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Charlie's Café Exceptionale

Date
1949-09-08
Restaurant
Charlie's Café Exceptionale
Physical description
25.5x27.5cm folded; 25.5x40.5cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 1

Charlie's Special New York Sandwich Sliced Turkey on Toast, Baked Ham Topped with our Nippy Cheese Sauce Served Piping Hot en Casserole$1.00
Tomato Juice$0.20
Hot Tea$0.25
Green Asparagus Tips$0.35
Coffee, cup$0.15
Iced tea$0.15
Milk$0.15
Fresh Spinach with Egg$0.30
New peas$0.35
FRESH CORN ON THE COB$0.30
Broiled Fresh Tomatoes$0.40
Green Onions$0.20
Pickled beets$0.20
Consomme du Jour$0.15 – $0.25
Broiled Onion Soup Exceptionale$0.15 – $0.25
Green olives$0.20
Ripe Olives, Super Colossal$0.40
Pickles$0.10
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.75
Pineapple Juice$0.20
Radishes$0.15
Cold Smoked Sturgeon$0.75
Marinated Herring$0.50
Bismarck Herring$0.50
Spiced herring$0.40
Hearts of Celery$0.35

Page 2

Steamed Fresh Cherry Stone Clams$1.25
Fresh Cherry Stone Clam Cocktail on Ice, Cocktail Sauce$0.75
Chicken Salad, Hard Boiled Egg Slice, Toast$1.25
cole slaw$0.25
COMBINATION SALAD$0.50
Sliced Tomato Salad$0.35
Fresh Lobster Salad$2.00
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.40
Lettuce Salad$0.25
Fresh Shrimp Salad$1.50
Artichoke Salad$0.50
Liederkranz Cheese$0.30
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.30
Philadephia Cream Cheese$0.25
IMPORTED SWITZERLAND CHEESE$0.30
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.30
Cottage Cheese$0.25
Philadelphia Cream Cheese and Bar-le-duc$0.60
Mignon Beef Tenderloin Saute in Butter, Mushroom Sauce$1.75
Half Broiled Spring Chicken on Toast$1.50
(Pastry Cart Desserts 25c Extra)
Bread Custard Pudding, Fruit Sauce or Sherbert
Potatoes
Vegetable
Coffee, Tea or Milk
Fresh Deviled Crab en Casserole, Julienne Potato$1.35
Creamed Crabmeat, Fresh Lobster, Shrimp a la Newburg$1.35
Broiled Calves Sweetbreads en Casserole, Mushroom Sauce$1.50
Sliced Pepper Steak en Casserole, Exceptionale$1.50
Creamed Chicken and Mushrooms a la King$1.25
Combination Mixed Grill, Exceptionale$1.75
Breaded Jumbo Frog Legs, Tartar Sauce$1.75
Broiled Shad Roe and Bacon$1.50
Fried Cape Scallops on Toast, Tartar Sauce$1.50
Steamed Finnan Haddie, Drawn Butter, Parsley Butter Potato$1.50
Broiled Lobster Tail, Julienne Potatoes, Melted Butter$1.75
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef au jus$1.75
Chili Con Carne (Home Made)$0.90
Diced Chicken Salad, Sliced Tomato, Hard Boiled Egg$1.25
Cold Assortment Meats, Cottage Cheese, Spiced Peach$1.25
Breaded (1) Pork Chop, Cream Mushroom Sauce, Italian Spaghetti$1.25
Roast Young Capon, Wild Rice Dressing, Natural Gravy, Cranberry Compote$1.25
Charlies Thursday Special- Boiled Prime Corned Beef, Steamed White Cabbage in Butter, Jardiniere$1.25
Broiled Columbia River Salmon Steak, Anchovies Butter$1.15
Half Cold Boiled Lobster, Hard Boiled Egg, Mayonnaise$1.75
Browned Onion Soup Exceptional or Consomme Barley
Cold consomme in jelly
Cantaloupe$0.30
Sherbet$0.25
Ice cream$0.25
Vanilla Wafer$0.15
Honey Dew Melon$0.30
Fresh Strawberry Sundae$0.30
CHILLED WATERMELON$0.30
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Assorted French Pastries
Danish Apple Cake$0.35
Chocolate Eclaires$0.35
Green Apple Pie$0.35
BLUEBERRY PIE$0.35
Napoleons$0.35
Lemon Chiffon Pie$0.35
Charlie Suggests- Cedric Adams Sandwich Sliced Young Capon on Toast, Casserole Topped with Rich Creamy Mushroom Sauce Made with Imported Sauterne Capped with Whole Fresh Mushrooms Just a Bit of Parmesan Cheese$1.00
From the Pastry Cart
Desserts
Cheese
SALADS
Luncheon- is Served from 11:30 TO 2:00
Casserole Specials
No Substitutions on Luncheon
TO ORDER

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