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Cape Cod Room

Date
1940-08-30
Restaurant
Cape Cod Room
Physical description
30.5x23cm folded; 30.5x46.5cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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French Fried Potatoes with all Grill Orders
Fresh Calves Liver and Bacon$0.80
Lamb Chop Mixed Grill$1.25
Sugar-Cured Ham Steak$0.95
Tenderloin Steak$2.00
Hamburger Steak$0.75
Lamb Chops (2)$1.10
English Lamb Chop Mixed Grill$1.35
Veal Chop (1)$0.60
Sirloin for one$2.00
Fresh Water Fish and Fish in Season
Filet of Boston Green Sole, Broiled Sauted or Fried$0.85
Cold Salmon mayonnaise$0.85
BROILED SCROD$0.60
Sea Bass Saute with Belle Meuniere$0.90
Steamed Soft Clams$0.60
Broiled Halibut Steak Maitre d'Hotel$0.90
Steamed Finnan Haddie$0.70
Broiled Bluefish with Filet of Anchovies$0.90
Soft Shell Crabs, Tartare Sauce, French Fried Potatoes$0.75
Mountain Brook Trout Saute Belle Meuniere, Sliced Cucumbers$1.10
Frog Legs Saute in Sweet Butter$1.25
Frog Legs Poulette$1.25
Frog Legs Fried, Sauce Tartare$1.00
Frog Legs Road House Style$1.25
Batter Fried Green Prawns$0.95
Fresh Shrimps Curried with Rice and Chutney$0.90
Hot shrimps Louisianne$1.00
Fresh Shrimps on Ice with Special Dressing$0.60
Fresh Shrimps Salad$0.75
Fresh Shrimps and Tomato Salad Plate, Russian Dressing$0.50
Pineapple Stuffed with Crab Neat, Ravigotte$1.10
Crab Meat Maryland$1.25
Crab Meat Salad with Tomato and Quartered Egg$1.00
Stuffed deviled crab$0.75
Crab Meat Creole$1.25
Crab meat Dewey$0.85
Crab meat au gratin$1.00
Lobster Stuffed Thermidor$1.50
Lobster Salad in Bowl$1.50
Whole cold lobster, mayonnaise$1.50
Special Whole Chicken Lobster Salad in Shell$1.50
Lobster Newburgh$1.75
Broiled chicken lobster$1.25 – $2.25
Lobster Americaine in Casserole with Toasted Rolls$1.90
Sea Food Gumbo, New Orleans$0.30 – $0.50
Old Fashioned Lobster Stew$1.50
Onion au gratin$0.35
Madrilene, Cup$0.25
Consomme Bellevue, cup$0.35
Clam Stew$0.60
Cream Soup$0.75
Green Turtle with Sherry$0.60
CLAM BROTH$0.30
New England Clam Chowder, Tureen$0.45
Fresh Tomato Stew$0.50
Fresh Lobster Cocktail$0.60
crab meat cocktail$0.60
Fresh Gulf Shrimp Cocktail$0.50
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherrystone Clams$0.35
Marinated Herring$0.30
Assorted Sea Food Lexington$0.70
Green or Ripe Olives$0.25
Celery$0.35
Cape Cod Farms, Cape Celery and Tomato Cocktail$0.30
Fruit Cup$0.30
Cape Cod Oysters$0.40
Blue Point Oysters$0.30

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Hot Chocolate$0.20
Postum$0.15
SANKA COFFEE$0.20
Tea, Pot$0.15
Milk$0.15
Buttermilk$0.15
Coffee, Pot$0.15
Assorted Cookies$0.15
Pot Cheese and Chives$0.25
SELECTION OF CHEESE$0.25
PRESERVED FRUIT$0.20
Ice cream$0.20
Sherbets$0.20
Layer Cake$0.20
rice pudding$0.20
Home-Made Pies$0.20
Fresh Fruit Plate, Sherbet Center, Honey Dressing$0.65
COMBINATION SALAD$0.35
Lettuce Salad$0.25
Tomato Salad$0.30
Romaine Salad$0.30
New String Beans, Vinaigrette$0.40
Cucumbers in Sour Cream, Chopped Chives$0.45
The Lexington Chef's Salad Bowl with Garniture of Fresh Shrimp$0.65
The Lexington Chef's Salad Bowl with Garniture of Sardines$0.65
The Lexington Chef's Salad Bowl$0.50
The Lexington Chef's Salad Bowl With Garniture of Anchovies$0.65
Peas$0.30
Lima beans$0.30
Spinach$0.25
New Artichoke$0.45
Cauliflower$0.35
Corn on Cob$0.25
String Beans$0.25
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.30
French fried potatoes$0.25
Hashed browned potatoes$0.30
Potatoes hashed in cream$0.30
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.25
Boiled potatoes$0.20
Smoked Sturgeon on Buttered Toast, Chef's Salad$0.75
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.25
American Cheese Sandwich$0.25
Hot Hamburger on Toast$0.50
Roast Beef (Cold) Sandwich$0.85
Roast Beef Hot Sandwich$1.00
Open Faced Portuguese Sardine Sandwich$0.50
Sliced Egg and Anchovy Sandwich$0.60
Tongue Sandwich
Hot Tenderloin Steak Sandwich with Sliced Tomato, Onion and Pickle$1.35
Chopped Fresh Gulf Shrimps Sandwich with Chives and Sliced Tomato$0.40
Curry of Chicken In Casserole with French Fried Onions, Rice and Chutney$1.00
Chopped Sirloin Steak Broiled with Bermuda Onion, Sliced Tomato, Buttered Rye Bread Toast$0.75
Chinese Chicken Chow Mein Casserole of Chow Mein with Crisp noodles, Julienne of Chicken and Rice$0.85
Oxford Buffet Gilf Shrimp on Sliced Egg and Tomato, Potato Salad, Marinated New Peas with Russian Dressing$0.70
Toast, Opera Chicken Livers Saute with Mushrooms on Toast, Mashed Potatoes and Quartered Tomatoes$0.75
Chilled Jumbo Sea Food Plate, Half Chicken Lobster, Shrimp Salad, Crabmeat Salad, Sliced Tomato, New String Beans Vinaigrette$1.35
Chicken and Vegetable Grill Plate. Large Half of Chicken Disjointed with Canadian Bacon, Tomato with Fresh Spinach Mornay, Long Branch Potatoes, Lima Beans, Browned Pineapple$1.75
The Jumbo Dutch Sandwich Plate. Finger Sandwiches of Chicken, Ham, Tongue, Swiss Cheese, Shrimp Salad with a Center of Chef's Salad$0.75
Grilled Baby Beef Porterhouse Steak, Toasted Rolls, au Gratin Potatoes and Chef's Salad$2.25

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Oyster Stew$0.60

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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