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Hoe Sai Gai's

Date
1949-01-08
Restaurant
Hoe Sai Gai's
Physical description
30.5x24cm folded; 30.5x48cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3

Dishes

Page 2

Dinner For Two - Egg Rolls, Chop Suey Gay Gonk, FRESH SHRIMP WITH LOBSTER SAUCE, PEPPER STEAK, TOMATOES, Fried Rice, Oolong Tea, Kumquats$4.75
Dinner For One - Chicken Noodle Soup, BARBECUED PORK, SUBGUM CHICKEN CHOW MEIN, Steamed Rice, Oolong Tea, Almond Cookies$1.95
Dinner For One - Chicken Noodle Soup, EXTRA FINE CHOW MEIN, EGG FOO YOUNG, Steamed Rice, Oolong Tea, Almond Cookies$1.45
Dinner For Two - Egg Rolls, Won Ton Soup, CHOW LONE HARR, (Fresh Lobster, Cantonese Style), SUBGUM GAI DING, Chicken Fried Rice, Oolong Tea, Kumquats$6.25
Hoe Sai Gai Special Chop Suey$1.35
Chinese Chop Suey, Extra Meat$1.25
Beef Chop Suey, Mushrooms$1.55
Chinese Chop Suey$0.75
American Chop Suey$0.75
Vegetable Chop Suey$1.15
Plate Chow Mein$0.75
Subgum Chow Mein$1.35
Chicken Chow Mein, Mushrooms$1.65
Mushroom Chow Mein$1.35
Egg Rolls (2)$0.85
Egg Foo Young$0.75
Vegetable Egg Foo Young$1.10
Shrimp Egg Foo Young$1.10
Lobster Egg Foo Young$1.55
Chicken Egg Foo Young$1.05
Subgum Don$1.25
Char Su Don$1.25
Chicken Yet-ca Mein$0.95
Fresh Shrimp with Lobster Sauce$1.85
Pepper Steak$1.65
Gai Farn$1.65
Sweet and Sour Shrimp$1.75
Veal Chop Suey$1.25
Green Pepper Chop Suey$1.25
Extra Fine Chop Suey$1.00
Chop Suey with Mushrooms$1.10
Chicken Liver Chop Suey$1.35
Chop Suey Chow Mein$0.95
Shrimp Chow Mein$1.45
Cantonese Style Chicken Chow Mein$2.25
Subgum Chicken Chow Mein$1.85
Yet-ca Mein$0.60
War Mein$1.10
Chicken War Mein$1.55
Lobster War Mein$1.65
Fried Rice$0.75
Chicken Fried Rice$0.95
Shrimp Fried Rice$1.05
Barbecued Portk$0.95
Barbecued Spareribs$1.25
Fresh Shrimp, Black Bean Sauce$1.55
Gnow York Farn$1.55
Sweet and Sour Spareribs$1.35
Cantonese Style Chow Mein$1.75
Hong Su Yee (Fresh Fish Fritters, Chinese Vegetables)$1.65
Lon Harr Don (Fresh Lobster with Eggs)$1.65
Gai Chow Won Hun (Fried Chinese Ravioli, Chicken, Vegetables)$1.85
Chow Yee Pann (Filet of Pike with Chinese Vegetables)$1.65
Chow Bowe Yee (Abalone, Chinese Vegetables)$1.65
Hong Su York (Pork Fritters, Chinese Vegetables)$1.65
Dow Doy Gnow (Beef and Chinese String Beans)$1.65
Hong Su Gai (Chicken Fritters with Chinese Vegetables)$1.85
Chow Lone Haar Kow (Fresh Lobster with Chinese Vegetables)$2.25
Bock Choy Gnow (Beef Tenderloin with Chinese Greens)$1.75
Chow Gai Kow (White Meat of Chicken with Chinese Vegetables)$2.25
Jow Harr (Chinese Style French Fried Shrimp)$1.55
Barbecued Pork with Chinese Greens$1.75
Chow Lone Harr (Whole Baby Lobster, Cantonese Style)$2.75
Sweet and Sour Pork Tenderloin$1.55
Sang Harr Bock Choy (Fresh Shrimp with Chinese Greens)$1.75
Chop Suey Chow Mein and Egg Foo Young$1.20
Chop Suey and Egg Foo Young, Rice$1.10
Chow Mein and Egg Foo Young, Rice$1.25
Subgum Chow Mein, Egg Foo Young with Rice$1.45
Mushroom Chicken Chow Mein, Egg Roll, Rice$1.75
Hearts of Celery$0.35
Green olives$0.35
Sweet Pickles$0.35
Stuffed celery$1.00
Tomato Juice$0.20
Pineapple Juice$0.20
Blue Points (6) Oysters$0.55
Shrimp Cocktail$0.45 – $0.85
Fruit Cocktail$0.35 – $0.65
EGG DROP SOUP$0.25
Green Onions$0.25
Chicken Noodle Soup$0.25
Chinese Vegetable Soup$0.75
Won Tun Soup$0.45
Cream of tomato soup$0.35
Barbecued Pork Won Tun$0.85
Roast Turkey, French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$1.55
Ham Steak, French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$1.35
Filet Mignon, French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$2.85
Special Club Steak, French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$1.85
Lamb Chops, French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$1.65
Sirloin Steak, French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$2.55
Chopped Beef Steak, French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$1.10
Ham and eggs, French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$1.25
Bacon and eggs, French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$1.25
Pork Chops, French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$1.45
Veal Steak, French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$1.35
Porterhouse Steak, French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$3.25
Pork tenderloin, French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$1.45
Veal Cutlet, French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$1.25
Combination Chops, French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$1.65
Calf's Liver, Onions, French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$1.35
Calf's Liver, Bacon, French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$1.35
BROILED MILK-FED CHICKEN (HALF), French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$1.45
Broiled Jumbo Whitefish$1.55
Fried deep sea scallops, French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$1.35
Broiled Lobster, French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$2.00
Broiled Lake Trout, French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$1.45
Filet of sole, French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$1.05
Fried Jumbo Frog Legs, French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$1.65
French fried shrimp, French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$1.45
French Fried Oysters, French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$1.35
Chicken a la King, served with French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$1.55
Creamed Chicken, served with French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$1.55
Lobster a la Newburg, served with French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$2.25
Shrimp a la Newburg, served with French Fried Potatoes, Rolls and Butter$1.65
Coffee$0.10
Tea$0.10
Milk$0.15
Chicken Salad Sandwich$0.75
Three Decker Club Sandwich$0.85
Cheeseburger$0.65
Jello$0.20
COMBINATION SALAD$0.35 – $0.75
Waldorf Salad$0.75
Sliced Tomato Salad$0.45
Fruit salad$0.85
Chicken Stuffed Tomato Salad$1.25
Chicken salad$0.95
Shrimp Salad$0.95
bacon and tomato sandwich$0.55
Pork Chop Sandwich$0.75
Chopped Tenderloin Sandwich$0.55
Sliced Chicken Sandwich$0.75
Toasted Cheese Sandwich$0.55
Hot Chicken Sandwich$0.95
Ham and Cheese Sandwich$0.65
Fried Ham Sandwich$0.55
Hot Egg Foo Young Sandwich$0.55
Home fried potatoes$0.25
Shoestring Potatoes$0.35
French fried potatoes$0.25
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.35
Sherbet$0.20
Ice cream$0.20
Home-Made Pies$0.25
Kumquats$0.45
Pie a la Mode$0.35
Almond Cookies$0.25

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LOTUS BLOSSOM$0.75
Scarlett O'Hara$0.65
Jack Rose$0.60
Shanghai Moon$0.65
Martini$0.55
Manhattan$0.55
Bacardi$0.60
Old Fashioned$0.55
Alexander$0.65
Whiskey Sour$0.55
Cuba Libre$0.55
Tom Collins$0.55
John Collins$0.60
Rum Collins$0.60
Planters Punch$0.75
Singapore Sling$0.75
Gin Rickey$0.55
Orange Blossom$0.55
Champagne Cocktail$0.85
Daiquiri$0.60
Bronx$0.60
Zazarac$0.70
Side Car$0.75
Pink Lady$0.65
Frozen Daiquiri$0.70
Sloe Gin Rickey$0.60
GIN BUCK$0.55
Brandy Egg Nogg$0.90
Sloe Gin Fizz$0.60
Old Forester$0.65
Silver or Golden Fizz$0.65
French 75$1.00
Ward Eight$0.60
Imperial Josephine (20 yrs)$1.25
Courvoisier$0.90
Hennessy ***$0.90
Bacardi Gold$0.60
Bacardi White$0.60
Old Overholt$0.65
Mount Vernon$0.55
Calvert Reserve$0.50
Lord Calvert$0.60
Bonded Beam$0.65
Cabin Still$0.55
I. W. Harper$0.65
Old Taylor$0.65
Old Crow$0.65
Old Parr or Ballantine's$0.70
Johnny Walker, Black Label$0.75
Haig & Haig, 5 Star$0.70
Haig & Haig (Pinch Bottle)$0.80
Martin's V. V. O.$0.75
Black & White$0.75
Cook's Imperial$1.75 – $6.50
Sparkling Burgundy$2.50 – $4.75
DOMESTIC CHAMPAGNE$6.00
Imported Rhine$0.45 – $4.75
Imported Sauterne$0.45 – $4.75
Virginia Dare (Red or White)$0.25
Drambuie$0.90
Creme de Menthe, Green or White$0.65
Creme de Cacao$0.65
Apricot Brandy$0.60
Benedictine and Brandy$1.00
Cointreau$1.00
Grand Marnier$1.00
Budweiser$0.35
Blue Ribbon or Schlitz$0.30
Coca-Cola or "7" up$0.15
Lemonade$0.25
Orangeade$0.25
Dad's Root Beer$0.15
Orange Juice$0.30
Ginger Ale$0.15
Ballantine's Ale
Miller's High Life$0.30
Carling's Red Cap Ale$0.35
Keeley$0.30
Imported Sherry$0.45 – $4.75
Imported Port$0.45 – $4.75
Domestic Wine$2.75
Claret$0.25
Blackberry$0.25
PORT$0.25
Sherry$0.25
Angelica$0.25
BURGUNDY$0.25
Muscatel$0.25
Sauterne$0.25
Tokay$0.25
Riesling$0.25
Peach Brandy$0.60
Chartreuse, Green or Yellow$0.75
Cherry Brandy$0.60
Cherry Heering$0.75
Blackberry liqueur$0.75
Anisette$0.75
Benedictine$1.00
Creme de Cassis$0.65
Orange Curacao$0.75
Maraschino$0.75
Southern Comfort$0.65
Vodka$0.60
Kummel$0.75
Angels Kiss$0.75
Pousse Cafe$0.90
Parfait Amour$0.75
Saulnier (20 yrs. old)$1.00
Martell$0.90
Portuguese Brandy$0.65
Myer's Brandy$0.70
Tondeno$0.60
Rock and Rye$0.50
Rewco$0.65
Four Roses$0.55
Seagram V. O.$0.60
Old Grand-Dad$0.65
Bond & Lillard$0.55
Old Fitzgerald$0.65
Fleischmann's Bond$0.65
Bushmill's Irish$0.65
Teacher's Highland Cream$0.65
Dewar's White Label$0.65
Hudson Bay$0.75
King's Ransom$0.75
John Jameson, Irish$0.75
Otard V. S. O. P.$1.00
Domestic Brandy$0.55
Jules Robin$0.90
Carioca Rum$0.50
Havana Club$0.60
Gordon's London Dry Gin$0.60
Fleischmann's Dry Gin$0.50
Chapin & Gore$0.60
Harwood$0.65
Kentucky Tavern$0.65
Hill & Hill$0.65
Old Ripy$0.65
W. L. Weller$0.65
Old Sunnybrook$0.65
Cutty Sark$0.65
Peter McKenzie$0.75
White Horse$0.65
Vat 69$0.65
Peter Dawson$0.65
Real McKenzie$0.70
BLUE MOON$0.75
Clover Club$0.65
Rob Roy$0.60
Stinger$0.75
PICK-ME-UP$0.75
Coffee cocktail$0.75
Dubonnet$0.60
Sky Ride$0.60
Gin Sour$0.55
Rum Sour$0.55
Shanghai Cooler$0.65
Zombie$1.20
Mint Julep$0.75
Sherry Flip$0.60
Sherry Cobbler$0.60
Port Flip$0.60

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