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Lorenzo's

Date
1955-09-14
Restaurant
Lorenzo's
Physical description
31.5x25cm folded; 31.5x50cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Page 1

FROZEN PINEAPPLE RUM COLLINS$0.75
FROZEN STRAWBERRY COLLINS$0.75
FROZEN DAIQUIRI COLLINS$0.75

Page 2

Fresh Seafood Newburg en Casserole au Sherry, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Smoked Italian Capicolla Sandwich, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Hot Homemade Italian Sausage Sandwich, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Chicken Ala King au Sherry en Casserolette, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Spaghetti, Napoli Sauce, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
SPAGHETTI, Mushroom Sauce, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Spaghetti, Lorenzo Sauce, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Spaghetti with Sausage, Lorenzo, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Spaghetti with Meat Ball, Napoli Sauce, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Grilled Homemade Italian Pork Sausage, Mushroom Sauce, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Tuna Fish Sandwich, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Egg and Olive Sandwich, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Hot Meatball Sandwich, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Grilled Cheese and Bacon Sandwich, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Pot Roast of Beef Sandwich, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Hot Corned Beef Sandwich, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Hot Roast Pork Sandwich, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Small Antipasto, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Lorenzo's Chef Salad with Anchovies, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Broiled Veal Chop au Naturale, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Broiled Sword Fish Steak, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Broiled Mackerel with Lemon Butter, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Pan Fried Fillet of Haddock, Fisherman's Sauce, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Fried Clams, Remoulade Sauce, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Ground Sirloin of Beef au Naturale, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Swiss Steak Giardiniere, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Western Egg Omelette, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Breaded Veal Cutlet, Al Sugo, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Broiled Veal Kidney with Bacon, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Lorenzo's Baby Club Sandwich with Salad Garnish, Choice of Soup du Jour or Juices$1.00
Jello
Ice cream
Sherbet
Coffee
Mario's Salad and Antipasto Dressing - In Pints and Quarts
Choice of Spaghetti Sauces - In Pints and Quarts
Choice of soups du jour or juices with every order

Page 3

LORENZO'S Special For Today - CHICKEN A LA KING ON TOAST With Potato and Vegetable, Coffee$0.80

Page 4

Champagne Cocktail$0.60
SPARKLING BURGUNDY COCKTAIL$0.60

Page 5

Special Italian Cake au Liqueur$0.35
Minestrone Contadina$0.20 – $0.35
Tomato Juice$0.15
Grapefruit Juice$0.15
Prune Juice$0.15
Shrimp Cocktail$0.65
Clams on Half Shell (1/2 doz.)$0.65
Clams Casino (1/2 doz.)$0.75
Fresh California Fruit Cup$0.30
Soup du Jour$0.20 – $0.35
Hearts of Lettuce, Russian Dressing$0.30
Lorenzo's Green Salad Bowl, Mario's Dressing$0.30
Hot Chicken Sandwich, Poulette Sauce$1.00
Capicolla Ham Sandwich$0.85
Hot Roast Prime Rib of Beef Sandwich$1.25
Choice of Homemade Pies$0.20
Choice of Ice Cream or Sherbets with Almond Glace$0.20
Choice of Sundaes with Almond Glace$0.25
Frozen Eclair, Chocolate Sauce$0.25
Jello with Whipped Cream$0.20
Fresh Strawberry Shortcake$0.35
Choice of Parfaits$0.35
Darling Italian Spumoni$0.25
De Luxe Peach Melba$0.40
Coffee$0.10
Tea$0.10
Iced coffee$0.15
Iced tea$0.15
Milk$0.15
Mario's Salad and Antipasto Dressing - In Pints and Quarts
Choice of Spaghetti Sauces - In Pints and Quarts
Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.50
Bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich$0.55
Hard Boiled Egg, Lettuce & Mayonnaise$0.55
Neptune Sardine with Lettuce$0.55
Cold Chicken sandwich$1.00
Egg & Olive Sandwich$0.50
Western Egg Sandwich$0.50
Fried egg sandwich$0.40
Chopped Sirloin of Beef Sandwich$0.75
Open Chicken Salad Sandwich$0.85
Combination Ham and Cheese Sandwich$0.75
American Cheese Sandwich$0.45
Broiled Chopped Top Round Steak, Mushroom Sauce$0.90
Broiled Cube Steak on Toast, Drawn Butter$0.95
Broiled Calf Liver, Onion Saute$1.00
Roast Sugar Cured Ham, Fruit Sauce$0.95
Western Omelette$0.90
Ham and eggs, country style$0.95
Special Italian Large Antipasto$1.25
Broiled Jumbo Lobster Tail, Drawn Butter$1.75
Fried Deep Sea Scallops, Tartar Sauce$0.95
Special Club Sandwich with Salad Garnish$1.00
Chicken Salad a la Lorenzo$1.00
Hawaiian Surprise Fruit Basket$1.15
Fresh Shrimp Salad, Garnish$2.00

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Chicken a la King on Toast, en Casserole$0.85
Chicken a la King, au Gratin, Madame Tetrazzini$0.95
Fresh Shrimp Salad, Garnish$2.00
Fresh Lobster Salad Plate$2.50
Special Italian Large Antipasto$1.25
Shrimp Saute, Marinara Sauce$1.50
Roast Loin of Jersey Pork, Chestnut Dressing$0.90
Broiled Homemade Pork Sausage, Mushroom Sauce$0.95
Spaghetti and Homemade Italian Sausage$0.95
Stuffed Macaroni al Sugo$0.95
Manicotti ala Griglia$0.95
Baked LaSagna Lorenzo$0.95
SEAFOOD PLATE ITALIAN STYLE EN CASSEROLE$1.50
Clams Casino$0.70
Clams on Half Shell$0.55
Frozen Eclair, Chocolate Sauce$0.25
BROILED LARGE LOBSTER TAIL WITH DRAWN BUTTER$2.00
Bacon, lettuce, tomato sandwich$0.65
Genoa Salami Sandwich$0.65
Italian Meat Ball Sandwich, Mushroom Sauce$0.65
HOMEMADE RAVIOLI, GENOVESE$1.50
STUFFED MACARONI, GENOVESE$1.50
SPAGHETTI, Mushroom Sauce$1.50
RIGATONI A LA LORENZO$1.50
Shrimp Cocktail$0.50
Egg and Celery Salad, Garnish$0.95
Provolone cheese sandwich$0.50
Bacon and Egg Sandwich$0.70
Ham and Egg Sandwich$0.70
American Cheese Sandwich$0.45
Broiled Chopped Top Round Steak, Mushroom Sauce$0.90
Breaded Choice Veal Chop, Tomato Sauce$0.90
Spaghetti Lorenzo$0.85
Spaghetti Napolitani with Polpette$0.85
Broiled Cube Steak on Toast, Drawn Butter$0.90
Broiled Calves Liver, Onion Saute$0.95
Roast Sugar Cured Ham, Fruit Sauce$0.85
Western Omelette$0.85
Ham and eggs, country style$0.90
Chef Salad with Anchovies$0.80
Broiled Mackerel, Lemon Butter$0.80
Fried Fillet of Haddock, Tartar Sauce$0.80
Fried Deep Sea Scallops, Tartar Sauce$0.90
Fresh Vegetable Plate, Fried Scallop Garnish$0.80
Spaghetti Napoli$0.80
Spaghetti, Fresh Mushroom Sauce$0.90
Homemade Ravioli Genovese$0.95
Special Club Sandwich with Salad Garnish$1.00
Lorenzo Baby Club with Salad Garnish$0.85
Tunafish Salad, Tomato and Egg Garnish Plate$0.95
Chicken Salad a la Lorenzo$0.95
Hawaiian Surprise Fruit Basket$1.10
Coffee$0.10
Tea$0.10
Milk$0.10
Sanka$0.10
Postum$0.10
Hot Chocolate$0.10
Iced tea$0.15
Iced coffee$0.15
Sparkling Burgundy$0.60
Red Dry Wine$0.25
White Dry Wine$0.25
Champagne Cocktail$0.60
Celery and Olives
Apricot Cup
Chilled Grapefruit Juice
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.35
1/2 Dozen Clams$0.35
Chilled Tomato Juice
Antipasto$0.50
California Fresh Fruit Cup
Minestrone Contadina
Prune Juice
Soup du Jour
Tuna Fish Salad, Egg and Tomato
BROILED SALMON STEAK, Lemon Butter
Fried Select Oysters (1/2 Doz.), Tartar Sauce
Shirred Eggs with Sausage
Chicken Salad a la Lorenzo
Baked La Sagna, Lorenzo
Broiled Calves Liver, Onion Saute
Broiled Stuffed Veal Chop, Madeira Sauce
Baked Homemade Pork Sausage, Mushroom Sauce
Broiled veal kidneys on toast with bacon
Broiled Cube Steak au Naturale
Roast Loin of Pork, Rice Dressing
Fried Deep Sea Scallops, Tartar Sauce
Fried Clams, tartar sauce
Chicken a la King, au Gratin, Madame Tetrazzini
Broiled Halibut Steak, Fisherman Sauce
Choice of Potatoes
CHOICE OF FRESH VEGETABLES
Head of Lettuce, Russian Dressing
Lorenzo's Famous Salad Bowl
Assorted Homemade Pies
Frozen Eclair
Sundaes with Almond Glace
Ice Creams with Almond Glace
Sherbets with Almond Glace
Parfaits$0.10
Darling Italian Spumani$0.10
Fresh Strawberry Shortcake
De Luxe Peach Melba$0.25
Special Italian Cake au Liqueur$0.10
Coffee
Tea
Postum
Sanka
Milk$0.05
Iced tea$0.05
Iced coffee$0.05
Tomato Juice$0.15
Fresh Fruit Cup$0.25
Prune Juice$0.15
Grapefruit Juice
Choice of Homemade Pies$0.15
Samll Antipasto$1.00
Choice of Ice Cream or Sherbets with Almond Glace$0.15
Hearts of Lettuce, Russian Dressing
Choice of Sundaes with Almond Glace$0.25
Small Lorenzo Salad Bowl$0.25
Jello with Whipped Cream$0.20
Fresh Strawberry Shortcake$0.30
Soup du Jour$0.15 – $0.35
Choice of Parfaits$0.30
Darlling Italian Spumoni$0.25
Coffee$0.10
Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.55
Tea$0.10
Milk$0.10
Hard Boiled Egg Sandwich, Lettuce and Mayonnaise$0.55
De Luxe Peach Melba$0.35
Neptune Sardine Sandwich with Lettuce$0.55
TUNA FISH SALAD SANDWICH$0.55
Cold Chicken sandwich$0.85
Hot Chicken Sandwich, Poulette Sauce$1.00
Capicolla Ham Sandwich$0.85
Egg and Olive Sandwich$0.50
Western Egg Sandwich$0.50
Fried egg sandwich$0.40
Chopped Sirloin of Beef Sandwich$0.75
Open Chicken Salad Sandwich$0.80
Hot Roast Prime Rib of Beef Sandwich$1.00
Fried Ham Sandwich$0.65
Combination Ham and Cheese Sandwich$0.75
Grilled American Cheese & Bacon Sandwich$0.60

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Bacardi Cocktail, Double$0.65
Cuban Cocktail$0.65
Bacardi Sour$0.65
Bacardi Collins$0.65
Bacardi Rum$0.60
Burke's Jamaica Rum$0.55
Meyer's Jamaica Rum$0.60
Lemon Hart Rum Punch$0.60
El Presidente$0.65
BURGUNDY$0.25 – $2.25
Sauterne$0.25 – $2.25
PORT$0.35 – $2.25
Sherry$0.35 – $2.25
Tokay$0.35 – $2.25
Muscatel$0.35 – $2.25
Lorenzo's Private Label Champagne$3.00 – $6.00
Great Western Reserve Champagne$3.00 – $6.00
Lorenzo's Sparkling Burgundy$3.00 – $6.00
Great Western Sparkling Burgundy$3.00 – $6.00
Great Western Sauterne$1.25 – $2.25
Great Western Burgundy$1.25 – $2.25
TAYLOR'S SAUTERNE$1.25 – $2.25
TAYLOR'S BURGUNDY$1.25 – $2.25
Widmer's Lake Niagara Wine$2.50
Burke's Irish Whiskey$0.65
John Jamieson Irish Whiskey$0.65
Imp. Brandies$0.65 – $0.75
Dom. Brandies$0.55 – $0.65
Piper Heidsieck Champagne$10.00
Cinzano Asti Spumanti$8.00
B & G Sauterne$4.50
Special Lorenzo Chianti$0.95 – $1.50
Pedro Domeco Celebration Cream Sherry$0.50
William Huberts Bone Dry Sherry$0.50
William Huberts Dry Sack Sherry$0.50
Harvey's Bristol Cream Sherry$0.70
Martini Rossi Melini 1945$1.25 – $4.00
RUFFINO CHIANTI$2.25 – $4.00
Florio Marsala 1936$3.50
Saint Emilion Domaine de Lescure$2.25 – $4.00
Chateau Guiteronde Bert Sauterne$2.25 – $4.00
Bertolli Chianti Imported Wine$2.25 – $4.00
Frascati Dry Imported Wine$4.00
Scarlet O'Hara Cocktail$0.75
Grass Hopper Cocktail$0.70
Clover Club Cocktail$0.60
Jack Rose Cocktail$0.60
Singapore Sling Cocktail$0.85
Carioca Cooler Cocktail$0.60
Il Sogno Cocktail$0.70
Alexander Cocktail with Gin$0.65
Alexander Cocktail with Brandy$0.75
Brandy Cocktail (Imp)$0.85
Lorenzo Champagne Cocktail$0.60
Daiquiri Cocktail, Double$0.65
Frozen Daiquiri Cocktail$0.65
Pick Me Up Cocktail$0.75
Irish Rose Cocktail$0.65
Manhattan Cocktail, Double$0.65
Martini Cocktail (Dry), Double$0.65
Martini Cocktail (Sweet), Double$0.65
Old Fashioned Cocktail$0.55
Orange Blossom Cocktail$0.55
Pink Lady Cocktail$0.60
Rob Roy Cocktail$0.65
SIDE CAR COCKTAIL$0.75
Stinger Cocktail (Imp Brandy)$0.75
Dubonnet Cocktail$0.55
Vodka Cocktail$0.65
Old Smuggler Scotch$0.60
King William Scotch$0.60
Old Angus Scotch$0.60
Highland Queen Scotch$0.60
Peter Dawson Old Curio Scotch$0.60
Ballantines Scotch$0.60
Black & White Scotch$0.60
Haig and Haig 5 - Star Scotch$0.60
Johnnie Walker, Red Label Scotch$0.60
Dewar's White Label Scotch$0.60
Teacher's Scotch$0.60
Usher's Green Stripe Scotch$0.60
Martins V.V.O. Scotch$0.60
Haig & Haig Pinch Scotch$0.70
Johnnie Walker Black Scotch$0.70
King Ransom Scotch$0.75
Gin Fizz$0.55
Sloe Gin Fizz with Cream$0.60
Silver Fizz$0.65
Golden Fizz$0.65
Royal Fizz$0.65
Gin Daisy$0.60
Gin Rickey$0.55
GIN BUCK$0.55
Whiskey Sour$0.60
Gin Sour$0.60
Tom Collins$0.55
French 75$0.75
Mint Julep$1.00
Planter's Punch with Brandy Floating$0.95
Sherry Flip$0.65
Egg Nog, Plain$0.55
Brandy Egg Nog$1.00
Claret Punch$0.60
Ward 8$0.60
Red Hackle Scotch, 12 yr. old$0.75
Old Smuggler Scotch, 18 yr. old$0.85
Ambassador Scotch, 25 yr. old$0.95
Ambassador Scotch, 12 yr. old$0.75
Highland Queen Scotch, 15 yr. old$0.85
Martins DeLuxe Scotch, 12 yr. old$0.75
D. O. M. Liqueur$0.70
Benedictine & Brandy, B&B Liqueur$0.75
ANISETTE LIQUEUR$0.55
Apricot Liqueur$0.55
Creme de Cacao Liqueur$0.55
Creme de Menthe (green) Liqueur$0.55
Creme de Menthe (white) Liqueur$0.55
Chartreuse (Green) Les peres Liqueur$0.70
Chartreuse (Yellow) Les peres Liqueur$0.70
DRAMBUIE LIQUEUR$0.70
Blackberry Brandy$0.55
Grand Marnier Liqueur$0.70
Kummel Liqueur$0.55
Glora de Alpe$0.70
Strega Liqueur$0.70
Southern Comfort Liqueur$0.65
Vodka Liqueur$0.60
Frappes 10c extra$0.10
Schenley's Black Label Whiskey$0.50
Seagram's 7-Crown Whiskey$0.50
Calvert Reserve Whiskey$0.50
Paul Jones Whiskey$0.50
Old Grandad Whiskey$0.70
old taylor whisky$0.70
Four Roses whiskey$0.55
Old Overholt Whiskey (Bonded)$0.70
Mt. Vernon Whiskey (Bonded)$0.70
Canadian Club Whiskey$0.60
Seagram's V.O. Whisky$0.60
Three Feathers Whisky$0.50
Harwood Whiskey$0.60
Bonded Bourbon$0.70
McNaughton Whiskey$0.60
Premium Beers & Ales per bottle$0.35
Canadian Ale per bottle$0.45
Carbonated Beverages$0.15

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