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Forbidden City

Restaurant
Forbidden City
Place
Forbidden City
Venue
RESTAURANT
Event
daily menu
Physical description
11 1/2 x 9 in. fold. ; ill.
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4
  5. Page 5
  6. Page 6

Dishes

Page 3

Grilled Filet Mignon$1.50
Grilled New York Cut$1.50
Broiled French Lamb Chops$1.50
Broiled or Fried Spring Chicken$1.50
Ham and eggs$1.25
PAGODA Caviar, chicken salad, pineapple, tomato, pickles, lettuce$1.50
FORBIDDEN CITY Chef's Special Salad$1.50
STUFFED AVOCADO MANDARIN Stuffed with crab or shrimp salad$1.25
STUFFED FRUIT SPECIAL Half Pear, Peach, Pineapple, Assorted Fillings$1.25
Crab Louis$1.25
SHANGHI GESTURE Tomatoes, egg, pineapple, cottage cheese, anchovies, peppers, celer$1.00
FAN SALAD Orange, Grapefruit, Avocado, Cream Cheese, Cherries, Pimiento, Romaine$1.00
CHICKEN MING Chicken sala chutney sauce, egg, gherkins, lettuce$1.25
HOT CHICKEN A LA KING$1.25
FORBIDDEN CITY SPECIAL Chicken, roast pork, ham, Chinese pickles, lettuce$1.10
GRILLED STEAK SANDWICH with French fried onions$1.25
CHICKEN LIVER, MUSHROOMS SAUTE$1.00
SPECIAL CLUB SANDWICH$1.25
ROAST CHICKEN SANDWICH$1.00
Ham and Egg Sandwich$0.75
CHEESE WITH SALAD$0.75
CHEF'S VEGEABLE BOWL$1.00
STUFFED TOMATOES (Forbidden City) Three tomatoes stuffed with assorted fillings$1.00
SALADE COSMOPOLITAN Assorted vegetables, crab meat$1.25
SPECIAL CHICKEN SALAD$1.00
HONGKONG FRUIT SALAD Choice of Mayonnaise, French, Thousand Island, Cream or Roquefort Dressing$1.00
RACING KING Half avocado, pineapple, grapefruit, romaine, chef's dressing$0.90
Chinese pastries$0.25
Ice cream$0.15
Coffee$0.10 – $0.25
Tea$0.10 – $0.25
Milk$0.10
Shrimp Louis$1.25

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FORBIDDEN CITY CHEF'S SPECIAL Boned Chicken, white mushrooms, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, vegetables, bean sprouts sesame$1.50
KWA LAW OP, PEKING DUCK (One day notice ahead) Special whole barbecued duck with Chinese tissue layer buns$4.75
ROAST DUCK WITH PINEAPPLE Sliced roat duck with Chinese pineapple$1.35
WAU SIU OP Barbecue Duck with Sweet and Sour Sauce, Chopped Almonds$1.35
Broiled Squab$1.20
JOW WON TON (For One) Crisp fried Chinese ravioli$1.25
JOW WON TON For Two$2.00
ALMOND CHICKEN Diced Boneless Chicken, Bamboo Shoots, Toasted Almonds, Button Mushrooms, Water Chestnuts, Celery$1.50
HOP TOA GAI KOW Same as above but with Toasted Walnut Halves$1.50
CHICEN CHOP SUEY$1.25
SPECIAL DUCK CHOP SUEY Same as chicken, but with boned duck$1.50
SUB GUM CHICKEN CHOP SUEY Chicken chop suey with Chinese mixed pickles, sweet and sour sauce, chopped nuts$1.50
LI HONG JANG Chinese vegetables, Virginia ham, chicken$1.25
TOMATO CHOP SUEY Sliced tendrloin of beef, onions, bamboo shoots, green peppers, tomatoes$0.85
WATER CHESTNUT CHOW YUKE Water chestnuts with meat saute$0.75
Pork Chop Suey$0.75
Beef Chop Suey$0.75
VEGETABLE CHOW YUKE$0.50
FRIED JUMBO SHRIMPS$0.75
PINEAPPLE SPARE RIBS$0.75
SEE JUP SPARE RIBS$0.75
SWEET AND SOUR SPARE RIBS with Mixed Pickles$0.75
FORBIDDEN CITY SPARE RIBS Special barbecued$0.50
Roast Pork$0.35
SUB GUM MEIN$1.00
DUCK NOODLES, OP MEIN$0.85
CHICKEN NOODLES, GAI WOR MEIN$0.85
PORK NOODLES, CHING MEIN$0.65
Chicken Fried Rice$1.00
Shrimp Fried Rice$0.90
Pork Fried Rice$0.60
Pork Fried Rice$0.60
CRAB FRIED RICE$0.90
CHICKEN FOO YEONG Sliced chicken, Chinese vegetables, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, white mushrooms, green onions, bean sprouts, eggs$1.25
SHRIMP EGG FOO YEONG Shrimps, bean sprouts, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, baby green onions, ham, eggs, water chestnuts$0.90
CRAB MEAT FOO YEONG Same as above but with crab meat$0.90
PORK FOO YEONG Slicd pork, water chestnuts, mushrooms, green onions, baboo shoots, eggs. Made omelet style$0.75
VEGETABLE FOO YEONG Plain vegetable without meats$0.65
TOMATO BEEF CHOW MEIN Fried noodles with tomatoes and sliced tenderloin of beef, green peppers, onions and tomato sauce$0.85
FORBIDDEN CITY SPECIAL CHOW MEIN Cook's speial Chinese style chow main, diced vegetables, water chestnuts, lotus seeds, white mushrooms, bamboo shoots, fine-sliced boned chicken, chopped almonds and fried noodles$1.50 – $2.50
Chicken Chow Mein$1.25 – $2.00
SUB GUM CHICKEN ALMOND CHOW MEIN Diced chicke, diced vegetables, white mushrooms, water chestnuts, toasted almonds, sesame seeds, special sauce and fried noodles$1.50 – $2.50
CHOW MEIN, SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE Sliced Chicken, Pineapple, Bean Sprouts, Bamboo Shoots, Onions, Water Chestnuts, Fried Noodles.$1.25 – $2.00
SHRIMP CHOW MEIN Fine-cut pork, bean sprouts, celery, water chestnuts, mushrooms, onions, shrimp, fried noodles$1.25 – $2.00
CRAB CHOW MEIN Fine-cut pork, bean sprouts, celery, water chestnuts, mushrooms, onions, crab meat, fried noodles$1.25 – $2.00
PLAIN PORK CHOW MEIN Sliced Roast pork, bean sprouts, peppers, onions, water chestnuts and fried noodles$0.75
FRESH VEGETABLE CHOW MEIN Made only with fresh vegetables, no meat$0.60
Plain Beef Chow Mein, Sliced tenderloin of beef, bean sprouts, peppers, onions, water chestnuts and fried noodles$0.75

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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