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Chins

Date
1944-11-23
Restaurant
Chins
Physical description
28.5x18cm folded; 28.5x36cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3

Dishes

Page 2

Special Thanksgiving Dinner$1.35
Special - Fresh Fruit Champagne Cocktail$0.45
Tomato Juice
Half Grapefruit
Fresh Fruit Cocktail
Orange in Cup
Honey Dew Melon
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail
Apple Juice
Stuffed olives
Hearts of Celery
Consomme Julienne
Fresh vegetable soup
Chicken with noodles
Fresh Shrimp Chow Mein, Appetizer, Soup, Rice, Dessert and Tea or Coffee
Special Chicken Chow Mein, Appetizer, Soup, Rice, Dessert and Tea or Coffee
Fresh Vegetable Chow Mein, Appetizer, Soup, Rice, Dessert and Tea or Coffee
Fresh Vegetable Chop Sooey (Meatless), Appetizer, Soup, Rice, Dessert and Tea or Coffee
Crab Meat Omelette, Appetizer, Soup, Rice, Dessert and Tea or Coffee
Guy Foo Yong (Chicken Omelette), Appetizer, Soup, Rice, Dessert and Tea or Coffee
Sirloin of Beef Chop Sooy with Tomatoes, Appetizer, Soup, Rice, Dessert and Tea or Coffee
Chicken Fried Rice Canton Style, Appetizer, Soup, Rice, Dessert and Tea or Coffee
Fresh Fancy Jumbo Shrimp Chop Sooy, Appetizer, Soup, Rice, Dessert and Tea or Coffee
Barbecued Chinese Roast Pork, Appetizer, Soup, Rice, Dessert and Tea or Coffee
Chin's Special Egg Roll (3 Rolls), Appetizer, Soup, Rice, Dessert and Tea or Coffee
Chinese Vegetables, Roast Pork, Appetizer, Soup, Rice, Dessert and Tea or Coffee$1.60
Chin's Special Chicken Chop Sooy, Appetizer, Soup, Rice, Dessert and Tea or Coffee$1.50
Pepper Steak, Appetizer, Soup, Rice, Dessert and Tea or Coffee$1.45
Fried Boneless Chicken (Oriental Style), Appetizer, Soup, Rice, Dessert and Tea or Coffee$1.60
Chicken Chow Mein with Mushrooms, Appetizer, Soup, Rice, Dessert and Tea or Coffee$1.50
Fresh Chicken Subgum Chow Mein, Appetizer, Soup, Rice, Dessert and Tea or Coffee$1.45
Fresh Shrimp Subgum Chow Mein, Appetizer, Soup, Rice, Dessert and Tea or Coffee$1.45
Fried Fresh Lobster, Chinese Style, Appetizer, Soup, Rice, Dessert and Tea or Coffee$1.75
Fried Long Island Scallops, Tartar Sauce, Appetizer, Soup, Vegetable, Bread and Butter, Dessert and Tea or Coffee
Home Broiled Smoked Ham with Vegetable Salad, Appetizer, Soup, Vegetable, Bread and Butter, Dessert and Tea or Coffee
Fresh Vegetable Dinner a la Chin's, Appetizer, Soup, Vegetable, Bread and Butter, Dessert and Tea or Coffee
FRESH FRUIT SALAD, Appetizer, Soup, Vegetable, Bread and Butter, Dessert and Tea or Coffee
Fresh Crab Meat Salad, Appetizer, Soup, Vegetable, Bread and Butter, Dessert and Tea or Coffee
Breaded Veal Cutlet with Tomato Sauce, Appetizer, Soup, Vegetable, Bread and Butter, Dessert and Tea or Coffee$1.45
Roast Milk Fed Chicken, Dressing, Giblet Sauce, Appetizer, Soup, Vegetable, Bread and Butter, Dessert and Tea or Coffee$1.45
Roast Maryland Turkey, Cranberry Sauce, Sweet Potatoes, Appetizer, Soup, Vegetable, Bread and Butter, Dessert and Tea or Coffee$1.85
Broiled Lamb Chops with Peas, Appetizer, Soup, Vegetable, Bread and Butter, Dessert and Tea or Coffee$1.55
Broiled (Half) Spring Chicken with Apple Fritters, Appetizer, Soup, Vegetable, Bread and Butter, Dessert and Tea or Coffee$1.45
Broiled Sirloin Steak with French Fried Potatoes, Appetizer, Soup, Vegetable, Bread and Butter, Dessert and Tea or Coffee$1.70
Boiled Lobster, hot, Appetizer, Soup, Vegetable, Bread and Butter, Dessert and Tea or Coffee$1.60
Chicken saladBoiled Lobster, hot, Appetizer, Soup, Vegetable, Bread and Butter, Dessert and Tea or Coffee$1.45
Lobster saladBoiled Lobster, hot, Appetizer, Soup, Vegetable, Bread and Butter, Dessert and Tea or Coffee$1.50
Squash
Mashed potatoes
Creamed turnips
Rice Cakes
Almond Cakes
Peaches in cream
Sherbet
Honey Dew Melon
Jell-o
Vanilla ice cream
Chocolate Ice Cream
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM
PINEAPPLE ICE CREAM
Chinese Roast Pork$0.50
Apple Cider$0.10
Egg Roll$0.50
Yatka Mein$0.55
Boiled Lobster, Cold, Appetizer, Soup, Vegetable, Bread and Butter, Dessert and Tea or Coffee$1.60

Page 3

Alexander Cocktail$0.45
Bacardi Cocktail$0.45
Bamboo Cocktail$0.35
Blue Moon Cocktail$0.50
Brandy Cocktail$0.50
Bronx Cocktail$0.35
Champagne Cocktail$0.45
Clover Club Cocktail$0.45
Coffee cocktail$0.45
Daiquiri Cocktail$0.45
Dubonnet Cocktail$0.45
Jack Rose Cocktail$0.45
Rum Manhattan Cocktail$0.40
Millionaire Cocktail$0.50
Martini, Dry Cocktail$0.35
Paradise Cocktail$0.45
Pink Lady Cocktail$0.45
PRESIDENT COCKTAIL$0.45
Chin's Special Cocktail$0.45
Old Fashioned Cocktail$0.45
Orange Blossom Cocktail$0.35
American Beauty Cocktail$0.50
Cherry Blossom Cocktail$0.40
SIDE CAR COCKTAIL$0.50
Stinger Cocktail$0.50
White Lady cocktail$0.45
Suisses Cocktail$0.50
New Orleans Fizz$0.50
Royal Fizz$0.45
Silver Fizz$0.45
Gin Fizz$0.40
Golden Fizz$0.45
Sloe Gin Fizz$0.45
GIN BUCK$0.40
Gin Daisy$0.45
Gin Rickey$0.40
HORSE'S NECK$0.50
Mint Julep$0.60
Tom Collins$0.45
John Collins$0.50
Brandy Punch$0.60
Plain Whiskey Toddy$0.45
Gum Collins$0.50
Cuba Libre$0.50
Singapore Sling$0.50
Ward Eight$0.50
Planter's Punch$0.60
Brandy Flip$0.50
BRANDY FLOAT$0.50
Brandy Smash$0.50
Sherry and Egg$0.50
Sherry Flip$0.50
Sherry Sangeree$0.45
claret cobbler$0.45
Claret Punch$0.45
Port Flip$0.50
Italian Vermouth with Seltzer$0.35
Sauterne Punch$0.50
Egg Nogg$0.50
Milk Punch$0.50
Cafe Royal$0.50
TOM & JERRY$0.60
Whiskey Sour$0.45
Mamie Taylor$0.50
Absinthe Frappe$0.60
Anisette cordial$0.30 – $0.50
Angel's Kiss$0.45
Apricot Brandy$0.30 – $0.50
Benedictine cordial$0.30 – $0.50
Blackberry Cordial$0.30 – $0.50
Triple Sec Cordial$0.30 – $0.50
Benedictine and Brandy Cordial$0.40 – $0.50
Cherry Brandy Cordial$0.30 – $0.50
Cointreau Cordial$0.30 – $0.50
Creme de Cacao Cordial$0.30 – $0.50
Creme de Menthe Cordial, green$0.30 – $0.50
Creme de Menthe Cordial, white$0.30 – $0.50
Chartreuse Cordial, green$0.30 – $0.50
Chartreuse Cordial, Yellow$0.30 – $0.50
Pousse Cafe Cordial$0.50 – $0.70
Creme de Violette Cordial$0.30 – $0.50
Curacao cordial$0.30 – $0.50
Kummel cordial$0.30 – $0.50
Maraschino Cordial$0.30 – $0.50
Peach Brandy Cordial$0.30 – $0.50
Old Grand-Dad Whisky$0.50
Old Schenley Whiskey$0.50
Seagram's V.O. Whisky$0.50
Old Overholt Whisky$0.50
Canadian Club Whiskey$0.50
Mount Vernon Whisky$0.50
old taylor whisky$0.50
Pepsi cola, Coca Cola, 7 Up or Ginger Ale (Split) served with whiskies, 10c. Extra$0.10
Wilson Whiskey$0.40
Calvert Special Whiskey$0.40
Imperial Whiskey$0.40
Bourbon or Rye Highball - Choice of Seltzer or Ginger ale$0.40
Seagram's Whiskey$0.40
SCHENLEY whiskey$0.40
Golden Wedding Whisky$0.40
Four Roses whiskey$0.45
Calvert Reserve Whiskey$0.50
Hunter Whiskey$0.45
Three Feathers Whisky$0.40
Paul Jones Whiskey$0.45
Carstairs Whisky$0.45
White Horse Scotch Whiskey$0.50
Black & White Scotch Whiskey$0.50
Scotch or Scotch Highball$0.40
Martin's V. V. O. Scotch Whiskey$0.50
House of Lords Scotch Whiskey$0.50
Cutty Sark Scotch Whiskey$0.50
Vat 69 Scotch Whiskey$0.50
Ballantine's Scotch Whiskey$0.50
John Jameson Irish Whiskey$0.50
Old Bushmill's Irish Whiskey$0.50
Dewar's White Label Scotch Whiskey$0.50
Johnnie Walker, Black Scotch Whiskey$0.55
Teacher's Highland Scotch Whiskey$0.50
Haig & Haig, Pinch Scotch Whiskey$0.55
Cognac, Remy Martin$0.45 – $0.70
Carioca Rum$0.40
Russian Vodka$0.45
Ngar Pay Chinese Liquor$0.50
Mui Kwe Lu Chinese Liquor$0.50
Bourbon de Luxe (18 years old)$0.75
Jamaica Rum Myer$0.50
Cognac, Hennessy 3-Star$0.45 – $0.70
Bacardi Rum, White$0.50
Bacardi Rum, Gold$0.50
Hildick's Applejack$0.45
Laird's Applejack$0.45
Rock & Rye Liqueur$0.40
Sloe Gin$0.40
Dry Gin, Fleischmann's$0.35
DOMESTIC PORT$0.25 – $1.40
DOMESTIC SHERRY$0.25 – $1.40
Domestic Tokay$0.25 – $1.40
Domestic Muscatel$0.25 – $1.40
Domestic Sauterne$0.25 – $1.40
Domestic Riesling$0.25 – $1.40
Domestic Claret$0.25 – $1.40
DOMESTIC BURGUNDY$0.25 – $1.40
Merito, No. 120 (Extra Dry) Sherry Wine$0.40 – $3.00
Merito, No. 120 (Extra Dry) Port Wine$0.40 – $3.00
Duff Gordon Sherry$0.40 – $3.00
Sauterne (B. & G.)$0.40 – $3.50
Italian Vermouth$0.25
French Vermouth$0.25
Cribari's San Benito Brand, Vintage 1930 Champagne$1.60 – $3.00
Gold Seal Champagne$2.50 – $4.75
Great Western Champagne$2.50 – $4.75
F. Chauvenet Red Cap, sparkling wine$3.50 – $6.50
Piper Heidsieck Champagne$4.00 – $7.25
Schlitz Beer$0.35
Rheingold Beer$0.35
Ballantine Ale$0.30
Loewer's Beer on Draught$0.15 – $0.95
Beer on Draught$0.20 – $1.25
Pepsi Cola$0.20
Coca Cola$0.20
7 up$0.20
Orangeade$0.25
Lemonade$0.25
Fruit Orangeade$0.35
Cream Soda$0.20
Grape Juice$0.15
White Rock Orangeade$0.35
Seltzer Orangeade$0.30
Ginger Ale$0.40 – $0.75
Club Soda$0.20 – $0.75
Claret Orangeade$0.35
Limeade$0.30

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