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Phillips Crab House

Date
1975-09-15
Restaurant
Phillips Crab House
Physical description
31x25cm folded; 31x49.5cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Tomato Juice$0.30
CLAMS ON THE HALF SHELL (6)$1.35
CLAMS CASINO (10)$2.75
CRAB CLAW COCKTAIL$2.50
Bucket of Steamed Soft Shell Clams$2.25
Bucket of Steamed Hard Shell Clams$2.25
Crab Lump Cocktail$2.50
Steamed Spiced Shrimp (5) hot sauce$1.95
One-Half Chicken in the Basket$1.95
Fish Sandwich$1.75
Sliced Ham on Rye$1.40
Soft Shell Crab Sandwich$1.75
Jumbo Crab Cake Sandwich$1.95
Crab Cake Sandwich with Roll$1.50
Medium Steamed Spiced Crabs$0.55
Large Steamed Spiced Crabs$0.80
Jumbo Steamed Spiced Crabs$1.10
Crab Soup (regular)$0.65 – $0.90
Cream of Crab Soup$0.90 – $1.25
Steamed Spiced Shrimp (5) hot sauce$1.95
Fried Shrimp in the Basket$1.95
Hot Rolls and Butter$0.25
Shrimp Salad-Steamed Shrimp, Potato Salad, Cole Slaw, Tomatoes$2.95
Captain's Catch- A new addition to Phillips' menu- a combination of seafoods steamed in an attractive serving bowl-1/2 Maine Lobster, Shrimp, Steamed Hard Shell Crab, King Crab Claw, Stone Crab Claws, Hard Shell Clams, Soft Shell Crabs, Corn on the Cob, Rolls and Butter$9.95
Tossed salad$0.65
Roquefort Dressing$0.25
Crab Salad - Backfin Lump, Potato Salad, Cole slaw, Tomatoes$2.95
Steamed Corn on the Cob$0.45 – $1.25
TOSSED SALAD - RUSSIAN, FRENCH OR OIL & VINEGAR DRESSING$0.65
Sandwiches served with cole slaw

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Crab Imperial - The House Specialty$4.95
Crab Cake (1) - A Phillips Tradition$3.25
Crab Cake (2)$4.25
Crab Newberg - Crab Lumps in a Wine Sauce$4.95
Crab Thermidor - Wine Sauce with Mushrooms and Pimentoes$4.95
Crab Lumps au Gratin - Crab Lumps in Cheese Sauce$4.95
Crab Lumps Sauteed - Backfin Lump Sauteed in Butter and Lemon$4.95
Crab Lumps Sauteed - with Smithfield Ham$5.25
Crab Norfolk - Crab Lumps Sauteed in Wine$4.95
Alaskan King Crab Legs - Steamed$5.25
Soft Shell Crab (1) - Sauteed in Butter and Lemon$3.25
Soft Shell Crab (2) - Sauteed in Butter and Lemon$4.25
Stuffed Jumbo Shrimp (4) with Backfin Crabmeat$5.50
Jumbo Fried Shrimp (6)$4.95
Fried Filet of Flounder$3.75
Broiled Filet of Flounder Almandine$4.25
Phillips' Stuffed Flounder - The House Delicacy$6.25
Soft shell Crab, Crab Cake, Shrimp, Fish, Clams$6.25
Steamed Whole Maine Lobster$8.50
*Broiled Maine Lobster - Broiled in Lemon and Butter$8.95
*Broiled Lobster Tail - Broiled in Lemon and Butter$7.95
*Stuffed with Backfin$0.75
Fried Clams$4.25
One-Half Fried Chicken$2.95
Virginia Baked Ham with Raisin Sauce$2.95
Apple Pie$0.40
BLUEBERRY PIE$0.40
Cherry Pie$0.40
Pie a la Mode$0.55
Ice cream$0.35
Gelatin Dessert$0.30
Fresh Strawberries with Whipped Cream$0.60
Dessert of the Day (ask waitress)
Soft Drinks$0.25
Iced tea$0.20
Coffee$0.20
Milk$0.25
Children's Ham$2.25
Children's Chicken$2.25
Children's Shrimp$2.25
Children's Fish$2.25
All platters served with a choice of two vegetables and bread (cole slaw, tomatoes, French fries, potato salad, apple sauce)

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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