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The Roosevelt

Date
1938-10-12
Restaurant
The Roosevelt
Physical description
24x11cm folded; 24x21.5cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Sliced Chicken Sandwich$0.40
Coffee Shop Special Sandwich$0.35
Virginia Ham Sandwich$0.25
Chopped Ham & Sweet Pickle Sandwich$0.25
Chopped Egg and Bacon Sandwich$0.30
Broiled Schrod, Butter Sauce, Mashed Potatoes, Baby Lima Beans$0.60
Corn Fritters and Bacon, Apple Sauce$0.60
Breaded Pork Chop, Tomato Sauce, Limas, Mashed Potatoes$0.60
Boiled Short Ribs of Beef, Potatoes, Limas, Horseradish Sauce$0.60
Chicken and Fresh Vegetable Salad, Mayonnaise$0.60
Old Virginia Corned Beef Hash With Egg$0.60
Fresh vegetable soup
Chilled Tomato Juice
Half Grapefruit
Calves Liver and Bacon$1.00
Roast Stuffed Turkey, Cranberry Sauce$1.00
Mixed Grill, Grilled Tomato, Broiled Mushrooms$1.00
Baked Blue Fish, Lemon Butter$1.00
Special Tenderloin Steak on Toast$1.00
Grilled Pork Chops$1.00
Delmonico steak$1.25
Broiled Spring Lamb Chops, Toast$1.25
Tea
Coffee
Milk
Iced tea
Iced coffee
Raisin Pie
Apple Pie
Burnt Almond Ice Cream
Frozen Chocolate Eclair, Fudge Sauce
Vanilla ice cream
Chocolate Ice Cream
Orange Layer Cake
Pineapple and Cabbage Salad
Boiled potatoes
Fresh Spinach in Butter
Fried Egg Plant
French fried potatoes
Coffee$0.10
Milk$0.10
Hot Chocolate$0.15
Iced tea$0.15
Iced coffee$0.15
Tea$0.10
Postum$0.10
Raisin Pie$0.15
Frozen Chocolate Eclair, Fudge Sauce$0.15
Orange Layer Cake$0.15
Apple Pie$0.15
Plain Pound Cake$0.15
Peaches with or without Cream$0.20
Honey Dew Melon$0.20
Baked Apple$0.15
Baked Apple with Cream$0.20
Bananas and cream$0.20
Preserved Fruits$0.15
Fruit Compote$0.15
Stewed prunes$0.15
Stewed Apricots$0.15
Sliced Oranges$0.15
Fresh Pineapple Cubes$0.20
Half grape fruit$0.20
Burnt Almond Ice Cream$0.15
Vanilla ice cream$0.15
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.15
Roquefort Cheese with Saltines$0.25
Camembert Cheese with Saltines$0.25
Cream Cheese with Saltines$0.25
STEAK SANDWICH ON TOAST$0.45
Ham and eggs$0.50
Bacon and eggs$0.50
Oyster Stew with Milk$0.30
Oyster Stew with Cream$0.40
eggs any style$0.30
Old Virginia Corned Beef Hash With Egg$0.45
Hot Chicken Sandwich with Gravy$0.45
Melted American Cheese and Bacon$0.40
Ham and Egg Sandwich$0.35
Bacon and Egg Sandwich$0.35
Fried Virginia Ham Sandwich$0.30
Griddle Cakes, Jones Sausages$0.45
Southern Waffles, Maple Syrup$0.35
Southern waffles, Jones Sausages$0.50
Special French Toast, Syrup$0.35
Hot Bacon Sandwich on Toast$0.25
Tea
Coffee
Milk
Iced tea
Iced coffee
Chicken Salad Sandwich$0.30
Special Three Decker Club Sandwich$0.60
Ham & Imp. Swiss Cheese, Sandwich$0.30
Peanut Butter & Deviled Ham Sandwich$0.30
Sliced Beef Tongue Sandwich$0.30
Egg Salad Sandwich$0.25
Cream Cheese with Olives Sandwich$0.25
Cream cheese with jelly sandwich$0.25
Salmon Salad Sandwich$0.25
Salmon Salad Sandwich with Tomato$0.30
TUNA FISH SALAD SANDWICH$0.25
Tuna Fish Salad Sandwich with Tomato$0.30
Fresh vegetable soup
Chilled Tomato Juice
Tomato Stuffed, Chicken Salad$0.50
Chicken and Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.50
Eggs Stuffed Deviled Ham, Potato Salad$0.50
Fresh Fruit Salad, Cream Dressing$0.50
Tuna Fish Salad$0.50
Hearts of Lettuce, Russian Dressing$0.40
Lettuce & Tomato Salad$0.40
Salmon Salad, Sliced Tomato$0.50

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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