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The Chinese Rathskeller

Restaurant
The Chinese Rathskeller
Place
The Chinese Rathskeller
Venue
RESTAURANT
Event
daily menu
Physical description
10 x 6 1/2 in. ; ill.
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Roasted Pork, Small$0.25
Egg Rolls$0.25
Special Chicken Soup$0.35
Plain Chicken Soup$0.15
Rice Chicken Soup$0.15
Noodle Chicken Soup$0.15
Egg Drop Chicken Soup$0.15
Mushroom Chicken Soup$0.30
Special Chicken Corn Soup$0.35
Bird's Nest Chicken Soup (per bowl)$0.40
Rathskeller Special Veget. Soup$0.35
Vegetable & Bean Cakes Soup$0.30
Chinese Vegetable Soup$0.30
Water Cress Soup$0.30
Chop Suey Soup$0.30
Tomato Soup with Egg Drop$0.20
Roasted Pork Wanton$0.35
Chop Suey Wanton Soup$0.45
Chicken Wanton Soup$0.50
Shredded Chicken Wanton Soup$0.45
Chicken Chow Mein$0.50
Roasted Duck Wanton Soup$0.50
Tomato Chicken Chow Mein$0.60
Green Pepper Chicken Chow Mein$0.60
Almond Chicken Chow Mein$0.65
Mushroom Chicken Chow Mein$0.65
Wat Gai Wanton Soup (Meat Balls with Chicken, Mushroom, Bambooshoots, Waterchestnuts and Vegetable.)$0.90
Subgum Chicken Chow Mein$0.75
Qui Far Chicken Chow Mein$0.90
Lin Far Chicken Chow Mein$0.90
Chun Far Chicken Chow Mein$0.90
Almond Dice Cut Chicken Chow Mein$1.10
White Meat Chicken Chow Mein$1.10
Yat Gaw Mein$0.30
Fresh Shrimp Chow Mein$0.50
Tomato Shrimp Chow Mein$0.60
Chop Suey Yat Gaw Mein$0.40
Green pepper Shrimp Chow Mein$0.60
Shredded Chicken Yat Gaw Mein$0.45
Mushroom Shrimp Chow Mein$0.65
Spring Chicken Yat Gaw Mein$0.45
Fresh Lobster Chow Mein$1.25
Fresh Shrimp Yat Gaw Mein$0.45
Plain Vegetable Chow Mein$0.50
Plain Fried Noodle$0.15
Tomato Yat Gaw Mein$0.40
Plain Chop Suey with Rice$0.40
Beef Chop Suey with Rice$0.45
Roasted Duck Yat Gaw Mein$0.50
Egg Chop Suey with Rice$0.45
Wat Gai Yat Gaw Mein$0.75
Soft Egg Noodle Canton Style Chow Mein$0.75
Chicken Chop Suey with Mushroom and Pineapple with Rice$0.85
Chicken Chop Suey with Mushroom and Almond with Rice$0.90
Soft Egg Noodle Canton Style Chow Mein (for 2)$1.40
Subgum Chicken Chop Suey with Rice$0.80
Green Pepper Chicken Chop Suey with Rice$0.70
Soft Egg Noodle Canton Style Chicken Chow Mein$1.10
Tomato Chicken Chop Suey with Rice$0.70
Tomato Chop Suey with Rice$0.45
Green Pepper Chop Suey with Rice$0.45
Chicken Chop Suey with Rice$0.60
Mushroom Chop Suey with Rice$0.55
Pineapple Chop Suey with Rice$0.45
Chinese Vegetable Chop Suey with Rice$0.55
Chinese Style Chop Suey with Rice$0.55
Fine Cut Chop Suey with Rice$0.55
Chicago Chop Suey with Rice$0.60
Soft Egg Noodle Canton Style Chicken Chow Mein (for 2)$2.00
Subgum Chop Suey with Rice$0.60
Mushroom Chicken Chop Suey with Rice$0.75
Chinese Veget. with Bamboo Shoots Waterchestnuts, Mushroom and Gravy with Rice$0.75
Roasted Pork, Large$0.50

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Roasted Pork, Small$0.25
Egg Rolls$0.25
Beef with Spanish Onion with Rice$0.40
Green Pepper Steak with rice$0.45
Beef with Tomato with Rice$0.45
Beef with Tomato & Green Pepper with rice$0.50
Beef with Beansprouts with Rice$0.50
Beef with Celery with Rice$0.50
Beef with Chinese Vegetable with Rice$0.50
Beef with Oyster Sauce with Rice$0.60
Beef with Snow Peas with Rice$0.75
Beef with Mushroom with Rice$0.65
Canton Style Fine Cut Beef with Bambooshoots, Waterchestnuts, Veg. & Rice Noodle with Rice$1.00
Moo Goo Gai Pan (White Meat Chicken with Mushroom) with Rice$1.10
White Meat Chicken with Pineapple with Rice$1.25
White Meat Chicken with Green Pepper & Tomato with Rice$1.10
White Meat Chicken with Green Pepper & Mushroom with Rice$1.25
Almond Dice Cut Spring Chicken with Rice$1.25
Chinese Style Spring Chicken with Vegetable, Bambooshoots, and Waterchestnuts with Rice$1.25
Sweet & Pungent Spring Chicken with Rice$1.20
Boneless Spring Chicken with Pineapple with Rice$1.25
Fried Spring Chicken (half) with Rice$1.25
Fried Spring Chicken (whole) with Rice$2.00
Pork with Tomato with Rice$0.45
Pork with Green Pepper with Rice$0.45
Pork with Gravy with Rice$0.50
Pork with Chinese Vegetable with Rice$0.50
Pork with Tomato & Green Pepper with Rice$0.50
Pork with Snow Peas with Rice$0.75
Pork with Oyster Sauce with Rice$0.60
Pork with Mushroom with Rice$0.65
Steamed Pork Cake with Egg with Rice$0.50
Minced Meat with Almond with Rice$0.75
Sweet and Pungent Pork Spare Ribs with Rice$0.50
Sweet and Pungent Boneless Pork Spare Ribs with Rice$0.75
Chinese Style Squab Meat with Vegetable Bambooshoots and Waterchestnuts with Rice$1.25
Minced Squab Meat with Almond with Rice$1.00
Fried Squabs (2) with Rice$1.25
Roasted Pork with Chinese Vegetable with Rice$0.55
Roasted Pork with Beansprouts with Rice$0.55
Roasted Pork with Mushroom with Rice$0.70
Roasted Pork with Snow Peas with Rice$0.85
Roasted Pork with Mushroom and Green Pepper with Rice$0.80
Roasted Pork with Combination Vegetable with Rice$0.85
Roasted Pork Egg Foo Young with Gravy with Rice$0.50
Chinese Style Roasted Pork Egg Foo Young with Rice$0.55
Roasted Pork Egg Foo Young with Mushroom with Rice$0.65
Roasted Duck Small$0.50
Roasted Duck Large$0.75
Roasted Pork, Large$0.50

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Roasted Pork, Small$0.25
Roasted Pork Egg Foo Young with Almond$0.60
Chicken Egg Foo Young with Gravy$0.65
Chicken Egg Foo Young with Almond$0.75
Chicken Egg Foo Young with Mushroom$0.80
Subgum Egg Foo Young$0.75
Wo Far Egg Foo Young$0.80
Lin Far Egg Foo Young$0.80
Shrimp Egg Foo Young with Gravy$0.50
Chinese Style Shrimp Egg Foo Young$0.55
Shrimp Egg Foo Young with Mushroom$0.65
Shrimp Egg Foo Young with Mushroom$0.65
Fresh Lobster Egg Foo Young with Gravy$1.10
Fresh Lobster Egg Foo Young with Almond$1.20
Fresh Lobster Egg Foo Young with Mushroom$1.25
Chicken Sandwich$0.35
Roasted Pork Sandwich$0.25
Fried egg sandwich$0.20
Bread and Butter$0.05
Lobster a la Canton with Rice$1.10
Lobster with Green Peas with Rice$1.25
Steamed Plain Lobster with Rice$1.00
Canton Style Shrimp with Bacon with Rice$1.10
Fried Shrimp with Lobster Sauce with Rice$0.75
Shrimp with Tomato Gravy (Unshelled Chinese Style) with Rice
Breaded Shrimp with Rice$0.75
Fresh Shrimp with Mushroom and Green Peas with Rice$0.75
Fresh Shrimp with Mushroom with Rice$0.65
Egg Rolls$0.25
Fresh Shrimp with Snow Peas$0.75
Fresh Shrimp with Beansprouts$0.50
Fresh Shrimp with Chinese Veg.$0.50
Sweet & Pungent Fresh Shrimp$0.75
Fish with Bean Cakes$0.50
Canton Style Breaded Fish$0.75
Sweet & Pungent Whole Fish$0.75
Sweet & Pungent Sliced Fish Meat$0.75
Roasted Pork Fried Rice$0.35
Tomato Fried Rice$0.40
Lettuce Fried Rice$0.40
Roasted Pork Fried Rice with Mushroom$0.45
Fresh Shrimp Fried Rice$0.45
Chicken Fried Rice$0.50
Subgum Fried Rice$0.60
Fresh Lobster Fried Rice$1.25
Plain Boiled Rice (small)$0.05
Fried Beansprouts$0.25
Waterchestnuts with Gravy$0.35
Fried Plain Chinese Vegetable$0.35
Mushroom with Gravy$0.50
Almond Cakes$0.15
Rice Cakes$0.15
Peanut Candy$0.15
Lychee Nuts$0.25
Golden Limes in Syrup$0.25
Mixed Fruit in Syrup$0.25
Preserved Ginger$0.25
Preserved Pineapple$0.25
Preserved Lychee Nuts$0.50
Lychee Tea (per pot)$0.15
Jasmine Tea (per pot)$0.15
Suey Shan (per pot)$0.10
Long Jan (per pot)$0.10
Oolong (per pot)$0.10
Coffee$0.10
Plain Boiled Rice (large)$0.10
Roasted Pork, Large$0.50

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Roasted Pork with Chinese Vegetable, Choice of Chicken Egg Drop Soup or Chicken Noodle Soup, Boiled Rice & Tea$0.55
Fresh Shrimp with Lobster Sauce, Choice of Chicken Egg Drop Soup or Chicken Noodle Soup, Boiled Rice & Tea$0.55
Beef with Tomato and Green Pepper, Choice of Chicken Egg Drop Soup or Chicken Noodle Soup, Boiled Rice & Tea$0.55
Chicken Chow Mein with Mushroom, Choice of Chicken Egg Drop Soup or Chicken Noodle Soup, Boiled Rice & Tea$0.55
Shrimp Chow Mein with Almond, Choice of Chicken Egg Drop Soup or Chicken Noodle Soup, Boiled Rice & Tea$0.55
Chicken Fried Rice, Choice of Chicken Egg Drop Soup or Chicken Noodle Soup, Boiled Rice & Tea$0.55
Chinese Style Egg Foo Young, Choice of Chicken Egg Drop Soup or Chicken Noodle Soup, Boiled Rice & Tea$0.55
Subgum Pork Chop Suey, Choice of Chicken Egg Drop Soup or Chicken Noodle Soup, Boiled Rice & Tea$0.55
Canton Chop Suey, Choice of Chicken Egg Drop Soup or Chicken Noodle Soup, Boiled Rice & Tea$0.55
Chicken Chop Suey, Choice of Chicken Egg Drop Soup or Chicken Noodle Soup, Boiled Rice & Tea$0.55
Cantonese Style Soft Noodle Chow Mein, Choice of Chicken Egg Drop Soup or Chicken Noodle Soup, Boiled Rice & Tea$0.75
Sweet & Pungent Boneless Spare Ribs, Choice of Chicken Egg Drop Soup or Chicken Noodle Soup, Boiled Rice & Tea$0.75
Fried Spring Chicken half, Choice of Chicken Egg Drop Soup or Chicken Noodle Soup, Boiled Rice & Tea (.25 extra)$1.00
Chow Sang Gai Pen, Choice of Chicken Egg Drop Soup or Chicken Noodle Soup, Boiled Rice & Tea (25c extra)$1.00
Lobster a la Canton, Choice of Chicken Egg Drop Soup or Chicken Noodle Soup, Boiled Rice & Tea (25c extra)$1.00
Yoke See Mein Young, Choice of Chicken Egg Drop Soup or Chicken Noodle Soup, Boiled Rice & Tea (25c extra)$1.00
Roasted Pork with Mushroom, Choice of Chicken Egg Drop Soup or Chicken Noodle Soup, Boiled Rice & Tea$0.75
Subgum Chicken Chow Mein, Choice of Chicken Egg Drop Soup or Chicken Noodle Soup, Boiled Rice & Tea$0.75
Subgum Chicken Chop Suey, Choice of Chicken Egg Drop Soup or Chicken Noodle Soup, Boiled Rice & Tea$0.75
Ice cream
Sliced pineapple
Rice Cakes
Almond Cake
Golden Limes
Mixed Fruits
Lichee Nuts
SOUTHERN COMFORT COCKTAIL
Southern Comfort

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Rathskeller Special$0.45
Ron Rico (West Ind.)$0.40
Pine-Apel (West Ind.)$0.40
Manhattan$0.25
Martini$0.25
Bronx$0.30
Bolero$0.35
Havana$0.35
Coffee (cocktail)$0.35
Brandy$0.40
Parisian$0.35
Gin Sour$0.30
Rum Sour$0.45
Scotch sour$0.45
Brandy Sour$0.45
Whisky sour$0.35
Apple Jack Sour$0.35
Tom Collin$0.30
John Collin$0.40
Rum Collin$0.45
Mint Collin$0.40
Brandy Collin$0.50
Champagne Collin$0.65
Sloe Gin Collin$0.40
Cuba Libre$0.50
Havana Swizzle$0.45
Singapore Sling$0.45
Manhattan Cooler$0.45
Palm Beach Cooler$0.45
Sauterne Julep$0.35
Mint Julep$0.75
Bacardi$0.35
Planter Punch$0.45
Brandy Cobbler$0.55
claret cobbler$0.30
Medoc (Red)$2.00
St. Julien (Red)$2.50
Graves (white)$2.50
Barsac (White)$2.50
Sauterne (B & G)$2.50
Rye Egg Nogg$0.40
Rum Egg Nogg$0.50
Port Egg Nogg$0.35
SHERRY EGG NOGG$0.35
Brandy Egg Nogg$0.50
Baltimore$0.65
John Jameson Served with Soda$0.35
Bushmill Served with Soda$0.35
Haig & Haig (Pinch) Served with Soda$0.45
Johnnie Walker (Black) Served with Soda$0.45
Black & White (Oval) Served with Soda$0.45
Ne Plus Ultra Served with Soda$0.45
King's Ransom Served with Soda$0.45
Cutty Sark Served with Soda$0.40
Ballantines Served with Soda$0.35
Martins V.V.O. Served with Soda$0.35
White Horse Served with Soda$0.35
Teacher's Served with Soda$0.35
Vat 69 Served with Soda$0.35
Calvados Rickeys$0.45
Bourbon Rickeys$0.40
Whisky Rickeys$0.35
Rum Rickeys$0.40
Gin Rickeys$0.30
Sloe Gin Fizz$0.40
Golden Fizz$0.35
Royal Fizz$0.35
Silver Fizz$0.35
Gin Fizz$0.30
Dubonnet Flip$0.30
Sherry Flip$0.30
Brandy Flip$0.45
Port Flip$0.30
Rye Flip$0.35
Three Dagger (Jamaican) Served with Soda$0.40
Rhum St. James (Martinique) Served with Soda$0.40
Rhum Sarthe (Haytian) Served with Soda$0.35
Meyer's (Jamaican) Served with Soda$0.35
Bacardi (Cuban) Served with Soda$0.35
Ron Rico (Puerto Rican) Served with Soda$0.30
Ancient Spec. Reserved Rye Served with Soda or Ginger Ale$0.50
Pedigree Rye Served with Soda or Ginger Ale$0.45
Antique Rye Served with Soda or Ginger Ale$0.40
Old Overholt (13 yrs.) Served with Soda or Ginger Ale$0.55
Old Taylor Served with Soda or Ginger Ale$0.45
Old Grand Dad Served with Soda or Ginger Ale$0.45
Old Overholt Served with Soda or Ginger Ale$0.35
Mount Vernon Served with Soda or Ginger Ale$0.35
Canadian Club Served with Soda or Ginger Ale$0.35
Seagram V.O. Served with Soda or Ginger Ale$0.35
Four Roses Served with Soda or Ginger Ale$0.30
Calvert Reserved Served with Soda or Ginger Ale$0.30
Three Feather Served with Soda or Ginger Ale$0.30
Golden Wedding Served with Soda or Ginger Ale$0.30
Seagram 7 Crown$0.30
Seagram 7 Crown Served with Soda or Ginger Ale$0.30
Hunter Served with Soda or Ginger Ale$0.30
CHAMPAGNE$0.50
Daiquiri$0.35
Dubonnet$0.30
Alexander$0.35
Oriental$0.35
Typhoon$0.45
Tipperary$0.45
Side Car$0.35
Pink Lady$0.35
Jack Rose$0.35
Clover Club$0.35
Old Fashion$0.30
Hong Kong$0.35
Orange Blossom$0.25
American Beauty$0.45
Kiss in The Dark$0.35
Before and After$0.35
Antique Bourbon Served with Soda or Ginger Ale$0.40
Pedigree Bourbon Served with Soda or Ginger Ale$0.45
Collin$0.10

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Jerome Napoleon (V.S.O.P.)$0.45
Hennessy (Three Star)$0.35
Hennessy (V.S.O.P.)$0.45
Martel (Three Stars)$0.35
Remy Martin (12 years)$0.35
Remy Martin (V.S.O.P.)$0.45
Denis Mounie (Gold Leaf)$0.35
Metaxa (Five Stars)$0.35
Leon Croizet (125 years)$0.95
Azbach Uralt (Three Stars)$0.35
Courvoisier (V.S.) (Inhaler Double)$0.35
Beanne (Red)$3.00
Chablis (white)$3.25
Creme de Menthe$0.30
Creme de Cocoa$0.30
Creme de Rose$0.30
Creme de Violette$0.30
Creme de Prunelle$0.30
Creme de Cassis$0.30
Creme de Coffee$0.30
liquer, Peach$0.30
liqueur, Peach$0.30
liqueur, Cherry$0.30
liqueur, Apricot$0.30
liqueur, Blackberry$0.30
liqueur, Anisette$0.30
liqueur, Curacao$0.30
Cointreau$0.30
Liqueur, Maraschino$0.30
China-China$0.30
Kummel$0.30
Drambuie$0.35
Cherry Heering$0.35
Benedictine$0.35
Chartreuse$0.35
Swedish Punch$0.35
liqueur, B & B$0.35
Liebfraumilch$3.25
Niersteiner$2.75
Budweiser$0.25
Bass Ale$0.40
Guiness Stout$0.40
Canada Dry (Large)$0.40
Sparkling Water (Large)$0.40
Lemonade$0.20
Orange Juice$0.40
Coca Cola$0.15
Lime Rickey$0.15
Pommery (Nature) 1928$7.50
Mumm's (Extra Sec) 1928$7.50
Cliquot (Yellow Label) 1923$7.50
Cliquot (Yellow Label) 1923$7.50
Piper Heidieck (Brut) 1926$7.50
Port - Sherry$0.75 – $1.35
Tokey - Muscatel$0.75 – $1.35
Claret - Sauterne$0.75 – $1.35
Burgundy - Reisling$0.75 – $1.35
Sweet Wine Glass$0.20
Dry Wine in Bottle Only
Sandeman Sherry Brown Bang (Rich Golden Oloroso)$0.40 – $3.95
Amontillado Fino (very dry)$0.45 – $4.25
Sandeman Port Dry Don Port (Dry Tawny)$0.40 – $3.65
Partners (Rich Ruby)$0.40 – $3.95
Brown Bang (Rich Golden Oloroso)$0.40 – $3.95
Frappes, extra$0.05

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