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Rosoff's

Date
1940-12-07
Restaurant
Rosoff's
Physical description
29x20.5cm folded; 29x42cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  4. Page 4

Dishes

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Sweet mixed pickles
Fruit Cocktail
Antipasto
Tomato, grapefruit or sauerkraut juice
Imported sardines on lettuc
Pineappale cream cheese salad
Half Grapefruit
Cherrystone Clam Cocktail
Chopped Chicken Livers
Marinierte Herring
Fresh shrimp or crab meat cocktail
Deviled egg, Russian Dressing
Cream of tomato
Chicken consomme, alphabets
Cup of Clam Broth
Rye Highball$0.20
Fresh Sea Food A La Newburg en casserole$0.75
Broiled King Mackerel, parsley butter$0.75
Fried Filet of Lemon Sole, tartar sauce
Broiled Fresh Sea Trout, butter sauce$0.85
Broiled Fresh Striped Bass, Maitre d'Hotel$0.85
Fried deep sea scallops, sauce Remoulade$0.80
Whole Broiled or Cole Boiled Lobster, butter sauce$1.10
Coffee
Tea
Milk
Buttermilk
Ragout of Fresh Ox Tail, Anglaise$0.75
Chicken Chow Mein, fried noodles, steamed rice$0.75
Fried Breast of Spring Lamb, fresh mushroom sauce$0.75
Potted Chuck Steak, Jardiniere$0.80
Smoked Calf's Tongue with plain spinach$0.75
Roast Fresh Jersey Ham, Apple Sauce$0.80
Broiled Fresh Liver Steak, fried onions$0.80
Western Omelette (diced ham, peppers, onions)$0.75
Fresh Garden Vegetable Dinner$0.75
Veal Schnitzel a la Holstein (garnished w. fried egg, anchovy, sliced tomato)$0.95
Milk Fed Veal Cutlet, Breaded, tomato sauce$0.85
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef au jus$1.00
Roast Long Island Duckling, Apple Sauce$0.85
Half Broiled Spring Chicken on Toast$0.95
Roast Vermont Turkey, Dressing, Cranberry Sauce$0.90
Roast Vermont Turkey, Dressing, Cranberry Sauce, (white meat only)$1.00
Broiled Spring Lamb Chops on toast$0.95
Broiled Juicy Rump Steak$1.00
BROILED FILET MIGNON, Fresh Mushroom Sauce$1.30
Served with sliced tomato and potato salad
Blue Point (8) Oysters, Cocktail Sauce$0.75
Assorted Cold Cuts$0.75
Assorted Cold Cuts with Chicken$0.85
Comb: Sardines, anchovies, hard boiled egg, tomatoes, Russian dressing$0.75
Fresh Shrimps, Crab Meat or Chicken Salad$0.80
Cold Sea Food Platter$0.85
COLD SEA FOOD PLATTER with half lobster$1.00
Salmon or Tunafish Salad, Russian dressing$0.75
Mixed Green Salad, French Dressing
Fresh String Beans
Creamed Fresh Spinach
Green Winter kale
Succotash
Mashed potatoes
Cherry Cream Pie
Walnut cream pudding
Fresh Raspberry Sherbet
Home made coffee cake
Mocha Layer Cake
Caramel Pecan Sundae
Biscuit Tortoni
Fruit Jell-O, Whipped Cream
Fruit Cocktail
Stewed figs, apricots or prunes
Vanilla ice cream
Green Apple Pie
Cocoanut Macaroons
Half Grapefruit
Assorted Cookies
Rice Pudding, Whipped Cream
Baked Apple
Swiss Gruyere cheese
Chocolate Ice Cream
Black Cherry Rum Ice Cream
TUTTI FRUTTI ICE CREAM
Little Neck Clam Cocktail
Blue Point Oyster Cocktail
Boiled potatoes
BAKED IDAHO POTATO
French fried potatoes
Candied Sweet Potatoes
Home fried potatoes
AMERICAN CHEESE
Imported Cheese: Swiss
Cream Cheese with Jelly
Chocolate Pudding, Whipped Cream
Club Dinner No. 1 - Relish, FRESH SEA FOOD A La Newburg, Choice of Fresh Vegetable and Potatoes, Choice of Dessert, Coffee, Tea or Milk$0.60
Club Dinner No. 2 - Relish, BROILED KING MACKEREL, Choice of Fresh Vegetable and Potatoes, Choice of Dessert, Coffee, Tea or Milk$0.60
Club Dinner No. 3 - Relish, OX TAIL RAGOUT, Choice of Fresh Vegetable and Potatoes, Choice of Dessert, Coffee, Tea or Milk$0.60
Club Dinner No. 4 - Relish, FRIED BREAST OF LAMB, Mushroom Sauce, Choice of Fresh Vegetable and Potatoes, Choice of Dessert, Coffee, Tea or Milk$0.60
Club Dinner No. 5 - Relish, SMOKED CALF'S TONGUE, Plain Spinach, Choice of One Vegetable or Potatoes, Choice of Dessert, Coffee, Tea or Milk$0.60
Club Dinner No. 6 - Relish, CHICKEN CHOW MEIN, Fried Noodles, Rice, Choice of One Vegetable or Potatoes, Choice of Dessert, Coffee, Tea or Milk$0.60
Club Dinner No. 7 - Relish, FRESH SHRIMPS, Sliced Tomato, Potato Salad, Choice of Dessert, Coffee, Tea or Milk$0.65
Club Dinner No. 7 - Relish, CRAB MEAT SALAD, Sliced Tomato, Potato Salad, Choice of Dessert, Coffee, Tea or Milk$0.65
Club Dinner No. 7 - Relish, CHICKEN SALAD, Sliced Tomato, Potato Salad, Choice of Dessert, Coffee, Tea or Milk$0.65
Baked Apple (with Cream, extra)$0.05

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Vermouth (Imported) Aperitif$0.20
Dubonnet Aperitif$0.25
Manhattan Cocktail$0.25
Bronx Cocktail$0.25
Dubonnet Cocktail$0.30
Bacardi Cocktail$0.35
Daiquiri Cocktail$0.35
Rum Cocktail$0.35
Martini, Dry Cocktail$0.25
Martini Sweet Cocktail$0.25
Old Fashioned Cocktail$0.30
Orange Blossom Cocktail$0.25
Clover Club Cocktail$0.35
Green Devil Cocktail$0.30
Aleaxnder Cocktail$0.30
Jack Rose Cocktail$0.30
Pink Lady Cocktail$0.35
Monterey Cocktail$0.30
Red Lion Cocktail$0.35
SIDE CAR COCKTAIL$0.35
Cuba Libre Mixed Drink$0.35
Gin Buck Mixed Drink$0.25
Mint Collins Mixed Drink$0.30
Tom Collins Mixed Drink$0.25
Mamie Taylor Mixed Drink$0.40
Claret Lemonade Mixed Drink$0.25
Whiskey Sour (on ice) Mixed Drink$0.30
Rum Collins Mixed Drink$0.35
Brandy Float Mixed Drink$0.30
Planter's Punch Mixed Drink$0.40
Gin Daisy Mixed Drink$0.25
Ward 8 Mixed Drink$0.35
Mint Julep Mixed Drink$0.35
Gin Rickey$0.25
Cubano Rickey$0.30
Sloe Gin Rickey$0.35
Brandy Fizz$0.35
Silver Fizz$0.30
New Orleans Fizz$0.40
Special Fizz$0.30
Sloe Gin Fizz$0.35
Golden Fizz$0.30
Royal Fizz$0.30
Ramos Fizz$0.35
Rye Whiskey$0.20
APPLE JACK BRANDY$0.20
XXX Bourbon Whiskey$0.25
Gin$0.20
Sloe Gin$0.20
Rum (Domestic)$0.20
California Brandy$0.20
White Horse Scotch$0.35
Cutty Sark SCOTCH$0.35
Haig & Haig Scotch$0.35
Ballantine's Scotch$0.35
Black & White Scotch$0.35
Vat "69" Scotch$0.35
Johnny Walker Scotch$0.35
Bacardi Gold Seal Rum$0.30
Jamaica Rum$0.30
Rock & Rye$0.25
Bushmill's Irish Whiskey$0.35
Jameson's Irish Whiskey (Bottled in Bond 100 Proof)$0.35
Grand Dad 1934 Whiskey$0.30
Mt. Vernon Rye (1934) Whiskey$0.30
Canadian Club (1934) Whiskey$0.35
Seagram's V. O. (1933) Whiskey$0.35
Overholt Rye (1934) Whiskey$0.30
Gibson Rye (1933) Whiskey$0.30
Angelica Domestic Sweet Wine$0.15 – $1.05
Madeiro Domestic Sweet Wine$0.15 – $1.05
Muscatel Domestic Sweet Wine$0.15 – $1.05
Tokay Domestic Sweet Wine$0.15 – $1.05
Sherry Domestic Sweet Wine$0.15 – $1.05
Port Domestic Sweet Wine$0.15 – $1.05
Burgundy Domestic Dry Wine$0.15 – $1.00
Claret Domestic Dry Wine$0.15 – $1.00
Riesling Domestic Dry Wine$0.15 – $1.00
Sauterne Domestic Dry Wine$0.15 – $1.00
Medoc Imported Dry Wine$2.00
Chianti, White Imported Dry Wine$1.00
Chianti (Red) Imported Dry Wine$0.45
Margaux Imported Dry Wine$2.00
Sauterne Imported Dry Wine$1.25 – $2.00
Haut Sauterne B. & G. Imported Dry Wine$2.25
Sauterne (Punch) Domestic Wine$0.20
Riesling (Punch) Domestic Wine$0.20
Burgundy (Punch) Domestic Wine$0.20
Claret (Punch) Domestic Wine$0.20
Bourbon Sour$0.30
Brandy Sour$0.40
RYE SOUR$0.30
Apple Jack Sour$0.30
Rum Sour$0.40
Scotch sour$0.40
Rye Egg Nogg$0.35
Rum Egg Nogg$0.40
SHERRY EGG NOGG$0.35
Brandy Egg Nogg$0.40
Brandy Flip$0.40
Whiskey Flip$0.35
Port Flip$0.25
Sherry Flip$0.25
Apricot Cordial$0.20
Anisette cordial$0.20
Blackberry Cordial$0.20
Benedictine cordial$0.25
Creme de Cocoa Cordial$0.20
Cointreau (Triple Sec) Cordial$0.20
Curacao cordial$0.20
Creme de Cacao, Cream Cordial$0.25
Kummel cordial$0.20
Peach Cordial$0.20
Grand Marnier (Imported) Cordial$0.30
Chartreuse (Yellow) Cordial$0.20
Benedictine - Brandy Cordial$0.30
Cointreau - Brandy Cordial$0.35
White Creme de Menthe Brandy Cordial$0.25
Creme de Menthe White Cordial$0.20
Creme de Menthe Green Cordial$0.20
Trommer's White Label Beer$0.10
Ruppert's Light Beer$0.15
Ruppert's Dark Beer$0.15
ANHEUSER-BUSCH BUDWEISER BEER$0.20
Schlitz Beer$0.25
Guinness' Stout$0.45
Guinness' Stout (nip)$0.30
Bass' Ale$0.30 – $0.40
Ballantine's Ale$0.20
Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer$0.25
Club Soda (Carbonated Water)$0.05
Canada Dry Ginger Ale$0.25
Orangeade$0.15
Lemonade$0.15
White Rock Mineral Water$0.30

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Blue Point Oyster Cocktail$0.25
Cherrystone Clam Cocktail$0.25
Little Neck Clam Cocktail$0.25
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.25
Fresh crabmeat cocktail$0.25
Fruit Cocktail$0.15
Half Grapefruit$0.15
Antipasto$0.15
Chopped Chicken Liver$0.15
Rosoff's Marinierte Herring$0.15
Broiled Juicy Rump Steak with Fried Onions, includes French Fried Potatoes$0.80
Broiled Sirloin Steak with Fried Onions, includes French Fried Potatoes$1.50
Broiled Filet Mignon with Mushroom Sauce, includes French Fried Potatoes$1.10
Grilled Sugar Cured Ham Steak, includes French Fried Potatoes$0.65
Broiled Fresh Jersey Pork Chops, includes French Fried Potatoes$0.65
Schnitzel a la Holstein, includes French Fried Potatoes$0.75
Steak Tartare with Chopped Raw Onions, includes French Fried Potatoes$0.75
Half Broiled Spring Chicken, includes French Fried Potatoes$0.75
Broiled Spring Lamb Chops, includes French Fried Potatoes$0.75
Creamed Chicken a la King en Casserole, includes French Fried Potatoes$0.75
Veal Cutlet, Breaded, Tomato Sauce, includes French Fried Potatoes$0.65
WHOLE BROILED LIVE LOBSTER, Butter Sauce, includes French Fried Potatoes$0.90
Cold Boiled Live Lobster, Butter Sauce, includes French Fried Potatoes$0.90
Fried Deep Sea Scallops, Tartar Sauce, includes French Fried Potatoes$0.65
Broiled Fresh Fish in Season, includes French Fried Potatoes$0.55
Fresh Shrimps a la Newburg, includes French Fried Potatoes$0.65
Crab Meat a la Newburg, includes French Fried Potatoes$0.65
Oyster Stew$0.45
Clam Stew$0.45
Oyster Stew with Cream$0.60
Clam Stew with Cream$0.60
Ham and Eggs, Any Style, includes French Fried Potatoes$0.50
Bacon and Eggs, Any Style, includes French Fried Potatoes$0.50
Fresh Mushroom Omelette, includes French Fried Potatoes$0.45
Stewed Tomato Omelette, includes French Fried Potatoes$0.45
(2) Eggs, Any Style, includes French Fried Potatoes$0.35
Assorted Cold Cuts, Sliced Chicken, Sliced Tomatoes, served with Potato Salad$0.70
Chopped Chicken Liver, Sliced Egg, Tomato Salad, served with Potato Salad$0.45
Fresh Shrimp Salad, Garni, served with Potato Salad$0.65
Crab Meat Salad, Garni, served with Potato Salad$0.65
Fruit Salad, Whipped Cream$0.50
Stuffed Tomato with Chicken Salad, served with Potato Salad$0.60
Stuffed Tomato with Shrimp Salad, served with Potato Salad$0.60
Stuffed Tomato with Tunafish Salad, served with Potato Salad$0.60
Stuffed Tomato with Salmon Salad, served with Potato Salad$0.60
Cold Sea Food Platter, served with Potato Salad$0.65
Cold Sea Food Platter, with Half Lobster; served with Potato Salad$0.90
Hot Sliced Beefsteak on Toast Sandwich, Cole Slaw, served with French Fried Potatoes$0.85
Hot Ham and Egg Sandwich, served with French Fried Potatoes$0.30
Hot Bacon and Egg Sandwich, served with French Fried Potatoes$0.30
Hot Club Sandwich, served with French Fried Potatoes$0.50
Hot Roast Beef Sandwich, Cole Slaw, served with French Fried Potatoes$0.40
Melted American Cheese Sandwich, served with French Fried Potatoes$0.25
Melted American Cheese Sandwich with Bacon, served with French Fried Potatoes$0.35
Grilled Hamburger on Toast, Sliced Onions, served with French Fried Potatoes$0.30
Combination Sandwich - Ham and Imported Swiss Cheese, Served with Dill Pickle and Cole Slaw$0.30
Ham Sandwich on Rye Bread, Served with Dill Pickle and Cole Slaw$0.30
Tongue Sandwich on Rye Bread, Served with Dill Pickle and Cole Slaw$0.30
Corned Beef Sandwich on Rye Bread$0.30
Sliced Chicken Sandwich (White Meat), Mayonnaise Dressing, Served with Dill Pickle and Cole Slaw$0.40
Imported Boneless Sardines Sandwich$0.25
Pineapple, Cream Cheese, Chopped Nuts, Whole Wheat Bread Sandwich, Served with Dill Pickle and Cole Slaw$0.25
Imported Swiss Cheese Sandwich, Served with Dill Pickle and Cole Slaw$0.25
Chopped Chicken Liver Sandwich, Slice Onion, Served with Dill Pickle and Cole Slaw$0.30
Imported Anchovies Sandwich, Sliced Egg, Tomato, Served with Dill Pickle and Cole Slaw$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.15
Vanilla ice cream$0.15
Bavarian Pudding$0.15
Raspberry sherbet$0.15
Fruits in Season$0.15
Biscuit Tortoni$0.10
Pies$0.15
Cocoanut Macaroons$0.10
Chocolate Pudding$0.10
Danish Pastry$0.10
Fruit Jell-o$0.10
Coffee$0.10
Milk$0.10
Tea$0.10 – $0.15
Buttermilk$0.10
Hot Chocolate$0.10
Iced coffee$0.10
Iced tea$0.10
Appetizer served without order, bread and butter charge$0.10

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