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Peking House

Peking House; 845 Second Avenue

Restaurant
Peking House
Place
Peking House; 845 Second Avenue
Venue
RESTAURANT
Physical description
Folder; 11.75 x 17 inches
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

KUA SHAO YA: (Braised Duck) Tender Long Island Duckling, boneless without skin or fat, garnished with a tasty blending of water chestnets, egg white and flour, steamed to proper tenderness, then braised to golden brown crispness, served with special sauce$2.75
PEKING DUCK: (Barbequed Duck-Peking Style) Skin of whole tender young duckling, barbequed to a rich brown crispness, served with home made thin Chinese biscuits, heart of green scallions, and haisien sauce. An unusually delectable dish reverently called "$12.00
HUNG SHAO YA: (Peking Soy Duck) Tender young Long Island Duckling, in flavorful soybean sauce, pressure cooked to a proper tenderness, served with "in season vegetables."$3.75 – $7.00
CHAO LUNG-FENG CHI: (Chicken with Lobster Meat) Tender Breast of Chicken, fresh lobster meat, snow peas, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots and button mushrooms. An enticing dish for the adventurous epicure.$3.75 – $4.75
CHAO GAI KEW MEIN A LA PEKING Chunks of Chicken breaded and sauted with assorted Chinese vegetables and soft egg noodles, highly recommended by the chef.$4.75
HENG-YEN CHI-DING: (Chicken with Almonds) Diced meat of Chicken, with snow peas, button mushroom, bamboo shoots and water chestnuts, garnished with whole crispy almonds and rice noodle.$2.75 – $3.75
HO-TAO CHI-DING: (Chicken with Walnuts) Diced Chicken, assorted tender Chinese vegetables, tiny mushrooms and bamboo shoots, with sherry wine sauce. Garnished with walnuts. (A truly authentic MANDARIN specialty.)$3.00 – $4.00
LA-TE CHI-DING: (Diced Chicken with Green Peppers) Chicken, with green peppers.$2.75 – $3.25
CHINESE STEAK ALA PEKING Prime Sirloin Steak, broiled sliced thin, garnished with Chinese green vegetables, mushroom sauce, bamboo shoots and water chestnuts.$5.25
CHAO NIU-PAI: (Steak Kew) Prime Filet Mignon, cubed, with Chinese mushrooms, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, snow peas and heart of vegetable, sherry wine sauce.$5.00
CHAO NIU-YUE PEIN: (Beef Pan) Sliced Prime Beef, sauted with Seagram's gin, prepared with assorted Chinese vegetables and mushrooms.$2.50 – $3.50
NIU-YUE CHIN SHUI SUNG: (Minced Beef) Prime Beef minced, prepared with Chinese vegetables, mushrooms, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, garnished with golden brown rice noodles.$2.50 – $3.00
GAN-LAN CHAO NIU-YIE: (Beef with Broccoli) Sliced Beef with fresh broccoli.$2.00 – $2.75
CURRY NIU-YIE: (Curry Beef-Hindu Style) Sauted Prime Beef, imported curry.$2.50 – $3.25
HSUEN-TUO CHAO NIU-YIE: (Beef Snow Peas) California Peapods with sliced prime beef.$3.00 – $3.75
CHA-SHAO-PEIN: (Chinese Roast with Vegetables) Roast pork, sliced, prepared with water chestnuts, mushrooms, bamboo shoots and assorted vegetables.$2.50 – $3.00
CHA-SHAO-DING: (Diced Roast with Almonds) Diced Roast Pork, prepared with assorted vegetables and almonds.$2.50 – $3.00
TSING-SUE SHIH-CHIN: (Combination Vegetables) Assorted Chinese green vegetables, mushrooms, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots.$2.00 – $2.75
TSING-SHAO HSUEH-TOU: (Sauted Snow Peapods) Crisp sauted Snow Peas.$2.00 – $2.50
KUO-LAO YUE: (Sweet and Sour Pork) Fresh Jersey Pork Tenderloin, breaded, fried crisp, prepared with green peppers, sweet pickled onions and pineapple, in sweet and sour sauce.$2.50 – $3.00
TIEN-SUAN CHI-CHIU: (Sweet and Sour Chicken) Boneless Chicken, fried golden brown, prepared with green peppers, sweet pickled onions and pineapple, in sweet and sour sauce.$3.00 – $4.00
TIEN-SUAN HSIA-CHIU: (Sweet and Pungent Shrimp) Fresh Shrimp, finely minced and shaped into a ball, then fried to a golden crispness, prepares with mixed pickled vegetables in sweet and sour sauce.$2.25 – $2.75
TIEN-SUAN YU-PEIN: (Sweet and Sour Fish) Boneless Sea Bass, breaded, fried golden brown, prepared with sweet pickled onions and pineapple, in sweet and sour sauce, green peppers.$2.50 – $3.00
Imported Preserved Lichee$1.50
Louis Sherry De Luxe Ice Cream$0.50
Fresh Pineapple on Ice$0.75
Rum Fresh Pineapple on Ice$1.25
Rum Fruit Bow$1.75
Imported Preserved Kumquats$0.50
Almond Cookies$0.25
Fortune Cakes$0.25
Chinese Preserved Ginger$0.60
Rice Cakes$0.25
Chinese Preserved Mixed Fruits$0.50
Jello with Cream$0.35
Coffee$0.20
Milk$0.20
Broiled prime Sirloin Steak (1 lb.) Double for 2 (2 lbs.)$4.75 – $9.00
Half Broiled Milk-fed Chicken$3.25
Broiled Live Main Lobster (Priced according to size.)
Broiled Jersey Pork Chops$2.65
FING-VEI HSIA: (Fried Shrimps Chinese style) Shrimp split open, breaded, fried crisp served with CHEF special sauce.$1.35 – $2.50
HSIA-YUNG TOAST: (Minced Shrimp) Minced meat of Shrimps on bread, fried crisp.$1.00 – $2.00
LOBSTER ROLL Fresh Maine Lobster meat with bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, Smithfield ham, rolled in crisp pastry shells.$1.25 – $2.50
Egg Roll)$0.75
BARBECUED SPARE RIBS Complete side of Ribs, served with our special sauce.$1.40 – $2.50
PEKING BARBECUED PORK: (Chinese Roast Pork) Fresh Jersey loin of Pork, barbecued.$1.45
RAVIOLI (Chinese Style) Chopped fresh tenderloin of Pork, fresh Shrimps, assorted vegetables, in tender dough cases.$0.80
SAN-SIEN Shir-Mark (Tin-Sing) Chopped Pork Tenderloin, with imported Chinese Mushroom, fresh Shrimp, water Chestnuts and Bamboo shoots. Steamed in tender dough cases.$1.00
Chicken Chow Mein$1.75
Shrimp Chow Mein$1.85
Vegetable Chow Mein$1.75
Fresh Chicken Liver Chow Mein$2.00
Chicken Subgum Chow Mein$2.50
Fresh Maine Lobster Chow Mein$2.50
White Meat Chicken Chow Mein$2.75
Chicago Style Chow Mein$2.50
Qui Far Chicken Chow Mein$2.75
Peking Style Soft Noodles Chow Mein$2.75
Peking Chefs Special Chow Mein$3.00
Roast Pork Lo Mein or Shrimp$2.75
Chicken Lo Mein or Lobster$3.00
Roast Pork, Fried Rice$1.30
Shrimps, Fried Rice$1.50
Chicken, Fried Rice$1.75
Subgum Fried Rice$2.00
Yang Chow Fried Rice$2.00
Fresh Maine Lobster, Fried Rice$2.00
LOBSTER CHINESE STYLE Selected live Maine Lobster, cut into dainty segments, with minced pork, tenderloin, served with egg gravy (without shell $4.00)$3.00 – $4.00
LOBSTER QUEI Fresh live Maine Lobster meat, with assorted Chinese green vegetables and snow peas, served with light gravy.$4.00
CHAO LOBSTER DING Fresh Lobster with diced assorted Chinese green vegetables, tiny mushrooms.$3.75
LOBSTER SOONG A LA PEKING Fresh Lobster meat, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, water chestnuts and snow peas garnished with crushed almonds.$4.00
BUTTERFLY SHRIMPS (Broiled Shrimps) Fresh jumbo Shrimp, split open, dipped in egg and flour, each luscious piece wrapped in bacon and broiled crisp, served with our CHEF'S special sauce.$2.75
SHRIMP IN LOBSTER SAUCE Jumbo fresh Shrimp, with chopped pork tenderloin, flavored with egg white and garlic, cooked in sherry wine sauce.$2.75
CHAO HSIA CHIU: (Fresh Shrimp Ball) Fresh Shrimp finely minced, and shaped into balls then fried to a golden crispness, prepared with assorted Chinese green vegetables in light sauce.$2.75
CHAO YU-PEIN: (Sea Bass-Chinese Style) Boneless Sea Bass, sliced with Chinese assorted vegetables in light sauce.$2.75
HUNG SHAO YU (Priced according to size) Whole Sea Bass, Chinese style with meat sauce.
Roast Pork with Mushroom$2.75 – $3.75
Roast Pork with Bean Sprouts$2.00 – $2.75
Beef or Pork with Tomato & Pepper$2.75
Pepper Steak$2.50
Beef with Snow Peas and Water Chestnuts$2.75 – $3.75
Subgum Wonton$3.75
Fun Sie (Cellophane Noodles)$2.00 – $2.75
Moo Goo Gai Pai$2.75 – $3.50
Pineapple Chicken Gai Pai$3.00 – $3.75
Hong Yen Guy Ding Chow Mein (Crispy Rice Noodles)$2.75 – $3.50
Chow Ming Young (with Rice Noodles)$2.75 – $3.50
Chow Ha Kew (Jumbo Shrimp with assorted Chinese vegetables)$2.50 – $3.00
MOU-SOU YUE: Fine cuts of pork tenderloin, prepared with water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, dehydrate lily flower and egg.$2.50 – $3.50
Egg Foo Young Don$1.75
Shrimp Foo Young$2.00
Chicken Foo Young$2.25
Fresh Maine Lobster Foo Young$2.75
Young Don, Chinese Style$2.75
Mushroom Young Don$2.25
Vegetable Young Don$2.00
Chicken Chop Suey$2.25
Vegetable Chop Suey$1.85
Shrimp Chop Suey$2.25
Fresh Chicken Liver Chop Suey$2.00
Fresh Maine Lobster Chop Suey$3.00
Chicago Chop Suey$2.50
Plain Chop Suey$1.85
Beef Chop Suey$2.25
Chicken Subgum Chop Suey$2.50
Mushroom Chicken Chop Suey$2.50
Peking Chef's Special Chop Suey$3.25
SHARK'S FIN Choice tender shreds of shark's fin in minced chicken broth.$1.25
YU-TU: (Snow Flake Fish) Snow flake fish with Chinese vegetables and Smithfield ham.$0.50
BIRDSNEST SOUP Selected morsels of birdsnest with drops of egg.$1.25
PEKING SAN SHIEN SOUP Shredded Pork tenderloin, assorted Chinese vegetables in clear broth.$0.50
SHIH-CHU TOFU Sliced pork tenderloin, vegetables, Chinese mushrooms and bean curd.$0.50
TSAI DAN HWA Seaweed vegetables in egg broth.$0.50
ROAST PORK WON-TON Sliced roast pork, vegetables and chopped meat dumplings in clear broth.$0.50
EGG DROP SOUP$0.35
Manhattan (Imported Vermouth)$0.75
Martini (Imported Vermouth)$0.75
Martini (Imported Gin) extra .15$0.15
Extra Dry Martini or Manhattan extra .15$0.15
Peking$0.75
Jack Rose$0.75
Alexander Gin$0.85
Alexander (Brandy)$0.90
Dubonnet or Bronx$0.75
Orange Blossom$0.75
Paradise$0.75
Bacardi$0.75
Daiquiri$0.75
Hawaiian Daiquiri$0.75
Clover Club$0.75
Pink Lady$0.75
Side Car$0.90
Bamboo$0.75
Stinger$1.00
Rob Roy (Imported Vermouth)$0.85
Rob Roy with 21 year old Scotch$2.15
Coffee$0.90
Old Fashioned (Rye)$0.75
Old Fashioned (Scotch)$0.85
Southern Comfort$0.85
Scarlet O'Hara$0.85
Frozen Daiquiri$1.00
Green Dragon$0.90
Moscow Mule$1.25
Chivas Royal Salute (21 Years)$2.00
Chivas Regal (12 Years)$1.00
Bell's (20 Years)$1.40
Imported Rhine$2.50 – $5.00
Bell's (12 Years)$1.00
Grant's (8 Years)$0.85
House of Lords (8 Years)$0.85
Grant's (12 Years)$1.00
King's Ransom$0.85
Haig & Haig Pinch$0.85
Haig & Haig 3 Star$0.75
Johnnie Walker Black Label$0.85
Johnnie Walker Red Label$0.75
Old Rarity$0.85
Cutty Sark$0.75
J. & B. or Vat 69$0.75
Ballantines$0.75
Dewar White Label$0.75
John Begg$0.75
Old Smuggler$0.75
Peter Dawson$0.75
White Horse$0.75
Black & White$0.75
Cherry Heering$0.90
Blackberry Brandy$0.90
Creme de Cacao$0.90
Drambuie$0.90
Grand Mariner$0.90
B. & B.$1.00
Benedictine$1.00
Creme de Menthe, white or green$0.90
Chartreuse, Green or Yellow$0.90
PERNOD$0.90
Creme de Cassis$0.90
Kummel$0.90
Anisette$0.90
Triple Sec$0.90
peach$0.90
Apricot$0.90
Cherry$0.90
Cointreau$0.90
Strega$0.90
Sloe Gin$0.65
House of Lord (Imported)$0.80
Coates Plymouth (Imported)$0.85
Gin (Domestic)$0.65
Gordons$0.75
Vodka$0.75
Bacardi (Cuban White or Gold)$0.75
Myers$0.85
Carioca$0.65
Canadian Club$0.75
Saegrams V.O.$0.75
Harwoods$0.75
McNaughtons$0.75
Old Grand-Dad$0.75
Old Taylor$0.75
Old Forester$0.75
I. W. Harper$0.75
Beams$0.75
Beams (8 Years)$0.85
Beams (10 Years)$0.90
Jack Daniels$0.75
Old Overholt$0.75
Mount Vernon$0.75
Old Fitzgerald$0.75
Gin Fizz$0.75
Gin Buck or Gin Rickey$0.75
Sloe Gin Fizz$0.75
Silver or Golden Fizz$0.85
Sherry or Port Flip$0.75
Sherry or Port Egg Nogg$0.85
Whiskey Sour$0.75
Scotch sour$0.85
Brandy Egg Nogg$1.25
Gin Tonic Water$0.85
Lord Calvert$0.70
Calvert Reserve$0.65
Four Roses$0.70
Seagrams 7 Crown$0.65
Park & Tilford Private Stock$0.75
Schenley Black Label$0.65
Hennessey V.S.O.P.$1.10
Remy Martin V.S.E.P.$1.25
Martell 3 Star$1.10
Martell V.S.O.P.$1.25
Martell Cordon Bleu$1.50
Courvoisier V.S.O.P.$1.10
Tom Collins$0.75
Rum Collins$0.75
Singapore Sling$0.85
Planter's Punch$0.95
Cuba Libre$0.85
Zombie$1.25
Vodka Collins$0.85
B.&G. Chablis$2.75 – $5.00
B.&G. Burgundy$2.50 – $5.00
B.&G. Sauterne$2.50 – $5.00
Imported Chianti$1.25 – $1.75
Amont Sherry$0.65
Bristol Dry Sherry$0.75
Bristol Milk Sherry$1.00
Bristol Cream Sherry$1.25
Gold Cap Port Wine$0.65
Hunting Port Wine$0.65
Beer, Ale (Bottle)$0.50
Imported Ale or Beer (Bottle)$0.65
Dubonnet$0.50
Cresta Blanca Sauterne$0.50
Chablis$0.50
Piper Heidsieck 1949$12.75
Piper Heidsieck 1940$7.50
Piper Heidsieck$2.50
Mumm's Extra Dry$2.50
Mumm's Cord. Rouge Vint. 26 oz.$12.75
Mumm's Cord. Rouge Vint. 13 oz.$7.50

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