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Southern Pacific

Date
1938-01-01
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 2

Fresh Strawberries with Cream, Toast and Coffee$0.40
White Rock water$0.20 – $0.30
Shasta Water$0.25
Calso Water$0.25
Apollinaris Water$0.20 – $0.30
Perrier Water$0.30
Vichy Water (Celestins)$0.35
Poland Water (Natural)$0.30
Plain Lemonade$0.15
Shasta Lemonade$0.25
White Rock Lemonade$0.30
Apollinaris Lemonade$0.30
Orange Juice (Glass)$0.25
Ginger Ale (Dry or Aromatic)$0.25
Grape Juice, Red (4 oz. Bottle)$0.20
Grape Juice Highball$0.25
Coca-Cola$0.10
Red Raven Water$0.20
Pluto Water$0.20
Bromo Seltzer (Individual)$0.15
Cigars and Cigarettes
Souvenir Playing Cards with full color reproductions of western scenes$1.00
Regular playing cards$0.50 – $0.70
Souvenir Ash Trays$0.35

Page 3

Ripe Olives$0.25
Sweet Pickles$0.25
Celery$0.25
Soup in Tureen$0.30
Consomme (Cup)$0.20
Grilled Sardines (Imported) on Toast$0.60
Grilled Sardines (Domestic) on Toast$0.50
Fresh Fish, Du Jour$0.75
Club Steak$1.00
Tenderloin Steak$1.25
Sirloin Steak$1.50
Select Lamb Chops (1)$0.45
Select Lamb Chops (2)$0.85
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: Hashed and Browned or French Fried$0.25
Stewed tomatoes$0.20
Stewed Corn$0.25
GREEN PEAS$0.25
Lima beans$0.25
Asparagus (Hot or Cold)$0.35
Salad Bowl (Per Person)$0.25
Hearts of Lettuce$0.25
Lettuce and Tomato$0.25
Chicken salad$0.65
Special Combination Salad$0.25
Potato salad$0.25
Ham Sandwich$0.25
Cheese Sandwich$0.25
Tongue Sandwich$0.25
Chicken Sandwich$0.50
Club sandwich$0.65
Bread and Butter (Raisin, Prune, Rye, Graham or White)$0.15
Ry Krisp$0.15
Dry or buttered toast$0.15
Milk toast$0.35
Cream toast$0.45
Dry Cereals with Cream$0.30
Fresh Fruit Pie (Baked on Car)$0.20
Figs in syrup$0.30
Sliced Hawaiian Pineapple$0.30
Strained Honey (Individual)$0.25
Ice cream$0.25
Ice Cream with Cake$0.35
Assorted Preserves$0.25
Table Fruits: Peaches, Pears, or Apricots 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 (Pot)$0.25
Coffee with Cream (Cup)$0.15
Coffee, demi tasse$0.15
Cereal Coffee (Pot)$0.25
Decaffeinated Coffee (Pot)$0.25
Southern Coffee (Pot)$0.25
Southern Coffee (Cup)$0.15
Teas: English Breakfast, Green, Orange Pekoe, Ceylon (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

Page 4

Omelette with Chopped Green Pepper$0.90
Hungarian Veal Goulash, Egg Noodles, Polonaise$1.00
Broiled Spring Lamb Chops, Natural$1.25
Fried Young Chicken (half), Country Style$1.35
Half Bottle of Wine (Red or White-Special Bottling for Southern Pacific) served with meals$0.50
Julienne of Fresh Vegetable Soup
Cold Tomato Bouillon
Home fried potatoes
Fresh Garden Peas
Fruit Salad Bowl
Combination Salad, French Dressing
HOT CORN BREAD
Assorted Bread
Green Apple Pie
Peach Sundae
Fresh Cherry Tartlet, Custard Sauce
Tea
Coffee
Decaffeinated Coffee
Chocolate
Milk
Iced coffee
Iced tea
Iced tea
Cold Dutch Luncheon: Assorted Sausage (our own product), with Potato Salad, Domestic Cheese, Rye Bread, Tea, Coffee or Milk$0.75
With Bottle of Domestic Beer$0.90
Club Sandwich, Sliced Tomato, Ripe Olives, Fresh Fruit Parfait, Tea, Coffee or Milk$1.00

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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