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San Francisco Overland Limited

Date
1920-01-01
Restaurant
San Francisco Overland Limited
Place
San Francisco Overland Limited
Venue
RAILROAD
Event
lunch
Physical description
9 x 5 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 1

Fillet of Flounder, Ravigote$0.80
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Indian Relish$1.10
Fresh Fruit Pie
Consomme, Hot or Jellied
Egg Plant Saute
The Casserole (Choice Cuts of Spring Lamb, Saute, with Fresh Vegetables and Browned Potatoes)$0.90
Chilled Tomato Stuffed with Chicken Salad, Sliced Calavo, Garni$1.00
Creamed Minced Chicken a la King, en Bordure$1.00
Grilled Select Spring Lamb Chops$1.10
Broiled Luncheon Steak, Hoteliere$1.25
Vegetable, Julienne
Succotash
POTATOES Straw Fried
POTATOES Minced and Browned
The Salad Bowl
Corn bread
Assorted Bread
Ice Cream with Cake
SLICED PEACHES WITH CREAM
Chilled Cantaloupe
Tea (Hot or Iced)
Coffee
Decaffeinated Coffee
Cocoa
Milk
HALF BOTTLE OF WINE (Red or White—Special Bottling for Southern Pacific) SERVED WITH MEALS$0.50

Page 2

Beer, Imported$0.50
Beer, Domestic$0.25
BASS' ALE (WHITE LABEL)$0.50
Guinness' Dublin Stout$0.50
Shasta Water$0.15 – $0.25
Calso Water$0.25
White Rock water$0.20 – $0.30
Apollinaris Water$0.20 – $0.30
Perrier Water$0.30
Vichy Water (Celestins)$0.35
Bartlett Water (Natural)$0.20
Poland Water (Natural)$0.30
Plain Lemonade$0.15
Shasta Lemonade$0.25
White Rock Lemonade$0.30
Apollinaris Lemonade$0.35
Orange Juice$0.25
Ginger Ale (Imported)$0.35
Ginger Ale (Dry)$0.30
Ginger Ale (Domestic)$0.15 – $0.25
Grape Juice, Red$0.20
Grape Juice Highball$0.25
Coca-Cola$0.15
Red Raven Water$0.20
Pluto Water$0.20
Bromo Seltzer$0.15

Page 6

Cold Ham and Chicken with Salad Bowl$1.00
Ripe Olives$0.25
Small tenderloin steak$1.00
Sirloin Steak$1.25
Sweet Pickles$0.25
Celery$0.25
Soup in Tureen$0.35
Consommé, cup$0.25
Grilled Sardines (Domestic) on Toast$0.60
Fresh Fish, Du Jour$0.75
Club Steak$0.75
Sprong Lamb Chops$0.40 – $0.75
Whole Squab Chicken$1.15
Ox Tongue with Potato Salad$0.85
Ham with potato salad$0.80
Individual Marmalade$0.25
Figs in syrup$0.30
Sliced Hawaiian Pineapple$0.30
Roquefort Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.35
Swiss Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.35
Domestic Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.25
Breakfast Prunes$0.25
Dry Cereals with Cream$0.30
Lima beans$0.25
GREEN PEAS$0.25
Stewed Corn$0.25
Stewed tomatoes$0.20
Sardines$0.60
French fried potatoes$0.25
Potato salad$0.25
Special Combination Salad$0.50
Hearts of Lettuce$0.25
Potatoes: Hashed and Browned$0.25
Boston Baked Beans (Hot or Cold)$0.45
The Salad Bowl (Per Person)$0.25
Asparagus (Hot or Cold)$0.30
Lettuce and Tomato$0.25
Chicken salad$0.65
Bread and Butter: Raisin, Prune, Rye, Graham or White$0.15
HOT CORN BREAD$0.15
Ry Krisp$0.10
Dry or buttered toast$0.15
Milk toast$0.35
Cream toast$0.45
Strained Honey (Individual)$0.25
Ice cream$0.25
Ice Cream with Cake$0.35
Assorted Preserves$0.25
Table Fruits: Peaches, Pears or Apricots in Syrup$0.30
Assorted Fresh Fruit$0.25
THE CHEESE CROCK with Crackers (per person$0.25
Coffee with Cream (Pot)$0.25
Coffee with Cream (Cup)$0.15
Full Cream Milk (Bottle)$0.15
Coffee, demi tasse$0.15
Cereal Coffee (Pot)$0.25
Decaffeinated Coffee (Pot)$0.25
Teas: English Breakfast, Green, Orange Pekoe, Ceylon (Pot)$0.25
Jasmine Tea (Pot)$0.25
Tea, Iced (Pot)$0.25
Chocolate or Cocoa (Pot)$0.25
Malted Milk$0.25
Buttermilk (Half Pint Bottle)$0.15

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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