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Boars Head English Chop House

Date
1945-08-02
Restaurant
Boarshead English Chop House
Physical description
37x23.5cm folded; 37x47cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Cherrystone Cocktail$0.45
Fruit Cocktail$0.45
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.65
Juices: Tomato$0.20
Iced Cantaloupe$0.45
Cream of tomato soup$0.20 – $0.30
CLAM BROTH$0.30 – $0.40
Consomme$0.20 – $0.30
Consomme with Egg$0.25 – $0.35
Ham and eggs$0.95
Bacon and eggs$0.85
Poached eggs$0.40
Scrambled Eggs, plain$0.50
Omelette: Plain$0.60
Omelette with jelly$0.70
Omelette with Tomato$0.65
Omelette with mushrooms$0.75
Omelette with cheese$0.65
Spanish omelette$0.70
Genuine Calf's Liver Steak - Fried with Bacon, String Beans, Potato$1.50
Genuine Calf's Liver Steak - Sauteed with Bacon, String Beans, Potato$1.50
Broiled English Mutton Chop - Bacon, String Beans, Potato$2.25
Mixed Grill - Loin Lamb Chop, Bacon, Sausage, Potato, Grilled Tomato$1.75
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef - Yorkshire Pudding, Potato$1.60
Steak and Kidney Pie - Sliced Tenderloin and Kidney Sauteed, Herbes, a Delicious Burgundy Sauce with Green Peppers, Mushrooms, Potato, Small White Onions$1.25
Planked Minute Steak - Per Person$2.20
Broiled Ham Steak - Spinach, French Fried Potatoes$1.30
BROILED CHOPPED SIRLOIN STEAK, Fried Onions, French Fried Potatoes$1.35
ROAST STUFFED CHICKEN, Vegetable, French Fried Potatoes$1.30
Juices: Orange$0.20
Club sandwich$0.75
Tongue Sandwich$0.65
Virginia Ham Sandwich$0.60
Chicken Sandwich$0.60
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.30
Cream Cheese$0.30
Ham and Egg Sandwich$0.40
Roast Chicken with Cranberry Sauce$1.30
Calf's Liver Saute with Onions, French Fried Potatoes (French Fried Potatoes Served with Above Orders)$1.15
CHICKEN A LA KING (White Meat Only) with rice$1.63
Curried shrimps with rice$1.40
Curried Sea Food with rice$1.50
Shrimps a la Newburg with rice$1.40
Curried Chicken (white meat) with rice$1.60
Tomato Stuffed with Chicken or Shrimp Salad$0.85
Combination: Half Lobster, Shrimp, Hard Boiled Egg, Sliced Tomatoes, Mayonnaise$1.60
Raspberry sherbet$0.25
Apple Pie$0.25
rice pudding$0.20
orange sherbet$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Iced Cantaloupe$0.45
Raisin cake$0.25
Argentine Blue Cheese$0.30
Swiss cheese$0.30
Liederkranz$0.30
Camembert$0.30
Cream Cheese$0.20
Cream Cheese with Jelly$0.30
Demi-tasse (for 1)$0.10
Bottle Grade A Milk$0.15
Postum or Sanka$0.20
Coffee with Cream, Cup$0.15
Pot of Tea$0.15
Iced coffee$0.20
Iced tea$0.20
Champagne Cocktail$0.60
Bacardi$0.45
Daiquiri$0.45
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Plain Cake$0.25
Fried Deep Sea Scallops, Cole Slaw, French Fried Potatoes$0.95
Clam Stew with Milk$0.65
Clam Stew with Half and Half$0.75
Clams Casino$0.95
Broiled Boston Scrod, Cole Slaw, Mashed Potatoes$0.95
Broiled Fresh Bluefish, parsley potato$1.10
Filet of Boston Sole, Marguery$1.30
Fried Filet of Sole, Tartar Sauce, Cole Slaw, French Fried Potatoes$0.95
Whole Broiled Live Lobster, Julienne Potatoes, Butter Sauce$1.80
STEAMED FINNAN HADDIE, BOILED POTATO$1.25
Lima beans$0.25
New peas$0.25
Succotash$0.25
Steamed Spinach$0.25
Steamed Spinach with Egg$0.35
New string beans$0.25
Carrots$0.20
Corn Saute Paprika$0.25
Fried Egg Plant$0.35
Hashed Brown Potatoes$0.25
Boiled potatoes$0.15
Potatoes O'Brien$0.25
Lyonnaise$0.25
French fried potatoes$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.15
Saute Potatoes$0.25
Cottage Fried Potatoes$0.30
Potatoes au Gratin$0.35
Julienne potatoes$0.25
Health Salad$0.35 – $0.60
Fresh Halibut Steak with Grilled Tomato$1.75
Chicken Liver Omelette$1.50
Whole broiled live lobster$2.50
Broiled Baby Flounder, Maitre d'Hotel$1.85
Stuffed Tomato with Chicken Salad$1.75
Fruit salad$0.60
Crab flake salad$1.20
Chicken salad$1.10
Fried Filet of Sole, Remoulade$1.65
Creamed Halibut Flakes on Toast$1.75
Combination Seafood a la Newburg$2.00
Fried Deep Sea Scallops, Tartar Sauce$1.65
Roast leg of lamb$1.75
Roast leg of lamb$1.75
Roast Stuffed Chicken$1.75
Roast L.I. Duck, Apple Sauce, Dressing$1.75
Corned Beef and Cabbage$1.85
Yankee Pot Roast$1.65
French Lamb Chops(2) on Toast$1.35
Tenderloin Steak Sandwich$1.50
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms with Ham$1.25
Combination Seafood Platter$2.00
Cold beef a la mode$1.75
Jumbo Shrimp Salad$2.00
Vegetable
Potatoes
Consomme Celestine
Potage Jackson
Fresh crabmeat cocktail
Shrimp Cocktail
Marinated Herring
Italian Antipasto
Fruit Cocktail
Coffee
Tea
Milk, Iced Coffee or Tea$0.05
Sherbet
Ice cream
Chocolate Pudding
Danish
Apple Pie
Plain or Raisin Cake
rice pudding
Half Lobster, Mayonnaise, Sliced Tomatoes$1.40
Smoked Beef Tongue or Sugar Cured Ham, Potato Salad$0.95
Shrimp Salad$1.10
Shortcake$0.35
(Half order salad wtihout fish or meat), extra$0.10
(Soup without fish or meat order), extra$0.10
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.30 – $0.60
Sliced Cucumber Salad$0.30 – $0.60
Sliced Tomatoes$0.30 – $0.60
Potato salad$0.25 – $0.50
Lettuce and Tomato Salad with Hard Boiled egg$0.60
Romaine Salad$0.30 – $0.60
Health Salad, Juilenne of Ham and Chicken$1.25
Health Salad, Juilenne of Shrimp$1.10
Boars Head Superfine Cocktail$0.55
Old Fashioned$0.50
Manhattan$0.35
Chopped Chicken Liver
Cherry Stone Clam Cocktail
Grapefruit Juice
Tomato Juice Cocktail
Onion Soup au gratin$0.40

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The boars head superfine$0.55
Rob Roy$0.60
Champagne Cocktail$0.60
Martini$0.35
Manhattan$0.40
Bronx$0.40
Dubonnet$0.50
Bacardi$0.45
Pink Lady$0.50
Daiquiri$0.45
Coffee$0.55
Alexander$0.60
Side Car$0.60
Old Fashioned$0.50
Stinger$0.60
Jack Rose$0.50
Whiskey sour: Rye$0.50
Scotch$60.00
Rye$40.00
Bonded Whiskies$0.50
Sauternes$1.25 – $2.25
Canada Dry$0.15
White Rock$0.20
Canada Dry Ginger Ale$0.15
Perrier$0.25
Coca Cola$0.15
Chablis$1.25
Burgundy, Claret$1.25 – $2.25
R. & H. Beer$0.15 – $0.25
Ruppert's Knickerbocker$0.15 – $0.25
Beaujolais (1934), Rene De Constans & Cil$5.50
Gevrey Chambertin, Cruse (1929)$3.50
Charmes Chambertin (B. & G.)$3.00
Pommard, M. A. Gants (1934)$3.00
Burke's Ale$0.35
Bass' Ale$0.35 – $0.65
Guinness' Stout$0.35 – $0.65
Budweiser Beer$0.30
Pabst Beer$0.30
Schlitz$0.30
Black Horse Ale$0.45
Carta Blanca, Mexican$0.50
Burgandy, Chablis, Reisling$1.25 – $2.25
Pierre Arnaud (1929)$10.50
Henriot$4.50
Pol Roger, Brut Special (1928)$4.50
Charmantine, (1928)$2.25
Gancia Asti Spumante (1928)$8.50
Sparkling Burgandy Chansin (1929)$3.00
Sparkling Burgandy Red Cap, Chauvenet$6.25
Cooks Imperial, Extra Dry$2.25 – $4.50
Scotch$0.50
Irish Whiskies$0.55
Bourbon Whiskies$0.45
BRANDIES$0.55 – $0.75
Imported Sherry$0.50
Port, Muscatel$0.55
Port, Madeira$0.55
Brandies, Cordials$0.60 – $0.80
Sauterne, Reisling, Chablis$0.90 – $1.75
Sparking California Burgandy$2.00 – $3.75
Sparkling California Champagne$2.00 – $3.75
Wawerner Herrenberg, Original Afullung, Adolf Huesgen (1937)$6.50
Rudesheimer Jolhans (1935)$6.50
Rudesheimer, Sichel et Sohn (1935)$7.50
Liebfraumilch, Blue Nun Label, Sichel et Sohn (1929)$7.50
Chateau Yquem (Lur Saluces), 1928$9.00
Sichel & Fils Freres, 1934$5.00
Bretleville Sauterne (1931)$3.50
Schroeder & De Constans Sauterne (1928)$3.50
Evariste Dupont Sauternes$3.50
St Julien, F. Chauvenet (1934)$4.25
St. Julien, Constans (1937)$4.25
Margaux (B. & G.)$4.25
Chateau Rothschild (Cruse)$5.50
Tipe Red, Chianti, California$1.25

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