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The Famous Janssen Hofbrau

Date
1957-10-01
Restaurant
The Famous Janssen Hofbrau
Physical description
32.5x21.5cm folded; 32.5x43cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Lobster Cocktail$2.00
Shrimp Cocktail$1.35
Crabmeat Cocktail$1.50
Oyster cocktail$0.80
Fruit Cocktail$0.75
V-8 Juice Cocktail$0.30
Cherrystone Clam Cocktail$80.00
Melon in Season$0.70
Dill Pickle$0.20
Chutney$0.50
Oyster stew, milk$1.70
Clam Stew, Milk$1.55
Celery and Olives$0.60
Canape of Anchovies$1.00
Home Made Sulze$1.00
Smoked Salmon$1.35
Smoked eel$0.80
Herring Salad$0.70
Pate Janssen$0.75
Chopped Chicken Liver$0.75
Bismarck Herring$0.65
Maatjes Herring$0.70
Marinated Herring$0.70
OYSTER STEW, HALF AND HALF$2.00
Clam Stew, Half and Half$1.85
Lentil Soup with Frankfurters ( Cup)$0.45
Chicken Broth with Rice ( Cup)$0.45
Consomme, Fr. Vegetables$0.45
Cream of Tomato ( Cup)$0.45
Einlauf ( Cup)$0.45
Onion au Gratin Plate)$0.70
(Soup without Entree, extra)$0.25
Ham and eggs$1.90
Bacon and eggs$1.80
Hoppel Poppel$1.95
Shirred Eggs, Bercy$1.60
Plain Omelette$1.20
Jelly omelette$1.40
Mushroom Omelette$1.60
Spanish omelette$1.60
Chicken Liver Omelette$1.75
Broiled fresh Kennebec Salmon, Sliced Tomato, French Fried Potatoes$2.50
Brook Trout Saute aux Amandine, Cucumber Salad$2.50
Fried Deep Sea Scallops, Tartar Sauce, Cole Slaw, French Fried Pototoes$2.25
Imported Dover Sole, Meuniere$2.75
Broiled Swordfish Steak$2.50
Fresh Fruit Cup
oysters cocktail (extra)$0.35
Shrimp Cocktail (extra)$0.35
Clam cocktail (extra)$0.35
Cantaloupe
Chopped Chicken Livers
Crabflakes Ravigotte (extra)$0.35
Nova Scotia Smoked Salmon (extra)$0.35
Maatjes Herring
V-8 Juice
Tomato Juice
Apple Juice
Marinated Herring
Honey Dew Melon
Bismarck Herring
Proscuitto Melon (extra)$0.35
Lentil Soup with Frankfurters
FRESH BROOK TROUT, SAUTE MEUNIERE$3.95
Fried Scallops, Tartar Sauce$3.95
BROILED SWORDFISH STEAK, MAITRE D'HOTEL$3.85
LOBSTER A LA NEWBURG with Rice$4.50
BOILED BEEF, Horseradish Sauce, Bouillon Potatoes, Pickled Beets$4.10
CORNED PIG'S KNUCKLE, Sauerkraut, Mashed Potatoes$3.00
CHICKEN LIVERS EN BROCHETTE, String Beans, Baked Potato$3.50
PAPRIKA SCHNITZEL with Spaetzle$4.25
ROAST LEG OF LAMB, String Beans, Baked Potato, Mint Sauce, Green Salad$3.95
ROAST FRESH LOIN OF PORK, Apple Sauce, Red Cabbage, Sweet Potato$3.95
Fried calf's liver with bacon$4.25
Fried Fillet of Sole, Tartar sauce, Sliced Tomatoes, French Fried Potatoes$2.25
Broiled Boston Scrod, Mashed Potatoes, Cole Slaw$2.00
(COLD) WESTPHALIAN HAM AND SLICED TURKEY, Potato Salad$3.85
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef au jus$4.95
BROILED HALF CHICKEN A L'AMERICAINE$3.60
String Beans
Succotash
Buttered Carrots
Green salad
Au Gratin Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes
Boiled potatoes
Mashed potatoes
Liederkranz Cheese
Meringue Glace
Profiterole, Chocolate Sauce
Chocolate Custard Cream Pie
Liederkranz Cheese
Famous Langlois Oregon Blue Vein Cheese
Sliced Fresh Pineapple
Assorted Ice Cream
Apple Strudel
Fruit Jello
Cheese Cake
Fresh Plum Cake
Raspberry Jelly Roll
Danish Butter Coffee Cake
Cantaloupe
Pound cake
Honey Dew Melon
Sherbet
Chicken a la King$3.00
Chicken Patty with Peas$2.00
Ragout of Beef a la Deutch en Casserole$3.50
Sliced Tenderloin of Beef Saute with Spaetzle$3.70
Fresh Calf's Liver with Bacon, French Fried Potatoes$2.90
Fresh Calf's Liver with Bacon, French Fried Potatoes$2.90
Chopped Filet Steak, Smothered Onions, Mashed Potatoes$2.75
Filet Mignon, mixed green salad$5.50
Chateaubriand, mixed green salad$11.00
Minute Steak, mixed green salad$4.25
Veal Porterhouse Steak with Mushrooms, mixed green salad$3.00
Pork Chops with Red Cabbage and Mashed Potatoes, mixed green salad$2.75
Veal Kidney with Bacon, mixed green salad$2.25
Broiled half spring chicken on toast, mixed green salad$2.50
Chicken Liver en Brochette with Rice, mixed green salad$2.50
Ham Steak with Pineapple Ring and Spinach, mixed green salad$2.50
Crabmeat a la Dewey$3.25
Lobster a la Newburg$3.75
Shrimps a la Newburg$3.00
Curried Shrimp$3.00
RAREBITS: Welsh$1.50
RAREBITS: Golden Buck$1.70
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.45
Camembert$0.50
Gruyere$0.40
Liederkranz$0.50
Bel Paese$0.65
Blue Cheese$0.60
Port du Salut$0.60
Imported Swiss cheese$0.75
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Baked Potatoes, Salade$4.10
Alpen Ragout, Veal Tenderloin, Kidneys, Mushrooms, Fines Herbes, Cream Wine Gravy$3.35
Huhn im Topf$2.50
Boiled Beef, Bouillon Potatoes, Pickled Beets, Dill Pickle$2.90
Sauerbraten, Potato Dumpling, Red Cabbage$3.00
Schnitzel Holstein, Fried Egg, Peas, Potato$3.00
Wiener Schnitzel, String Beans and Potato$2.90
PAPRIKA SCHNITZEL with Spaetzle$2.90
Calf's Head Vinaigrette, Pickled Beets$2.25
Calf's Brains with Brown Butter and Fried Egg$1.90
Bauernwurst, Sauerkraut, Mashed Potatoes$1.85
Knachwurst, Sauerkraut, Mashed Potatoes$1.85
Bratwurst, Sauerkraut, Mashed Potatoes$1.85
Home Made Frankfurters, Sauerkraut and Potatoes$1.65
Corned Pig's Knuckle (large), Sauerkraut, Potato$1.85
German Pancake with Preiselbeeren$1.85
Apple Pancake with Cinnamon Sugar$1.75
Potato Pancake with Apple Sauce$1.25
Potato Pancake with Preislebeeren$1.25
Curried Chicken$3.20
Half Paprika Chicken w. Spaetzle$2.50
Chopped Filet Steak sandwich$1.85
Ham and Egg Sandwich$1.60
Westphalian Ham Sandwich$1.75
Ham and Imported Swiss Cheese sandwich$1.45
Club sandwich$1.75
Roast Beef sandwich (cold)$1.75
Roast beef sandwich (hot)$2.45
Tartare sandwich$1.95
Tartare sandwich with Egg$2.15
Turkey Sandwich$1.50
Corned beef sandwich$1.50
Graybar Salad: Lettuce, Tomatoes, Egg, Anchovies, Russian Dressing$1.75
Sirloin Steak, mixed green salad$5.50
Double Sirloin, mixed green salad$11.00
Broiled Lamb Chops (2), mixed green salad$3.95
Apple Pie
Coffee
Tea
Demi Tasse
Milk
Health Salad with Julienne of Chicken, Swiss Cheese and Ham$2.25
Lobster salad$3.25
Red Cabbage$0.45
Creamed Spinach$0.75
Lima beans$0.50
Broccoli Hollandaise Sauce$0.80
Sauerkraut$0.45
String Beans$0.50
Cauliflower au Gratin$0.75
Fried eggplant$0.50
Carrots$0.50
New peas$0.50
Russian Dressing (extra)$0.15
Roquefort Dressing (extra)$0.40
Romaine Salad$0.75
Hearts of Lettuce$0.75
Fresh Fruit Salad with cottage Cheese$1.80
Lettuce and Tomatoes$0.75
Sliced Tomatoes$0.75
Crabmeat Salad$3.00
Chicken salad$2.50
(cold) Madrilene
(Cold) Vichyssoise
Chicken broth with rice
Consomme with Fresh Vegetables
Meringue Glace$0.75
June Christian Chocolate Gelatine Dessert$0.50
Peach Melba$0.75
Home Made Pastries$0.60
Fresh strawberries and cream$0.75
Melon$0.70
rice pudding$0.50
COFFEE, TEA, ETC.
Pot of coffee$0.35
Milk$0.25
Buttermilk$0.25
Tea (Pot)$0.35
Chocolate or Cocoa$0.35
Demi Tasse$0.30
Iced coffee$0.35
Iced tea$0.30
Postum$0.35
Cold Westphalian Ham and Sliced Turkey$3.25
Cold Corned Brisket of Beef, Potato Salad and Tomatoes$2.50
Steak Tartare with Egg$3.50
Cold Prime ribs of beef$3.75
Cold Seafood Platter: Lobster, Shimps, Crabflakes$3.35
Cold Half Lobster$2.90
Assorted Cold Cuts$2.85
Potatoes au Gratin$0.60
Hashed Cream Potatoes$0.60
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.50
French fried potatoes$0.40
O'Brien Potatoes$0.50
Mashed potatoes$0.40
Cottage Fried Potatoes$0.50
Hashed Brown Potatoes$0.50
Boiled potatoes$0.35
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.50
Saute Potatoes$0.50
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.50
Apple Pie a la Mode$0.75
Mixed Fruit Compote$0.65
Cheese Cake$0.60
Apple Strudel$0.60
Raspberry sherbet$0.60
orange sherbet$0.50
Cream Cheese$0.45
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.30
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.60
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.60
Vanilla ice cream$0.60
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.60
Coffee Ice Cream$0.60
Peach Ice Cream$0.60
Fried Jumbo Shrimp, Tartare$2.75
Fried Oysters, Cole Slaw, French Fried Potatoes$2.00
Half Lobster Thermidor, French Fried Potatoes$3.30
Whole Broiled Lobster, French Fried Potatoes (Priced According to Size)
Broccoli Butter Sauce$0.80
Plain spinach$0.50
Grapefruit Juice
Bratwurst, Sauerkraut, Mashed Potatoes$3.00
Calf's Head Tortue, Pickled Beets$2.25
Rham Schnitzel with Spaetzle$2.90
Sanka$0.35
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.50
Shrimp Salad$2.50

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Franconia White Wine IPHOFER KRONSBERG 1954 (Individual Bottle)$1.80

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Budweiser$0.50
Schlitz$0.50
Ballantine Ale$0.50
Molson Ale$0.75
Heineken's$0.75
Guinness (pint)$0.75
Gin Fizz$0.80
Silver Fizz$1.00
Sloe Gin Fizz$0.80
Golden Fizz$1.00
Gin Rickey$0.80
Sloe Gin Rickey$0.80
Rum Rickey$0.80
Vodka Collins$0.90
Jamaica Rum Collins$0.90
Bourbon Collins$0.90
Tom Collins$0.90
Rum Collins$0.90
John Collins$0.90
Manhattan$0.80
Martini$0.80
Martini Extra Dry$0.85
Vodka Martini$0.80
Alexander (Gin)$0.90
Bronx Cocktail$0.80
Bacardi$0.85
Dubonnet$0.75
Clover Club$0.85
Daiquiri$0.85
Jack Rose$0.80
Orange Blossom$0.80
Perfect cocktail$0.80
Pink Lady$0.85
Rob Roy$0.95
Side Car$1.10
Stinger$1.10
Whiskey Sour (Rye)$0.85
CHAMPAGNE$1.00
Martini, Imported Gin$1.00
Alexander (Imported Brandy)$1.25
Old Fashioned (Rye)$0.85
Old Fashioned (Scotch)$0.95
Whiskey Sour (Scotch)$1.00
Munich Lowenbrau Dark on Tap$0.35 – $0.65
Knickerbocker$0.20 – $0.40
Wuerzburger Hofbrau Light on Tap$0.35 – $0.65
Prior's Light or Dark$0.30 – $0.55
Ryes (Bonded)$0.80 – $0.95
Scotch$0.85 – $1.00
Blended Bourbon$0.80
Gin$0.80 – $0.90
Bonded Bourbon$0.95
CANADIAN WHISKIES$0.95
Gin and Tonic Water$0.85
Vodka and Tonic Water$0.85
Anisette$1.00
Blackberry liqueur$1.00
Creme de Menthe, white or green$1.00
Kummel$1.00
Rock and Rye$1.00
Southern Comfort$1.00
Uzo$1.00
Asbach Uralt$1.00
Bisquit Dubouche$1.00
Courvoisier$1.00
Hennessy$1.00
Metaxa*$1.00
Metaxa$0.90
Martell$1.00
Otard$1.10
Remy Martin$1.00
Cherry Liqueur$1.00
Cointreau$1.00
Strega$1.00
Basler Kirschwasser$1.00
Rouyer$1.00
Van der Hum$1.00
Chartreuse Yellow$1.10
Chartreuse,Green$1.25
Amer Picon$1.00
D O M Benedictine$1.10
Cherry Heering$1.10
Grand Marnier$1.10
Drambuie$1.10
Otard V S O P$1.10

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