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Southern Pacific

Date
1938-01-01
Restaurant
Southern Pacific
Place
Southern Pacific
Venue
RAILROAD
Event
dinner
Physical description
8 x 5 1/2 in. fold. ; ill.
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 1

Ripe Olives$0.25
Sweet Pickles$0.25
Celery$0.25
Soup in Tureen$0.30
Consomme (Cup)$0.20
Grilled Sardines (Imported) on Toast$0.60
Fresh Fish, Du Jour$0.75
Club Steak$1.00
Tenderloin Steak$1.25
Sirloin Steak$1.50
Select Lamb Chops (1)$0.45
Whole Squab Chicken$1.15
Sliced Hawaiian Pineapple$0.30
Fresh Fruit Pie (Baked on Car)$0.20
Figs in syrup$0.30
Ice Cream; with Cake$0.25 – $0.35
Strained Honey (Individual)$0.25
Assorted Preserves$0.25
Ox Tongue with Potato Salad$0.85
Ham with potato salad$0.80
Cold Ham and Chicken with Salad Bowl$1.00
Sardines (Imported)$0.50
Sardines (Domestic)$0.40
Potatoes: Hashed and Browned$0.25
Potatoes: French fried$0.25
Stewed tomatoes$0.20
Stewed Corn$0.25
GREEN PEAS$0.25
Lima beans$0.25
Asparagus (Hot or Cold)$0.35
The Salad Bowl (Per Person)$0.25
Hearts of Lettuce$0.25
Lettuce and Tomato$0.25
Chicken salad$0.65
Special Combination Salad$0.50
Potato salad$0.25
Bread and Butter: Raisin$0.15
Bread and Butter: Prune$0.15
Bread and Butter: Rye$0.15
Bread and Butter: Graham$0.15
Bread and Butter: White$0.15
Ry Krisp$0.15
Dry Toast$0.15
Milk toast$0.35
Cream toast$0.45
Dry Cereals with Cream$0.30
Peaches in Syrup$0.30
Pears in Syrup$0.30
Apricots in Syrup$0.30
Assorted Fresh Fruit$0.25
Breakfast Prunes$0.25
Domestic Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.25
Swiss Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.35
Roquefort Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.35
Coffee, demi tasse$0.15
Coffee with Cream (Pot)$0.25
Coffee with Cream (Cup)$0.15
Cereal Coffee (Pot)$0.25
Decaffeinated Coffee (Pot)$0.25
Southern Coffee (Pot)$0.25
Southern Coffee (Cup)$0.15
Tea: English Breakfast (Pot)$0.25
Tea: Green (Pot)$0.25
Tea: Orange Pekoe (pot)$0.25
Tea: Ceylon (Pot)$0.25
Jasmine Tea (Pot)$0.25
Iced Tea (Pot)$0.25
Chocolate (Pot)$0.25
Cocoa (Pot)$0.25
Malted Milk$0.25
Buttermilk (Half Pint Bottle)$0.15
Full Cream Milk (Bottle)$0.15
Grilled Sardines (Domestic) on Toast$0.50
Select Lamb Chops (2)$0.85
Boston Baked Beans (Hot or Cold)$0.45
Buttered toast$0.15

Page 2

Baked Barracuda, Italienne$0.90
The Casserole (per person)(Choice Cuts of Spring Lamb, Saute with Fresh Vegetables and Browned Potatoes)$1.00
Spaghetti with Shredded Ham and Fresh Mushrooms, Financier$0.90
Broiled Spring Chicken (half), on Melba Toast$1.25
Grilled Sirloin Steak, Maitre d'Hotel$1.50
Assorted Cold Meats, Garnished$1.35
Cream of Tomato - Soup
Consomme, Hot or Cold - Soup
Hashed and Browned Potatoes
Fresh asparagus
The Salad Bowl
Tea Biscuits
Toasted Raisin Bread
Bran Muffins
Peach Pie
Chocolate Parfait
Fresh Fruit Cup, Supreme
The Cheese Crock
Iced coffee
Iced tea
Tea
Coffee
Decaffeinated Coffee
Chocolate
Milk

Page 3

White Rock water$0.20 – $0.30
Shasta Water$0.25
Calso Water$0.25
Apollinaris Water$0.20 – $0.30
Perrier Water$0.30
Vichy Water (Celestins)$0.35
Poland Water (Natural)$0.30
Plain Lemonade$0.15
Bromo Seltzer (Individual)$0.15
Shasta Lemonade$0.25
Pluto Water$0.20
White Rock Lemonade$0.30
Red Raven Water$0.20
Apollinaris Lemonade$0.30
Coca-Cola$0.10
Orange Juice (Glass)$0.25
Grape Juice Highball$0.25
Grape Juice, Red (4 oz. Bottle)$0.20
Ginger Ale (Dry or Aromatic)$0.25
Cigars
Cigarettes

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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