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Charlie's

Date
1946-04-19
Restaurant
Charlie's
Physical description
31x21cm folded; 31x42cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Roma Burgundy Bottle (10th)$1.00
Roma Sautern Bottle (10th)$1.00
Pint of Chianti Wine$1.00
Manhattan$0.40
Martini$0.40
Rum Manhattan$0.40
Daiquiri$0.45
Cherry Stone Clams on Half Shell$0.40
Chilled Tomato Juice
Chilled Grapefruit Juice
CHILLED POMERANG JUICE
Manhattan clam chowder
Cream of Celery soup
Consomme with Noodles
BROILED SHAD WITH BUTTER SAUCE$0.85
Fried scallops with tartar sauce$1.00
Broiled Halibut Steak$1.00
BAKED FLOUNDER PORTION SIZE$1.00
FRIED OYSTERS WITH COLE SLAW$1.00
Fried Filet of Sole with Tartar Sauce$0.85
BAKED STRIPED BASS WITH CREOLE SAUCE$1.25
Spanish omelette$0.85
ROAST TOP SIRLOIN OF BEEF AU JUS$1.25
LONDON BROIL with Mushroom Sauce$1.25
Half Broiled Spring Chicken on Toast$1.50
SALISBURY STEAK WITH ONION SAUCE$1.00
Breaded Veal Cutlet with Tomato Sauce$1.50
Ravioli with meat sauce$0.85
Carrots & peas
Corn
French fried potatoes
Mashe Potatoes$0.00
ASSORTED HOME MADE PIES
Fruit Jello
rice pudding
Chocolate Pudding
Butterscotch Pudding
Ice cream
Coffee
Tea
Milk
Shrimp Cocktail$0.50
Blue point oysters on half shell$0.50

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Hearts of Celery$0.30
Queen olives$0.30
Tomato Juice$0.25
Fruit Cocktail$0.35
Stuffed Celery with Roquefort Cheese$0.75
CHARLIE'S SPECIAL FILET STEAK SANDWICH With French Fried Potatoes$1.25
Half Broiled Spring Chicken$1.25
Scrambled Eggs$0.50
Ham and eggs$0.85
Bacon and eggs$0.85
Cheese Omelette$0.75
GREEN OMELETTE$0.75
Oyster Omelette$0.75
Plain Omelette$0.50
Spanish omelette$0.75
Mushroom Omelette$0.75
Asparagus Omelette$0.85
Onion Omelette$0.60
Ham omelette$0.85
Tomato Omelette$0.75
Jelly omelette$0.60
Welsh rarebit with Toasted Crackers$1.00
Long Island rarebit with Toasted Crackers$1.00
Yorkshire Buck with Toasted Crackers$1.00
Golden Buck with Toasted Crackers$1.50
Roquefort Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.50
Provolone Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.50
Camembert Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.50
Swiss Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.50
American Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.40
Cream Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.50
Home Made Pies$0.25
RICE PUDDING W. CREAM$0.35
Pound cake$0.25
Fruit Cup$0.35
Ice cream$0.25
Spaghetti, Tomato Sauce$0.75
Spaghetti, Meat Sauce$0.85
SPAGHETTI, Mushroom Sauce$0.90
STEAK A LA PIZZAIOLA$2.25
Chicken a la King$1.25
CHICKEN MEXICANE$1.50
Chicken Cacciatore$1.50
T. BONE STEAK, French Fried Potatoes$2.50
CHARLIE'S SPECIAL MINUTE STEAK, French Fried Potatoes$1.75
TENDERLOIN STEAK, French Fried Potatoes$2.00
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef Au Jus, French Fried Potatoes$1.25
EXTRA SIRLOIN (SERVING FOR (2), French Fried Potatoes$4.00
Filet Mignon, French Fried Potatoes$2.00
SALISBURY STEAK WITH ONIONS, French Fried Potatoes$1.00
Broiled lamb chops, French fried potatoes$1.25
VEAL CUTLET, BREADED, French Fried Potatoes$1.25
DOUBLE TENDERLOIN (SERVING FOR (2), French Fried Potatoes$4.00
BROILED PORK CHOPS, French Fried Potatoes$1.25
ROAST VERMONT TURKEY, French Fried Potatoes$1.25
Onions, extra$0.15
Mushrooms, extra$0.25
French Fried Onions, extra$0.25
COLD SLICED BREAST OF CHICKEN, POTATO SALAD$1.00
COLD SLICED TURKEY, POTATO SALAD, (SLICED TOMATO)$1.00
Cold Boiled Ham, Potato Salad$1.00
Cold Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Potato Salad$1.00
ASSORTED COLD CUTS (2), POTATO SALAD$1.50
Crab Blue Plate$1.25
Combination Sea Food Platter$0.95
Clam Fry with Cole Slaw$0.85
Oyster Fry Cold Slaw$0.85
Cup of Coffee$0.15
Iced coffee$0.25
Iced tea$0.25
Glass milk$0.20
Demi Tasse$0.15
Pot of Tea$0.30
Pot of coffee$0.30
Pot of Demi Tasse$0.60
Asparagus Tips, Butter Sauce$0.50
String Beans$0.35
GREEN PEAS$0.35
Spinach$0.35
Cauliflower$0.35
Sliced Tomatoes$0.35
Lima beans$0.35
Stewed Corn$0.35
Fried onions$0.35
Broccoli, Butter Sauce$0.50
Raw Onion, Sliced$0.25
Radishes$0.25
Dill Pickles$0.25
Pickled beets$0.25
Italian Salami$0.50
Italian Provolone$0.50
Celery and Olives$0.50
LONG ISLAND CHOWDER$0.30
Crab Meat$0.50
OYSTER BLUE POINTS$0.50
Cherry Stone Clams$0.50
Fresh Jumbo Shrimps$0.50
CLAM BROTH$0.25
Little Neck clams$0.35
FRESH PICKED LOBSTER$0.75
Clam juice$0.25
HOT CHICKEN SANDWICH WITH FRENCH FRIED POTATOES$1.00
HOT TURKEY WITH CRANBERRY SAUCE, FRENCH FRIED POTATOES$1.00
HOT ROAST PRIME BEEF SANDWICH, FRENCH FRIED, COLE SLAW$1.00
FRESH CHOPPED HAMBURGER SANDWICH$0.50
Toasted Cheese$0.50
Toasted Cheese with Bacon$0.75
HAM, BACON AND EGG$0.75
Fried Ham$0.50
Western Egg$0.50
BROILED BLUE FISH, BUTTER SAUCE$0.90
Egg$0.40
Fried Bacon$0.45
oyster$0.50
Shrimp$0.50
FRIED L. I. SCALLOOPS WITH BACON$0.90
FRIED JUMBO SHRIMPS, TARTAR SAUCE$0.90
Fried Filet of Sole$0.85
Crab meat au gratin$1.25
Clams Casino$1.00
Oysters a la Casino$1.00
Lobster a la Newburg$2.00
Shrimps à la Newburgh$1.00
BROILED LIVE LOBSTER ACCORDING TO SIZE
BAKED WHOLE LOBSTER THERMIDOR$2.50
Lettuce and Tomato$0.60
TUNA FISH SALMON$0.75
Crab Meat salad$1.00
Fruit salad$0.75
Salmon, Mayonnaise$0.75
Egg Salad$0.75
Hearts of Lettuce$0.50
Shrimp, Mayonnaise$1.00
cole slaw$0.25
PLAIN LETTUCE$0.30
Sliced Tomatoes$0.75
Combination$1.00
Lobster, Mayonnaise$1.50
CHICKEN SALAD, MAYONNAISE$1.00
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.40
Chicken on Toast$0.75
Chicken salad$0.75
TUNA FISH$0.50
Imported Swiss cheese$0.50
IMPORTED ITALIAN SALAMI$0.50
Boiled Ham$0.50
Club (3 decker)$1.00
Sardine$0.50
Combination$0.75
Roast beef$0.50
Shrimp Salad$0.50
Salmon$0.50
EGG AND LETTUCE$0.50
Liverwurst$0.40
Liverwurst$0.40
Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato$0.50
Tongue$0.60
ASSORTED ANTIPASTO MILANAISE$0.85
Canape of Sardines$0.50
CAN OF ANCHOVIES$0.75
Hors d'Oeuvres$1.00
French Fried$0.35
O'Brien$0.35
Lyonnaise$0.35
American Fried$0.35
Julienne$0.35
Hashed Brown$0.35
Hash brown$0.35
au gratin$0.50

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