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Shanghai Low

Date
1938-01-01
Restaurant
Shanghai Low
Physical description
29x18cm folded; 29x36cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Page 1

Chinese Liquor, Ng Ka Pai$0.30
Chinese Liquor, Rose Wine$0.30
Budweiser$0.25
Golden Glow beer$0.15
Acme beer$0.15
Rainier Beer$0.15
Whiskey Punch$0.25
Gin Punch$0.25
RUM PUNCH$0.25
Bourbon$0.25
Plain Fizz$0.25
Silver Fizz$0.30
Royal Fizz$0.30
Golden Fizz$0.30
Vermouth Cocktail$0.30
Chinese Liquor, Rice Wine$0.25
Sauterne Wine$0.15 – $1.00
Riesling Wine$0.15 – $1.00
Burgundy Wine$0.15 – $1.00
Angelica Wine$0.15 – $1.10
Sherry Wine$0.15 – $1.10
Port Wine$0.15 – $1.10
Benedictine$0.25
Creme de Menthe$0.25
Brandy$0.25
Jamaica Rum, Three Dagger$0.25
Scotch$0.30
Shanghai Special cocktail$0.30
Old Fashioned Cocktail$0.25
Dry Martini$0.25
Manhattan Cocktail$0.25
Honolulu cocktail$0.25
Gibson Cocktail$0.25
Rum Cocktail$0.25

Page 4

Bow Yee Gong: Abalone soup with bamboo shoots and mushrooms$0.55
Mo Goo Gai Farn Gong: Chicken, rice, bamboo shoots, meat, egg and mushrooms$0.45
Cho Goo Gong: Imported grass mushrooms, meats, egg and bean cake$0.45
Dong Goo Gong: Same as above, using imported mushrooms, meats, egg and bean cake$0.40
Dong Choy Gong: Preserved vegetables$0.30
Chun But Lo Soon: With preserved mustard green, egg and mushrooms$0.30
Tse Choy Gong: Seaweed with meat and egg$0.30
Suen Choy Gong: Pickled mustard green, egg, mushrooms, meat$0.25
Sang Choy Gong: Lettuce and meat$0.25
Don Far Gong: Scrambled egg and minced meat$0.25
Moi Yuk Gong: Vegetables, meat and egg$0.25
Gow Kee Gong: Fine leaves vegetables, meat and egg$0.25
Boc Op Shung: Fine cut lettuce with minced squab$2.00
Gai Choy Gong: Mustard green$0.15
Gai Yuk Shung: Fine cut lettuce with minced chicken$1.75
Ho Shee Shung: Fine cut lettuce with dry minced oysters$1.50
Hung Yun Yuk Shung: Almonds with minced meat$0.55
Mar Tai Yuk Shung: Water chestnuts cooked with minced meat$0.50
Lo Jue Yuk Shung: Green peppers with minced meat$0.50
Hom Choy Yuk Shung: Pickled mustard green with minced meat$0.30
Gai Lan Cha Siu Shung: Green vegetables with minced Broiled pork$0.30
Foyung Hai: Crab, bamboo shoots and imported mushrooms in egg omelette$0.55
Foyung Har: Shrimps, bamboo shoots and imported mushrooms in egg omelette$0.50
Fortui Don: Scrambled eggs with imported ham$0.50
Char Siu Don: Scrambled eggs with broiled pork$0.50
Foyung Don: Omelette cooked in Canton style$0.45
Chop Suey Don: Eggs cooked with vegetables$0.45
Chow Jing Don: Eggs scrambled$0.35
Hor Bow Don: Fried Eggs Turned Over$0.35
Sam See Chee: Shark's fin with mushrooms, ham, bamboo shoots and shredded boneless chicken$3.50
Hai Yuk Yue Chee: Shark's fin with crab and ham$4.00
Gai Yung Yue Chee: Shark's fin with fine cut boneless chicken$3.25
Wai San Boc Op: Squabs cooked with mushrooms, ham and condiment$3.25
Shun Seen Boc Op: Squabs cooked with mushrooms, bamboo shoots and ham$3.25
Kwa Loo Op: Broiled duck and layer buns$3.75
Char Pa Op: Duck with ham, bamboo shoots and black mushrooms$3.25
Fortui Mo Goo Gong: Soup with ham and mushrooms$0.45

Page 5

Shun Seen Op: Boneless Duck with ham, mushrooms and condiments$3.25
Broiled Squab$1.00
Sai Wu Op: Boneless Duck with ham, mushrooms, Chinese parsley and condiments$3.25
Ging Do War Siu Op: Broiled duck, ham and almonds, cooked in Canton style$3.25
Yin War Gai: Chicken cooked with bird nest and ham$3.25
Sen Lut Tse Gai: Chicken cooked with chestnuts and ham$3.25
Mo Goo Gai: Chicken cooked with mushrooms and ham$3.25
Wut Gai: Pot roast chicken with mushroom sauce$3.00
Suey Jing Gai: Steamed chicken with mushrooms$3.00
Gor Tse Gai: Chicken, mushrooms, ham, pork, pearl barley and chestnuts$3.25
Dong Bor Gai: Roast chicken with spinach, and preserved vegetable$3.25
Farn Kare Op: Duck cooked with tomatoes on Canton style$3.25
Dun Tung Gwa: Steamed melon with stuffing of fowl$3.00
Ja Tse Gai: Chicken roast with green onions$3.00
Yin Yung Gai: Chicken with imported ham$1.75 – $3.50
Siu Op: Cold broiled duck in Canton style$0.45
Bor Lor Op Pin: Boneless Duck cooked with pineapple$0.75 – $3.00
Chow Op Pin: Boneless duck cooked in Canton style$0.75 – $3.00
Seen Leen Op Gong: Duck in soup with dice bamboo shoots and lotus berries, mushrooms and ham$0.90 – $3.00
War Siu Op: Pot roast duck garnished with almonds$0.75 – $3.00
Dai Op Sam Me: Whole duck cooked in three different styles, (1) Soup, (2) Fried in Canton style, (3) In pickled sauce$3.00
Chow Gai Pin: Boneless chicken cooked in Canton style$0.75 – $3.00
Gar Lee Gai: Chicken cooked with curry$0.75 – $3.00
Foo Kwa Gai: Bitter squash cooked with chicken$0.75 – $3.00
Choy Sum Gai Kow: Chicken fritters cooked with hearts of green$1.25
Dai Gai Sam Me: Whole chicken cooked in different styles. (1) Soup, (2) Fried, Canton style, (3) In pickled sauce$3.00
Fried Squab, Cooked in Canton style$1.50
Boc Chum Gai: Cold boiled chicken in Canton style$0.45
Ja Tse Gai: Roast chicken with spiced salt$0.75 – $3.00
Hop Tol Gai Ding: English walnuts, ham, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts and diced chicken$0.75 – $3.00
Hung Yun Gai Ding: Almonds, ham, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts and diced chicken$0.75 – $3.00
Bor Lor Gai Pin: Boneless Chicken cooked with pineapple$0.75 – $3.00

Page 6

Shanghai Chop Suey - Try our own style, cooked with boneless chicken, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, and mushrooms. Served with Boiled Rice$1.00 – $1.75
Plain Chicken Chop Suey With squab chicken, white mushrooms and bean sprouts. Served with Boiled Rice$1.25
Gai Chop Suey With chicken, ham, bamboo shoots and water chestnuts. Served with Boiled Rice$0.75
With duck, ham, bamboo shoots and water chestnuts. Served with Boiled RiceOp Chop Suey$0.75
Li Hung Chung Chop Suey With pork, chicken, onions, water chestnuts, white mushrooms, bean sprouts, celery and bamboo shoots. Served with boiled rice.$0.60
Hai Chop Suey: Crab Chop Suey, Served with Boiled Rice$0.45
Har Chop Suey: Shrimp Chop Suey, Served with Boiled Rice$0.45
Lot Jue Chop Suey: Green pepper Chop Suey, Served with Boiled Rice$0.45
Heung Soon Chop Suey: Imported Mushrooms Chop Suey, Served with Boiled Rice$0.45
Dai Yut Chop Suey: No. 1 Chop Suey, Served with Boiled Rice$0.45
Far Kay Chop Suey: American Chop Suey Served with Boiled Rice$0.45
Tai Hung Chop Suey: Imported mushrooms, bean sprouts, onions, pork and celery Served with Boiled Rice Served with Boiled Rice$0.35
Ngow Yuk Chop Suey: Bean sprouts, celery, beef and mushrooms, Served with Boiled Rice$0.35
Sup Gum Chop Suey: Bean sprouts, pork, water chestnuts, onions, vegetables and mushrooms Served with Boiled Rice Served with Boiled Rice$0.35
Sub Gum Chow Mein: Combination of chicken, bamboo shoots, almonds and vegetables in dice$0.85 – $2.75
Mo Goo Gai See Chow Mein: White mushrooms, fried noodles with ham, chicken, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts and onions$0.60 – $2.00
Chicken & Pork Chow Mein - Imported mushrooms, fried noodles with ham, chicken, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts and onions$0.50 – $1.60
Pork Chow Mein - White mushrooms, fried noodles with pork, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts and onions$0.35 – $1.25
Lobster Chow Mein With imported mushrooms, bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, pork and lobster meat$0.60 – $2.00
Shanghai Chow Mein With mixture of vegetables, find cut roast pork and pickles$0.50 – $1.60
Hai Yuk Chow Mein: Imported mushrooms, bean sprouts, bamboo shoots and pork and crab meat$0.50 – $1.60
Har Yuk Chow Mein: Imported mushrooms, bean sprouts, bamboo shoots and pork and shrimp$0.50 – $1.60
Chaow Won Ton: Fried ravioli in pickled sauce$0.75 – $1.50

Page 7

Yat Gor Mein: Noodles with pork and egg$0.20
Gai See Mein: Boiled Noodles with Fine cut boneless chicken$0.30
CHOP SUEY MEIN: Boiled Noodles with Pork, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts and mushrooms sauce$0.35
Gai Mein: Boiled Noodles With Mushrooms, chicken and water chestnuts$0.35
Op Mein: Boiled Noodles With Duck and mushroom$0.35
Gai War Mein: Noodles with mushrooms, chicken and water chestnuts$0.50 – $1.25
Yee Foo Mein: Noodles, crisp in soup with mixture of vegetables$1.00 – $1.75
Op Gong Mein: Duck with dice bamboo shoots, ham, mushrooms and lotus berries$1.00 – $1.75
Hai Yuk Chow Farn: Fried Rice With chicken, ham, egg and crab meat$0.50 – $1.50
Har Yuk Chow Farn: Fried Rice With chicken, egg, ham and shrimps$0.50 – $1.50
Gai Yuk Chow Farn: Fried Rice With Dice chicken, ham and egg$0.50 – $1.50
Chow Lang Farn: Fried rice with roast pork and egg$0.30
Boiled rice$0.05 – $0.10
Cha Siu: Broiled pork$0.10
Chow Yuk: Vegetables fried with meat$0.20
Nga Choy Yuk: Bean sprouts fried with meat$0.15
Choy Sum Yuk: Pork fried with vegetables$0.15
Gai Lan Yuk: Meat fried with green vegetables$0.15
Tao Foo Yuk: Bean cakes fried with meat$0.15
Chung Tao Yuk: Onions fried with meat$0.15
Gai Lan Shung: Green vegetables with minced meat$0.20
Chow Har Yun With shrimps and mixture of vegetables$0.80
Gai Lan Cha Siu: Green vegetables cooked with broiled pork$0.20
Hom Choy Yuk: Pickled mustard green fried with meat$0.25
Fo Gwa Yuk: Bitter squashes fried with meat$0.30
Lot Jue Yuk: Green peppers fried with meat$0.35
Bor Lor Pai Kwat: Pineapple spareribs with pickled sauce$0.80
Fon Kare Yuk: Tomatoes cooked with meat$0.30
Chow Sang Toa: Fried tripe in Canton style$0.35
Mar Tai Yuk: Water chestnuts cooked with meat$0.45
Heung Sen Yuk: Imported mushrooms fried with meat$0.40
Chow Yow Yue: Fried squids in Canton style$0.45
Chow Pai Kwat: Fried spareribs with pickled sauce$0.35

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Course Dinner: Dice Mushroom Soup, Fried Noodles, Chicken Chop Suey, Steamed Rice, Ginger and Golden Limes$0.85
Course Dinner: Dice Chicken Soup with Lotus Berries, Meat Cooked with Imported Mushrooms, Dice Chicken with Grated Almonds, Fried Rice with Broiled Pork, Assorted Desserts$1.00
Course Dinner: Consomme of Bird Nest, Shangai Chop Suey, Fried Chicken in Canton Style, Fried Rice with Shrimps, Assorted Desserts$1.25
Sheung Hoy Cha: Shanghai Tea, Per Cup, including a dish of Chinese candies and cakes$0.25
Longso Cha: Dragon Beard Tea, Per Cup, including a dish of Chinese candies and cakes$0.25
Oolong Cha: Black Dragon Tea, Per Cup, including a dish of Chinese candies and cakes$0.25
Suisen Cha: Water Fairy Tea, Per Cup, including a dish of Chinese candies and cakes$0.25
Wo Hop Cha: Peacefulness Tea, Per Cup, including a dish of Chinese candies and cakes$0.25
Nippon Tiancha: Japan Tea, Per Cup, including a dish of Chinese candies and cakes$0.25
Hakcha: Black Tea, Per Cup, including a dish of Chinese candies and cakes$0.25
Suit Go: Home-made Ice Cream$0.20
Tong Gor: Mixed Chinese Candies$0.15
Lichee: Preserved Lichee Fruit$0.45
SPECIAL COURSE DINNER$2.00 – $4.00
Lichee: Dry Lichee Fruits$0.15
Gum Chin Bang: Rice Cakes$0.10
Hung Yun Bang: Almond Cakes$0.10
Gwa Ying: Mixed Chinese Chow Chow$0.20
Tong Geung: Preserved Ginger$0.20
Ching Moi: Green Apple in Honey$0.20
Chop Gor: Mixed Preserved Fruits$0.20
Gum Kwat: Golden Limes$0.20
Sup Gum Geung: Mixed Pickles$0.35
Tem Jare: Sugar Canes$0.35
Youngto: Star Fruits$0.35
Sarli: Sliced Pears$0.35
Lung Ngan: Preserved Dragon Eye Fruit$0.35
Bor Lor: Pineapple$0.35
Course Dinner: Two-in-One Dinner, extra$0.25

Page 9

CHICKEN With Grass Mushroom Sauce$1.00 – $3.00
FISH With Fine Cut Mushrooms and Pork$0.35 – $0.50
BEEF With Yam Sauce$0.35
SPARERIBS With Garlic Sauce$0.40
SPARERIBS With Yam Sauce$0.40
SQUAB With Grass Mushroom Sauce$1.25 – $2.25
Hearts of Celery Salad$0.15
Tea$0.10
Green onions salad$0.15
Coffee$0.10
Milk$0.10
Green Lettuce Salad$0.15
Eggs Sandwich$0.25
Broiled Ham Sandwich$0.20
Lettuce Sandwich$0.15
Ham and Eggs Sandwich$0.30
Chinese Broiled Pork Sandwich$0.25
Broiled Duck Sandwich$0.40
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.20
Sliced Tomato Salad$0.20
Asparagus salad$0.40
Crab Meat salad$0.30
Shrimps salad$0.30
Chicken salad$0.30
Fruits salad$0.30
Stuffed Tomato Salad (with Chicken, Crab or Shrimps)$0.40
COMBINATION SALAD$0.40
Minced Olives Sandwich$0.25
Sardine Sandwich$0.30
Turkey Sandwich$0.30
Chicken Sandwich$0.30
Manhattan sandwich$0.40
Clubhouse Sandwich$0.45
Ham and eggs$0.45
Broiled Chicken on Toast (Whole)$1.75
Broiled chicken on toast (half)$0.90
Pork Chops Breaded$0.60
Porterhouse Steak$1.00
T-Bone Steak$0.85
Broiled Squab on Toast (Whole)$1.35
Fried Chicken (Whole)$1.60
Fried Chicken (Half)$0.85
Pork Chops$0.50
Rib Steak with Onions$0.60
Rib Steak$0.50
Beef with Fresh Egg$0.40
Beef with Preserved Mustard Green$0.35
Sun Dried Duck$0.55
Beef with Sweet Pickles$0.35
Pork with Sun Dried Duck$0.50
Pork with Preserved Vegetables$0.35
Orange Squeeze$0.10
Sarsaparilla$0.10
Acme Beer in Bottle$0.15 – $0.30
Sweet Soda$0.10
Root Beer$0.10
Rainier in Bottle$0.15 – $0.30
Canada Dry Ginger Ale$0.40
Champagne Cider$0.35
Budweiser in Bottle$0.30
Chinese Sausage$0.35
Pork with Salt Egg$0.35
Pork with Salt Fish$0.35

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