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Shopsy's

Restaurant
Shopsy's
Place
Shopsy's
Venue
RESTAURANT
Physical description
Folder; 12 x 18 inches; laminated
Currency
Canadian Dollars

Pages

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  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 1

Mushroom and Barley Soup2.75 C$
Chili with Tortilla Chips - Zesty beef and bean chili, to warm the insides2.95 C$
Knish - Potato dough stuffed with minced beef and baked. Topped with gravy.3.25 C$
Chicken Soup with your choice of matzoh ball or noodles2.75 C$
Soup of the Day Our chef prepares a hearty "surprise" soup daily2.50 C$
Orange Juice1.50 C$
Large Orange Juice1.95 C$
Apple, Tomato or Grapefruit Juice1.75 C$
Kishke - A tasty stuffing inside a natural casing, baked and served with a delicious gravy and rye bread.3.25 C$
Cabbage Roll - Tenderly cooked cabbage leaves stuffed with minced beef and rice, topped with a special tomato sauce and served with rye bread.3.75 C$
Potato Latka2.50 C$
Hot Deli-Variety Plate (serves two) kishke, knish, cabbage roll, kreplach7.95 C$
Smoked Salmon (Lox) onion rings, cream cheese, sliced tomato, capers, lemon wedge and pumpernickel bread7.95 C$
Chicken Wings, carrot and celery sticks with Blue Cheese Dip6.25 C$
Chicken Fingers with plum sauce, chinese style mustard and french fries7.25 C$
Potato Skins cheese and bacon filling seasoned sour cream dip5.45 C$
Chopped Liver topped with crisp diced onions, tomato wedge and crackers3.75 C$
Macho Nachos with melted cheese and zesty home made chili5.75 C$
A Quarter pounder, all beef hot dog served with a medley of your favourite garnishes3.50 C$
A Quarter Pounder, All Beef Hot Dog served with a medley of your favourite garnishes with french fries4.50 C$
Add bacon, grated cheddar cheese, chili or sauerkraut0.75 C$
"Knucker"- a jumbo all-beef "shopsy" with fries4.50 C$
European Deli-Smoked Sausage served with hot sauerkraut4.50 C$
Shopsy's Knuckers (2) or Shopsy's Frankfurters (2) with coleslaw and a choice of potato salad or french fries7.50 C$
Old-Fashioned Corned Beef on Double Rye with Potato Salad or French Fries, Cole Slaw & Dill7.95 C$
cole slaw1.50 C$
Creamy Cole Slaw1.50 C$
Potato salad1.50 C$
macaroni salad1.50 C$
Dills Kosher Style1.35 C$
New Dills (in season)1.35 C$
Dill Tomatoes1.35 C$
Sweet or Hot Peppers1.35 C$
French Fries1.95 C$
Deep Fried Onion Rings2.75 C$
A Quarter Pounder, All Beef Hot Dog3.50 C$
Hot corned beef sandwich5.25 C$
Hot pastrami romanian style sandwich5.25 C$
hot Roast Brisket of Beef sandwich5.25 C$
hot tongue sandwich5.25 C$
hot smoked meat montreal style sandwich5.25 C$
smoked turkey sandwich5.25 C$
Salami-All Beef sandwich5.25 C$
Baked Ham Sandwich5.25 C$
Chopped Liver Sandwich4.25 C$
Deli Jumbo Size on Double Rye Corned Beef, Pastrami, Smoked Meat, Roast Brisket of Beef, served with side order of cole slaw8.95 C$
Chicken salad6.25 C$
Chicken salad6.25 C$
Tuna Salad6.25 C$
Salmon Salad6.75 C$
Egg Salad4.25 C$
Cream Cheese4.25 C$
Half 'n Half Special a light and filling meal. Choice of Soup of the Day or a side salad, plus 1/2 twister bagel sandwich, choice of tuna, egg or chicken salad5.50 C$
The Half Pounder half pound (227 gm) pure beef patty, ground fresh in our kitchen and served to your order on a challah bun with golden french fries and a medley of your favorite garnishes.6.25 C$
The Half Pounder grated cheddar and bacon1.50 C$
The Half Pounder grated cheddar and chili extra1.50 C$
Calorie-wise meal lean freshly ground 8 oz. char-broiled beef patty with choice of fresh fruit cup or tossed salad6.25 C$
Chicken Schnitzel Supreme grilled breast of chicken lightly breaded. Served on a Kaiser with tomato and lettuce. French Fries and a medley of your favorite garnishes7.25 C$
Chicken Schnitzel Supreme7.25 C$
Grilled breast of chicken lightly breaded. Served on a Kaiser with tomato and lettuce. French fries and a medley of your favourite garnishes.
Chicken Soup with your choice of matzoh ball or noodles2.75 C$
For years and year, the word for hot dog is "a Shopsy," As you like it... served on a challah bun.
Served on rye or pumpernickel with a dill. Kaiser, Onion or Poppy Seed bun .75 extra Cheese .75 extra
All Salad Sandwiches served on a Twister Bagel, with side order of cole slaw.

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Hot & Topless Our Rueben. Old fashioned corned beef, hot sauerkraut topped with melted Swiss cheese. Served open face on double rye with French Fries and thousand island dressing.7.25 C$
Royal Canadian Mounted Beef. We're talking Beef Brisket on an Italian roll, mounted with red and green peppers, mushrooms, onions, melted canadian cheddar and mozzarella cheeses. What a sandwich!7.25 C$
Duddy's Dandy Club Roll. You never heard of "The Main?" Not to worry. you can taste it in this gorgeous grillade. It's a sandwich right out of Duggy's favourite Montreal deli. A challah bun with slices of smoked meat, corned beef, pastrami, salami grill7.25 C$
The Ham Dinger. Deli lean ham topped with Swiss cheese, sliced tomato on an onion roll. Served with french fries, cole slaw, and ill.7.25 C$
Potato Latkas. A generous serving of potato pancakes served with applesauce or sour cream.5.25 C$
Cheddar Cheese Omelette6.25 C$
Western Omelette6.25 C$
Deli Meat Omelette. Choose one of the following: salami, corned beef, smoked meat.6.50 C$
Cheese Blintzes. A first cousin of the crepe. Filled with creamy cottage cheese and served with your choice of blueberry, strawberry, or sour cream toppings.6.95 C$
Pastrami hash. Topped with 2 fried eggs and served with home fries and garnish.6.95 C$
Corned Beef Hash. Topped with 2 fried eggs and served with home fries and garnish.6.95 C$
Shopsy's "Big Julie"-nne. Crisp tossed lettuce with strips of turkey, salami, corned beef and Swiss cheese, egg and tomato wedges. Choice of Dressing.6.75 C$
Caesar Salad. The noblest Romaine of them all, plus croutons, grated parmesan cheese topped with anchovy fillets and our own Hail Caesar dressing.4.25 C$ – 6.75 C$
Chunky Chicken Waldorf Salad. Fresh tender young chicken, apple wedges, walnuts, celery heart, sliced tomato, salad dressing, all on a lettuce bed.7.25 C$
Fresh Fruit Salad & Creamed Cottage Cheese. Served on a lettuce bed with our own Poppy Seed dressing.7.25 C$
The TSE Trio. No, Sylvia, not the Toronto Stock Exchange but Tuna, Salmon and Egg salad mounds atop fresh lettuce. Garnished with tomatoes, cucumber and celery.7.25 C$
Tossed Green Salad Choice of Dressing3.25 C$ – 4.25 C$
Clubby Checker Our version of the club sandwich. Smoked turkey, all-beef salami, tomato and lettuce on an Italian roll, mayonnaise, cole slaw and dill7.25 C$
Pita the Great This is our deli-lean ham, turkey and Swiss cheese combo mixed with shredded lettuce, tomatoes and bean sprouts, all stuffed into a Pita pocket. Served with house dressing7.25 C$
Fish and Chips
Cabbage Rolls Royce. Cabbage leaves, tenderly cooked and stuffed with minced beef and rice. Topped with a special tomato sauce, served with a potato pancake, sour cream and rye bread.8.50 C$
Shopsy's Stir Fry. All vegetables seasonal and fresh. Served with egg noodles. Prepared with pure vegetable oil. Szechuan style available on request.7.25 C$ – 8.50 C$
BBQ Half Chicken. With your choice of potato pancakes or French fries, cole slaw and dill.8.95 C$
Grilled Beef Liver & Onions7.50 C$
Pan Fried Kreplach8.25 C$
Baked Lasagna7.95 C$
Shopsy's Deli Platter10.25 C$
My Little Chicken Dee7.25 C$
"I Got A Haddock"7.25 C$
Loony Tuna7.75 C$
Loony Tuna7.75 C$
Lox, Stock & Bagel8.95 C$
Monte Cristo7.25 C$
Hot Open-Face Sandwich of the Day6.75 C$
All Day Breakfast6.25 C$
Greek Salad7.25 C$
Junior Size4.50 C$
"Popeye loves Olive" Spinach Salad6.50 C$
"Popeye loves Olive" Spinach Salad Fresh spinach, chopped egg, mushrooms, grated cheese, bacon bits, tomato wedges with our own Poppy Seed dressing.6.50 C$
Omelette "egg-stacy!" That describes our three egg omelettes that really come in styles (see below). Choice of bread, roll, toast or bagel. French fries and garnish are included.

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New York Style Cheesecake4.25 C$
Rocky Road Cheesecake4.25 C$
Perils of Praline4.25 C$
Strudel2.75 C$
Say Cheese Blintz3.25 C$
Apple Crumb Pie3.75 C$
Fresh-Baked Cream Pies of-the-day3.25 C$
Carrot Cake3.95 C$
Double Chocolate Cake3.95 C$
Sour Cream Coffee Cake3.95 C$
a la Mode1.25 C$
Fresh Fruit Cup3.75 C$
Old fashion bread pudding with custard sauce2.95 C$
rice pudding2.50 C$
Kahlua Kick Parfait4.27 C$
milk shakes3.25 C$
Coke Float2.95 C$
Fresh Fruit Sundae5.25 C$
Ice Cream Sodas2.95 C$
Banana Split5.25 C$
Seltzer by the siphon4.95 C$
Jenny's Special Red Pop1.25 C$ – 1.95 C$
Lemonade1.25 C$
Lipton's Iced tea2.25 C$
Soft Drinks1.00 C$ – 1.95 C$
Vernor's Original ginger ale1.10 C$
Root Beer1.10 C$
flavoured seletzer1.50 C$
Perrier2.75 C$
Milk1.00 C$
Coffee1.10 C$
red rose tea1.10 C$
lipton's specialty tea1.25 C$
decaffeinated coffee (fresh brewed)1.10 C$
Hot Chocolate1.25 C$
Espresso1.95 C$
Cappuccino2.50 C$
Cafe au Lait2.50 C$
Ice cream2.95 C$
Sherbet2.95 C$
frozen yoghurt2.95 C$
Our premium liqueurs from around the world are combined with our fresh ground coffee 1 1/2 oz.5.45 C$
B52 Coffee with Kahlua
Bailey's and Grand Marnier
Monte Cristo with Grand Marnier & Kahlua
Irish Coffee with Irish Mist and Irish Whiskey
Spanish Coffee with Tia Maria & Brandy
French Coffee with Brandy & Cointreau
A little bit of Europe in a cup.

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Part of the Real Toronto for 65 years
In the beginning, we were a tiny
ice-cream parlour in the heart of
the garment district at Spadina and
Dundas that just grew. Our found-
ers, Harry and Jenny Shopsowitz,
never imagined that their tiny
establishment would become
internationally celebrated for its
delicatessen products. Nor did
they foresee it attracting a wide-
ranging clientele spanning the
worlds of showbusiness, politics
and appreciative locals, who come
not only for the great corned beef,
pastrami and baby beef, but also
for a little taste of nostalgia.
Sam "Shopsy" Shopsowitz, one of
their three sons, became known as
Canada's corned beef king after he
entered the business with brother
Israel in the late 40's.
From a small deli in downtown
Toronto, blossomed Shopsy's
Foods, one of Canada's largest
specialty meat processing firms.
Today, it sells over 150 deli prod-
ucts to supermarkets and food
service outlets in Canada and
abroad.
The tradition continues.

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