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New China Cafe

Date
1937-01-01
Restaurant
New China Cafe
Place
New China Cafe
Venue
RESTAURANT
Event
daily menu
Physical description
9 1/2 x 6 in. fold. ; ill.
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  5. Page 5
  6. Page 6

Dishes

Page 1

Oysters, Raw on plate$0.30
Oysters, stewed plain$0.30
Oysters Stewed with Milk$0.35
Oyster cocktail$0.30
Oysters stewed in cream$0.45
Oysters, fried in crumbs$0.40
Oysters, Plain$0.35
Oysters, Fancy$0.35
Oysters, Pepper roast$0.35
Oysters, Broiled on Toast, Celery Sauce$0.35
Oysters, Escalloped$0.40
Oysters a la Newburg$0.50
Oysters a la Paulette$0.50
Crab cocktail$0.30
Fulton Mkt. Clam Chowder$0.25
Philadelphia Pepper Pot Soup$0.25
Creme of Onion Soup$0.25
Tomato soup with rice$0.20
Chicken soup with rice$0.25
Chicken Bouillon in Cup$0.15
Boston Clam Chowder$0.25
Consomme, Cold in Cup$0.15
Consomme with rice$0.15
Consomme, Macaroni$0.15
consomme, Spaghetti$0.15
C.A.B. Chow-Chow$0.15
Sweet Pickles$0.10
Pickled onions$0.10
California olives$0.15
Imported Stuffed Olives$0.25
Gherkins$0.25
Dill Pickles$0.10
Chili Sauce$0.10
Tomatoes$0.15
Head Celery$0.20
Pickled beets$0.10
Spring Onions$0.10
Cold Asparagus en Mayonnaise
Cold Asparagus en Mayonnaise$0.20
Cucumbers$0.15
Head Lettuce$0.15
SALTED ALMONDS$0.20
Young Radishes$0.10
Broiled rock cod$0.30
Boiled Salt Mackerel$0.30
Smelts Saute Meuniere$0.30
Smelts Boned and Fried$0.30
Broiled Chicken Halibut$0.30
Lobster, a la Newburg$0.70
Shrimp, a la Newburg$0.50
Stuffed Deviled Lobster, en Shell$0.70
Broiled salmon steak$0.40
Fried Sand Dabs$0.40
Fried Filet of Sole, Tartar Sauce$0.30
Fried Barracuda$0.30
Fried Halibut Steak$0.30
Lobster saute, Bordelaise$0.70
Lobster, Broiled Live: Half, 60; Whole$1.20
EGGS AND OMELETTES
Eggs, boiled (2)$0.25
Eggs, poached$0.25
Eggs, Poached on toast$0.30
Eggs, shirred$0.25
Eggs, fried$0.25
Eggs, fried with bacon$0.40
Eggs,fried with ham$0.40
Omelette, Spanish$0.40
Omelette, Bacon or Ham$0.40
Omelette, cheese$0.35
Omelette, onion$0.35
Omelette, plain$0.25
Omelette, parsley$0.35
Omelette and Fine Herbs$0.50
Omelette, ham or bacon$0.40
Omelette, mushrooms$0.50
Omelette, kidneys$0.45
Omelette, asparagus tips$0.40
Omelette, chicken liver$0.40
Omelette, oyster$0.50
Omelette, jelly$0.35
Scrambled eggs, kidneys$0.40
Scrambled Eggs, Ham or Bacon$0.40
Scrambled eggs, mushrooms$0.50
Scrambled Eggs, Chicken Liver$0.45
Scrambled Eggs, Sardines$0.40
Scrambled Eggs, Asparagus Tips$0.40
Scrambled Eggs, parsley$0.30
Scrambled Eggs, Spanish$0.35
Scrambled Eggs with Peas$0.35
Small Steak (individual)$0.35
Sirloin Steak$0.65
Lamb Chops (2)$0.40
Spring lamb chops (3)$0.55
Mutton Chops$0.35
Veal Cutlet, breaded$0.50
Roast beef hash, Creole$0.35
Veal Cutlet, Plain$0.50
Roast Beef Hash, Green Pepper$0.35
Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.35
Lamb Hashed with egg$0.40
Calf's Liver and Onions$0.30
Calf's brains, tomato sauce$0.40
Ham$0.35
Mutton Kidney Broiled on Toast$0.40
bacon$0.35
Spring Chicken and Mushrooms: Half$1.00
Sausage$0.35
Spring Chicken and Mushrooms: Whole$2.00
Bacon and Fried Apple$0.40
Paprika schnitzel$0.60
Sirloin (New York Cut)$1.25
Pork Chops, Breaded$0.45
pork chops, plain$0.45
Broiled Chicken with Bacon: Half$0.75
Broiled Chicken with Bacon: Whole$1.50
Hamburger Steak with Onions$0.35
Fish and Shell Fish in Season
Game in Season
Salisbury Steak, Spanish$0.35
Fried Chicken, a la Maryland: Half$1.00
Rib Steak, Extra Cut$0.75
Fried Chicken, a la Maryland: Whole$1.75
Rib Steak$0.45
Extra Cut Sirloin$2.00
T-Bone$0.75
Tenderloin$0.75
Porterhouse, Extra Cut (for three)$2.50
Double Tenderloin$1.40
Double Porterhouse$2.00
Porterhouse$1.00
Broiled Salt Mackerel$0.30

Page 2

Chicken Fried Rice Served with Tea$0.60
Chicken Water Lily Nut Soup$0.50
Sub Gum Fried Rice Served with Tea$0.50
Abalone Soup$0.50
Chicken White Mushroom Soup$0.35
Shrimp Fried Rice Served with Tea$0.50
CRAB FRIED RICE Served with Tea$0.50
Chicken Black Mushroom Soup$0.30
Lobster Fried Rice Served with Tea$0.50
Chicken Rice Soup$0.25
Chicken Rice Soup$0.25
Ham Fried Rice Served with Tea$0.40
Chicken Noodle Soup$0.25
Roast Pork Fried Rice Served with Tea$0.40
Scrambled Egg Soup$0.25
Boiled rice Served with Tea$0.10
Chinese Green Soup$0.25
Chop Suey Soup$0.25
Chicken Wor Mein Served with Tea$0.75
Yee-Foo Mein Served with Tea$0.75
Chop Suey Noodles Served with Tea$0.40
CHICKEN NOODLES Served with Tea$0.35
Pork Noodles Served with Tea$0.30
Sam Chip Mein Served with Tea$0.35
New China Special Chow Mein (for 3 or 4), Fried or Crisp$2.25
Almond Chicken Chow Mein, Fried or Crisp$1.25
Walnut Chicken Chow Mein, Fried or Crisp$1.25
Olive Nut Chicken Chow Mein, Fried or Crisp$1.25
Chicken White Mushroom Chow Mein, Fried or Crisp$1.00
Boneless Chicken Chow Mein, Fried or Crisp$1.00
Chicken Chow Mein (Chicken Shredded), Fried or Crisp$0.80
Shrimp Chow Mein, Fried or Crisp$1.00
Crab Chow Mein, Fried or Crisp$1.00
Lobster Chow Mein, Fried or Crisp$1.00
Pork Chow Mein, Fried or Crisp$0.60
Beef Chow Mein, Fried or Crisp$0.60
Plain Fried Noodles$0.25
New China Special Chop Suey Served with Tea or Rice$1.00
Chicken Pineapple Chop Suey Served with Tea or Rice$0.75
Chicken White Mushroom Chop Suey Served with Tea or Rice$0.80
Chicken Chop Suey Served with Tea or Rice$0.60
Lee Hong Chong Chop Suey Served with Tea or Rice$0.75
White Mushroom Chop Suey Served with Tea or Rice$0.60
Black Mushroom Chop Suey Served with Tea or Rice$0.60
Shrimp Chop Suey Served with Tea or Rice$0.75
Crab Chop Suey$0.75
Lobster Chop Suey Served with Tea or Rice$0.75
Chicken Giblet Chop Suey Served with Tea or Rice$0.40
Water Chestnut Chop Suey Served with Tea or Rice$0.50
Green Pepper Chop Suey Served with Tea or Rice$0.40
Tomato Chop Suey Served with Tea or Rice$0.40
Beef Chop Suey Served with Tea or Rice$0.40
Chow Yuk Served with Tea or Rice$0.40
Roast Pork (Side Order) Served with Tea or Rice$0.25
Pineapple Spareribs (Sweet and Sour) Served with Tea or Rice$0.50
Fried Shrimp with Tomato Sauce Served with Tea or Rice$0.75
Minced Water Chestnut with Pork Served with Tea or Rice$0.60
Tomato with Pork Served with Tea or Rice$0.40
Bean Sprout with Pork Served with Tea or Rice$0.40
Onion with Pork Served with Tea or Rice$0.40
Chinese Green with Pork Served with Tea or Rice$0.40
Cold Boiled Chicken (Side Order) Served with Tea or Rice$0.50
Chicken Fooyoung Served with Tea and Rice$0.65
Sub Gum Fooyoung Served with Tea and Rice$0.40
Crab Fooyoung Served with Tea and Rice$0.50
Shrimp Fooyoung Served with Tea and Rice$0.50
Lobster Fooyoung Served with Tea and Rice$0.50
Ham Fooyoung Served with Tea and Rice$0.40
Roast Pork Fooyoung (Conton Style) Served with Tea and Rice$0.40
Egg Fooyoung Served with Tea and Rice$0.40
Almond Chicken, Dice Cut Served with Tea and Rice$1.00
Walnut Chicken, Dice Cut Served with Tea and Rice$1.00
Olive Nut Chicken, Dice Cut Served with Tea and Rice$1.00
Fried Boneless Chicken with Walnut Sauce Served with Tea and Rice$1.25
Fried Boneless Chicken with Mushroom Sauce Served with Tea and Rice$1.25
Fried Boneless Chicken with Grass Mushroom Served with Tea and Rice$1.25
Pot roast chicken with Grass Mushroom Served with Tea and Rice$1.50
Curry Chicken Served with Tea and Rice$1.25
Fried Sliced Chicken Served with Tea and Rice$1.25
Fried Whole Squab Served with Tea and Rice$1.00
Crisp Fresh Shrimp Served with Tea and Rice$1.00
Preserved Lichee (Chinese Fruit)$0.35
Preserved Youngto (Chinese Fruit)$0.25
Preserved Lungnan (Chinese Fruit)$0.35
Preserved Gumquot (Chinese Fruit)$0.25
Preserved Ginger$0.25
Preserved Chinese Mixed Fruit$0.25
Sliced pineapple$0.25
Chinese Mixed Pickles$0.25
Chinese Almond Cakes$0.15
Fortune Rice Cakes$0.15
Crisp Noodles$0.25

Page 3

Oniona or Spanish Sauce$0.15
Paprika or Bordelaise Sauce$0.25
Mushroom Sauce$0.25
Tomato or Creole Sauce$0.15
Cream or Country Gravy$0.15
Breakfast Bacon (2 strips)$0.15
Asparagus$0.25
French peas$0.25
French string beans$0.25
Lima beans$0.15
Guava jelly$0.15
Grape fruit$0.15
French Toast$0.30
Baked Apple and Cream$0.15
French fried potatoes$0.15
Saratoga Chips Potatoes$0.15
Julienne potatoes$0.15
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.25
Cottage Fried Potatoes$0.25
Sweet Potatoes, Southern Style$0.25
O'Brien Potatoes$0.25
Saute Potatoes$0.10
Fried Sweets Potatoes$0.15
Candied Sweet Potatoes$0.25
German fried potatoes$0.10
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.10
Hashed Brown Potatoes$0.10
Stewed in Cream POTATOES$0.10
Long Branch potatoes$0.15
Macaroni a la Creme$0.25
Spaghetti a la creme$0.25
Fried onions$0.15
Fried egg$0.20
Chicken Salad, Stuffed Tomato$0.50
Letttuce and Tomato Salad$0.25
Sugar Corn$0.10
Macaroni au gratin$0.25
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.25
Boiled rice$0.15
NEW BUTTERED BEETS$0.10
Succotash$0.15
Stewed tomatoes$0.10
Stuffed Tomato$0.25
Ham$0.40
Cauliflower au Gratin$0.25
Smoked Tongue$0.40
Roast beef$0.35
Artichokes, each$0.25
Roast Mutton$0.35
Sliced Chicken$0.65
Corn off Cob with Pepper, Saute in Butter$0.25
Turkey$0.75
Sardines (box)$0.45
Roast Chicke (1/2)$1.00
Chicken$0.30
Assorted Cold Meat$0.50
Corned beef$0.35
Club House$0.40
Ox Tongue$0.40
oyster$0.25
Sardines on Plate$0.30
Hamburg$0.20
Denver$0.30
Manhattan sandwich$0.40
Swiss cheese$0.25
Ham Sandwich$0.20
Roast beef$0.25
Tongue$0.20
Roast Pork$0.20
Ham and Egg Sandwich$0.25
Sardine$0.20
Chicken salad$0.40
Crab Salad$0.40
Lettuce and Mayonaise$0.20
Lobster salad$0.50
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20
Shrimp Salad$0.40
Special Salad, New China$0.60
California Fruit Salad$0.25
Asparagus Tips Salad$0.25
Apple and Nut Salad$0.30
Apple and Celery Mayonnaise$0.20
Head Celery$0.20
Tomato Stuffed with Celery$0.25
COMBINATION SALAD$0.25
Potato and Egg$0.15
Head Lettuce and Egg$0.15
Banana Fritters, Cream Sauce$0.25
Pineapple Fritters, Cream Sauce$0.25
Ginger Ale$0.50
Postum$0.10
Lemonade$0.10
Iced tea$0.10
Home-Made Pies$0.10
Ice Cream and Cake$0.15
Sliced pineapple$0.20
Sliced Oranges$0.15
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.20
Orange marmalade$0.15
Cold Cup custard and Cream$0.10
Apple Sauce$0.10
Stewed English Prunes$0.10
Stewed English Prunes with Cream$0.15
American Cream cheese$0.20
Swiss Cheese (imported)$0.25
Coffee$0.05 – $0.10
Tea$0.10
Chocolate$0.10 – $0.15
Sweet Milk, glass$0.10
Half and Half$0.20
White Rock$0.50
Lime ricky$0.50

Page 4

No. 1 <<>> Pork Chowmein, Ham Fried Rice, Chinese Dessert or Ice Cream, Tea$0.75
No. 2 <<>> Chicken Noodle Soup, Boneless Chicken with Pineapple (Sweet and Sour,) Crab Meat Fried Rice, Chinese Dessert or Ice Cream and Cake$1.00
No. 3 <<>> Head Celery, California Olives, Lin Gee Gong (Soup), Fried Chicken with Mushrooms (Canton Style,) Shrimp Egg Fooyoung, Chinese Dessert or Ice Cream and Cake, Tea$1.50
Chicken Dinner$1.00
Steak Dinner$1.00

Page 5

Barcardi$0.35
Barcardi$0.35
Martini$0.25
Gibson$0.25
Dream$0.25
Dubonnet, Dry or Sweet Sherry$0.25
Clover Club$0.35
Orange Blossom$0.25
Sidecar$0.35
Manhattan$0.25
Old Fashion$0.25
Hi Ho$0.25
Bronx$0.25
Vermouth$0.25
Canton$0.25
Bamboo$0.25
CHINESE$0.40
Chinatown$0.30
Fan Tan$0.35
Hong Kong$0.25
Mandarin$0.30
Shanghai$0.25
Bourbon$0.25
Old Taylor$0.50
Mint Julep$0.50
Sunny Brook$0.50
White Horse Scotch$0.35
Black & White Scotch$0.35
Black Label Scotch$0.40
Haig & Haig Scotch$0.40
Teacher's Highland Cream$0.35
Canadian Rye$0.35
Barcardi (Imp.0$0.35
Brandy Fizz$0.25
Tom Collins$0.25
RUM Fizz$0.25
Cream Fizz$0.25
Golden Fizz$0.30
Silver Fizz$0.30
Gin Fizz$0.25
Singapore$0.25
Sloe Gin Fizz$0.25
Mumm's Extra Dry Champagne$3.50 – $7.00
Paul Masson Champagne$2.50 – $4.75
GOLDEN STATE CHAMPAGNE$2.50 – $4.75
Korbel Sec Champagne$2.50 – $4.75
Barcardi$0.35
Sloe Gin Rickey$0.25
Lime Rickey$0.25
Brandy Sour$0.35
RUM$0.40
Gin$0.25
Royal$0.35
WHISKEY$0.25
Whiskey Sour$0.25
Sparkling Moselle$1.50 – $2.75
Sparkling Burgundy$1.50 – $2.75
Bourbon$0.25
Brandy$0.25
Sunny Brook$0.50
Canadian Rye$0.35
Canadian Bourbon$0.35
Black & White Scotch$0.35
White Horse Scotch$0.35
3-Star Hennesey$0.35
Scotch (Imp.)$0.35
Johnnie Walker Black Label Scotch$0.40
Jamerson Irish$0.35
Haig & Haig Scotch$0.40
Black Label$0.40
Teacher's Highland Cream$0.35
Ng Gar Pay$0.25
Mui Kui Lu$0.25
No My Duey$0.25
Chinese Egg Nog$0.40
Gin and Ginger$0.25
Creme de Menthe$0.25
Creme de Cocoa$0.25
Curacao$0.25
Benedictine$0.30
Apricot Cordial$0.25
Blackberry Cordial$0.25
Peach Cordial$0.25
Cherry Cordial$0.25
Cointreau$0.35
Chartreause$0.30
Pousse Cafe$0.30
King Alphonso$0.25
Sherry$0.10 – $0.95
PORT$0.10 – $0.95
Muscatel$0.10 – $0.95
Angelica$0.10 – $0.95
Tokay$0.10 – $0.95
Virginia Dare (Red or White)$0.75 – $1.50
Claret$0.10 – $0.95
BURGUNDY$0.10 – $0.95
Zinfandel$0.10 – $0.95
Sauterne$0.10 – $0.95
Reisling$0.10 – $0.95
Paul Garrett$0.75 – $1.50
Noilly Pratt French Vermouth$0.25 – $1.75
Martini and Rossi Italian Vermouth$0.25 – $2.00
Dubonnet$0.25 – $2.50
Tipo Chianti Red Wine$0.75 – $1.50
Tipo Chianti White Wine$0.75 – $1.50
Chianti Red and White (Imp.)$1.00 – $2.00
A.B.C. Beer$0.20
Balboa Beer$0.20
Blue Ribbon Beer$0.20
Budweiser Beer$0.20
Schlitz Beer$0.20
Guinness Stout$0.50
Guinness Stout (split)$0.30
Bass's Ale$0.60
Bass's Ale (split)$0.35
Bass's Ale (split)$0.35
San Diego Beer$0.15
Rainer Ale$0.15
Eastside Ale$0.15
Golden Glow Ale$0.15
Acme Ale$0.15
Draught Beer (glass)$0.10
Bowl Ice$0.25

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