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River Room Restaurant

Date
1949-09-29
Restaurant
River Room Restaurant
Physical description
28x20.5cm folded; 28x40.5cm open
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

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Chicken Noodle Soup$0.10 – $0.20
Oyster Stew (14 select oysters) Oysterette Crackers$0.50
Tomato, Grapefruit, Apple or Grape Juice$0.10
Salad Feature- Mixed Vegetable Salad Chicken Windsor Sandwich$0.65
Russian Salad Bowl. Chicken, Ham, Tongue, Anchovy, Caviar, Tomato, Egg, Capers, and Lettuce topped with Schuneman's famous Russian dressing$0.85
Tomato filled with Cottage Cheese. Whole ripe tomato with creamy cottage cheese$0.50
Salmon and Celery. Fancy salmon & chopped celery mixed with mayonnaise$0.70
Molded Fruit Salad. Diced peaches, pears and pineapple molded with raspberry Jello and toppped with whipped cream$0.50
Schuneman's Famous Cinnamon twists served with butter
Shoppers Luncheon. Barbecued Spareribs, French Fried Potatoes, Cole Slaw, Roll and Beverage$0.95
Filet Mignon with Mushroom Gravy. French fried potatoes, cole slaw, roll and butter (Prepared to order- 15 min.)$1.80
Chef's Special Chow Mein. Steamed rice, crisp noodles, roll and butter$0.55
Tenderloin Steak Sandwich on Toast. French fried potatoes, cole slaw (prepared to order- 10 min.)$0.95
Schuneman's Special Breaded Fillet. French fried fish, served with tartar sauce, cole slaw, roll and butter (prepared to order - 5 minutes)$0.70
12 Oz. Broiled Prime Rib Steak. Small shrimp cocktail, french fried potatoes, roll and butter, beverage (prepared to order - 20 min.)$1.75
Grilled Picnic Ham Steak, Spiced Crabapple. Whipped potatoes, buttered peas, roll (prepared to order - 10 min.)$0.80
1/2 Fried Milk Fed Broiler on Toast. Tomato juice, french fried potatoes, tossed salad (prepared to order - 20 min.)$1.00
Breaded Pork Chop, Apple Sauce. Whipped potatoes, corn nibblets, roll and butter$0.85
Hot Meat Loaf Sandwich, Spiced Crabapple. Whipped potatoes, buttered peas and carrots$0.65
Schuneman's Oriental Chow Mein. Our chef's special with added chicken, almonds and egg fu yung strips served with steamed rice, crisp noodles, roll and butter$0.80

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Cubed steak sandwich on bun French fried potatoes (prepared to order - 15 min)$0.50
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.30
Chicken Windsor Sandwich$0.30
Fudge Nut Cake A light textured tasty chocolate cake with rich, thick fudge frosting, topped with delicious chopped pecans$0.15
Pineament sundae$0.25
Cherry Egg Nogg Pie Plump red cherries placed in a delicious edd nogg batter. A delight to your taste buds.$0.15
Peppermint Ice Cream$0.15
Apple or blueberry pie$0.15
Coffee$0.10
Tea$0.10
Hot Chocolate$0.10
Milk$0.10
Fruit Jello with Whipped Cream$0.15
Devil's Food Layer Cake$0.15
Choice of Ice Cream Sundaes$0.20
Schuneman's Maple Frango$0.20
COLD FUDGE SUNDAE$0.20
Fresh Orange or Lemon Sherbet$0.10
STRAWBERRY or Coffee ICE CREAM$0.15
Fudge Ice Cream Cup Cake$0.25
Schuneman's Open Face Sandwich. Baked Ham, Imported Roquefort Cheese, Roast Prime Turkey, Broiled Farm Fresh Egg, Sweet Pickle Sticks and California Ripe Olive on Garnished Plate with Ample Schuneman's Russian Dressing$0.90
Olive Salad Sandwich$0.30
Cold Roast Pork Sandwich$0.40
Ham Salad Sandwich$0.30
Summer Sausage Sandwich$0.30
Cream Cheese and Jam Sandwich$0.35
Egg Salad Sandwich$0.30
Salmon Salad Sandwich$0.35
TUNA FISH SALAD SANDWICH$0.35
Virginia Baked Ham Sandwich$0.35
Club House sandwich$0.75
Special Innovation- Beverage and Luncheon sized dessert will be served with 20c with any dinner, entree, salad or sandwich on this menu.
A nominal charge will be made for substitutions

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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