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La Posada

Date
1953-08-06
Restaurant
La Posada
Physical description
24x17cm folded; 24x34.5cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Rice and Raisin pudding$0.25
Cocoanut Cream Pie$0.25
Extra Dry Martini$0.60
Toasted Cheese and Bacon Sandwich$0.65
Avocado Stuffed with Chicken Salad$1.45
Bleu Cheese with Crackers$0.50
Chili Con Carne with Crackers$0.45
Tamales with Chili Con Carne$0.85
Our Own Made Enchiladas, Fried Egg, Salad Verde$1.35
Mexican Slaw$0.25
Cottage Cheese$0.25
Sliced Tomatoes$0.40
Potato salad$0.25
Head Lettuce$0.40
Tossed salad$0.35
BLUEBERRY PIE$0.25
Apple Pie$0.25
Browned Roast Beef Hash, Fried Egg, Buterred Carrots, Mexican Cole Slaw, Rolls and Butter, Coffee or Iced Tea$1.00
Salty Dog$0.65
Sherry Wine$0.35
French Onion Soup, Aux Croutons$0.25 – $0.35
La Posada Special: Chef's Special Salad Bowl (Julienne of Turkey, Beef, Cheese) Hard Boiled Egg, 1000 Island Dressing$1.35
Fried Fillet of Sole, Parsley Butter$1.35
Braised Beef Stew with Vegetables$1.45
Ham and Egg Sandwich$0.75
Omelette with Cheddar Cheese$1.35
Green or Ripe Olives$0.35
Chicken Salad Sandwich$0.65
American Cheese Sandwich$0.25
Hamburger, Potato Chips$0.60
Club House Sandwich, Potato Salad$1.35
Chilled Tomato Juice$0.25
Grapefruit Juice$0.25
Chilled Pineapple Juice$0.25
Grapefruit Supreme$0.45
Chilled Fruit Cup$0.45
Chilled Consomme, Cup$0.35
Snowflake Potatoes
Bowl of French Onion Soup, American Cheese Sandwich$0.65
Cheddar Cheese with Crackers$0.45
Fruit Gelatine$0.20
Layer Cake$0.20
Sherbet$0.20
Ice cream$0.25
Half Cantaloupe$0.35
Sunday Buffet Dinners$1.25 – $2.25
Watermelon$0.35
Casaba Melon$0.35
Sardine Sandwich on Toast, Potato Chips$1.00
Beer, bottle$0.35
Hot Roast Beef Sandwich, Potatoes, Gravy$1.00
Postum, per pot$0.20
Rolls and butter
Cocoa, Per Pot$0.20
Iced coffee$0.15
Iced tea$0.15
Buttered Corn
Buttermilk, Bottle$0.15
MILK, BOTTLE$0.15
Tossed Green salad
Tea, per pot$0.15
Coffee, cup$0.10
Mexican Cole Slaw
June Peas
Persillade Potatoes

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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