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Hotel Duane

Date
1940-10-28
Restaurant
Hotel Duane
Physical description
27x17cm folded; 27x24.5cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Celery$0.20
Little Neck clams$0.35
Hors d'Oeuvres per person$1.00
Pineapple Juice$0.15
crab meat cocktail$0.35
Half Grapefruit$0.20
Canape of Anchovies$0.45
Grapefruit Juice$0.15
Cherrystone Clams$0.35
Fruit Cocktail$0.35
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.15
Shrimp Cocktail$0.35
Melon in Season$0.30
Olives$0.20
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.15
Lobster Cocktail$0.35
Chicken broth$0.30
Cream of tomato soup$0.30
OYSTER STEW, HALF AND HALF$0.50
CLAM BROTH$0.30
Bisque of Oysters$0.45
Onion Soup au gratin$0.40
Petite marmite soup$0.45
Soup du Jour$0.20 – $0.30
Fried Scallops with Bacon, Tartar Sauce, with French Fried Potatoes$0.75
Fresh Shrimps, Any Style, with French Fried Potatoes$0.75
Filet of Sole, with French Fried Potatoes$0.75
Spanish omelet$0.65
French Toast$0.45
Ham and eggs$0.60
Minced Chicken a la King$1.00
Chicken saute, Chasseur$1.25
Half Broiled Chicken with French Fried Potatoes$1.00
Sirloin Steak with French Fried Potatoes (per person)$1.75
Lamb Chop with French Fried Potatoes$0.45 – $0.75
Planked Sirloin Steak per person$2.75
Minute Steak, O'Brien Potatoes$1.50
FRESH VEGETABLE PLATE$0.75
Spaghetti, Any Style$0.75
String Beans$0.30
Spinach$0.30
New peas$0.30
Cauliflower au Gratin$0.30
Lima beans$0.30
O'Brien Potatoes$0.25
Baked Potato$0.25
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.30
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.25
French fried potatoes$0.25
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Boiled potatoes$0.20
FRENCH DRESSING
Russian Dressing
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.30
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.50
Crab Meat salad$0.75
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.40
Chicken Salad (White Meat)$0.90
COMBINATION SALAD$0.50
Shrimp Salad$0.75
Chef's Salad$0.45
Club sandwich$0.65
Chicken Sandwich (white meat)$0.50
Imported Swiss Cheese Sandwich$0.30
Ham Sandwich$0.30
Combination Sandwich$0.35
Cream Cheese and Jelly Sandwich$0.30
Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich, Mayonnaise$0.30
Tongue Sandwich$0.30
Imported Sardine Sandwich$0.30
Tunafish Salad Sandwich$0.30
Chicken Salad Sandwich$0.50
Cold cuts with potato salad$1.00
Cold Virginia Ham with Asparagus$0.90
Cold Sliced Chicken$0.90
Fresh Apple Pie$0.20
Fresh Apple Pie a la Mode$0.35
Coupe Duane$0.30
Special ice cream$0.20
Duane Parfait$0.25
Melon in Season$0.30
Sliced Banana with Cream$0.20
Swiss Gruyere, Individual$0.25
Philadelphia cream$0.20
Cream Cheese and Jelly$0.35
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.20
Raspberry Ice$0.25
Baked Apple with Cream$0.20
Sliced Orange$0.20
Vanilla Ice Cream with Chocolate sauce$0.30
Ice Cream Parfait$0.30
spumoni ice cream$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.20
Bisque Tortoni$0.20
Stewed Figs$0.20
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Camembert Cheese, Individual$0.25
Imported Swiss cheese$0.25
Individual Bottle Milk$0.10
Tea$0.15
Iced tea$0.15
Chocolate (drink)$0.20
Coffee$0.15
Postum$0.15
Iced coffee$0.15
Bread and butter, per person$0.10
SANKA COFFEE$0.20
Demi-tasse$0.10

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Imported Medoc$0.15
Havana Cocktail - Bacardi Rum, Pineapple Juice$0.40
Sliced Egg a la Gulden$0.10
Clam juice$0.10
Potage St. Germain$0.10
Grapefruit$0.10
Tomato Juice$0.10
Fruit Cup$0.10
Pineapple Juice$0.10
Celery Broth$0.10
Yankee Pot Roast with Noodles, includes Dessert and Coffee$0.70
Chicken Croquette, Newburg Sauce, includes Dessert and Coffee$0.55
Cold Roast Lamb, String Bean Salad, includes Dessert and Coffee$0.70
Shirred Eggs a la Duane, includes Dessert and Coffee$0.65
Oyster and Scallops, Curry Sauce, Rice, includes Dessert and Coffee$0.65
Pigs Knuckle and Sauerkraut, includes Dessert and Coffee$0.65
Waffle, Beech-Nut Bacon and Honey, includes Dessert and Coffee$0.55
Braised Ox-Tail, Printaniere, includes Dessert and Coffee$0.65
Baked Sliced Capon with Broccoli, includes Dessert and Coffee$0.85
Western Sandwich on Toast, includes Dessert and Coffee$0.55
Fresh Fruit Salad and Cottage Cheese, includes Dessert and Coffee$0.55
Anna potatoes
Buttered Spaghetti
Macedoine of Vegetable
Apple Pudding, Caramel Sauce
Silver Layer Cake
Ice Cream Cake Roll
Raspberry Ice
Preserved plums
Apple Pie
Pineapple Cheese Pie
Fig Sundae
Orange ice
TORTONI ICE CREAM
Chocolate Ice Cream
Vanilla ice cream
Egg Nogg Ice Cream
ROQUEFORT CHEESE
Gruyere Cheese
Brie cheese
CAMEMBERT CHEESE
Cream Cheese
Coffee
Tea
Milk
Buttermilk

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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