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New Shanghai

Restaurant
New Shanghai
Place
New Shanghai
Venue
RESTAURANT
Event
daily menu
Physical description
9 1/2 x 6 in. fold. ; ill. col.
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 1

Fried Wan Ton$0.50
Pork Chow Mein$0.35
Eastern Chow Mein (Crisp)$0.35
Chow Mein -- with Tomato Sauce$0.35
Green Chow Mein$0.35
Chicken Chow Mein$0.50
Mushroom Chow Mein$0.50
Shrimp Chow Mein$0.50
Crab Chow Mein$0.50
Shanghai Special Chow Mein Fried Noodles with Tomato Sauce and Vegetables$0.50
Chop Suey Chow Mein Fried Noodles with Chinese Mushrooms, Celery, Onion, Green Pepper, Water Chestnuts, Bamboo Shoots and Pork$0.50
Tomato Chow Mein Fried Noodles with Fresh Tomatoes and Bean Sprouts$0.50
Chicken Chop Suey Chow Mein$0.85
French Mushroom Chow Mein$0.85
Wan Ton$0.25
Pork Noodles$0.20
CHICKEN NOODLES$0.30
Duck Noodles$0.35
Chop Suey Noodle$0.35
Curry Tomato Noodles$0.40
Shanghai Noodles - Noodles with Minced Meat, Water Chestnuts and Chinese Mushrooms$0.35
Special Chop Suey Noodles$0.50
Chicken Woh Min - Noodles with Chicken Meat, Broiled Pork, Water Chestnuts, Bamboo Shoots, Chinese Mushrooms$0.50 – $1.00
Roast Pork Foo Young - Omelette with Onion and Bamboo Shoots$0.40
Shrimp Foo Young - Omelette with Shrimp$0.50
Crab Foo Young - Omelette with Crab$0.50
Chicken Foo Young - Omelette with Chicken$0.50
Almond Fried Rice$0.40
Chicken Fried Rice$0.40
Pork Fried Rice$0.30
Shrimp Fried Rice$0.40
Shanghai Rice - Boiled Rice with Minced Pork, Chinese Mushrooms and Brown Gravy$0.25
Chicken Rice$0.40
Beef Rice$0.30
Plain Boiled Rice$0.05
Roast Pork$0.15 – $0.50
Boiled Chicken with Pickled Onions$0.50
Roast Duck with Pickled Onions$0.50
Shanghai Chop suey - Boneless Chicken Cooked with Vegetables and Fried Rice$0.45
Green Chow Yuk - Vegetable cooked with Pork$0.20
Chinese Chop Suey$0.40
Bean Sprouts Chop suey$0.30
Shrimp Chop Suey$0.50
Li Hong Chong Chop Suey - Pork, Chicken Meat, Mushrooms, Bean Sprouts, Celery, Water Chestnuts and Bamboo Shoots$0.50
Mushroom Chop Suey$0.45
Beef Chop Suey$0.45
Chicken Chop Suey$0.65
Green Pepper Chop Suey$0.45
Chicken Giblet Chop Suey$0.45
Pineapple Chicken Chop Suey$1.00
Chicken, French Mushroom$1.00
Beef Green Chow Yuk - Vegetable with Beef$0.25
Special Chow Yuk - Chinese Greens with Pork and Green Peppers, Mushrooms$0.30
Sprouts Chow Yuk$0.20
Tomato Chow Yuk$0.30
Beef Tomato Chow Yuk$0.35
Onion Chow Yuk$0.25
Green Pepper Chow Yuk$0.30
Ginger Chow Yuk$0.35
Mushroom Chow Yuk$0.40
Water Chestnut Chow Yuk$0.45
Spareribs Fried in Pickle Sauce$0.35
Pineapple Spareribs$0.50
Fried Squab, Canton Style$0.65
Mai Tai Sung - Minced Water Chestnuts with Meat$0.50
Har Lok -- Fried Whole Shrimps$0.60
Har Que -- Fried Shelled Shrimps, Canton Style$0.75
Fo Kwa Yuk - Bitter Melon cooked with Beef or Pork$0.30
Fried Chicken -- Chinese Style$0.85
Fried Chicken -- American Style served with French Fried Potatoes$1.00
Chicken Chow Yuk$1.00
Almond Chow Yuk$0.50
Almond, Chicken Chow Yuk$1.00
Ice cream$0.10
Cocoanut Candy$0.10
Gold Cookies$0.10
Sesame Cookies$0.10
Rice Fortune Cookies$0.10
Ginger Candy$0.10
Almond Cakes$0.10
Lichee -- Dry Lichee Fruit$0.10
Mixed Chinese Candies$0.20
Chicken broth$0.15 – $0.50
Giblets Chop Suey Soup$0.15 – $0.45
Mustard Green Soup$0.20
Seaweed Soup with Meat$0.35
Vegetable Soup with Meat$0.25
Chinese Cabbage Soup$0.25
Chop Suey Soup$0.15 – $0.40
Chinese Melon Soup$0.20
Grass Mushroom Soup$0.50
Abalone Soup$0.75
Lotus Nut Soup$0.20 – $0.75
Tomato Soup$0.35
Water Chestnut Soup$0.15 – $0.45
Noon Luncheon$0.30
SPECIAL DINNER$0.45

Page 2

Golden Glow Ale$0.15
Tenderloin Steak New York Style$0.75
Mt. Whitney$0.15
Ranier$0.15
Canada Dry Ginger Ale$0.25
Lime Rickey$0.25
T-Boone Steak Special Cut$0.60
Soda Water$0.10
Coca-Cola$0.10
Rib Steak$0.50
Iced tea$0.10
Coffee$0.10
Milk$0.10
Fried Ham$0.35
Chocolate$0.10
Sauterne, bottle$1.00
Riesling, bottle$1.00
Fried Ham and Eggs$0.45
Burgundy, bottle$1.00
Claret, bottle$1.00
Fried Eggs (2)$0.30
Angelica, quart$1.00
Port, quart$1.00
Sherry, quart$1.00
Muscatel, quart$1.00
Shanghai Salad$0.25
SWEET WINES, PER GLASS$0.15
COMBINATION SALAD$0.30
Chicken salad$0.40
ITALIAN-SWISS COLONY Tipo, large bottle$1.25
Crab Salad$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.25
Beer on Draught$0.10
Lucky Lager$0.15
Acme$0.15
Sliced Tomatoes$0.20
Cheese Sandwich$0.20
Tuna Sandwich$0.20
Buttered toast$0.10
Crackers$0.05
Bread and Butter$0.10
Han and Egg Sandwich$0.30
Hot Pork Sandwich$0.20
Fried Ham Sandwich$0.20
Chicken Sandwich$0.35
Roast Pork Sandwich$0.20
Shrimp Salad$0.35
Cold Ham sandwich$0.20
DRY WINES, PER GLASS$0.15
ITALIAN-SWISS COLONY Red, large bottle$1.25
ITALIAN-SWISS COLONY White, large bottle$1.25

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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