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Helsinki Restaurant

Date
1962-01-08
Restaurant
Helsinki Restaurant
Physical description
32x23.5xm folded; 32x47cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4
  5. Page 5

Dishes

Page 2

Orange Juice$0.40
Cranberry Juice$0.45
Tomato Juice$0.40
Prune Juice$0.45
Half Grapefruit$0.60
Fruit Cup$0.55
Liver Pate$0.80
Cherrystone Clams$0.85
Blue Point Oysters$0.95
Shrimp Cocktail$1.25
Smoked Salmon$1.25
Smoked eel$1.10
Marinated Herring$0.85
Mustard Herring$0.85
Herring Salad$0.85
Soup du Jour$0.50
FRENCH ONION SOUP$0.75
Tomato Cream Soup$0.55
Consomme$0.50
Mushroom Soup$0.65
Consomme Madrilene$0.65
Home Made Noodle Soup$0.55
Vegetable Soup$0.60
Chef's Salad$2.65
Shrimp Salad$2.85
Chicken salad$2.80
Tuna Salad$1.80
Lettuce and Tomato$0.70
Heart of Lettuce$0.60
Sliced Tomato$0.75
Cottage Cheese$0.80
Broiled Swordfish Steak$2.60
Broiled salmon steak$2.90
Imported English Sole, Saute$3.25
Grilled Shrimps with Dill$2.95
Danish Brook Trout, Saute$3.15
Broiled Filet Mignon$6.25
Broiled Sirloin Steak$4.95
Broiled Lamb Chops$3.25
Broiled half chicken$2.80
Broiled Pork Chops$2.85
Broiled Sweetbreads$3.25
Chopped Sirloin Steak$2.95
liver and bacon$2.65
Ham Steak with Pineapple$2.65
Opera Sandwich$1.85
Asparagus Omelette$2.20
Omelette with Chantarelles$2.25
Ham omelette$1.90
Cheese Omelette$1.85
Finnish Pancakes$0.95
Finnish Applecake$0.75
Finnish Lingonberry Mousse$0.65
Eclair$0.70
Fruit Jello$0.60
Peach Melba
Fruit Compote$0.65
Ice cream$0.60
Raspberry sherbet$0.60
Coffee$0.35
Tea$0.30
Broiled Sirloin steak, Ham, Fried Egg (Patenttipihvi)$5.25
Finnish Beefsteak with Onions (Sipulipihvi)$4.60
Helsinki Special$6.25
Lamb in Dill Sauce (Dilliliha)$2.95
Milk$0.35
Finnish Meatballs with Lingonberries (Lihapullat)$2.75
Bread and Butter with a la Carte Orders$0.20
Stuffed Cabbage Rolls with Lingonberries (Kaalikaaryleet)$2.75
Hunter's Steak (Metsastajan Pihvi)$3.50
Beef a la Lindstrom$2.85
Assorted Herrings and Cheese (Silli-ja Juustotarjotin)$2.95
Home Cured Cold Salmon (Graavilohta)$2.85
Salad a la Helsinki (Italialainen Salatti)$2.65
BEEF STEAK A LA TARTARE (Tartaripihvi)$2.95

Page 3

Tomato Juice
Finnish Apple Cake$0.25
ice cream Eclair$0.15
FINNISH CABBAGE ROLLS WITH LINGONBERRIES$1.95
FINNISH MEATBALLS WITH LINGONBERRIES$1.95
Lobster Newburg in Casserole with Toast$2.15
FINNISH BEEF STEW WITH FRESH VEGETABLES$1.90
Finnish Pancakes, extra charge$0.50
CHOPPED SIRLOIN STEAK, BERCY$2.00
Western Omelette$1.90
Broiled Halibut Steak, Maitre d'Hotel$1.95
Consomme Rice
Potage Maison
BREADED MILKFED VEAL CUTLET, TOMATO SAUCE$2.10
Ice cream
Fruit Cocktail
Chicken Liver Pate
Orange Juice
Marinated Herring with Sour Cream
Tuna Salad
Fruit Jello
Sherbet
Fruit Compote
Coffee
Tea
Tea

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FINNISH BEEF STEAK WITH SMOTHERED ONIONS$4.80
FINNISH MEATBALLS WITH LINGONBERRIES$3.70
Finnish Lingonberry Mousse
Ice cream cake
ice cream Eclair
Finnish Pancakes with Cloudberries$1.25
Consomme Rice
Peach Melba
Finnish Apple Cake, extra$0.25
Finnish Pancakes, extra$0.50
Peach Melba a la Helsinki, extra$0.75
Blue Point Oysters, extra charge$0.50
Cherrystone Clams, extra charge$0.40
IMPORTED DANISH BROOK TROUTE SAUTE, AMANDINE$3.85
Fruit Compote
Ice cream
Potage Maison
IMPORTED ENGLISH DOVER SOLE SAUTE, DORIA$3.85
Chopped Sirloin Steak, Mushroom Sauce$3.50
HALF SPRING CHICKEN SAUTE, CHASSEUR$3.50
BROILED PORK CHOPS WITH APPLE SAUCE$3.65
BREADED MILKFED VEAL CUTLET A LA HOLSTEIN$3.95
ROAST L.I. DUCKLING A LA ORANGE BIGARADE$3.95
Tomato Juice
Fresh Fruit Cup
Marinated Herring in sour cream
Chicken Liver Pate
Orange Juice
Coffee
Tea

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Helsinki Special$1.00
Aqvavit Martini$1.00
Martini, regular$0.75
Martin, Extra Dry$0.80
Vodka Martini$0.80
Manhattan$0.75
Bourbon Manhattan$0.80
Old Fashioned$0.75
Daiquiri$0.75
Daiquiri$0.75
Bacardi$0.75
Rob Roy$0.90
Side Car$1.00
Scotch Old Fashioned$0.80
Whisky sour$0.80
Scotch sour$0.90
Stinger$1.00
Orange Blossom$0.75
Screw Driver$0.75
Gimlet$0.75
Bloody Mary$0.90
Alexander$1.00
Grasshopper$0.90
Collins$0.75
Pink Lady$0.90
Dubonnet Cocktail$0.75
Champagne Cocktail$1.10
Aquvavit: Finland House$1.00
Aalborg$1.00
O. P. Andersson$1.00
Kronbrannvin$1.00
Loitens$1.00
Chivas Regal$1.00
Ambassador 12$1.00
Regular Scotch$0.80
Bonded Bourbon$0.85
Regular Bourbon$0.75
Canadian Rye$0.80
Regular Rye$0.75
Imported Gin$0.80
Domestic Gin$0.75
Imported Rum$0.80
Piper heidsieck, 1953$7.25 – $13.75
Piper Heidsieck NV, Extra Dry$6.75 – $12.75
Mumm Cordon Rouge, 1952-3$6.90 – $13.40
Moet & Chandon White Seal Brut$5.75 – $11.75
Moet & Chandon Dry Imperial$6.80 – $13.50
Domestic Premium Bottle Beer$0.50
Imported Bottle Beer$0.75
Swedish Flag Punch$1.00
Cherry Heering$1.00
Benedictine$1.00
B & B$1.00
Grand Marnier$1.00
Drambuie$0.90
Cointreau$0.90
Chartreuse$0.90
Creme de Menthe$0.90
Creme de Cocoa$0.90
Blackberry$0.90
Cognac: 3 Star$0.95
Cognac: V S O P$1.10
Cognac: Cordon bleu$1.30
Harvey's Bristol Cream$0.85
Harvey's Bristol Milk$0.85
Harvey's Port$0.85

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