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The Coffee Shop La Guardia Field

Date
1941-05-06
Restaurant
The Coffee Shop La Guardia Field
Physical description
28.5x22.5cm folded; 28.5x45cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 3

Shrimp Cocktail$0.35
Crabmeat Cocktail$0.40
Cherrystone Clams$0.25
Little Neck clams$0.25
Seafood Cocktail$0.50
Shrimp Salad$0.60
Crabmeat Salad$0.85
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.20
COMBINATION SALAD$0.25
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.20
Cream of tomato soup$0.15
Chicken salad$0.75
Roquefort Dressing$0.10
Celery$0.15
Fruit Cocktail$0.20
Tomato Juice$0.10
Olives$0.15
Marinated Herring$0.20
Antipasto$0.50
Chicken broth$0.20
Pea Soup$0.15
Fried Clams (9), Tartare Sauce$0.60
Fried Deep Sea Scallops, Tartare Sauce$0.50
Broiled sea bass$0.50
GRILLED HALIBUT STEAK$0.50
Fried Filet of Sole$0.50
Special Diet Dressing (Lemon juice, mineral oil, Veg-O-salt, paprika, Worchestershire)$0.10
Fried Eggs$0.30
Egg Salad$0.40
FRESH FRUIT$0.40
Tunafish Salad$0.50
Salmon Salad$0.50
Sliced Tomatoes$0.20
Ham and Switzerland Swiss Cheese$0.55
Smoked Beef Tongue$0.55
Roast Prime Rib of Beef$0.85
Assorted Cold Cuts$0.65
Corned beef$0.50
Sliced White Meat of Chicken$0.75
Grilled Ham Steak, French Fried Potatoes$0.65
Breaded Veal Cutlet, French Fried Potatoes$0.65
Pork Chop (1), French Fried Potatoes$0.40
2 Pork Chops, French Fried Potatoes$0.75
Tenderloin Steak (for1) French Fried Potatoes$1.50
Calf's Liver and Bacon, French Fried Potatoes$0.75
Fresh Mushrooms on Toast with Bacon, French Fried Potatoes$0.55
Lamb Chop (1), French Fried Potatoes$0.50
2 Lamb Chops, French Fried Potatoes$0.95
Veal Chop (1), French Fried Potatoes$0.75
Steak Minute, French Fried Potatoes$1.25
Sirloin Steak (per person), French Fried Potatoes$1.50
Creamed Chicken on Toast, French Fried Potatoes$0.75
Boiled eggs$0.25
Shirred Eggs$0.30
Spanish omelette$0.50
Cheese Omelette$0.45
Eggs Poached on Toast$0.35
Scrambled Eggs$0.35
Plain Omelette$0.40
Bacon and eggs$0.50
Thousand Island Dressing
Mayonnaise dressing
FRENCH DRESSING
Russian Dressing
Ham and eggs$0.50

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Cream Cheese and Jelly Sandwich$0.25
Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.15
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15
Cream Cheese$0.15
Saccharine
Veg-O-Salt
Buttermilk (Bottle)$0.10
Acidophilus Milk (bottle)$0.20
Grade A Milk (bottle)$0.10
Coffee$0.10
Iced coffee$0.10
Tea$0.10
Iced tea$0.10
Chocolate$0.15
Liederkranz Cheese$0.20
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.20
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.20
Switzerland Swiss Cheese$0.20
Fresh Berries in Season
Melon in Season
Stewed Fresh Pear$0.25
Sliced Orange$0.15
Sliced pineapple$0.20
Fig and Prune Compote$0.25
Whole Orange$0.10
Raw Apple$0.10
Baked Apple$0.15
Baked Apple with Cream$0.20
Grapefruit$0.15
Pound cake$0.15
Sherbet$0.10
Rice Pudding with Cream$0.20
rice pudding$0.15
Vanilla ice cream$0.15
Danish Pastry$0.10
French Pastry$0.15
Petits fours$0.10
Cup Custard$0.15
Assorted Home-made Pies$0.10
Hamburger Sandwich with Slice of Onion$0.25
Broiled Ham on Toast, Lettuce, Pickles$0.35
Airways Club: Sliced Chicken, Bacon, Tomato, Lettuce, Mayonnaise$0.50
Fried Ham and Egg, with Assorted Relish$0.30
Hot Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes$0.70
Western Sandwich on Toast with French Fried Potatoes$0.35
Corned Beef, Imported Swiss Cheese, Rye Bread with Cole Slaw$0.35
Melted American Cheese on Toast with Bacon$0.30
Ham Sandwich$0.10
Cold roast beef$0.35
Deviled Smithfield Ham with Eggs$0.25
Sliced Chicken Sandwich$0.40
Chicken Salad Sandwich$0.35
Corned beef sandwich$0.20
Sardined Sandwich$0.20
Smoked Tongue Sandwich$0.20
tuna fish sandwich$0.20
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.20
American Cheese Sandwich$0.10
Egg Sandwich$0.15
Liverwurst sandwich$0.10
Cocoa$0.15
Fruit Cake$0.15
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.15
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.15

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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