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Southern Pacific

The San Francisco Challenger, Southern Pacific

Date
1942-07-01
Restaurant
Southern Pacific
Place
The San Francisco Challenger, Southern Pacific
Venue
RAILROAD
Event
dinner
Physical description
8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. fold. ; ill. col.
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Filet of Fresh Fish, Saute, Meuniere$0.75
Garden Peas
Potatoes, Saute
Hot Dinner Rolls with Butter
Apple Cobbler, Lemon Cream Sauce
Coffee (Cup)
Milk
Tea (Pot)
Roast Spring Lamb with Mint Jelly$0.75
Garden Peas
Potatoes, Saute
Hot Dinner Rolls with Butter
Apple Cobbler, Lemon Cream Sauce
Coffee (Cup)
Milk
Tea (Pot)
Filet of Fresh Fish, Saute, Beurre Noir$0.60
Omelet with Fresh Tomatoes$0.45
Cream Chicken Flakes, a la King$0.70
Grilled Club Steak, Maitre d'Hotel$0.90
Sliced Cold Ham and Potato Salad, Garni$0.55
BREAD AND BUTTER SERVED WITH ABOVE ORDERS

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Grapefruit (Half), Supreme$0.20
Ripe Olives$0.20
Tomato Juice$0.15
Chilled Celery$0.20
Fresh Orange or Grapefruit Juice$0.15
Fruit salad$0.35
The Salad Bowl (Per Person)$0.35
Potato salad$0.20
Ham Sandwich$0.20
Fried Ham Sandwich$0.25
Bread and Milk$0.20
Assorted Bread$0.10
Fried egg sandwich$0.25
Fresh Baked Pie$0.15
Fresh Baked Pie with Cheese$0.20
Fresh Baked Pie a la Mode$0.25
Ice cream$0.15
Ice Cream with Cake$0.25
Peach Melba$0.25
Orange (Whole)$0.10
Coffee (Cup)$0.10
Tea (Pot)$0.15
Cocoa (Pot)$0.20
Decaffinated Coffee (Cup)$0.15
Milk (Half Pint Bottle)$0.10
Letttuce and Tomato$0.30
Fresh Vegetable, in Cup$0.15
Consomme, in Cup$0.15
Broiled Lamb Chops (2)$0.70
Baked Beans (Hot or Cold) with Brown Bread$0.40
HAM WITH FRIED EGGS$0.60
Spanish Omelet (2 Eggs)$0.55
Poached Eggs on Toast$0.35
Chilled Peeled Tomato, Stuffed with Chicken Salad$0.50
Garden Peas$0.15
French fried potatoes$0.15
Bantam Corn$0.15
Bacon with fried eggs$0.60
Cheese Sandwich$0.20
Hot Rolls$0.10
Apricots in Syrup$0.20
Peaches in Syrup$0.20
Pears in Syrup$0.20

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California Red Wines: Southern Pacific Special Bottling$0.30 – $0.50
California White Wines: Southern Pacific Special Bottling$0.30 – $0.50
Bourbon Indv. Bottle$0.35
Bourbon, Bonded Indv. Bottle$0.40
Bourbon, Bonded (8 Years Old) Indv. Bottle$0.50
RUM Indv. Bottle$0.35
Manhattan Indv. Bottle$0.35
Dry Martini Indv. Bottle$0.30
Old Fashion Indv. Bottle$0.35
Tom Collins$0.35
Alka-Seltzer$0.10
Bromo-Seltzer$0.15
Pluto Water$0.15
Canadian, Bonded Whiskey Indv. Bottle$0.50
California Sauterne$0.50 – $0.75
California Port Indv. Bottle$0.25
California Sherry Indv. Bottle$0.25
California Grape Brandy Indv. Bottle$0.30
California Grape Brandy Highball$0.35
Rye Indv. Bottle$0.35
Rye, Bonded Indv. Bottle$0.40
SCOTCH WHISKEY Indv. Bottle$0.45
Scotch Whiskey (10 Years Old) Indv. Bottle$0.55
Gin, Domestic Indv. Bottle$0.30
Rum Collins$0.40
Split of Ginger All (for Highballs)$0.10
Split of Sparkling (Soda) Water (for Highballs)$0.10
Western Beer$0.20
Eastern Beer$0.30
Mexican beer$0.40
Half and Half (Half Ale and Half Porter)$0.20
Ale, Domestic$0.30
White Rock water$0.20 – $0.30
Shasta Water$0.25
Canada Dry Water$0.25
Poland Water (Natural)$0.25
Plain Lemonade$0.15
Shasta Lemonade$0.20
White Rock Lemonade$0.25
Ginger Ale$0.20
Fresh Orange Juice, Glass$0.15
Coca-Cola$0.10
7-Up$0.10
Pepsi-Cola$0.10
Root Beer$0.10
Playing Cards$0.30
Souvenir Ash Trays may be secured from News Agent$0.15
Cigars
Cigarettes

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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