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Bookbinders Sea Food House

Date
1943-01-20
Restaurant
Bookbinders Sea Food House
Physical description
28x22.5cm folded; 28x42.5cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Half Dozen Clams on Half Shell
Marinated Herring
Half Grapefruit
Fresh Fruit Cup
Half Dozen Oysters on Half Shell
Shrimp Cocktail
Booky's Clam Chowder
Tomato Juice Cocktail
Clam Juice Cocktail
Fresh vegetable soup
Broiled Deep Sea Scallops, Tartar Sauce$1.75
Fried Deep Sea Scallops, Tartar Sauce$1.75
CHARCOAL BROILED FILET OF ATLANTIC SOLE, Maitre d'Hotel$1.75
FLORIDA SHRIMPS A LA NEWBURG ON TOAST$1.75
Baked Spanish mackerel, Creole sauce$1.40
ROAST ROUND OF SIRLOIN STEAK WITH [natural] MUSHROOM GRAVY$1.50
STEWED CHICKEN, Supreme Sauce with Dumpling, Family Style$1.50
BAKED BRISKET OF CORNED BEEF with New Green Cabbage, 1 Veg.$1.45
BREADED MILK FED VEAL CUTLET, Tomato Sauce$1.50
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef au jus$2.00
CHARCOAL BROILED HALF SPRING CHICKEN, COLBERT$1.75
CHARCOAL BROILED MINUTE TENDERLOIN STEAK with Onions$2.50
CHARCOAL BROILED MINUTE TENDERLOIN STEAK with Onions or Mushrooms$2.50
Candied Sweet New Florida Potatoes
Mashed New Florida Potatoes
Boiled New Florida Potatoes
Buttered New Peas
Stewed tomatoes
Fresh Apple Sauce
Baked Hubbard Squash
Old Fashioned Fresh Spinach
Glass California Sauterne$0.25
Glass California Muscatel$0.25
Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer
Local Philadelphia Beer
Green Apple Pie
Fresh pumpkin pie
Chocolate Pudding
Fruit Jello
Cheese Cake
lemon meringue pie
Baked Apple
Stewed prunes
Half Florida Grapefruit
Coffee
Tea
Milk
CHARCOAL BROILED PORK TENDERLOIN. Apple Sauce. Baked Idaho Potato. Bread and Butter$1.35
American Wine (Individual Bottle) (Two Glasses)$0.45
Imported Wine (Individual Bottle)$0.75
OYSTERS AS YOU LIKE THEM
HARD SHELL CRAB$0.35
STEAMED FINNAN HADDIE, Lemon Butter, 1 Veg., Bread and Butter$1.25
BROILED FINNAN HADDIE, Lemon Butter, 1 Veg., Bread and Butter$1.25
COUNTRY CALF'S LIVER SAUTE with Onions, 1 Veg., Bread and Butter$1.25
COUNTRY CALF'S LIVER SAUTE with Bacon, 1 Veg., Bread and Butter$1.25
SAUTE CANADIAN SILVER SMELTS, Tartar Sauce, 1 Veg., Bread and Butter$0.85
FRIED CANADIAN SILVER SMELTS, Tartar Sauce, 1 Veg., Bread and Butter$0.85
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.25
Lynnhaven Oysters$0.50
STEWED SNAPPER, 1 Veg., Bread and Butter$1.25
BOOKY'S FAMOUS SNAPPER SOUP with Vintage Sherry$0.40
American Wine Full Bottle$2.00

Page 3

Choice of Half Dozen Oysters or Half Dozen Clams Cocktail. Shrimp Cocktail. tomato Juice Cocktail or STEAMED CLAMS. Clam broth or Clam Chowder. Whole Chicken Lobster (Cold, Steamed or Broiled) French Fried Potatoes. Hot Slaw. Choice of Dessert. Rolls. Biscuits. Coffee or Tea$2.25
Barbecued Oysters, LOBSTER A LA NEWBURG, Broiled Scallops, Sliced tomatoes, Hot Slaw and Julienne Potatoes$2.00
Hot Sea Food Platter: Scallops, Fried Oysters, BROILED FISH, Deviled Clam, French Fried Potatoes, Hot Slaw, Sliced Tomatoes$1.35
Cold Sea Food Combination: HALF COLD LOBSTER, Crabmeat, Shrimps, Cole Slaw, (1) Raw Oyster, (1) Raw Clam, Julienne Potatoes, Sliced Tomatoes$1.60
(3) Large Fried Oysters, with Chicken Salad, Hot Slaw, French Fried Potatoes, Bread and Butter$1.25
(3) Large Fried Oysters, with Crab Salad, Hot Slaw, French Fried Potatoes, Bread and Butter$1.25
(3) Large Fried Oysters, with Shrimp Salad, Hot Slaw, French Fried Potatoes, Bread and Butter$1.25
Clam juice$0.25
Fruit Cup$0.30
Tomato Juice$0.20
Crab Meat$0.75
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
Oyster cocktail$0.40
Clam cocktail$0.40
Shrimp Cocktail$0.50
Marinated Herring with Onions$0.25
CLAM BROTH$0.15
Clam Fritters$0.60
Steamed Soft Clams$0.85 – $1.00
Cherrystone Clams$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.30
Fried Half Dozen Clams$0.60
Soft Clams (Fried) Half Dozen$0.60
Deviled clams$0.40 – $0.75
Stewed Clams$0.65
Panned Clams$0.65
Stewed Clams on Toast$0.70
Stewed Clams in Cream$0.80
Deviled Crab, French Fried Potatoes and Slaw$1.00
Crab meat au gratin$1.25
Crab Meat salad$1.15
Crab Meat Imperial$1.40
Crab meat Dewey$1.25
Crab Ravigotte$1.00
Crab meat Newburg$1.25
SPECIAL BAKED CRAB (with Choice Back Fin Crab meat)$1.15 – $1.40
Crab Meat Saute a la Norfolk in butter$1.25
Potatoes
Hot Slaw
Bread and Butter
Minute Steak$2.00
Extra sirloin steak$2.25
Jumbo Tenderloin Steak$2.25
Lamb Chops (2)$1.55
Calf's liver with bacon$1.25
Three Finger Steak$4.00 – $4.50
Mixed Grill (Calf's Liver, Lamb Chop and Bacon)$1.30
Pork Chops (2)$1.25
Lobster Salad, Chicken$1.50
Bread and Butter
Lobster Salad, 1 1/2 lb$2.25
Lobster Salad, 2 lb$3.00
Lobster Salad, Jumbo$3.50
Shrimp Salad$1.00
Fruit salad$0.45
Potato salad$0.35
Crab Salad$1.15
Chicken salad$1.00
Lettuce, Egg, Tomato Salad$0.50
COMBINATION SALAD$0.60
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.45
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.30
Sliced Tomatoes$0.30
Roquefort Cheese Dressing$0.30
BREAD
Butter
Hot Slaw
WHOLE MAINE CHICKEN LOBSTER$1.60
Oysters Stewed on Toast with Cream$0.80
LIVE MAINE LOBSTER, Broiled$2.50 – $3.75
LIVE MAINE LOBSTER, Steamed$2.50 – $3.75
Lobster Patty$1.25
Lobster Stew$1.50
Lobster Newburg$2.00
Lobster cutlet$1.15
Lobster Thermidore$2.25
Deviled lobster$1.15
Blue Point Oysters$0.35
Medium Raw Oysters$0.35
Large Raw Oysters$0.45
Oyster Stew$0.65
Oyster Box Stew$0.70
Stewed Oysters$0.65
Panned Oysters$0.65
Oysters Stewed on Toast$0.70
Broiled Oysters, One Dozen on Toast$1.00
Barbecued Oysters (Half Dozen)$0.75
Fried Oysters (6), Pepper Hash$0.75
(3) Fried Large Oysters, French Fried Potatoes, Pepper Hash$0.65
Shrimp Patty, French Fried Potatoes$1.25
Shrimp Salad$0.10
Shrimp Newburg, French Fried Potatoes$1.25
Shrimp Mexicaine, Julienne Potatoes$1.25
Steamed Oysters(Half Peck)$0.90
Whole Chicken Lobster
Bread and Butter
Cocktail Sauce$0.05
Snapper Soup$0.40
Clam Chowder$0.30
Bread and Butter
Soup of the day$0.30

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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