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Senor Pico

Senor Pico; Ghiradelli Square

Date
1966-01-17
Restaurant
Senor Pico
Place
Senor Pico; Ghiradelli Square
Venue
RESTAURANT
Physical description
4 pieces; folder, 9 x 12 inches; 2 folders, 5.5 x 10 inches; folder, 5.25 x 7 inches
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Page 1

Guacamole (fresh avocado dip, spices, tomatoes and tostadas)$1.00
Taquitos (bite size tiny tacos)$1.00
Quesadillas (different cheeses in a folded and toasted flour tortilla)$1.00
Ceviche (a fresh fish cocktail, spiced with lime, onions and tomatoes)$1.10
Tamalitos (cocktail size tamales, spicy and fresh)$1.00
Empanadas (little turnovers filled with seafood and mexican herbs)$1.00
Chile Cheese Balls (cream cheese and chiles all rolled into one, deep fat fried to a golden brown)$1.00
Aztec Soup (a rich chicken broth with slivers of tortilla, avocado, pasilla chile)$0.60
Veracruz Fish Soup (a mexican favorite with pieces of fish and spiced with herbs)$0.60
Albondiga Soup (tasty meat balls in a rich beef broth)$0.60
Tamuin (california shrimp with diced avocado, celery, onions and jalapeño chiles)$2.55
Pineapple Fruit Salad (fresh pineapple, tropical fruits, an ambrosia fantasy)$2.55
Francia (a molded guacamole salad with fresh fruits and cottage cheese)$2.55
Huevos Rancheros (fried eggs on tortilla, served with tomato sauce)$1.85
Omelette España (a delicate omelette with a rich tomato sauce)$1.85
Pio Pico (beef enchilada, chicken taco, refried beans and rice)$2.60
Isabella (beef taco, chicken tamale, refried beans and rice)$2.60
Mariposa (beef enchilada, chicken tamale, refried beans and rice)$2.85
Ghirardelli (chicken enchilada, chile relleno [picadillo], refried beans and rice)$3.10
Moctezuma (beef enchilada, chile relleno, chicken tamale, refried beans and rice)$3.35
Chicken Chalupa Compuesta (a "salad"-julienne of cold chicken topped with guacamole on a bed of toasted tortilla, refried beans, cheese and shredded lettuce served with pico's tomato sauce)$2.40
Shrimp (a chalupa compuesta with slices of cold shrimp instead of chicken)$2.40
Green Enchiladas ("green" enchiladas filled with cheese and covered with a green chili sauce and topped with sour cream)$2.85
Rice$0.60
Presidio Chili (a prison recipe that has found no equal)$0.75
Tortillas (per basket)$0.25
Guava Shells (in coconut cream)$0.55
Bananas in Rum$0.65
Flan$0.55
Fresh Pineapple$0.70
Fresh Papaya$0.75
Coffee$0.25
Tea$0.25
Milk$0.25
Manzanilla Tea$0.35
KAFE-LA-TE$0.75
Barbecued Bones (beef "bones" (ribs) in Señor Pico's own marinade and barbecued in beehive oven)$1.35
Drake's Bay Shrimp Cocktail$1.50
Cracked Coastal Crab (1/2)$1.50
California Crab Cocktail$1.50
OYSTERS ON HALF SHELL$2.25
Hacienda Albondiga (Tasty Meat Balls with a Spicy Chile Sauce - Served with Vegetables and Rice)$1.95
Señor Pico Soup (a rich chicken broth, diced potatoes and onions)$0.60
Marrow Dumpling Soup (fine marrow dumplings in clear consomme)$0.60
Ranch Kitchen Salad (little slivers of ham, beef and chicken, mixed with garbanzo beans, kidney beans, and hard cooked egg)$2.55
Chicken Salad Vallejo (diced pieces of young chicken mixed with avocado, tomato, celery and mexican peppers)$2.55
Fisherman's Salad (crab meat and shrimp with celery, pinenuts served with a mustard chile sauce)$2.55
Yerba Buena Salad (fresh garden vegetables tossed with pieces of meat - served with French dressing)$2.55
Hot Shrimp Sandwich (shrimp covered with a special cheese sauce, then toasted)$2.00
Cold Beef Sandwich$1.95
Hot Crab Sandwich (flaked crab covered with a special cheese sauce, then toasted)$2.00
"Ranch Hand" Sandwich (smoked pork, slices of swiss cheese, fresh tomato, served on San Francisco sour dough bread)$1.35
Hot roast beef sandwich$1.95
Hot Tuna Sandwich (flaked tuna, mixed with spices and covered with a cheese sauce, then toasted)$1.85
Rancher's Chopped Beef Sandwich (chopped beef from the range on sesame bun, with Senor Pico's condiments)$1.35
Barbecued Bones (a whole meal of wonderful beef ribs marinated in Señor Pico's sauces, barbecued in beehive oven)$2.45
Roast Sirloin of Beef$2.60
Señor Pico's Chicken (from a miner's recipe)$2.70
Chicken in the Pot (poached chicken with rice, vegetables and watercress)$2.70
Son-of-a-Bitch Stew ("It's a real son-of-a-bitch"-parts of beef and veal seasoned and cooked to perfection)$2.35
Sheepherder's Dinner (lamb shanks, cooked with spices and vegetables, served with steaming beans)$2.35
Chopped Range-Fed Beef$2.25
Abalone (Monterey style tender abalone steaks, very thin, sauteed in butter)$2.70
Salmon (sauteed) (fresh pacific salmon sauteed in butter)$2.70
Farallon Sole (sauteed filets of sole, in butter)$2.60
Dorado (from the "outer pacific" Señor Pico's own presentation of this great fish)$2.60
Hangtown Fry (the man from Shirt Tail Bend and a poke of gold made this oyster dish famous)$3.25
Baked Tomales Bay Oysters ("sirloin shaped" oysters, baked with herbs, butter and spices)$2.70
Crab Maximillian (tender crab, seasoned and rolled in fine crepes, served with a cream sauce)$2.70
Ranch Bread (per basket)$0.30
Apple Betty$0.55
Sopaipillas (the aristocrat of early California breads-served with our own syrup)$0.50
rice pudding$0.55
Orange ice$0.50
Ghirardelli Square Ice Cream ( a rich chocolate ice cream with a taste of what made Ghirardelli Square famous)$0.55
Señora Pico's Cheese Cake (served with wild berry sauce)$0.55
NACHOS (Toasted Little Tortillas Topped With Cheese And Pieces of Chile)$1.00
Beef Tamales (the traditional "masa" corn husk tamale, filled with the following meats and spices) (Tw0)$2.85
Chicken Tamales (the traditional "masa" corn husk tamale, filled with the following meats and spices) (Tw0)$2.85
Beef Tacos (folded toasted tortillas filled with beef or chicken, cheese and lettuce) (Two)$2.35
Chicken Tacos (folded toasted tortillas filled with beef or chicken, cheese and lettuce) (Two)$2.35
Beef Enchiladas (rolled tortillas filled with various fillings, served with a tomato chile sauce) (Two)$2.85
Chicken Enchiladas (rolled tortillas filled with various fillings, served with a tomato chile sauce) (Two)$2.85
Cheese Enchiladas (rolled tortillas filled with various fillings, served with a tomato chile sauce) (Two)$2.85
Cheese Chile Relleno (a chile pepper filled with cheese or spiced meats, souffled and served in a rich tomato sauce) (one)$2.35
Picadillo Chile Relleno (a chile pepper filled with cheese or spiced meats, souffled and served in a rich tomato sauce) (one)$2.35
Refried Beans$0.60

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GUACAMOLE FRESH AVOCADO DIP, SPICES, TOMATOES AND TOSTADAS$1.00
NACHOS TOASTED LITTLE TORTILLAS, TOPPED WITH CHEESE AND PIECES OF CHILE$1.00
TAQUITOS BITE SIZE TINY TACOS$1.00
QUESADILLAS DIFFERENT CHEESES IN A FOLDED AND TOASTED FLOUR TORTILLA$1.00
TAMALITOS COCKTAIL SIZE TAMALES, SPICY AND FRESH$1.00
EMPANADAS LITTLE TURNOVERS FILLED WITH SEAFOOD AND MEXICAN HERBS$1.00
CHILI CHEESE BALLS CREAM CHEESE AND CHILES ALL ROLLED INTO ONE, DEEP FAT FRIED TO A GOLDEN BROWN$1.00
CEVICHE A FRESH FISH COCKTAIL SPICED WITH LIME, ONIONS AND TOMATOES$1.00
AZTEC SOUP A RICH CHICKEN BROTH WITH SLIVERS OF TORTILLA, AVOCADO PIECES, PASILLA CHILE$0.60
VERACRUZ FISH SOUP A MEXICAN FAVORITE WITH PIECES OF FISH AND SPICED WITH HERBS$0.60
SEÑOR PICO'S SALAD$0.65
GARBANZO BEAN SALAD$0.50
ALBONDIGA SOUP TASTY MEAT BALLS IN A RICH BEEF BROTH$0.60
PIO PICO...BEEF ENCHILADA, CHICKEN TACO, REFRIED BEANS AND RICE$2.50
ISABELLA...BEEF TACO, CHICKEN TAMALE, REFRIED BEANS AND RICE$2.50
MARIPOSA...BEEF ENCHILADA, CHICKEN TAMALE, REFRIED BEANS AND RICE$2.75
GHIRARDELLI...CHICKEN ENCHILADA, CHILE RELLENO (PICADILLO), REFRIED BEANS AND RICE$3.00
MOCTEZUMA...BEEF ENCHILADA,CHILI RELLENO, CHICKEN TAMALE, REFRIED BEANS AND RICE$3.25
CHALUPA COMPUESTAS CHICKEN A "SALAD" - JULIENNE OF COLD CHICKEN TOPPED WITH GUACAMOLE ON A BED OF TOASTED TORTILLA, REFRIED BEANS, CHEESE AND SHREDDED LETTUCE SERVED WITH PICO'S TOMATO SAUCE$2.25
SHRIMP A CHALU COMPUESTA WITH SLICES OF COLD SHRIMP INSTEAD OF CHICKEN$2.25
ENCHILADAS ROLLED TORTILLAS FILLED WITH VARIOUS FILLINGS, SERVED WITH A TOMATO CHILE SAUCE BEEF OR CHICKEN (TWO)$2.75
CHEESE (TWO)$2.50
GREEN ENCHILADAS "GREEN"...ENCHILADAS FILLED WITH CHEESE AND COVERED WITH A GREEN CHILI SAUCE AND TOPPED WITH SOUR CREAM$2.75
TACOS FOLDED TOASTED TORTILLAS FILLED WITH BEEF OR CHICKEN, CHEESE AND LETTUCE BEEF OR CHICKEN (TWO)$2.25
CHILE RELLENO POBLANO CHILE FILLED WITH CHEESE OR SPICED MEATS, SOUFFLED AND SERVED IN A RICH TOMATO SAUCE CHEESE OR PICADILLO (ONE)$2.25
TAMALES THE TRADITIONAL "MASA" CORN HUSK TAMALE FILLED WITH THE FOLLOWING MEATS AND SPICES: BEEF OR CHICKEN (TWO)$2.75
Mangoes$0.50
Bananas in Rum$0.60
Fresh Pineapple$0.70
Flan$0.50
Fresh Papaya$0.75
BARBECUED BONES BEEF "BONES" (RIBS) IN SEÑOR PICO'S OWN MARINADE AND BARBECUED IN BEEHIVE OVEN$1.35
Drake's Bay Shrimp Cocktail$1.50
California Crab Cocktail$1.50
Cracked Coastal Crab (1/2)$1.50
OYSTERS IN HALF SHELL$2.25
SEÑOR PICO SOUP A RICH CHICKEN BROTH, DICED POTATOES AND ONIONS$0.60
MARROW DUMPLING SOUP FINE MARROW DUMPLING IN CLEAR CONSOMME$0.60
PRAIRIE SALAD$0.65
SLICED TOMATOES SEÑOR PICO'S DRESSING$0.50
FARMER'S SALAD$0.65
ABALONE - MONTEREY STYLE TENDER ABALONE STEAK, VERY THIN, SAUTEED IN BUTTER$2.75
FISHERMAN'S DINNER SOLE, OYSTER, SCALLOP AND SHRIMP - ALL TASTES OF THE SEA$2.75
SALMON (SAUTEED) FRESH PACIFIC SALMON, SAUTEED IN BUTTE WTH SENOR PICO'S LEMON BUTTER SAUCE$2.85
HANGTOWN FRY...THE MAN FROM SHIRTTAL BEND AND A POKE OF GOLD MADE THIS OYSTER DISH FAMOUS$3.25
FARALLON SOLE...SAUTEED FILETS OF SOLE, LEMON BUTTER SAUCE$2.75
BAKED TOMALES BAY OYSTERS...SIRLOIN SHAPED OYSTERS, BAKED WITH HERBS, BUTTER AND SPICES$2.75
DORADO...FROM THE "OUTER PACIFIC" - SENOR PICO'S OWN PRESENTATION OF THIS GREAT FISH$2.75
BROILED PACIFIC LOBSTER$3.85
RIB STEAK...PAN BROILED RANGE FED BEEF$4.00
FILET MIGNO$5.60
CHICO STEAK...SIRLOIN - WITH "HUNTER'S" BUTTER$4.35
LAMP CHOPS...DOUBLE THICK$4.00
Chopped Range-Fed Beef$2.35
BARBECUED BONES...A WHOLE MEAL OF WONDERFUL BEEF "BONES" (RIBS) MARINATED IN SENOR PICO'S SAUCES, BARBECUED IN THE "BEEHIVE OVEN"$2.50
SON-OF-A-BITCH STEW..."IT'S A REAL SON-OF-A-BITCH" - PARTS OF BEEF AND VEAL SEASONED AND COOKED TO PERFECTION$2.50
SEEPHERDER'S DINNER...LAMB SHANKS COOKED IN WINE, SPICES AND VEGETABLES, SERVED WITH STEAMING BEANS$2.50
SENOR PICO'S CHICKEN...FROM A MINER'S RECIPE$2.75
CHICKEN IN THE POT...POACHED CHICKEN, WITH VEGETABLES AND WATERCRESS$2.75
Ranch Bread (per basket)$0.25
CHICKEN MOLE...THE SECRETS OF PUEBLA BROUGHT TO SENOR PICO$2.75
"BEEHIVE OVEN" CHICKEN...ROASTED IN BEEHIVE OVEN WITH SPICES AND MEXICAN HERBS$2.75
Meats
Carne Asada$3.25
Mexican Meat on a Sword$3.00
Jailhouse Chili$0.75
SEAFOOD
Fish on a Stick$2.75
Filet of Halibut (Veracruz Style)$2.75
Dorado$2.75
Tortillas (per basket)$0.25
Apple Betty$0.50
Sopaipillas$0.50
rice pudding$0.50
Orange ice$0.50
Ghirardelli Square Ice Cream$0.50
Señora Pico's Cheese Cake$0.50
RANCH BREAD$0.25

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Sonora Daiquiri (from the cactus comes the taste, from the tequila comes the bite)$0.80
Margarita (the favorite of Mexico-Señor Pico's version)$0.80
Azteca (a golden cocktail, frosty and smooth)$0.90
Potted Parrot (watch this bird! when he starts talking you stop walking-he's yours to take home)$1.50
Ponche (a barrel of fun)$1.40
Durango (as rugged as the Sierra Madre mountains that rim this town, a great new tequila drink)$1.25
Sangrita (no sissy drink this-tequila, lime and salt, with the devil's own chaser)$0.80
Kafé-La-Té (a fine after-dinner drink of strong coffee and rich chocolate combined with brandy)$0.80
Sangria (a glass pitcher full of robust red wine and sparkling juices)$1.80
Copa de Vino (a light, sparkling mixture of white wine and juices-served in a big pitcher)$1.80
Red or White Wine: By the Glass/By the Carafe$1.60 – $0.55
Barbecued "Bones" (beef "bones" [ribs] in Senor Pico's own marinade and barbecued in the beehive oven)$1.35
Guacamole (fresh avocado dip made with spices, tomatoes; served with crisp tostadas)$1.10
Nachos (tiny crisp tostadas-topped with cheddar cheese and pieces of chile)$1.10
Taquitos (bite size tiny tacos-picadillo filling)$1.10
Tamalitos (cocktail size tamales, spicy and fresh)$1.10
Empanadas ("little turnovers" filled with seafood, spices and herbs)$1.10
Chile Cheese Balls (cream cheese and chiles, all rolled into one-fried to a golden brown)$1.10
Quesadillas (Favorite of the Jamaica Market. Good for early or late snack.)$1.10
Chili con Queso (a mixture of different spices, cheese & chili served piping hot with tostada chips)$1.10
Pinky Gonzalez (Too much of this and then too much of that! The Container tells the story)$1.00

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