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Volk's Restaurant

Date
1961-03-20
Restaurant
Volk's Restaurant
Physical description
33.5x24cm folded; 33.5x48.5cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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BROILED FRESH BLUEFISH with Vegetables & Potatoes$1.60
BROILED FLOUNDER with Vegetable & Potatoes$1.45
HUNGARIAN BEEF GOULASH with Buttered Noodles$1.65
BROWNED CORNED BEEF HASH with Fried Egg$1.45
Cherrystone Clam Cocktail$0.70
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.85
BROILED L. I. SCALLOPS, Tartar Sauce, Cole Slaw, Potatoes$1.75
Tomato Juice$0.20
Home Made Suelze$0.45
BROILED FILET OF RED SNAPPER, Butter Sauce, Vegetable, Potatoes$1.75
Puree of Green Split Pea Soup$0.25
FRIED FILET OF SOLE, Tartar Sce, Cole Slaw, Potatoes$1.50
BROILED SWORDFISH STEAK, Butter Sauce, Potatoes, Veg$1.65
BAKED COUNTRY SAUSAGES with Vegetable & Potatoes$1.40
ROAST LOIN OF PORK, Bavarian Dumpling$1.75
SAUERBRATEN with Potato Dumpling & Red Cabbage$1.95
rice pudding$0.30
Assorted Pies$0.35
Apple Strudel$0.35
Cheese Strudel$0.35
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Open Apple Cake$0.35
Home Made Cheese Cake$0.35
Biscuit Tortoni$0.30
Fruit Jello$0.30
Spumoni$0.35
Canape of Anchovies$0.60
Pickled herring$0.45
Soup with Meal$0.45
ROULADE OF BEEF, Potatoes, Vegetable$1.75
BAKED BREAST OF LAMB, Vegetable, Potatoes$1.45
SMOKED BEEF TONGUE, Creamed Spinach, Potatoes$1.60
ROAST PRIME SIRLOIN OF BEEF, Potatoes & Vegetable$1.85
HOME MADE BRATWURST, Red Cabbage & Potatoes$1.60
COLD PIGS KNUCKLE IN JELLY, Potato Salad$1.75
BROILED LAMB CHOPS on Toast, Potatoes & Vegetable$2.75
CALVES LIVER SAUTE WITH ONIONS, Potatoes, Vegetable$1.70
BROILED VEAL KIDNEYS on Toast, Bacon, Potatoes, Veg$1.60
SPECIAL - BROILED BABY LAMB CHOPS, Potatoes, Veg$1.70
BROILED JERSEY PORK CHOPS, Potatoes, Vegetable$1.95
LIVERWURST & HEAD CHEESE COMBINATION, Potato Salad$1.45
MINCED VIRGINIA HAM OMELETTE, Potatoes, Vegetable$1.45

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Blue Point Oyster Cocktail$0.75
Cherrystone Clam Cocktail$0.70
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.85
Home Made Cheese Cake$0.35
Home Made Apple Strudel$0.35
Home Made Cheese Strudel$0.35
Assorted Pies$0.35
Special Mint Ice Cream with Chocolate Sauce$0.35
Rice Pudding with Cream$0.30
Imported beer on draught$0.30 – $0.60
Domestic Beer on Draught$0.20 – $0.35
Domestic Beer in Bottles$0.50
Imported German Beer in Bottles$0.65
Imported Heineken Beer in Bottles$0.65
Imported Canadian Ale in Bottles$0.55
Fresh Shrimp Salad, Garni$1.75
Tunafish Salad, Garni$1.50
Imported Anchovies, Boiled Egg, Garni$1.50
Chef's Salad$1.50
Sliced Ham and Potato Salad$1.75
Hearts of Lettuce$0.35
Hearts of Lettuce with Tomato$0.45
Sliced Tomatoes$0.50
Broiled Swordfish Steak, Vegetable and Potatoes$1.65
Fried Scallops with Tartar Sauce, Cole Slaw and French Fried Potatoes$1.75
Fried Filet of Sole, Tartar Sauce, Cole Slaw and French Fried Potatoes$1.50
Marinierte Herring with Boiled Potato$1.45
Coffee$0.15
Tea$0.15
Milk$0.15
iced tea or coffee$0.20
Marinierte Herring$0.45
Canape of Anchovies$0.60
Tomato Juice$0.20
Celery and Olives$0.50
Fruit Cocktail$0.30
Soup du Jour$0.25
Soup without Meal$0.20
Liederkranz Cheese$0.50
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.50
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.50
Bleu Cheese$0.50
Swiss cheese$0.60
Biscuit Tortoni$0.30
Spumoni$0.35
Ice cream$0.30
Fruit Jello with Cream$0.30
SAUERBRATEN with Red Cabbage and Potato Dumpling$1.95
PIG'S KNUCKLE with Sauerkraut and Whipped Potatoes$1.75
LARGE KNACKWURST with Sauerkraut and Mashed Potatoes$1.45
SCHNITZEL A LA HOLSTEIN, GARNI with Sliced Tomato and Home Fried Potatoes$2.35
LARGE FRANKFURTERS with Oven Baked Beans$1.35
HOME MADE BRATWURST with Red Cabbage and Potatoes$1.60
BROILED CHOPPED TENDERLOIN STEAK with Onions, Freah Vegetable and Potatoes$1.65
IMPORTED HOLLAND FRANKFURTERS with Sauerkraut and Mashed Potatoes$1.65
LARGE HOME MADE BAUERNWURST with Sauerkraut and Mashed Potatoes$1.60
BROILED CLUB STEAK with Smothered Onions, Salad, French Fried Potatoes$1.95
BROILED SPECIAL SIRLOIN STEAK with Tossed Salad, French Fried Potatoes$2.95
BROILED PRIME SIRLOIN STEAK with Mixed Salad and French Fried Potatoes$4.25
TWO BROILED LAMB CHOPS and Toast with French Fried Potatoes and Vegetable$2.75
MILK FED VEAL STEAK SAUTE, NATURAL with Brown Butter, Vegetable and French Fried Potatoes$1.95
TWO BROILED PORK CHOPS with Vegetable and French Fried Potatoes$1.95
TWO BROILED PORK CHOPS with Vegetable and French Fried Potatoes$1.95
TWO BROILED PORK CHOPS with Vegetable and French Fried Potatoes$1.95
BROILED VIRGINIA HAM STEAK, HAWAIIAN with Vegetable and Potatoes$1.95
Grapefruit Juice$0.20
FRESH GROUND TARTAR STEAK with Egg and Chopped Onions$2.95
FINEST IMPORTED WINES AND LIQUORS

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Bacardi Cocktail$0.70
Rum Cllins$0.75
Cuba Libre$0.75
COMBINATIN SANDWICH, Ham and Swiss Cheese with Dill Pickle$0.90
LIEDERKRANZ SANDWICH with Sliced Onion$0.70
ANCHOVIES, Sliced Boiled Egg, and Tomato Sandwich$1.10
TARTAR SANDWICH - Fresh Chopped Raw Beef, Egg, and Onion$1.50
BROILED HAMBURGER SANDWICH, with Onion$0.90
OUR FAMOUS LIVERWURST AND SWISS CHEESE COMBINATION SANDWICH, with Dill Pickle$0.85
HOT ROAST BEEF SANDWICH with Gravy and Potatoes$1.00
HOT VIRGINIA HAM SANDWICH with Gravy and Potatoes$1.00
Tom Collins$0.75
Gin Rickey$0.70
Gin and Tonic$0.70
Whiskey Sour$0.70
Milk Punch$0.80
Martini$0.70
Extra Dry$0.80
Manhattan$0.70
Extra Dry$0.80
Vodka Martini$0.70
Extra Dry$0.80
Old Fashioned$0.70
Rob Roy$0.85
Orange Blossom$0.70
Side Car$0.90
Daiquiri$0.70
Jack Rose$0.70
Stinger$0.90
Dubonnet$0.70
Bronx$0.70
Pink Lady$0.75
Brandy Alexander$0.90

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