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Holiday Inn

Date
1969-07-04
Restaurant
Holiday Inn
Physical description
32.5x20.5cm folded; 32.5x50.5cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Turkey Salad Bowl- Julienne Breast of Turkey with Bacon Crumbles and Tomato Wedges, Served on a Bed of Crisp Salad Greens.$1.55
Russian Salad- Julienne Ham and Cheese with Pulled Iceberg Lettuce, Garnished with Capers, Pickled Beets and Egg Wedges$1.50
Chilled Fruit Bowl - Large Bowl Cottage Cheese or Frosty Sherbet with Assorted Chilled Fruit Served on a Bed of Lettuce.$1.40
Chiffonade Salad- Mixed Green Salad Garnished with Hard-Boiled Egg Slices, Tomato Wedges, Asparagus Spears and Capers.$1.35
Shrimp Remoulade- Crisp Salad Greens Topped with Whole Shrimp, Tomato Wedges, Egg Slices and Remoulade Sauce.$1.95
Tossed salad$0.40
Tossed Salad with Tomato$0.45
Lettuce, Sliced Tomato$0.45
Pineapple Ring, Peach or Pear Half with Cottage Cheese$0.45
Head Lettuce$0.40
Cottage Cheese$0.35
cole slaw$0.30
Gelatin Salad$0.30
Hot Coffee - All You Want$0.15
Hot Chocolate$0.20
Iced coffee$0.15
Decaffeinated Coffee$0.15
Two eggs$0.45
Sausage$0.50
Bacon, 3 strips$0.50
Grilled Ham, 2 1/2 ozs.$0.60
Potato$0.30
Vegetable$0.30
Toast and Jelly$0.25
Hot Cakes, Three$0.60
Golden Brown WAFFLE$0.60
Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail$1.25
Chilled Crabmeat Cocktail$1.25
Split pea soup$0.30 – $0.45
Today's Hot Soup$0.30 – $0.45
Glass of Chilled Fruit Juice$0.25
Half Grapefruit$0.30
Melon (in season)$0.35
Hot Apple Pie, Cheddar Cheese Crust$0.45
Hot Apple Pie$0.35
Hot Apple Pie with Ice Cream$0.45
Sherbet or Ice Cream with Cookie$0.30
Sundae or Parfait with Cookie$0.45
Fruit Jello with Cookie$0.30
Frozen Chocolate Eclair$0.35
Fruit or Cream Pie$0.35
Milk$0.20
Iced tea$0.15
Chocolate Milk Shake$0.35
Soft Drinks- Cola, Root Beer, Orange, Lemon-Lime$0.15
Salads- Served with Hot Bread, Butter and Choice of Dressing
Appeteasers- Served with Saltines
Small Salads- Served with Saltines and Choice of Dressing
Please Ask Waitress for Children's Menu. "We carry a variety of baby foods. We will gladly warm your baby's bottle."
Desserts
Beverages
Side orders

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ITALIAN SPAGHETTI WITH MEAT SAUCE, Tossed Salad with Choice of Dressing, Toasted Garlic Bread$1.85
GRILLED REUBEN SANDWICH, Wafer Thin Slices of Corned Beef, Swiss Cheese and Sauerkraut on Rye Bread, Pickles and Potato Chips$1.35
HOT BEEF or TURKEY SANDWICH with Brown Gravy, French Fried Potatoes$1.45
GRILLED CENTER CUT PORK CHOP (1) with Spiced Apple Rings, Tossed Salad, Choice of Dressing and Choice of Potatoes, Assorted Hot Bread and Creamery Butter$1.90
Low Calorie Special-Broiled Beefburger, Cottage Cheese Salad with Peach or Pear Half, Cracker Basket$1.25
BABY BEEF LIVER Pan Fried in Butter, Tossed Salad with Choice of Dressing and Choice of Potatoes, Assorted Hot Bread and Creamery Butter$2.25
BROILED CHICKEN- One-Half, Tender Broiler, Skillfully Seasoned and Basted with Butter, Broiled to a Golden Brown Doneness and Served with a Broiled Peach Half.$2.15
STRIP SIRLOIN STEAK- Twelve Ounces of U. S. Choice Beef, Served Without the Bone and Bursting with Succulent Flavor.$5.25
TOP SIRLOIN STEAK- Government Graded U. S. Choice Beef, Carefully Seasoned and Skillfully Broiled to Your Order in Our Own Impeccable Style.$3.95
SMALL FILET STEAK- "The Queen's Choice". a Six-Ounce Boneless Tenderloin Steak Cut from Only Choice Meat and Served on a Golden Toast Diamond.$4.25
JOHN HOLIDAY SPECIAL STEAK- A Twelve Ounce Aged Choice Broiled Rib Steak that Originated in St. Paul, Minnesota, and is Known as the "Capitol Cut". It's Large, Tender and Delicious.$4.75
FILET MIGNON- "The Choice of Kings". a Large Eight-Ounce Boneless Juicy Steak Taken for the Most Tender Part of the Beef. Served with a Delectable Garnish on A Sizzling Platter.$4.75
Chopped Sirloin Steak- A Half-Pound of Extra Lean Beef, Freshly Ground and Cooked to Order for Your Enjoyment by Skillful Chefs. Served with a Tantalizing Mushroom Sauce.$2.70
SKILLET FRIED CHICKEN, One-Half, Disjointed, Golden Fried Pullet, Lightly Dusted with Toasted Bread Crumbs Then Dipped in Egg Batter, Cooked Quickly to Your Order, Served with Piquant Cranberry Sauce.$2.15
Chicken- Hungry, inquisitive, primitive man first brought the chicken out of the jungle around 600 B.C. For centuries man considered the chicken so ideal for eating that he was content with the bird just as it was. Man is , however, not happy until he makes a good thing even better. The modern chicken is a far cry from the ancient jungle hen.
Above Specialties Served with Crisp Tossed Salad or Gelatin Salad, Choice of Dressing, Giant Potato or Garden Vegetable, Assorted Hot Bread and Creamery Butter
Steaks- A Treat with Your Steak- Golden Brown Crisp Onion Rings$0.50
Above Served with Crisp Tossed Salad, Choice of Dressing, Giant Potato, or Garden Vegetable, Assorted Hot Bread and Creamery Butter.
John Holiday Specials
Tossed Salad with
Choice of Dressing
Toasted Garlic Bread
Wafer Thin Slices of
Corned Beef, Swiss Cheese
Sauerkraut on Rye
Brown gravy
French fried potatoes
Pan Fried in Butter
Tossed Salad with Choice
of Dressing and Choice
Potatoes, Assorted Hot
Bread and Creamery Butter
Spiced Apple Rings
Tossed Salad, Choice
Giant Potato or Garden Vegetable, Assorted Hot Bread and Creamery Butter
Cottage Cheese Salad
with Peach or Pear Half
Cracker Basket
Low Calorie Special

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Golden Fried Shrimp$1.95
Stuffed Shrimp with Crabmeat (Fried to a Golden Brown)$2.35
Broiled Halibut Steak$2.05
Deep Fried Filet of Flounder$1.65
Fried Scallops Served on Toast Points$1.65
Fried Seafood Jamboree (A Combination of Shrimp, Scallops, Fish and Other Seafoods)$2.45
Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato$0.85
Baked Ham, Lettuce, Tomato$0.85
Club House, Triple Deck$1.45
Sliced Chicken, Lettuce, Tomato$1.25
Corned Beef on Rye$1.15
Grilled Cheese$0.65
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich$0.55
Delicious Chopped Sirloin Steak on Butter Toasted Roll$0.65
Delicious Chopped Sirloin Steak on Butter Toasted Roll with Melted Cheese$0.75
Delicious Chopped Sirloin Steak on Butter Toasted Roll with Lettuce and Tomato$0.75
Delicious Chopped Sirloin Steak Plate Special with Cole Slaw and Choice of French Fries or Pot of Hot Baked Beans$0.95
Grilled Frankfurter on Butter Toasted Roll$0.45
Twin Grilled Frankfurters on Butter Toasted Rolls$0.80
Grilled Frankfurter Plate Special with Cole Slaw and Choice of French Fries or Pot of Hot Baked Beans$0.75
Room Service Coffee Only, Per Pot$0.50
Above Served with Chilled Cole Slaw, Choice of Potato or Garden Vegetable, Assorted Hot Bread and Creamery Butter.
Long John Beefburger- Served with Pickle Relish and Onions
Holiday Inn Frankfurter- Served with Pickle Relish
Room Service- Per Person 35c
Toast Points
Butter Toasted Roll
Cole Slaw and Choice of
French Fries or Pot of Hot Baked Beans
Cole Slaw and Choice of French Fries
Pot of Hot Baked Beans
Garden Vegetable
Potato
Shrimps, Scallops, Fish
Hot Bread
Creamery Butter
Other Seafoods

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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