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Franciscan Restaurant

Date
1965-01-01
Restaurant
Franciscan Restaurant
Physical description
35x25cm folded; 35x50.5cm open
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

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Franciscan Restaurant Fisherman's Wharf San Francisco

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Relish Plate - green onions, Celery, Olives, Pepperoncini, Radishes, Carrot sticks and Prawns$1.25
crab meat cocktail$1.35
Crab Leg Cocktail$1.75
Lobster Cocktail$1.50
Hamburger Steak...On French Bread with Golden Brown French Fries, Garnished with Olive, Pickle and Tomato Slice$1.75
Corned Beef...On Russian Rye Bread$1.50
Broiled Top Sirloin Steak On French Bread with Golden Brown French Fries, Pickle, Olive and Tomato Slice$2.50
Club House sandwich$1.90
Ham and Egg Sandwich$1.65
bacon and tomato sandwich$1.50
Abalone Steak Sandwich with French Fries$1.85
Tuna Salad Sandwich$1.35
Crab Salad Sandwich$1.35
Shrimp Salad Sandwich$1.35
Chicken Salad Sandwich$1.35
Cold Roast Prime Rib of Beef Sandwich$1.60
Baked Ham Sandwich$1.25
Sliced Roast Turkey Sandwich$1.35
Ham and Cheese Sandwich$1.35
Assorted Pies (baked on the premises)$0.45
French fried potatoes$0.35
Fruit Cocktail Supreme$0.90
Tomato stuffed with Chicken Salad$1.95
Imported Swiss cheese$0.60
Chocolate Sundae$0.75
Hashed Brown Potatoes$0.40
Baked Idaho Potato with Any Combination of Butter, Bacon, Green Onions, or Sour Cream$0.50
Strawberry Sundae$0.75
Pineapple Sundae$0.75
Butterscotch Sundae$0.75
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.60
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.60
Liederkranz Cheese$0.60
Monterey Jack Cheese$0.60
Fresh Spinach$0.50
Fresh Zucchini$0.50
Fresh Broccoli$0.50
Fresh French Green Beans$0.50
FRESH PEAS$0.50
Jumbo Prawn or Shrimp Cocktail$1.25
Olympia Oyster Cocktail$1.75
Eastern Oyster cocktail$1.35
Combination Sea Food$1.25
Oysters on the half shell$2.25 – $4.00
Bacon and Egg Sandwich$1.65
Cracked Jumbo Crab$2.00 – $3.50
Marinated Herring in sour cream$1.25
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.40
Toasted Garlic Bread (Serves 2)$0.50
Fresh Mushrooms Sauté Sec (Serves 2)$1.00
Tomato (Juice)$0.25 – $0.35
CRAB LOUIE$2.60
Shrimp or Prawn Louie$2.40
Orange (Juice)$0.25 – $0.35
Combination Sea Food, Louie$2.65
Pineapple (Juice)$0.20 – $0.30
Lobster Louie$2.75
Cold Lobster salad$3.25
Cherrystone Clams: Steamed (Served with Drawn Butter)$2.10
Cherrystone Clams: Bordelaise (The Continental Touch)$2.25
Grapefruit (Juice)$0.20 – $0.30
Cherrystone Clams: On the Half Shell (8)$1.85
Eastern Oyster Stew$2.50
Olympia Oyster Stew$3.00
Clam Nectar$0.35
Roquefort Dressing$0.35
Green Goddess Dressing$0.35
Boston or Manhattan Clam Chowder$0.50
French Onion Soup au Gratin$0.50
Sea Food Supreme (serves 2)$3.50
Bread and Butter with Above Orders$0.15
Chef's Special Salad with Sea Food$2.25
Tomato Stuffed with Crab$1.95
Assorted Pies a la Mode$0.65
Half Avocado Stuffed with Crab$2.50
Cheese Cake$0.60
Ice cream$0.40
Avocado Salad$1.50
Spumoni$0.50
Half Avocado Stuffed with Shrimp$2.50
California Fruit Plate with Cottage Cheese or Sherbet$1.75
Sherbet$0.40
Half Avocado Stuffed with Tuna$2.50
Babas au Rhum (Rum Cake)$0.75
Pineapple and Cottage Cheese Salad$1.50
Coffee$0.15
Tomato Stuffed with Shrimp$1.95
Caesar Salad (Serves 2)$2.75
Tomato Stuffed with Tuna$1.95
Tea$0.20
Hearts of Romaine with Roquefort Dressing$1.25
Sanka or Postum$0.25
Iced Coffee or Tea$0.20
Dinner Salad with French Dressing$0.65
Milk or Buttermilk$0.20
Dinner Salad, with Shrimp$1.65
Hearts of Lettuce and Tomatoes$0.65
Dinner Salad with Crab$1.65
Fresh Vegetables in Season$0.50
Dinner Salad with Thousand Island Dressing$0.65

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Deep Fried Filet of Sole*, A golden brown filet served sizzling hot with lemon butter and tartar sauce. Served with Potatoes du Jour.$2.25
Jumbo Shrimp Saute Marsala, Flown from gay New Orleans, these large Shrimp are pan fried in our own secret delectable sauce. Served with Rice Pilaf$2.95
Crab Meat Mornay with Rice Pilaf, fresh local crab prepared with delicious Mornay sauce and served with rice pilaf$2.95
FRESH FILET OF SOLE AMANDINE*.....This tender sole is sauteed, pan fried and served with slivered almonds and lemon butter sauce. Served with Potatoes du Jour.$2.85
PAN FRIED REX SOLE OR SAND DABS*.....Truly a dish to remember for its delicate flavor. Served with lemon butter. Also comes with Potatoes du Jour.$2.35
HALIBUT FLORENTINE.....A popular fish served on a bed of tender young spinach and covered with smooth Mornay sauce.$2.85
GRILLED FILET OF HALIBUT STEAK*.....A delicious white fish, carefully grilled and served with tart lemon butter. Served with Potatoes du Jour.$2.65
POACHED SALMON STEAK WITH EGG SAUCE.....A richly flavored fish served with a creamy sauce. Boiled potatoes.$2.75
BROILED KING SALMON STEAK*.....Choice red salmon broiled quickly to preserve its tenderness. Served with Potatoes du Jour.$2.85
PAN FRIED BONED RAINBOW TROUT*.....As good tasting as any you've ever cooked over the campfire. Served with Potatoes du Jour.$2.95
STEAMED FINNAN HADDIE.....Always a favorite the world over. Boiled potatoes.$2.35
BAKED SEA BASS*.....A rich and flavorful fish served with delicate Bercy sauce. Served with Potatoes du Jour.$2.25
PAN BROILED SEA BASS STEAK*.....Quickly broiled and tasty. One of the ocean's finest. Served with Potatoes du Jour.$2.35
FILET OF SEA BASS DORE MEUNIERE*.....Carefully prepared and served with drawn parsley butter. Served with Potatoes du Jour.$2.35
STEAMED ALASKA COD.....Prepared by steaming to seal in its delicate flavor. Served with boiled potato.$2.35
BROILED SWORDFISH STEAK*.....A rich succulent fish, guaranteed to satisy the most exacting diner. Served with Potatoes du Jour.$2.65
BAKED STUFFED TURBOT.....A taste-exciting white fish stuffed with shell fish meat seasoned with a rare herb sauce and Parisian potatoes.$2.75
PAN BROILED HAWAIIAN MAHI, MAHI*.....For an exotic sea food treat reminiscent of the Islands, try this Hawaiian favorite. Served with Potatoes du Jour.$2.50
BOUILLABAISE A LA MARSEILLAISE.....Prepared from our Chef's authentic continental recipe. French gourmets acclaim this delectable sea food.$2.95
Deep Fried Crab Legs*, Specially breaded, then deep fried to golden brown crispness and served with tartar sauce. Served with Potatoes du Jour.$3.25
Crab Cioppino...... Truly an epicure's delight. The sauce defies description. A full-length bib causes you to leer at convention.$3.25
Crab Legs Saute, fresh local crab. Served on a bed of rice pilaf$3.50
COMBINATION SEA FOOD NEWBURG.....Unusual casserole prepared with our Chef's private recipe. Served with rice pilaf$2.95
COMBINATION SEA FOOD PLATE, DEEP FRIED*...For those who find it difficult to choose among the sea food delicacies. Served with Potatoes du Jour.$2.85
CRAB MEAT NEWBURG WITH RICE PILAF...Large, tender chunks of local crab meat in the Chef's special sauce. Served in a different way with rice pilaf.$2.95
DEVILED CRAB.....Our Pacific crab meat is combined with a saucy mixture of tangy herbs and baked in coastal sea shell with rice pilaf.$2.85
FRIED EASTERN OYSTERS*.....Tender and juicy, these oysters are deep fried and served piping hot. Served with Potatoes du Jour.$2.75
HANGTOWN FRIED OYSTERS*.....This is a real treat. Tender oysters fried in butter and mixed into a fluffy egg omelet. Served with Potatoes du Jour.$2.85
BAKED OYSTERS (Kirkpatrick or Rockefeller)*..Large Eastern oysters, baked and served on the half shell. Served with Potatoes du Jour.$3.25
BROILED WHOLE CALIFORNIA LOBSTER*....The delicate flavor of California lobster reaches the peak of perfection with tangy lemon butter sauce. Served with Potatoes du Jour.$4.50
LOBSTER THERMIDOR*.....A superlative dish that will not be forgotten. Served with Potatoes du Jour.$4.75
LOBSTER TAILS SAUTE NEWBURG.....Large tails of lobster prepared in a special cream sauce and served with exotic rice pilaf.$3.75
DEEP FRIED JUMBO PRAWNS*.....These are the choice prawns of the Gulf waters. Served with tangy tartar sauce. Served with Potatoes du Jour.$2.50
CURRIED LOUISIANA PRAWNS A L'INDIENNE..This skillfully seasoned dish is something different and out of the ordinary. With rice pilaf.$2.85
SHRIMP CREOL WITH RICE PILAF.....The delictable flavor of this old Sother delight i brought to San Francisco's Bayside.$2.45
ABALONE STEAK*.....This tender Monterey abalone is a real treat; its delicate flavor is artfully enhanced by tangy lemon butter and tartar sauce. Served with Potatoes du Jour.$2.95
DEEP FRIED SCALLOPS*.....Breaded and deep fried to a crisp golden brown. Served with tartar sauce. Also comes with Potatoes du Jour.$2.45
SCALLOPS AU GRATIN.....Eastern scallops with fresh mushrooms, chooped white onions, white wine, baked in casserole, au gratin, served with rice pilaf.$2.85
CHOICE FILET MIGNON.....Always a favorite of those demanding excellence$5.25
Top Sirloin Steak.... Only the most tender part of the sirlion is used for this steak.$4.75
Child's Plate: 1 Lamp Chop, small portion of Roast Beef or Hamburger Steak with Vegetables and Potatoes$1.75
New York Steak.... Tell us how you want it and that is how it will reach the table.$5.25
Child's Plate: Prawns, Filet of Sole or Scallops with Vegetables and Potatoes$1.50
ROAST PRIME RIBS OF BEEF (From 4 P.M.)..... Friday, Saturday, Sunday only.Choose this select Eastern beef rare, medium or well done and have it served immediately.$4.25
HALF CAPON WITH WILD RICE..... A special wine and herb marinade makes this broiled capon a delicacy. (25 minutes.)$3.25
Veal Scallopini Saute Marsala . . . . Served with ravioli and our Chef's tantalizing Italian sauce.$3.25
DOUBLE SPRING LAMB CHOPS....A double treat is in store for you when you order these tender, juicy chops.$4.50
GROUND SIRLOIN OF BEEF.....Served sizzling from the broiler, smothered with juicy, fresh mushroom sauce.$2.95

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