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Ruby Foo's Sun Dial

Date
1939-01-01
Restaurant
Ruby Foo's Sun Dial
Place
Ruby Foo's Sun Dial
Venue
RESTAURANT
Event
daily menu
Physical description
12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. fold.
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

CLEAR CHICKEN BROTH$0.20
Chicken Soup with Noodles$0.30
Chicken soup with rice$0.30
Chicken Mushroom Soup$0.35
Chicken Soup with Chinese Vegetables$0.40
Bird's Nest Soup$0.40
Pork Yatka Mein$0.40
Pork Won Ton (Kreplack)$0.40
Chinese Roast Pork$0.40
Egg Rolls$0.40
SWEET AND SOUR SPARE RIBS$0.85
Chinese Steak with Oyster Sauce$1.50
White Mushroom Chow Yok$1.00
Black Mushroom Chow Yok$1.00
Moo Goo Guy Pan$1.35
Pepper Steak$0.85
Ruby Foo's Special (Qui Far) Chow Mein$1.35
Plain Chop Suey$0.60
Beef Chop Suey$0.70
Green Pepper Chop Suey$0.70
Mushroom Chop Suey$0.80
Subgum Chop Suey$0.80
Chicken Chop Suey with Mushrooms$1.10
Chicago Chicken Chop Suey$1.10
Chicken Subgum Chop Suey$1.10
Lobster Chop Suey$1.30
Shrimp Chop Suey$0.85
Vegetable Chop Suey$0.80
Chicago Plain Chop Suey$0.80
Chicken Chop Suey$0.90
Ruby Foo's Special ZOMBIE$0.75
Chicken Chow Mein$0.75
Subgum Chow Mein$0.85
Subgum Chow Mein$0.85
Shrimp Chow Mein$0.85
Lobster Chow Mein$1.25
Green Pepper Chow Mein$0.80
Vegetable Chow Mein$0.85
Chicken Subgum Chow Mein$1.00
Chicken Chow Mein with Mushrooms$1.00
Ruby Foo's Special (Qui Far) Chow Mein$1.35
Chow Mein, Cantonese Style$1.10
Bread and Butter (per order)$0.10
Fried Chicken with Pineapple Sauce$1.15
Egg Foo Yong$0.65
Shrimp Egg Foo Yong$0.80
Lobster Egg Foo Yong$1.00
Fried Lobster, Chinese Style$1.20
Fried Lobster, Chinese Style$1.20
Fried Shrimps with Lobster Sauce$0.95
Fried Shrimps, Chinese Style$0.90
Subgum Butterfly Shrimp$1.00
Butterfly Shrimp or Har Kew with Chinese Vegetables$1.05
lobster sauce$0.45
lobster sauce$0.45
Plain Rice$0.10
Chicken Fried Rice$0.70
Plain Fried Rice$0.50
Plain Fried Rice$0.50
Shrimp Fried Rice$0.65
Chicken Subgum Fried Rice$0.80
Subgum Fried Rice$0.70
Whole Broiled Maine Lobster$2.00
Special Lamb Chops$1.25
Special Sirloin Steak$1.75
Half Broiled Chicken$1.10
French Fried Potatoes served with above Dishes
Barbecued Pork$0.25
Sliced Chicken$0.35
Sandwiches
Lettuce and Tomato$0.20
Ham and eggs$0.25
Bacon and eggs$0.25
American Dishes
Rice
Chicken Egg Foo Yong, Chinese Style$0.90
Sea Food
Eggs
Chinese Almond Cakes$0.10
Fried Chicken$1.00
Kumquat Golden Limes$0.20
Fried Chicken, Chinese Style$1.25
Chinese Candies$0.20
Cold Sliced Chicken$1.00
Sliced Fresh Hawaiian Pineapple$0.25
Sliced pineapple$0.20
White Meat Chicken Ball or Guy Kew, Chinese Vegetables$1.40
Preserved Ginger$0.25
Fried Chicken with Mushrooms$1.30
Bacardi$0.40
Fried Chicken with Pineapple Sauce$1.15
BLUE MOON$0.40
Bronx$0.35
Between the Sheets$0.40
Clover Club$0.40
CHAMPAGNE$0.75
Cuba Libre Punch$0.50
Brandy$0.60
Planter's Punch$0.50
Ward Eight$0.50
Canada Dry Ginger Ale$0.25
C. & C. Imported$0.25
Seagram's Seven Crown$0.40
Canadian Club$0.50
Seagram's V. O.$0.50
Old Angus$0.40
Old Angus$0.40
Cutty Sark$0.40
Martin's V. V. O.$0.40
Vat 69$0.40
Teacher's Highland Cream$0.40
White Horse Cellar$0.40
Justerini & Brooks$0.40
Grand MacNish$0.40
Johnnie Walker Red Label$0.40
Buchanan's Black and White$0.40
Dewar's White Label$0.40
Haig & Haig 5-Star$0.40
Ballantine's$0.40
Bellows Club Special$0.40
Whiteley's House of Lords$0.40
Punches
Canadian Whiskey
Tom Collins
Apple$0.40
RUM$0.40
Gin$0.40
Jamaica$0.40
Rye$0.40
Sloe Gin$0.40
Ballantine 20 Years$0.60
Dry Martini$0.35
Jack Rose$0.40
Pink Lady$0.40
Rob Roy$0.40
Stinger$0.50
White Lady$0.40
Ruby Foo's Special$0.40
Johnnie Walker Black Label$0.50
Carstair$0.40
Three Feathers$0.40
Gin$0.40
GIN BUCK$0.40
Golden Wedding$0.40
Mount Vernon (51/2 Years Old)$0.50
Gin$0.50
mint$0.75
I. W. Harper$0.50
Hine 5-Star$0.50
Bisquit 3-Star$0.50
Park & Tilford, Reserve$0.40
Hennessy 3-Star$0.50
Four Roses$0.40
Johnnie Walker Black Label$0.50
Mount Vernon (12 Years Old)
Old Grand-Dad (41/2 Years Old)$0.50
Courvoisier V.S.$0.50
Martell 3-Star$0.50
Monnet 3-Star$0.50
E. Remy Martin - V.S.O.P. (20 Years)$0.65
Courvoisier V.S.$0.50
Imported Pilsner Urquell$0.50
Manhattan$0.35
Guinness' Stout, Split$0.40
Bass Ale, Split$0.40
Fox Head Beer$0.25
Heineken's Holland Pilsner$0.50
Four Roses$0.40
list

Page 3

Chicken Chow Mein Platter Rice, Tea & Almond Cake$0.65
Combination cold cuts, Bread & Butter, Tea & Dessert$1.00
Combination Vegetable Salad, Bread & Butter, Tea & Dessert$0.65
Tomato Stuffed w. Chicken Salad, Bread & Butter, Tea & Dessert$0.85
Lettuce and Tomato Salad, Bread & Butter, Tea & Dessert$0.60
Fresh Jumbo Shrimp Salad, Bread & Butter, Tea & Dessert$0.75
Chicken Salad, Sliced Egg, Bread & Butter, Tea & Dessert$0.85
Fresh Maine Lobster Salad$1.00
Fresh Maine Lobster Salad, Bread & Butter, Tea & Dessert$1.00
Iced tea$0.10
Coffee$0.10
Milk, glass$0.10

Page 4

Piper Heidsieck$4.00 – $7.50
Lanson$4.00 – $7.50
Pol Roger Brut Special$4.00 – $7.50
G.H. Mumm Cordon Rouge$4.50 – $8.50
Veuve Cliquot Yellow$4.50 – $8.50
Lucien Beaumet$5.00
B. & G. Sparkling Burgundy$3.00 – $6.00
Chauvenet Red Cap$3.50 – $6.50
B. & G. Haut-Sauternes$1.50 – $3.00
B. & G. Chablis$1.50 – $3.00
B. & G. Sauternes$1.25 – $2.50
B. & G. St. Julien$1.50 – $2.50
B. & G. Pommard$1.50 – $3.00
B. & G. Medoc$1.25 – $2.00

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