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La Fonda

Date
1939-05-26
Restaurant
La Fonda
Physical description
33.5x22cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Fresh Seafood Cocktail
Roast Boned Empress Squab Farci with Wild Rice and Guava Jelly$1.50
Baked Quarter of Lamb au Fines Herbes$1.25
Flanked Capon in Casserole a la King$1.35
Breaded Veal Cutlet with Fried Egg$1.25
Baked Halibut Steak Anglaise, Sauce Colbert$1.25
creamed carrots and peas
Coffee
No. 1 Fried Spring Chicken, Country Style, Bacon, Corn Fritters, French Fried Potatoes, Chef's Salad$1.25
No. 2 Half Lobster Thermidore, Saratoga Chips, Chef's Salad$1.35
No. 3 Special Mexican Dinner Plate, Quartered Tomato$1.00
Sirloin Steak Saute, Minute Potatoes, Sauce Colbert, Chef's Salad$1.25
No. 5 Special London Mixed Grill, French Fried Potatoes, Lettuce with Thousand Island Dressing$1.25
No. 6 Fresh Vegetable Dinner Plate with Small Steak, Fruit Salad$1.00
No. 7 Bowl of Fresh Fruit Salad with Cheese Straws$0.90
No. 8 Sliced Chicken and Fresh Fruit Salad$1.15
No. 9 Tomato Stuffed with Chicken Salad, Hard Boiled Egg, Indian Relish$1.00
Bread and Butter--Coffee, Tea or Milk served with above
Soup du Jour$0.15 – $0.30
Today's Pastry Dessert$0.15
Hors d'oeuvre (4 portions)$2.50
Fruit Cocktail$0.45
Grapefruit Supreme$0.40
Huacamole$0.60
Tomato Juice$0.20
SAUER KRAUT JUICE$0.20
Fresh Shrimps Epicure$0.50
Crabmeat Cocktail$0.50
PASCAL CELERY$0.25
Anti Pasto$0.50
Caviar$1.25
Assorted Canapes$1.00
Boned Mountain Trout Saute, Au Beurre, Julienne Potatoes$1.50
Fresh Lobster Farci, Thermidore, Saratoga Chips$1.50
Deep Sea Scallops and Mushrooms in Chafing Dish, Poulette$1.25
Gulf Shrimps Saute, Louisiannaise, Timbale of Rice$1.35
TEA is served daily in the South Portal Lounge$0.50
Soup du Jour$0.15 – $0.25
Clear green turtle soup$0.40
Chicken okra soup$0.30
Onion Soup au Gratin (10 minutes)$0.45
Clam Bouillon (Cup)$0.25
Consomme or Tomato Essence, Hot or Cold$0.25
Meringue Glace$0.30
Tea
Milk
Charlotte Russe$0.30
Small Cakes$0.15
Pie$0.20
Tomato Juice
Pie with Cheese$0.25
Pie a la Mode$0.35
Cream of Fresh Asparagus Soup
Consomme, hot
Preserved figs$0.25
Consomme, Cold
Preserved Figs with Cream$0.35
Caramel Cup Custard$0.25
Apple Sauce with Macaroons$0.25
Orange$0.10
Raw Apple$0.10
Fresh Strawberry Shortcake$0.30
French Pancakes$0.50
Canned Peaches$0.25
Apricots$0.25
Half Cantaloupe$0.25
Charcoal Broiled Tenderloin Steak, Sauce Colbert, Watercress$1.65
Cream, glass$0.35
Buttermilk$0.15
Half and Half, glass$0.25
Milk$0.15
Lemonade$0.25
Orangeade$0.25
Young Hyson Tea, Pot$0.25
Oolong Tea$0.25
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.25
Ceylon Tea$0.25
ENGLISH BREAKFAST TEA$0.25
cocoa, pot$0.25
Postum, Pot$0.25
Kaffee Hag$0.25
Demi Tasse$0.15
Coffee, Pot$0.25 – $0.40
New Corn Saute
Au Gratin Potatoes
Hearts of Lettuce Roquefort Dressing
Strawberry tart
Caramel Cup Custard
Pineapple Sundae
Vanilla ice cream
Chocolate Ice Cream
orange sherbet
Cream of tomato soup$0.20 – $0.30
Chocolate Parfait$0.25
Strawberry Parfait$0.30
Pineapple Parfait$0.25
Maple Nut Parfait$0.25
Coffee parfait$0.25
Orange parfait$0.30
Raspberry Parfait$0.25
Maple Nut Sundae$0.25
Pineapple Sundae$0.25
Chocolate Sundae$0.25
Butterscotch Sundae$0.25
Strawberry Sundae$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.20
Vanilla ice cream$0.20
Sherbet$0.20
Pears$0.25
Royal Ann Cherries$0.25
Royal Ann Cherries with Cakes$0.35
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Primula Cheese$0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.25
Kraft Cream Cheese$0.25
Cheshire Cheese with Guava Jelly$0.35
Sierra cheese$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.30
Petit Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Cottage Cheese$0.15
Swiss Imported Cheese$0.25
Edam Cheese$0.25
Kraft Old English Cheese$0.25
Kennebec Salmon Grille, Sauce Colbert, French Fried Potatoes$1.10
Fried Filet of Halibut, Tartar Sauce, Julienne Potatoes$0.95
Sirloin Steak (per person)$2.00
Tenderloin Steak (per person)$2.00
Planked Steak (per person)$2.35
Sirloin a la Minute$1.65
Special London Mixed Grill$1.75
Pork Chops (2)$0.85
Lamb Chops (2)$0.90
Extra Thick Chop$0.60
Mutton Chop (1) with Bacon$0.65
Half Young Chicken$0.90
Veal Cutlet a la Viennoise$1.10
Breast of Capon, La Fonda$1.40
Sweetbreads Grille on Toast$1.00
Under Bell Eugenie$1.40
Bearnaise Sauce$0.20
Colbert Sauce$0.20
Bordelaise Sauce$0.15
Creole sauce$0.15
Bread and Butter$0.10
Carrots Glace$0.20
Asparagus Tips (canned)$0.35
fresh asparagus, drawn butter$0.50
Fresh asparagus, Hollandaise$0.50
Fried eggplant$0.25
Artichoke Hollandaise$0.50
Garden Spinach, Plain$0.25
GREEN PEAS$0.30
String Beans$0.25
Steamed Rice$0.25
Boiled Onions in Butter$0.25
Fried Tomato$0.25
Broccoli Hollandaise$0.35
French Fried Onions$0.25
Stewed Fresh Tomatoes$0.20
Creamed Spinach$0.30
BUTTERED BEETS$0.20
New Corn on Cob$0.25
Stewed New Corn$0.20
American fried potatoes$0.20
Hashed browned potatoes$0.20
Boiled potatoes$0.15
Boiled Potatoes in Cream$0.25
Cottage Fried Potatoes$0.25
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.25
Ideal Potatoes$0.25
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.25
Julienne potatoes$0.25
French fried potatoes$0.25
Cold Roast Prime Rib of Beef, Quartered Tomato$1.15
Cold Smoked Salmon, Sauce Stockholm$1.00
Cold Sliced Breast of Capon$1.15
Assorted Cold Meats$1.00
Cold Boiled Ham$0.85
Cold Smoked Ox Tongue$0.85
Mixed Green Salad$0.25
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.35
Chef's Special Salad$0.25
Romaine and Grapefruit Salad$0.30
Pineapple and Cottage Cheese Salad$0.25
Head Lettuce Salad$0.20
Watercress and Egg Salad$0.25
Sliced Tomatoes$0.25
Asparagus Tips, Mayonaisse$0.35
COMBINATION SALAD$0.25
Lettuce and Tomato Vinaigrette$0.30
Avocado Stuffed with Crabmeat, Dressing$0.60
Boiled Vegetables$0.55
Chicken (white meat)$1.00
Head Lettuce Salad$0.35
Head Lettuce and Tomatoes Salad$0.40
Tomato stuffed with Chicken Salad$0.65
Crabmeat Salad$0.85
Fresh Shrimp Salad$0.90
Lobster salad$1.00
Mixed Green Salad a la Konrad$0.50
Tomato Stuffed with Celery and Apple$0.40

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