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Ruby Foo's

Date
1938-06-07
Restaurant
Ruby Foo's
Place
Ruby Foo's
Venue
RESTAURANT
Event
daily menu
Physical description
12 x 8 in. fold. ; ill.
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Page 1

CLEAR CHICKEN BROTH$0.25
Bird's Nest Soup$0.50
Chicken Soup with Noodles$0.35
Chicken soup with rice$0.35
Chicken Mushroom Soup$0.40
Chicken Won Ton (Kreplack)$0.65
Chicken Soup with Chinese Vegetables$0.50
Chicken Soup with Scrambled Eggs$0.50
Chicken Yatka Mein$0.50
Pork Yatka Mein$0.40
Den Special Chicken Soup$0.55
Pork Won Ton$0.50
Chinese Roast Pork$0.50
Egg Rolls$0.40
Spare Ribs with Garlic or Tomato Sauce$0.95
SWEET AND SOUR SPARE RIBS$1.00
Chinese Green Cabbage with Roast Pork$1.00
Fried Shrimps with Imported French Mushrooms$1.10
Sweet and Sour Pork$1.15
Chicken Soup with Noodles$0.35
Chinese Steak with Oyster Sauce$1.75
Fried Boneless Chicken with Curry Sauce$1.35
Plain Chop Suey$0.70
Sweet and Sour Chicken$1.35
Beef Chop Suey$0.75
Green Pepper Chop Suey$0.85
White Mushroom Chow Yok$1.10
Beef Chop Suey, Fine Cut$0.85
Black Mushroom Chow Yok$1.10
Mushroom Chop Suey$0.85
Den Special Chop Suey$1.50
Moo Goo Guy Pan$1.50
Fine Cut Chicken Chop Suey$1.00
Pepper Steak$0.95
Chicken Chow Mein$0.85
Shrimp Chow Mein$0.90
Ruby Foo's Special (Qui Far) Chow Mein$1.50
Shrimp Chop Suey$0.95
Vegetable Chop Suey$0.95
Pineapple Guy Pan$1.50
Chicken Plain Chop Suey$0.95
Chicken Chop Suey$1.00
Beef with Pea Pods$1.25
Subgum Chop Suey$1.00
Beef with Oyster Sauce$1.00
Broiled Sirloin Steak$2.00
Chinese Mushroom Chop Suey$1.00
Chicken Chop Suey with Curry$1.10
Chicken Chop Suey with Mushrooms$1.25
Chicago Chicken Chop Suey$1.25
Chicken Subgum Chop Suey$1.25
Lobster Chop Suey$1.50
Green Pepper Chow Mein$0.90
Shrimp Subgum Chow Mein$1.25
Lobster Chow Mein$1.50
Vegetable Chow Mein$1.00
Chicago Chow Mein$1.25
Subgum Chow Mein$1.00
Chicken Subgum Chow Mein$1.25
Chicken Chow Mein with Curry Sauce$1.00
Chicken Chow Mein with Mushrooms$1.25
Chicken Chow Mein, Cantonese Style$1.50
Chicago Chicken Chow Mein$1.50
Special Chicken Chow Mein$1.25
Chow Mein, Cantonese Style$1.25
Chicken Chow Mein, Cantonese Style$1.50
Beef Chow Mein, Fine Cut$1.00
Bread and Butter (per order)$0.10

Page 2

Fried Lobster, Chinese Style$1.60
Fried Shrimps with Lobster Sauce$1.10
Fried Shrimps, Chinese Style$1.00
Subgum Butterfly Shrimp$1.25
Butterfly Shrimp or Har Kew with Chinese Vegetables$1.35
lobster sauce$0.50
Fried Lobster, Chinese Style with Beef Sauce$1.75
Egg Foo Yong$0.80
Ham and Egg Foo Yong$0.80
Chicken Egg Foo Yong, Chinese Style$0.95
Lobster Egg Foo Yong$1.25
Shrimp Egg Foo Yong$0.90
Subgum Egg Foo Yong$1.00
Fried Chicken$1.25
Fried Boneless Chicken$1.35
Fried Chicken with Pineapple Sauce$1.35
Fried Chice with Tomato Sauce$1.35
Oolong (Pot for 1)$0.20
Fried Chicken with Curry Sauce$1.35
Jasmine (Pot for 1)$0.30
Subgum Boneless Chicken$1.50
Fried Chicken, Chinese Style$1.50
Orange Pekoe (Pot for 1)$0.25
White Meat Chicken Ball or Guy Kew, Chinese Vegetables$1.50
Fried Chicken with Mushrooms$1.50
Plain Rice$0.10
Plain Fried Rice$0.65
Beef Fried Rice$0.65
Chicken Fried Rice$0.80
Chicken Subgum Fried Rice$0.95
Shrimp Fried Rice$0.85
Cold Sliced Chicken$1.25
Subgum Boneless Chicken$1.50
Subgum Fried Rice$0.85
Shrimp Subgum Fried Rice$1.00
Chinese Almond Cakes$0.15
Lobster Fried Rice$1.25
Sliced Tomatoes$0.25
Kumquat Golden Limes$0.30
Preserved Fresh Lychee Nuts$0.40
Sliced Pepper$0.25
Hearts of Celery$0.35
Chinese Candies$0.30
Fried Mushrooms$0.75
Sliced Fresh Hawaiian Pineapple$0.40
Barbecued Pork$0.35
Sliced pineapple$0.30
Sliced Chicken$0.50
Preserved Ginger$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato$0.35

Page 3

Martini$0.25
Dubonnet$0.25
Bronx$0.25
Orange Blossom$0.25
Bamboo$0.30
Barcardi$0.30
Daiquiri$0.30
Manhattan$0.30
Jack Rose$0.30
Piccadilly$0.30
Old Fashioned$0.35
Old Fashioned with Scotch$0.45
Pink Lady$0.35
Clover Club$0.40
Side Car$0.40
Alexander$0.40
Rob Roy$0.35
White Lady$0.35
Whiskey Sour$0.40
Stinger$0.45
Chicken Chow Mein
Subgum Chow Mein
Chicken Soup with Noodles
Chinese Pork
Egg Roll
Shrimp Chow Mein
Pork Chop Suey
Egg Foo Yong
Beef Chop Suey
Pork Fried Rice
Rice
Tea
Chinese Candy
Kumquats
Chicken Soup with Noodles
Chinese Pork
Egg Roll
Chicken Chow Mein
Subgum Chow Mein
White Mushroom Chop Suey
Pepper Steak with Tomatoes
Chicken Chop Suey
Shrimps with Lobster Sauce
Vegetable Chop Suey
Subgum Fried Rice
Rice
Tea
Chinese Candy
Kumquats
Calvert's Reserve$0.30
Wilson's$0.30
Three Feathers$0.30
Segrams Seven Crown$0.35
Segrams V.O.$0.40
Mt. Vernon 4 1/2 yrs.$0.40
Bottle Beer$0.20
White Horse Cellar$0.35
Teacher's Highland Cream$0.35
Martin's V.V.O.$0.35
Ballantine's$0.35
Vat 69$0.35
Justerini & Brooks$0.35
Imported Brandy and Cordials$0.40
Pilsner Urquell$0.40
Johnnie Walker Black Label$0.45
Haig & Haig Pinch Bottle$0.45
King's Ransom$0.45
Dewar's Ne Plus Ultra$0.45
Old Rarity$0.45
Highland Nectar$0.45
Heineken's$0.40

Page 4

Ruby Foo's
Boston Famous
Den Style
CHINESE
DISHES

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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