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The Wilro Restaurant

Date
1949-01-08
Restaurant
The Wilro Restaurant
Physical description
28.5x21.5cm folded; 28.5x43cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Chicken broth with rice$0.15
V-8 Juice$0.15
Stuffed olives$0.15
Fruit Cocktail$0.25
Tomato Juice$0.15
Chilled Orange Juice$0.15
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.40
Grapefruit Juice$0.15
Hearts of Celery$0.25
Fresh vegetable soup$0.15
Chilled Fruit Cup
Fresh vegetable soup
Chicken broth with rice
Chilled Tomato Juice
Creamed Young Chicken on Toast, Casserole$1.00
Grilled Hamburger Steak with Onions$1.10
Breaded Veal Cutlet with Tomato Sauce$1.25
Omelette with American Cheese$0.90
BAKED Sugar cured HAM, PINEAPPLE SAUCE$1.10
Pan Fried Fresh Lake Trout, Tartar Sauce$1.00
French fried potatoes
Boiled potatoes
Choice of Vegetable
Waldorf Salad
Home Made Clover Leaf Rolls
Chocolate Sundae
Cherry Pie
Fruit Jello
Apple Pie
Coffee
Tea
Buttermilk
Southern Fried Spring Chicken, French Fried Potatoes, Sliced Tomato Salad, Hot Rolls and Butter, Coffee or Tea$1.60
Fried Filet of Haddock, Tartar Sauce, French Fried Potatoes, Sliced Tomatoes, Hot Rolls and Butter, Coffee or Tea$1.00
Appetizers
Table D'Hote Dinners
Choice of
Desserts
Cooked to Your order

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Broiled Boneless Western Sirloin Steak, French Fried Potatoes, Sliced Tomato, Hot Rolls Butter, Coffee or Tea$1.00
Special

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FRESH VEGETABLE PLATE$0.50
Smothered Native Liver or Minced Ham Omelette$0.65
Boiled potatoes
Pickled beets
Buttered Corn
Garden Greens
Hot Rolls
Coffee
Tea
Buttermilk
Ambrosia
Specials
Choice of Two Vegetables

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Spring Salad Bowl; Julienne Chicken, Ham and Cheese on Chopped Lettuce, Russian Dressing, Hot Roll$0.65
Baked Ham Platter; Potato Salad, Sliced Tomatoes and Lettuce, Pickles, Hot Roll$0.65
Stuffed Tomato with Chicken Salad; Potato Chips and Sliced Pickle, Hot Roll$0.65
Tuna Fish Salad, Lemon Slice, Potato Salad, Sliced Tomatoes, Pickles, Hot Roll$0.65
Fresh Shrimp Salad with Sliced Tomato and Hot Roll$0.75
Sliced Pineapple with Grated Cheese Salad, Hot Roll$0.50
Wilro Club Sandwich: Sliced Breast of Chicken, Crisp Bacon, Ripe Tomato Slices, Lettuce on Toasted Triple Decker, Potato Chips$0.85
Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato on Toast with Potato Salad and Sliced Pickle$0.40
Chicken Salad sandwich with Sliced Tomato and Potato Chips, Pickle Slices$0.45
Baked Spiced Ham sandwich with Potato Salad, Sliced Tomato and Pickle$0.40
Sliced Turkey sandwich with Sliced Tomato and Potato Chips$0.65
Sliced Corned Beef and Tomato sandwich, Potato Chips and Sliced Pickle$0.40
FRESH STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE, WHIPPED CREAM$0.35
Apple Pie$0.15
Strawberry Sundae$0.25
Pie a la Mode$0.25
Fruit Jello, Whipped Cream$0.15
Chocolate Sundae$0.25
Chilled Half Grapefruit$0.15
California Figs$0.15
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.15
Coffee$0.10
Cherry Pie$0.15
Vanilla ice cream$0.15
Hot Tea$0.10
Buttermilk$0.10
Iced tea$0.10
Iced coffee$0.10
Milk$0.10
Postum$0.10
SALADS
Sandwiches
Desserts and Ice Creams
Beverages

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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