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Toots Shor

Date
1954-04-14
Restaurant
Toots Shor
Physical description
35x25.5cm folded; 35x51cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Curry of Shrimps, Rice and Chutney$2.95
Curry of Lobster, Rice and Chutney$4.50
Lobster Newburg$4.50
Lobster Thermidor$4.50
CURRY OF CHICKEN WITH RICE AND CHUTNEY$2.95
COLD SEA FOOD PLATTER, GARNI$3.25
ROAST DUCK WITH PORT WINE SAUCE, ROYAL ANNE CHERRIES, NEW PEAS$2.95
Cape Cod Oysters$0.90
Lobster Cocktail$2.60
Shrimp Cocktail$1.15
Sea food cocktail$1.75
crab meat cocktail$1.60
Broiled Lobster$4.50
Fresh Fruit Cup$0.75
V-8 Cocktail$0.50
Blue Point Oysters$0.80
Cherrystone Clams$0.75
Little Neck clams$0.75
Shad roe and bacon$3.50
Fried Scallops, Tartar Sauce$2.25
Fried Filet of Sole$2.25
BROILED SWORDFISH STEAK WITH SUCCOTASH$2.50
ROAST YOUNG TURKEY, NEW PEAS, CANDIED SWEETS, CRANBERRY SAUCE$2.85
Celery and Olives$0.75
Stuffed celery$0.95
Smoked Sturgeon$1.75
anchovy canape$1.00
Half Grapefruit$0.50
Ox-Tail Vegetable Soup$0.50
Consomme$0.50
Kidney Bean Soup$0.50
Cold Vichyssoise$0.50
Fried Jumbo Smelts Tartare$2.25
Grapefruit Juice$0.50
Sauerkraut Juice Cocktail$0.50
plum tomatoes and pickles$0.40
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.50
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.50
Broiled Swordfish Steak$2.50
Frog's legs$3.95
imported sardines$1.00
Nova Scotia Salmon$1.25
Gefuelte Fish$0.75
Marinated Herring$0.75
Bismarck Herring$0.75
Chopped Chicken Livers$0.75
Hamburger Steak with Tomato Sauce, Smothered onions, Rissolee Potato$2.10
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Rissolee Potato$3.95
Frog's Legs Saute Meuniere with Fried Eggplant$3.95
Chicken in Pot with Matzo Balls$2.60
Roast Filet of Beef with Mushroom Sauce, Baked Potato$3.85
Breaded Veal Cutlet with Tomato Sauce, Buttered Noodles$2.60
Broiled Calf's Liver with Bacon or Onions, Mashed Potatoes$2.95
Corned beef and cabbage, boiled potato$2.75
Yankee Pot Roast with Onion Sauce, Potato Pancakes$2.75
Steak Tidbits$4.95
Sirloin Steak$4.95
Filet Mignon$4.95
Broiled Pork Chops$2.50
Calf's Liver Steak with Onions or Bacon$3.25
Broiled Ham Steak with Candied Sweet Potato$2.95
Half Broiled Chicken$2.50
Double sirloin steak$9.90
Lamb Chops$3.95

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Stewed fresh rhubarb$0.60
Baked Apple with Cream$0.65
COCOANUT CUSTARD PIE$0.60
Chocolate Graham Pie$0.60
Meringue Chantilly$0.65
Strawberries with cream$0.75
Chocolate Banana Pie$0.60
Home Made Rice Pudding$0.50
Petit Fours$0.50
Frozen Eclair, Chocolate Sauce$0.60
Coupe Marron$0.85
Coupe Nesselrode$0.85
Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake$0.75
Caramel Cup Custard$0.50
Nesselrode Pie$0.60
Fresh Green Apple Pie$0.60
Peach Melba$0.70
Stewed tomatoes$0.50
TOOTS SHOR SPECIAL SALAD$1.75
Crab Meat salad$2.50
Lobster salad$4.45
Chicken salad$2.25
Shrimp Salad$2.25
Wild Rice with Raisins$0.60
Cream Cheese with Currant Jelly$0.60
Demi Tasse$0.25
Coffee with Cream$0.30
Pot of Tea$0.30
Iced coffee$0.30
Postum$0.30
Sanka$0.35
Milk (per bottle)$0.30
Iced tea$0.30
Port du Salut$0.50
Liederkranz$0.50
Bel Paese$0.50
Camembert$0.50
Spinach$0.50
New Lima Beans$0.50
Fried Egg Plant$0.50
Corn Saute$0.50
GREEN PEAS$0.50
New asparagus, Hollandaise$1.25
Broccoli$0.75
String Beans$0.50
Cauliflower$0.60
Baked Beans$0.50
BUTTERED BEETS$0.50
Chef's Mixed Green Salad$0.70
Florida Salad$0.95
Sliced Tomatoes and Onions Salad$0.75
Waldorf Salad$0.95
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.50
Russian Dressing$0.30
Vegetable Salad$1.50
Fruit salad$1.50
Asparagus Tips Salad$0.75
Cucumber salad$0.65
BEET SALAD$0.60
Pickled Beets Salad$0.60
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.75
Chiffonade Salad$0.85
Orange or Raspberry Ice$0.50
Ice cream$0.50
Royal Ann Cherries$0.50
Compote of Fruit$0.60
Stewed prunes$0.40
Melon (in season)$0.75
Berries (in Season) with Cream$0.75
Fresh Sliced Pineapple$0.60
Fruit Jell-o$0.40
Parfait$0.60
Strawberry Melba$0.90
Black Bing Cherries$0.50
Roquefort (Imported)$0.60
Gold-N-Rich cheese$0.50
Swiss$0.50
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.40
Swiss Gruyere$0.50
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.50
home Fried Potato$0.50
Hashed browned potatoes$0.50
Hashed in Cream au Gratin Potatoes$0.60
French fried potatoes$0.50
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.50
Julienne potatoes$0.50
Roquefort Dressing$0.30

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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