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Toffenetti Restaurant

Date
1948-06-06
Restaurant
Toffenetti Restaurant
Physical description
28x21cm folded; 28x42cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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lemon meringue pie
LARGE OLD FASHIONED STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE$0.35
Chocolate Malted Layer Cake$0.20
Orange Layer Cake$0.20
Fresh Apple Pie$0.20
BLUEBERRY PIE$0.20
lemon meringue pie$0.20
SPAGHETTI A LA TOFFENETTI WITH FRESH MEAT SAUCE And Grated Sharp Parmesan Cheese$0.60
Fresh Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail Served with Our Special Sauce, Lemon and Crackers$0.45
Cream of Fresh Asparagus Soup with Crisp Saltine Crackers and Butter$0.15 – $0.25
Broadway Super Special Salad Meaty Imported Anchovies, Slice of Beefsteak Tomato, Hard Boiled Egg, Slice of Green Pepper and Garden Fresh Radishes. Served on a Bed of Crisp Lettuce with French Dressing and Fresh Toast with Butter.$0.75
HOT ROAST SUGAR CURED HAM With Candied Sweet Potatoes and Cole Slaw$1.20
The Waikiki Salad A Delightful Combination of Two Rings of Hawaiian Pineapple and Cottage Cheese on Lettuce with French Dressing and Buttered Whole Wheat Toast$0.50
Fried Jumbo Deep Sea Scallops, Tartar Sauce, French Fried Potatoes, Fresh Green Peas, Fresh Chef's Salad$1.45
The Spaghetti Special Served on a Round Plate with Fresh Meat Sauce and Grated Parmesan Cheese$0.80
Baked Home Made Ham Loaf, Spanish Sauce Fluffy Mashed Potatoes and Fresh Corn Saute$0.85
Roast Leg of Young Spring Lamb Apple Sauce, Fluffy Mashed Potatoes and Fresh Corn on the Cob and Beefsteak Tomato Salad$1.65
Baked Fresh Halibut Steak Lemon, Hashed Brown Potatoes, Fresh Texas Corn on the Cob and Fresh Chef's Salad$1.45
Hot Tender Native Roast Beef Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Fresh Texas Corn on the Cob and Fresh Chef's Salad$1.65
Roast Leg of Spring Chicken Dressing, French Fried Potatoes, Fresh Texas Corn on the Cob and Fresh Chef's Salad$1.55
Roast Breast of Spring Chicken Dressing, French Fried Potatoes, Fresh Texas Corn on the Cob and Fresh Chef's Salad$1.65
Browned Pure Ham Hash with Candied Sweet Potatoes and Cole Slaw$0.65
Juicy Frankfurters and Potato Salad with Slice of Ripe Tomato$0.50
Juicy Grilled Hamburger Steak Mushroom Sauce, Hashed Brown Potatoes and Green Peas$1.00
Special Tender Round Steak Mother's Gravy, French Fried Potatoes and Corn Saute$1.15
Delicious French Fried Shrimp Hot Cocktail Sauce, French Fried Potatoes and Green Peas$1.15
Jumbo Deep Sea Scallops Tartar Sauce, French Fried Potatoes and Cole Slaw$1.05
Tender Broiled Pork Chops with Lyonnaise Potatoes and Green Peas$1.40
Tender Broiled Club Steak with French Fried Potatoes and Corn Saute$1.75
Tender Broiled Prime Sirloin Steak with French Fried Potatoes and Chef's Salad Bowl$2.50
Broiled Juicy Filet Mignon with French Fried Potatoes and Chef's Salad Bowl$2.50
Garden Fresh Combination Salad Crisp Lettuce, Tomato, Red Radish, Green Pepper, Cucumber, Celery and Hard Boiled Egg, Served in Salad Bowl with French Dressing and Whole Wheat Toast$0.60
The Biloxi Salad Three Fresh Biloxi Shrimps, Cocktail Sauce, Delicious Maine Sardines, Hard Boiled Egg and Slice of Tomato on Lettuce with French Dressing and Whole Wheat Toast.$0.75
Large Order Sliced Beefsteak Tomatoes On Lettuce with French Dressing$0.35
The King Cole Dinner: Hot Roast Sugar Cured Ham with Candied Sweet Potatoes and Cole Slaw LARGE OLD FASHIONED STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE, Choice of Beverage$1.60
Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake, small size (extra)$0.15
Chef's Salad Bowl (extra)$0.15
BLUEBERRY PIE
Buttercrust Apple Pie
Chocolate Malted Milk Layer Cake
Tutti Fruitti Pound Cake
Chocolate Ice Cream
Vanilla ice cream
Individual Rice Pudding (extra)$0.05
Half Florida Grapefruit
Fruit Jello
Stewed California Apricots
Home Made Orange Layer Cake
Santa Clara Prunes
Brazilian Coffee
Second Cup of Coffee$0.05
Milk$0.10
Instant Postum$0.10
Coca Cola$0.10
Buttermilk$0.10
Lipton's Orange Pekoe Tea (Pot)$0.10
Lipton's Green Tea (Pot)$0.10
Iced tea$0.10
Iced coffee$0.10
Fresh orange juice$0.15 – $0.25
Grapefruit Juice$0.15
Tomato Juice$0.15
Santa Clara Prunes$0.15
Pineapple Juice$0.15
Prune Juice$0.15
California Kadota Figs$0.20
Freshly Cooked Santa Clara Prunes$0.15
Vanilla ice cream$0.20
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.20
Chocolate Sundae$0.25
Fudge Sundae$0.25
Caramel Sundae$0.25
Butterscotch Sundae$0.25
Marshmallow sundae$0.25
Pineapple Sundae$0.25
Pure Whipped Cream, extra$0.05
Ice Cream, extra$0.05
Special Blended Brazilian Coffee
Instant Postum
Buttermilk
Rich Flavory Milk
Fresh Churned Buttermilk
Lipton's Orange Pekoe Tea
Lipton's Green Tea
Iced tea
Iced coffee
Slenderella Salads

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OLD FASHIONED ILLINOIS STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE TOPPED WITH LOTS OF REAL WHIPPED CREAM$0.40
BAKED FRESH HALIBUT STEAK, LEMON, HASH BROWNED POTATOES AND FRESH TEXAS CORN ON THE COB$1.00
ROAST LEG OF CHICKEN, DRESSING, FRENCH FRIED POTATOES AND FRESH TEXAS PEAS$1.15
ROAST BREAST OF CHICKEN, DRESSING, FRENCH FRIED POTATOES AND FRESH TEXAS PEAS$1.25
GOLDEN TEXAS CORN ON THE COB$0.25
An Ear of Corn substituted for another vegetable$0.05

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Bacardi Cocktail$0.45
Rum Collins$0.50
Imported Frascati Wine (Red)$0.35
Imported Frascati Wine (White)$0.35
Rolando Manhattan$0.45
Noilly Prat Dry Martini$0.45
Old Fashioned$0.50
Whiskey Sour$0.50
Daiquiri$0.40
Dubonnet$0.40
Champagne Cocktail$0.65
Sloe Gin Fizz$0.45
Tom Collins$0.45
SOUTHERN COMFORT COCKTAIL$0.60
Clover Leaf Cocktail$0.50
Budweiser$0.30
Schlitz$0.30
Rheingold$0.25
Trommer's$0.25
Pabst Blue Ribbon$0.30
Ballantine's Ale$0.35
Heineken's Imported Bottle$0.45

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JUICY SIRLOIN STEAK A LA MINUTE WITH A SLICE OF GRILLED ONION, FRENCH FRIED POTATOES AND FRESH TEXAS CORN ON THE COB The fulfillment of your desire ... broiled as you like it ... well, medium or rare.$2.25

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