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Cafe Brauer

229 STATE STREET, CHICAGO, IL

Date
1900-02-02
Restaurant
CAFE BRAUER
Place
229 STATE STREET, CHICAGO, IL
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DINNER
Physical description
FOLDER; 3.75 X 10.5;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Shrewsbury, per doz.$0.45
Shrewsbury, half doz.$0.25
Shrewsbury, roast, in shell, per doz.$0.55
Bluepoints, per doz$0.35
Bluepoints, half doz$0.20
Shrewsbury, roast, in shell, half doz$0.30
Raw oysters, per doz$0.25
Oysters: Cream Stew$0.40
Stewed oysters, milk, plain or dry$0.25
Raw New York Counts, per doz.$0.45
Fried New York Counts, per doz$0.55
Fried New York Counts, half doz$0.30
Cold Boiled Lobster, half$0.30
CONSOMME BARLEY$0.15
Ribs of beef$0.30
Noodles and Prunes$0.20
Fresh Shrimps$0.25
Scollops, breaded, on toast$0.25
Small Steak a la Bismarck$0.30
Clam Chowder$0.15
Clam Broth, served in cup$0.10
Cold Salmon, with mayonnaise$0.30
Bouillon$0.10
Soup served with Meat or Fish orders$0.10
Pork Chops Breaded, Tomato Sauce$0.25
Fricassee of Lamb, with peas$0.25
Goose Liver Saute, with mushrooms$0.35
Cold Boiled Beef, Tartar sauce$0.25
WATERTOWN GOOSE, en Gelee, Cold$0.35
SMOKED BREAST OF WATERTOWN GOOSE, Cold$0.40
Home-Made Baked Pork and Beans$0.20
Stewed tomatoes$0.05
Oyster Omelette$0.30
Roast beef$0.35
New Red Cabbage$0.05
Fresh Mackerel Broiled, butter sauce$0.30
Spring lamb chops, French peas$0.35
Brussel Sprouts$0.10
spring lamb, mint sauce$0.35
Kippered Herring--cold$0.20
Tame Duck with Baked Apples$0.40
Bologna Sausage, with scrambled eggs$0.25
Stuffed peppers$0.10
Stuffed Mangoes$0.10
Spinach$0.10
NEW TOMATOES, Sliced$0.10
Squash$0.05
New Sour Kraut$0.05
Parsnip Fritters$0.10
Cutlets of Trout, Cream Sauce$0.25
Quail, on Toast, Broiled$0.40
PRAIRIE CHICKEN BROILED, with bacon, 1/2$0.60
German Asparagus, hot or cold$0.15
Raw New York Counts, half doz.$0.25
Stewed New York Counts, per doz.$0.45
Stewed New York Counts, half doz$0.25
Broiled New York Counts on toast, celery sauce, per doz.$0.60
Broiled New York Counts on toast, celery sauce, half doz.$0.35
Scollops, breaded, on toast, tomato sauce$0.30
Deviled Crabs, per pair$0.35
Deviled Crabs, single$0.20
Broiled Lobster, Chili Sauce, whole$0.60
Broiled Lobster, Chili Sauce, half$0.35
Beef tea$0.10
Roast beef, extra cut$0.50
Wahl's Vegetable Bouillon, per cup (hot or cold)$0.10
Bread and Butter With Soup, 5 cents extra
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.15
Roast Beef Sandwich, with bread and butter$0.20
Boiled Haddock, oyster sauce$0.25
Smoked Sturgeon$0.20
Smoked Sturgeon, with scrambled eggs$0.30
Smoked Whitefish, cold$0.20
Smoked Whitefish, with scrambled eggs$0.30
New Bismarck Herring, potato salad$0.25
Imported Frankfort Sausage, with potato salad$0.35
German Pancake$0.20
German Pancake with Potato salad$0.25
Sweet Potatoes$0.10
Sweet Potatoes, in place of other potatoes$0.05
Cauliflower$0.10
Carrots and peas$0.05
GREEN PEAS$0.10
Spinach with egg$0.15
German pancake with apple sauce$0.25
Imported Frankfort Sausage, with sauer kraut$0.35

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English Celery$0.10
Fresh Tomatoes$0.15
Herring, pickled$0.25
Roast beef$0.30
Boiled Ham$0.20
Lettuce and Egg$0.10
Sardines, per box$0.35
Chicken salad$0.30
Lobster salad$0.30
New Cider$0.05
Zwieback$0.05
Beef tongue$0.25
Corned beef$0.20
Milk, per Bottle$0.05
Queen olives$0.10
Loin of Pork, Apple Sauce$0.25
coffee, per cup$0.10
Coffee, per pot$0.15
Milk toast$0.15
Lachs Ham$0.20
Fried Lachs Ham and Eggs$0.30
Apollinaris, pts.$0.25
Sardellen, per plate$0.25
Sardines, Per Plate$0.20
Russian caviar$0.25
Loin of Veal, with gelee$0.25
Apollinaris, Split$0.15
Ozonate Lithia Water, per pint$0.20
Imported Westphalia Ham (cold)$0.35
Imported Westphalia Ham, scrambled eggs$0.45
CERVELAT SAUSAGE$0.20
Cervelat Sausage, with scrambled eggs$0.30
Sardine Sandwich$0.15
Sardelle sandwich$0.15
Egg Sandwich$0.15
Sandwiches on Bread$0.10
Sandwiches on Roll$0.05
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.15
Cream Cottage Cheese$0.10
Cream Cottage Cheese with bread$0.15
New Sweet Apple Cider$0.05
Swiss cheese$0.20
Fromage de Brie$0.20
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15
Roquefort$0.20
Small Cut of Cheese with Meat Orders$0.10
Coffee, per pot served for two$0.20
Indian Ceylon Tea [Tetley's or Lipton's], per cup$0.05
Indian Ceylon Tea [Tetley's or Lipton's], per pot$0.10
Indian Ceylon Tea [Tetley's or Lipton's], served for 2--two$0.15
English Breakfast Tea, per pot$0.10
Cream, per glass$0.10
Maracaibo Vanilla Chocolate, per cup$0.10
Bread and Milk$0.15
Crackers and Milk$0.15
Oatmeal and milk$0.15
Rice and milk$0.15
Oatmeal and cream$0.20
Rice and cream$0.20
Cream toast$0.20
Dipped Toast$0.10
Dry Toast$0.10
Butter Toast$0.10
Dry Toast, with Fish or Meat Orders$0.05
Butter Toast, with Fish or Meat Orders$0.05
English Muffins Toasted$0.10
Pudding: Fruit, butter sauce$0.10
Cold Cornstarch Pudding, fruit sauce$0.10
Apple dumpling$0.10
Pineapple Torte$0.10
Apple Cream Tarts$0.05
Orange Cake (Slices)$0.10
Lady fingers$0.05
Cookies$0.05
Assorted cakes$0.05
All Kinds of Pie, in season$0.05
French Coffee Cake$0.05
Fried Cakes$0.05
Plain Coffee Cake$0.05
German Coffee Cake$0.05
French Apple Cake$0.05
German apple cake$0.05
French Prunes$0.10
Baked apples with cream$0.10
Preserved figs$0.10
preserved figs, with cream$0.15
Charlotte de Russe$0.10
Preserved Sliced Pineapple$0.10
Preserved Peaches$0.10
Preserved Apricots$0.10
Preserved Cherries$0.10
Preserved Pears$0.10
Honey$0.10
Honey with Bread and Butter$0.15
Preserved Strawberries$0.10

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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