stilton Cheese$0.20
Oranges$0.20
Fresh canned peaches$0.30
Preserved Peaches$0.30
Pineapple$0.25
Bananas$0.20
Nuts$0.20
Raisins$0.20
Almonds$0.20
French coffee demi tasse$0.15
Preserved Pears$0.25
Canned apricots$0.25
Stewed prunes$0.20
Figs$0.15
Lamb Chops$0.40 – $0.60
Lamb Chops Tomato Sauce$0.45 – $0.65
Lamb chops a la soubise$0.45 – $0.70
Lamb chops in paper$0.50 – $0.75
Lamb Chops with peas$0.50 – $0.70
Mutton Chops, plain$0.35 – $0.50
Mutton chops, a la jardiniere$0.40 – $0.70
Mutton chops, sauce piquante$0.40 – $0.60
Sweetbread$0.70
Sweetbread tomato sauce$0.80
Sweetbread with peas$0.90
Sweetbread a la financiere$1.00
Sweetbread en vol-au-vent$0.80
Sweetbread a la jardiniere$0.90
Sweetbread with spinach$0.80
Fricandeau of veal, larded$0.60
Fricandeau of veal, tomato sauce$0.70
Fricandeau of veal, puree of potato$0.75
Fricandeau of veal, a la soubise$0.75
Veal cutlet broiled$0.40 – $0.60
Veal cutlet breaded, tomato sauce$0.50 – $0.70
Veal cutlet a la Milanaise$0.45 – $0.75
Veal Chops$0.30 – $0.60
Veal Chops Breaded$0.65
Veal chops tomato sauce$0.80
Veal chops in paper$0.70
Veal chops à la milanaise$0.75
Calf's head, tomato sauce$0.65
Calf's head, Madeira$0.65
Calf's head, en tortue$0.85
Calf's Head a la Vinaigrette$0.75
Calf's head a la poulette$0.60
Calf's Brains, Breaded, Tomato Sauce$0.60
Calf's Brains, a la Poulette$0.60
Chateaubriand$2.00
Supreme de volaille, au Dauphin$1.75
Supreme de volaille, a l'ecariate$1.50
Filet de volaille, a l'Imperiale$1.75
Chicken saute, au Marengo$1.90
Chicken en vol-au-vent$1.25
Chicken a la Toulouse$1.50
Chicken a la financiere$1.50
Chicken Curry, with Rice$1.75
Chicken croquettes, a la royale$1.00
Chicken saute, with mushrooms$1.75
Chicken saute, a la Creole$1.60
Chicken fricassee, plain$1.50
Chicken fricassee, with mushrooms$1.75
Chicken bouches, a la Reine$1.00
Chicken livers on spit, maitre d'hotel$0.60
Steak$0.55
Steak, with potatoes$0.65
Steak, with onions$0.65
Sirloin Steak$0.75
Sirloin Steak, with Onions$0.85
Sirloin steak au maitre d'hotel$0.80
sirloin steak tomato sauce$0.85
Sirloin steak with cresses$0.80
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.10
Tenderloin Steak$1.00
Tenderloin Steak, small$0.75
Tenderloin steak tomato sauce$1.10
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.25
Tenderloin steak with truffles$2.00
Tenderloin steak Madeira sauce$1.10
Tenderloin steak olives$1.10
Tenderloin steak a la Bearnaise$1.10
Tenderloin steak a la financiere$1.50
Porterhouse Steak$1.50
Porterhouse steak with onions$1.75
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$2.00
Extra Porterhouse Steak$2.25
Welsh rarebit$0.40

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Medoc$0.40 – $0.75
St. Loubes$0.60 – $1.00
Vin, ordinaire$0.40 – $0.75
St. Julien$0.75 – $1.50
Champagne Ginger$0.30
Milwaukee Beer$0.25
Vienna Beer$0.25
Ginger Ale$0.25
Dublin Porter$0.35
St. Julien$0.75 – $1.50
Miles' Ale, per bottle$0.20
London Porter$0.35
Bass' Ale$0.35
Allsop's Ale$0.35
Scotch Ale$0.35
Ambassador$7.00
Old Alpha$4.00
Pale Brandy$3.00
Lewis Whiskey, 1866$3.00
La Rose$1.25 – $2.50
Old Crow Whiskey$2.50
Old Rye Whiskey$2.00
Schiedam Gin, "Extra,"$2.00
Cognac$0.25
Curacao$0.25
Vermouth$0.25
Maraschino$0.25
Chartreuse$0.25
Benedictine$0.25
Annisette [sic]$0.25
Orgeat$0.25
Kummel$0.25
Somlyai, superior$1.50 – $2.00
Szegzardi$1.00 – $1.50
Villanye superior$2.00 – $3.00
Villanye$1.75 – $2.00
Tokay Imp$4.00
Pemartin$2.50 – $5.00
Peter Domecq$4.00
Amontillado$1.75 – $3.00
Dry Lisbon$3.50
Vino de Pasto$1.50 – $3.00
Bucellas$3.00
Topaz$1.00 – $2.00
Pale Dry Sherry$1.00 – $2.00
Imperial Pale$0.75 – $1.50
Bloodgood, 1822$10.00
victoria$5.00
Moet & Chandon, White Seal$2.00 – $3.50
Cook's Imperial$1.25 – $2.00
Roederer$2.00 – $3.50
Juanay$1.75 – $3.50
Ruinard Marechale, Extra Dry$2.00 – $3.50
Bollinger$1.75 – $3.50
Delmonico$2.00 – $3.50
Pommery Sec$2.00 – $3.50
Roederer. Red Label$2.00 – $3.50
Clicquot, Yellow Label$2.00 – $3.50
Veuve Clicquot$2.00 – $3.50
Heidsieck$1.50 – $3.00
G. H. Mumm's Extra Dry$1.75 – $3.50
Duminy & Co., Verzenay$1.50 – $3.00
Duminy & Co., Extra Sec$1.75 – $3.50
Selters [sic], Vichy, and Carbonic, in Siphons$0.25
Carl Schultz Mineral Waters
Clysmic Water$0.20 – $0.40
Natural Selters [sic] Water, Royal Prussian springs$0.20 – $0.40
Apollinaris Water$0.25 – $0.40
Jericho Cider$0.40 – $0.75
Champagne Cider$0.40 – $0.75
Sandeman & Co.$3.50
Clos de Vougeot$2.25 – $4.50
Chambertin$1.75 – $3.50
Chablis, White$1.50 – $3.00
Nuits$1.50 – $3.00
Romanee$3.50
Prince Metternich's Cabinet$12.00
Steinberg Cabinet, Duke of Nassau's$9.00
Schloss Johannisberger$9.00
Johannisberger Castle$6.00
Sparkling Moselle$2.00 – $3.50
Marcobrunner$1.50 – $2.50
Rudesheimer$2.50
Hochheimer$1.00 – $2.00
Niersteiner$0.75 – $1.50
Haut Sauterne$1.25 – $2.50
Chateau La Rose$1.75 – $3.00
Chateau Leoville$3.00
Chateau Langoa$3.00
Chateau Mouton$3.50
Chateau Margaux$4.50
Chateau Lafitte$4.50
Chateau Latour$4.50
Pontes Canet$1.00 – $1.75
St. Julien$0.65 – $1.25
Chateau de Montlys$0.75 – $1.50
Chateau Smith Ht. Lafitte$1.25 – $2.50
Chateau de Tomailhacq$1.00 – $2.00
Haut Sauterne$0.75 – $1.50
Chateau Sauterne$1.25 – $2.00
siphons$0.25
Latour Blanche$3.00
Chatean Yquem$4.50

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