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Star And Crescent Restaurant

Date
1939-08-11
Restaurant
Star And Crescent Restaurant
Physical description
26.5x20.5cm folded; 26.5x41cm open
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

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STAR and CRESCENT COCKTAIL$0.60
Hors d'oeuvres varies$1.50
Fresh Beluga Caviar$2.00
Pressed Black Caviar$1.00
Pate de Foie Gras Individuelle$1.25
Heart of Artichoke a la Turque$0.75
Coupe de Fruits$0.50
Grapefruit Maraschino$0.35
Tomato Juice$0.30
Clam juice$0.30
Soups du Jour$0.35
BROILED LIVE LOBSTER$2.00
Lobster a l'Americaine$2.25
Broiled Double Lamb Chops Vert Pre$1.50
Chateaubriand with Souffle Potatoes (For One)$2.25
Chateaubriand with Souffle Potatoes (For Two)$4.25
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Extra Cut$1.50
Broiled Whole Squab Chicken with Irish Bacon$1.75
Planked Sirloin Steak (for two)$4.50
Lobster, Mayonnaise (Half)$1.35
Assorted Cold Cuts with Sliced Chicken$1.50
Smoked Beef Tongue with Cole Slaw a la Turque$1.15
Virginia Ham, Cumberland Sauce$1.25
Chicken salad$1.25
Lobster salad$1.35
Shrimp Salad$1.25
Hors d'Oeuvres Assortie a la Turque
Turkish Sardines
Fruit Cup, Florida
Tomato Juice
Shrimps Cocktail
Manhattan clam chowder
Consomme with rice
Jajik Cold Turkish Soup
Whole broiled lobster$2.50
Cold Columbia River Salmon, Mayonnaise$1.50
Uch Dolmasi (Squash, Green Pepper and Tomato Stuffed with Lamb)$1.50
Tass Kebab Boulgourlu (Braised Lamb with Cracked Wheat)$1.75
Deuner Kebab$2.25
Half Roast Chicken a la Turque$1.85
Shish Kebab, Maison$2.50
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef au jus$1.75
Minute Steak Saute$2.00
Squash a la Turque
Pilav of Istanbul
Mousseline Potato
Lettuce salad, French Dressing
Tel Kadaif
Petits fours
Choice of Ice Cream
Peche Melba
Yoghourt
Turkish Helva
Choice of Sherbets
Coffee Turque
AMERICAN COFFEE
Iced tea
Tea
Milk
Iced coffee
New peas$0.35
Persille Potatoes$0.25
French fried potatoes$0.30
New string beans$0.30
Anna potatoes$0.40
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.35
Chef's Salad$0.45
Romaine Salad$0.35
Chiffonade Salad$0.50
Mixed Green Salad$0.50
Vegetable Salad$1.00
Roquefort Dressing, extra$0.25
Raisin cake$0.25
Crepes Suzette$1.00
Ice Creams$0.30
Sherbets$0.30
Pound cake$0.25
Peach Melba$0.45
Fresh Fruit Compote$0.50
Petit Fours$0.30
Your Favorite Cheese$0.30
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Tea$0.20
AMERICAN COFFEE$0.20
Milk$0.20

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RAKI FRAPPE (Lion's Milk) The Turkish National Aperitif$0.40
Hors d'Oeuvres a la Turque$1.25
Turkish Black Olives$0.30
Midya Dolmasi (Stuffed Mussels with Rice, Nuts and Currants)$0.75
Yalanji Dolmasi (Stuffed Grape Vine Leaves)$0.60
Hot Beurek (20 Minutes) (Turkish Fritters with Cheese)$0.50
Jajik, Turkish Cold Soup Served on Ice$0.75
Mixed Salads a la Turque$0.50
Kasher Peynir (Balkan Cheese from Turkey)$0.30
Beyaz Peynir (Turkish White Cheese)$0.30
Deuner Kebab$1.75
Shish Kebab Maison with Tomatoes$1.75
Shish Kebab de Luxe with Chicken Livers and Mushrooms$2.00
Bout Sgarasi (Broiled Lamb Steak a la Turque)$1.50
Pideli Yogortli Kebab (Kebab, Anadolu Style)$2.00
Shish Keufte (Lamb Patties en Brochette)$1.50
Tass Kebabi (Pan Braised Lamb, Tomato Sauce)$1.00
Tass Kebabi Pilavli (Rice and Braised Lamb)$1.25
Et Souyouna Pilav Nohotlu (Rice Cooked in Broth, Served with Chick Peas)$0.60
Tavouk Souyouna Boulgour (Cracked Wheat Cooked in Chicken Broth)$0.50
Tenderloin Steak Sandwich with French Fried Potatoes$1.50
Steak sandwich$1.40
Deuner Kebab on Toast with Yoghourt Sauce$1.50
Chicken Sandwich$0.90
Sardine Sandwich, Imported$0.60
Turkish Coffee Plain$0.20
Turkish Coffee Complet$0.50
Ham Sandwich$0.50
Club sandwich$1.00
Any Cheese Sandwich$0.50
Smoked Tongue Sandwich$0.60
Imported Italian Salami Sandwich$0.75
Baklava$0.40
Tel Kadaif$0.40
Rose Petal Jelly$0.40
Yoghourt$0.30
Orange Komposto$0.50

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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