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Plaza

(NEW YORK,NY)

Date
1897-03-31
Restaurant
Plaza
Place
(NEW YORK,NY)
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DINNER
Occasion
DAILY;
Physical description
CARD;ILL;6.5X7;
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Little Neck clams$0.25
Oyster cocktail$0.30
Rockaways$0.30
Puree a la Reine$0.50
Consomme Printanier Royal$0.40
Clear green turtle, to order$0.65
Petite marmite$0.50
Semoule Milanaise$0.30
Beef tea, cup$0.30
Chicken with barley$0.40
Perles du Nizam and tomato$0.30
Chicken Broth, Cup$0.30
Cromesquis of woodcock, Perigueux$0.40
Shad roe sautee, Meuniere$0.65
Boiled salmon, sauce genoise$0.65
Sea bass, clam sauce$0.50
Oyster Crabs, Fried$1.00
[Oyster crabs] a la Newburg, chafing dish$1.25
Green smelts$0.50
broiled shad$0.75
Whitebait saute, Boston brown bread toast$0.60
Fried smelts, sauce remoulade$0.50
Codfish saute, sauce Portugaise$0.50
Scallops, poulette$0.75
[scallops] fried$0.60
Planked shad$1.00
[Terrapin] Philadelphia style, chafing dish$2.50
[Terrapin] Baltimore style, chafing dish$2.50
[Terrapin] Plaza$2.50
Boiled turkey, celery sauce$0.65
Corned Beef and Cabbage$0.50
Leg of Mutton, Caper Sauce$0.50
Partridge en cocote$1.50
Sweetbreads en caisse, Matignon$0.90
Frog's Legs a la Poulette$0.75
Green turtle stewed with curried rice$0.60
Spring Chicken Saute with Fresh Mushrooms$1.25
Sirloin of beef larded with stuffed olives$0.80
Lamb chops, Milanaise$0.70
Croute of pineapple, fruit sauce$0.40
Ribs of prime beef$0.60
spring lamb, mint sauce$1.00
Turkey, Cranberry Sauce$0.75
Philadelphia chicken$0.20
[Philadelphia chicken] half$1.00
Long Island Duckling, Apple sauce$0.75
Philadelphia capon, truffled$0.75
Ham, champagne sauce$0.65
Boston gosling, orange compote$0.75
Hothouse chicken, roast$1.25
Hothouse chicken en cocote$1.50
Spring lamb chops (3 pieces)$1.00
Hothouse chicken broiled$1.25
Canvas-Back Duck$4.00
Venison steak, Port wine sauce, chafing dish$1.00
Chicken grouse$1.50
[Chicken grouse] half$0.75
Golden plover$0.75
Red-head duck$2.50
Mallard Duck$1.25
Ruddy Duck$1.25
Teal duck$0.75
Woodcock$1.25
Reed-Birds$0.75
Partridge$1.50
[Partridge] half$0.75
Venison Steak$0.75
Philadelphia squab$0.75
Quail$0.65
English snipe$0.65
Grass Plover$0.75
Partridge$1.50
[Partridge] half$0.75
Quail$0.65
Grouse$1.50
[Grouse] half$0.75
Hothouse tomatoes and chicory$0.60
Romaine$0.40
Escarole$0.40
Dandeioin$0.30
Cucumber$0.40
Watercresses and fetticus$0.30
Chicory$0.40
Mexicaine$0.50
Celery$0.50
[Celery] plain$0.40
String Beans$0.35
Artichauts, vinaigrette$0.50
Fried Parsnips$0.25
Mashed potatoes$0.25
New asparagus$0.65
Mashed Turnips$0.25
Stewed oyster plants$0.25
BAKED SWEET POTATOES$0.25
New peas$0.50
Plain spinach with poached egg$0.35
Boiled Onions, Cream Sauce$0.25
Boiled potatoes$0.25
Cauliflower, Hollandaise$0.50
Broiled plain egg plant$0.35
Stuffed tomatoes, Mexicaine$0.50
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Florida strawberry short cake$0.60
English plum pudding, hard and brandy sauce$0.40
Farina pudding, sauce macedoine$0.25
Chocolate Eclairs$0.25
Benedictine Jelly$0.25
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.25
Waffles from 12 to 3$0.25
Apple Pie$0.25
Pumpkin Pie$0.25
Mince Pie$0.25
cocoanut pie$0.25
Frangipane tarts$0.25
Cherry Tarts$0.25
Vanilla Eclairs$0.25
Strawberry Eclairs$0.25
Cup Custard$0.25
Philadelphia Ice Cream$0.25
Milk Punch$0.30
Coffee Ice Cream$0.25
Hazelnut Ice Cream$0.25
NESSELRODE PUDDING GLACE$0.40
Gervais cheese with Bar-le-Duc jelly$0.65
California seedless oranges$0.30
Winter Nelis pears$0.30
Grape fruit$0.40
Sliced pineapple$0.50
Cafe Turque$0.20
Fresh Florida Strawberries with Cream$0.60
Grape fruit, Macedoine$0.50
Bananas$0.25
Demi-tasse$0.15
Malaga grapes$0.40
Florida oranges$0.30
Sweet buttermilk, glass$0.10
Tangerine Oranges$0.30
Seckel Pears$0.30
Catawba Grapes$0.30
Stewed fresh rhubarb$0.30

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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