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Coffee Shop

Date
1945-04-05
Restaurant
Coffee Shop
Physical description
28.5x22.5cm folded; 28.5x45cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Today's Casserole, Poultry Livers Saute with Noodles, Bread or Rolls Coffee Tea$0.65
Potage Marachaire when served with Plate Luncheon$0.09
Veal Stew, Mashed Potatoes, String Beans$0.52
Western Omelette, Spinach, Mashed Potatoes$0.55
Pan Broiled Sea Bass, Parsley Potato, Carrots$0.55
Fried Filet of Sole, Tartar Sauce, Cole Slaw, Mashed Potatoes$0.65
Smoked Beef Tongue, Pickle Sauce, Carrots, Boiled Potato$0.58
Broiled Salisbury Steak, New Peas, Mashed Potatoes$0.52
Creme de menthe sherbet$0.10
Meringue Glace$0.20
Caramel Nut Sundae$0.20
Vanilla, Chocolate or Butter Pecan Ice Cream$0.15
Graham Cracker Cream Pie$0.15
Dutch Apple Pie$0.15
Creme de menthe sherbet$0.10
Chocolate Log$0.12
Orange Layer Cake$0.15
Mocha Pudding, Chocolate Sauce$0.15
Stewed Apples$0.20
Frozen Maple Pecan Pie$0.25
Caramel Nut Sundae$0.20
Chatterbox Pudding$0.20
Cup Custard$0.15
rice pudding$0.15
Pound cake$0.15
Assorted Danish Pastry$0.12
Fried egg sandwich$0.20
Scrambled Egg Sandwich$0.20
Cream Cheese and Jelly Sandwich$0.20
Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.25
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.20
Salmon Salad Sandwich$0.25
Ham, American Cheese Sandwich$0.20
Ham, Domestic Cheese Sandwich$0.20
Liverwurst sandwich$0.20
Bologna Sandwich$0.20
Salami sandwich$0.20
Ham, Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.35
Corned Ox Tongue Sandwich$0.35
Ham and Cheese Sandwich$0.30
Thousand Island Dressing
Mayonnaise dressing
FRENCH DRESSING
Russian Dressing
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.20
Cucumbers Sandwich$0.20
Sliced Tomato Sandwich$0.20
Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.30
Fruit Salad, New Yorker$0.45
Fruit Salad, New Yorker with Cottage Cheese$0.50
Shrimp Salad$0.80
Lobster salad$1.25
Crabmeat Salad$1.00
Combination$0.35
Spring Vegetable Salad in Bowl, Mayonnaise$0.45
Spring Vegetable Salad, Hard Boiled Egg$0.50
Egg Salad with Russian Dressing$0.55
Imported Blue Cheese Dressing, extra$0.10
Wine Vinegar Dressing, extra$0.10
Chiffonade Dressing, extra$0.10
Special Diet Dressing, (Lemon juice, mineral oil, Veg-O-Salt paprika, Worcestershire), extra$0.10
Melted Cheese with Currant Jelly Sandwich$0.30
Melted Cheese with Tomato Sandwich$0.40
Creamed Egg, Lettuce, Tomato, Mayonnaise Sandwich$0.30
Fried Egg on French Toast Sandwich$0.45
Pot Cheese with Sour Cream, Sharp Vegetables, Boiled Potato$0.45
Sour Cream, Pot Cheese, Boiled Potato$0.40
Sour Cream with Boiled Potato$0.35
Fruit in Season, Sour Cream$0.48
Swiss cheese$0.20
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20
Cream Cheese$0.20
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.25
Liederkranz Cheese$0.20
Swiss Gruyere cheese$0.30
Half Grapefruit$0.20
Stewed Fruits$0.40
Raw Apple$0.10
Fresh Pear$0.10
Stewed Fresh Pears (2)$0.30
Fig and Prune Compote$0.25
Sliced pineapple$0.20
Fruits Served with Cream, extra$0.05
Bread or Rolls extra with orders under Forty-Five Cents$0.10
Skoal Bread (Swedish Rye Bread)$0.10
BLUE PLATE - Chili Con Carne with Rice, Green Peas, Bread or Rolls$0.39
JUMBO SANDWICH - Egg and Bologna, Cole Slaw, Succotash SERVED ON A GIANT ROLL$0.36
Onion Soup with Chicken Wings, Cheese, Melba Toast$0.40
FRESH VEGETABLE PLATE$0.41
Fresh Vegetable Plate with a Poached Egg$0.51
Cold--Assorted Cold Cuts with Potato Salad$0.56
Cold--Eggs Salad with Mayonnaise$0.55
Cold--Marinated Herring, Boiled Potato, Sliced Tomato$0.50
Cold--Fresh Vegetable Salad with Sliced Egg$0.55
Riesling$0.25 – $1.76
Sauternes$0.25 – $1.76
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.50
Cherrystone Clams$0.35
Seafood Cocktail$0.60
Little Neck clams$0.30
Fried Cherrystone Clams (9)$0.65
Clam Stew, Milk$0.50
Clam Stew, Half and Half$0.60
Clam Stew with Cream$0.75
Celery$0.25
Marinated Herring$0.30
Olives$0.20
Grapefruit Juice$0.15
Apple Juice$0.15
Orange Juice$0.15
Consomme Vermicelli$0.50
Potage Marachaire$0.15
Fresh Vegetable Juice$0.15
Puree of Split pea$0.20
Tea (Cup)$0.10
Buttermilk$0.12
Sheffield Farms Approved Milk$0.12
Coffee (Cup)$0.10
chocolate milk$0.12
Kaffee Hag (10 min.)$0.20
Sanka (10 min.)$0.20
APRIL SHOWERS COCKTAIL$0.38
Russian Martini$0.38
Dubonnet Cocktail$0.38
Daiquiri Cocktail$0.43
Claret$0.25 – $1.76
Red Burgundy$0.25 – $1.76
PONY OF BRANDY$0.32
Bread or rolls$0.10

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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