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Southern Pacific

Date
1941-01-01
Restaurant
Southern Pacific
Place
Southern Pacific
Venue
RAILROAD
Event
dinner
Physical description
8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. fold. ; ill.
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Fillet of Fresh Fish, Saute, Beurre Noir$0.60
Omelet with Fresh Tomatoes$0.40
Creamed Chicken Flakes, a la King$0.60
Grilled Club Steak, Maitre d'Hotel$0.65
Sliced Cold Ham and Tongue, Garnished$0.50
Baked Salmon, Mission Style String Beans in butter or Potatoes, Saute with Hot Dinner Rolls and Butter with Peach Cobbler, Fruit Sauce or Ice Cream with Milk, Coffee or Tea$0.50
Roast Select Lamb, Mint Jelly String Beans in butter or Potatoes, Saute with Hot Dinner Rolls and Butter with Peach Cobbler, Fruit Sauce or Ice Cream with Milk, Coffee or Tea$0.50

Page 3

Grapefruit (Half), Supreme$0.20
Ripe Olives$0.20
Fresh Orange or Grapefruit Juice$0.10
Chilled Celery$0.20
Tomato Juice$0.10
Fresh Vegetable or Consomme, in Cup$0.10
Broiled Lamb Chops (1);(2)$0.35 – $0.60
Baked Beans (Hot or Cold) with Brown Bread$0.30
Ham or bacon with fried eggs$0.40
Spanish Omelet (2 Eggs)$0.40
Poached Eggs on Toast$0.30
Lettuce and Tomato [Salad]$0.25
Chilled Peeled Tomato, Stuffed with Chicken Salad$0.40
Potato salad$0.15
Fruit salad$0.25
The Salad Bowl (Per Person)$0.25
Ham Sandwich$0.15
Fried egg sandwich$0.20
Cheese Sandwich$0.15
Fried Ham Sandwich$0.20
Tongue Sandwich$0.15
Garden Peas$0.15
French fried potatoes$0.10
Bantam Corn$0.15
Hot Rolls$0.10
Assorted Bread$0.10
Bread and Milk$0.15
Fresh Baked Pie; with Cheese; a la Mode$0.10 – $0.20
Ice Cream; with Cake$0.10 – $0.20
Assorted Table Fruits: Apricots, Peaches, Pears in Syrup$0.20
Peach Melba$0.20
Orange (Whole)$0.05
Coffee (Pot); (Cup)$0.05 – $0.15
Tea (Pot)$0.10
Cocoa (Cup)$0.10
Decaffeinated Coffee (Cup)$0.10
Milk (Half Pint Bottle)$0.05

Page 4

Bromo-Seltzer$0.15
Alka-Seltzer$0.10
Pluto Water$0.15
Root Beer$0.10
Pepsi-Cola$0.10
7-Up$0.10
Coca-Cola$0.10
Fresh Orange Juice, Glass$0.10
Ginger Ale$0.15
White Rock Lemonade$0.25
Shasta Lemonade$0.20
Plain Lemonade$0.10
Poland Water (Natural)$0.25
Canada Dry Water$0.25
Shasta Water$0.25
White Rock water$0.15 – $0.25
Beer, Half and Half (Half Ale and Half Porter)$0.15
Western Beer$0.15
Eastern Beer$0.25
Mexican beer$0.25
Split of Ginger Ale (for Highballs)$0.10
Split of Sparkling (Soda) Water (for Highballs)$0.10
B & B (Benedictine & Brandy, Imported) Indv. Bottle$0.60
Old Fashion Indv. Bottle$0.25
Dry Martini Indv. Bottle$0.25
Manhattan Indv. Bottle$0.25
Rum Collins$0.40
RUM Indv. Bottle$0.35
Tom Collins$0.35
Gin, Domestic Indv. Bottle$0.25
Scotch Whiskey (10 Years Old) Indv. Bottle$0.50
SCOTCH WHISKEY Indv. Bottle$0.40
Canadian, Bonded Indv. Bottle$0.50
Bourbon, Bonded (8 Years Old) Indv. Bottle$0.50
Bourbon or Rye, Bonded Indv. Bottle$0.35
Bourbon or Rye Indv. Bottle$0.25
California Grape Brandy Highball$0.35
California Grape Brandy Indv. Bottle$0.25
Port Indv. Bottle$0.20
Sherry Indv. Bottle$0.20
California Red Wines: Southern Pacific Special Bottling$0.30 – $0.50
California White Whines: Southern Pacific Special Bottling$0.30 – $0.50
Sauterne$0.50 – $0.75

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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