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Sidewalk Café

Date
1940-05-29
Restaurant
Sidewalk Café
Physical description
24.5x18cm folded; 24.5x36.5cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Shore Dinner Special: Whole Broiled Baby Lobster, Drawn Butter, Julienne Potates, Broccoli Hollandaise, combination Salad rolls and Butter Coffe$1.50
Sirloin Steak off the Grill, French Fried Potatoes, New Asparagus, Chopped Combination Salad, Rolls and Butter Coffee$1.65
Breast of Chicken Under Glass Marie Antoinette, Baby Lima Beans, Parisienne Potatoes, Fruit Salad Rolls and Butter Coffee$1.25
Soup, Cream of fresh mushrooms
Consomme Nicoise
Orange & Pear Supreme
Gibson Appetizer
Canape of Smoked Salmon
Deviled Sardines
Pineapple Juice
MIXED RELISHES
Jumbo Scallops Saute Meuniere
Grilled Columbia River salmon Maitre D'Hotel
Omelette with Creamed Asparagus Tips
London Broiled Flank Steak, Mushroom Sauce
Individual Baked Veal Pot Pie, Family Style
Roast Philadelphia Capon, Sage Dressing, Pan Gravy
Spring Lamb Chop Combination Grill
Roast Loin of Port, Crab-Apple
Prime Ribs of Beef au Jus, Watercress
Grilled Egg Plant, Fried Ham, Fresh Mushrooms
Harvard Cocktail$0.20
Coffee
Tea
Milk
Banana Shortcake
Limburger Cheese
Green Apple Pie
Melba Parfait
Deep Dish Blueberry Pie
COCOANUT CUSTARD PIE
Strawberries Americainne
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM
Escarole Salad, Chives Dressing
O'Brien Potatoes
New green peas
Carrots vichy
Vanilla ice cream
Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Coffee Ice Cream
Peppermint Ice Cream
Chocolate Ice Cream
Black Walnut Ice Cream
Grapefruit Juice
Tomato Juice
Prune Juice
Mashed potatoes
Candied Sweet Potatoes

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Honey Dew Melon$0.30
Fresh Strawberries in Cream$0.25
Iced Cantaloupe$0.25
Puree of Peas Soup$0.25
Chicken okra soup$0.30
French Onion Soup Au Gratin (20 min.)$0.35
Mock turtle soup$0.35
Fresh vegetable soup$0.25
Cream of tomato soup$0.25
Jellied Beef Consomme$0.15
Essence of Tomatoes$0.15
Ham, Tongue or Corned Beef Sandwich$0.25
Ham, Tongue or Corned Beef Sandwich$0.25
Hot Chicken Mornay Sandwich$0.75
Hot Roast Beef Sandwich with Gravy & Mashed Potatoes$0.65
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.45
Chicken & Lettuce Sandwich$0.50
Chicken Salad Sandwich$0.45
Melted Cheese & Bacon Sandwich$0.40
Hamburger with Melted Cheese$0.35
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.25
Bacon & Tomato Sandwich$0.40
Denver Sandwich$0.30
Club sandwich$0.65
Rathskeller Sandwich (Roast Pork, Apple Butter, Lettuce, India Relish)$0.35
Fountain Square Sandwich (Ham Swiss Cheese)$0.35
Bostonian Sandwich (Salmon Salad, Cole Slaw)$0.35
Gibsonian Sandwich (Beef, Ham, Tomato, Mayonnaise)$0.40
Ohio Sandwich (Chicken Salad, Tongue)$0.50
Head Lettuce & Tomato Salad$0.30
COMBINATION SALAD$0.35
Waldorf Salad$0.40
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.40
Gibson Salad Bowl$0.60
Chicken salad$0.75
Shrimp Salad$0.50
Salmon Salad$0.50
Chef's Salad$0.40
Liederkrantz$0.25
Cottage Cheese$0.20
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20
Roquefort$0.25
Philadelphia Cream Cheese$0.20
Camembert$0.25
Mashed or boiled potatoes$0.15
Fried, Baked or Hashed Potatoes$0.20
String Beans$0.20
Fresh Green peas$0.20
Fresh asparagus$0.40
Fresh Spinach$0.20
Chocolate Malted Milk$0.25
Postum$0.15
Chocolate or Cocoa (Pot)$0.20
Iced coffee or tea, glass$0.10
Iced Coffee or Tea, Pot$0.15
Sanka, Pot$0.15
Coffee or Tea (Pot)$0.15
Milk$0.10
Buttermilk$0.10
Sirloin Steak, French Fried Potatoes and Rolls$1.75
Calf's Liver, Bacon or Onions, French Fried Potatoes and Rolls$0.75
Veal Kidney with Mushrooms, French Fried Potatoes and Rolls$0.70
Minute Steak, French Fried Potatoes and Rolls$1.25
Tenderloin Steak, French Fried Potatoes and Rolls$1.65
Lamb Chop, French Fried Potatoes and Rolls$0.40
Ice Cream or Sherbet$0.15
Cookies$0.20
Baked Apple$0.20
Jello$0.10
Frozen Egg Nog$0.15
Cup Custard$0.15
Sundae$0.20
Danish Pastry$0.15
French Pastry$0.15
imported sardines$0.50
Crabmeat Cocktail$0.40
Green & Stuffed Olives$0.20
Celery Hearts$0.20
Fresh Fruit Cocktail$0.35
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.35
Italian Antipasto$0.40
Stuffed celery$0.30

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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