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Southern Pacific

Date
1937-02-01
Restaurant
Southern Pacific
Place
Southern Pacific
Venue
RAILROAD
Event
lunch
Physical description
8 x 5 1/2 in. fold. ; ill.
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 1

Ripe Olives$0.25
Sweet Pickles$0.25
Celery$0.25
Soup in Tureen$0.35
Consomme (Cup)$0.25
Grilled Sardines (Imported) on Toast$0.60
Grilled Sardines (Domestic) on Toast$0.50
Fresh Fish, Du Jour$0.75
Club Steak$0.75
Small tenderloin steak$1.00
Small tenderloin steak$1.00
Sirloin Steak$1.25
Select Lamb Chops (1)$0.40
Select Lamb Chops (2)$0.75
Whole Squab Chicken$1.15
Ox Tongue with Potato Salad$0.85
Ham with potato salad$0.80
Cold Ham and Chicken with Salad Bowl$1.00
Boston Baked Beans (Hot or Cold)$0.45
Sardines (Imported)$0.50
Sardines (Domestic)$0.40
Potatoes French fried$0.25
Stewed tomatoes$0.20
Stewed Corn$0.25
GREEN PEAS$0.25
Lima beans$0.25
Asparagus (Hot or Cold)$0.30
The Salad Bowl (Per Person)$0.25
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.25
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.25
Chicken salad$0.65
Special Combination Salad$0.50
Potato salad$0.25
Chicken Sandwich$0.50
Club sandwich$0.65
Ry Krisp$0.10
Dry Toast$0.15
Milk toast$0.35
Cream toast$0.45
Dry Cereals with Cream$0.30
Individual Marmalade$0.25
Sliced Hawaiian Pineapple$0.30
Figs in syrup$0.30
Strained Honey (Individual)$0.25
Ice cream$0.25
Ice Cream with Cake$0.35
Assorted Preserves$0.25
Peaches in Syrup$0.30
Assorted Fresh Fruit$0.25
Breakfast Prunes$0.25
Domestic Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.25
Swiss Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.35
Roquefort Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.35
Coffee with Cream$0.15 – $0.25
Coffee Demi Tasse$0.15
Cereal Coffee (Pot)$0.25
Decaffeinated Coffee (Pot)$0.25
English Breakfast Tea (Pot)$0.25
Jasmine Tea (Pot)$0.25
Iced Tea (Pot)$0.25
Chocolate or Cocoa (Pot)$0.25
Malted Milk$0.25
Buttermilk (Half Pint Bottle)$0.15
Full Cream Milk (Bottle)$0.15
Ham Sandwich$0.25
Cheese Sandwich$0.25
Tongue Sandwich$0.25
Raisin Bread and Butter$0.15
Prune Bread and Butter$0.15
Rye Bread and Butter$0.15
Graham Bread and Butter$0.15
White Bread and Butter$0.15
Green Tea (Pot)$0.25
Orange Pekoe Tea (pot)$0.25
Ceylon Tea (Pot)$0.25
Potatoes, Hashed and Browned$0.25
Buttered toast$0.15
Pears in Syrup$0.30
Apricots in Syrup$0.30

Page 2

Fillet of Flounder, Remoulade$0.80
Broiled Club Steak, Mushroom Sauce$1.10
Little Pig Sausage, Spaghetti, Fried Apple Rings$0.90
Breaded Veal Cutlets, Milanese$1.00
Grilled Select Lamb Chops, Garni$1.10
Half Bottle of Wine (Red or White --- Special Bottling for Southern Pacific) Served with Meals, extra$0.50
Beef broth, Anglaise
Consomme, Alphabet
String Beans
Buttered Young Beets
French fried potatoes
Minced and Browned Potatoes
Corn bread
The Salad Bowl
Assorted Bread
Rice custard pudding, vanilla sauce
Ice Cream with Cake
Milk
Pumpkin Pie
Tea
Coffee
Cocoa
Decaffeinated Coffee

Page 3

White Rock water$0.20 – $0.30
Shasta Water$0.25
Calso Water$0.25
Apollinaris Water$0.20 – $0.35
Perrier Water$0.30
Vichy Water (Celestins)$0.35
Poland Water (Natural)$0.30
Bromo Seltzer (Individual)$0.15
Plain Lemonade$0.15
Shasta Lemonade$0.25
Pluto Water$0.20
White Rock Lemonade$0.30
Apollinaris Lemonade$0.30
Red Raven Water$0.20
Orange Juice (Glass)$0.25
Coca-Cola$0.15
Grape Juice Highball$0.25
Ginger Ale (Imported)$0.35
Ginger Ale (Dry)$0.30
Ginger Ale (Domestic)$0.25
Grape Juice, Red (4 oz Bottle)$0.20
Cigars
Cigarettes

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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