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The Commodore Hotel

Date
1933-05-18
Restaurant
The Commodore Hotel
Physical description
33x21.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Varied relishes
Supreme of Grapefruit
Chilled Sauerkraut Juice
Cream of spinach soup
Consomme Martha
Broiled Salmon, Anchovy Butter
Minced beef tenderloin with fresh mushrooms
Smothered turkey wings, Creole
Roast leg of milk-fed veal with watercress
Cold Ham and Tongue, Potato Salad
Spring Vegetable Dinner with Poached Egg, Hollandaise
Fresh Spinach, Menagere
Stuffed Tomato
Pan Roast Potato
Au Gratin Potato
Fresh pears Conde with Kirsch sauce
Hungarian Strawberry Cake
Frozen pave, Nesselrode
New England Apple
American Cheese and Crackers
Assorted Rolls
Toast Melba
Tea
Coffee
Milk
Scrambled eggs with fresh mushrooms Duval$0.60
Smoked beef tongue with spinach Florentine$0.80
Breaded spring lamb chip with spaghetti Italienne$0.80
Spring vegetable dinner with poached egg, Bearnaise$0.75
Smothered leg of veal, stuffed tomato and roast potato$0.80
Minced beef tenderloin with mushrooms and home fried potatoes$0.80
Turkey wings, Creole with rice pilaw$0.85
Chicken salad with sliced tomato and dill pickles$0.75
Assorted cuts, Commodore$0.95
Galantine of capon a la gelee with celery a la Grecque$1.10
BEER$0.10
Cherry Blossom Cocktail$0.10
Clam cocktail$0.10
Tomato Cocktail$0.10
Sauerkraut Juice Cocktail$0.10
Clams - Little Necks$0.25
Clams - Cherrystones$0.25
Clams Casino$0.60
Pan-roast of Fire Island clams with bacon on toast$0.60
Clam Stew$0.45
Clam Stew with Half and Half$0.55
Clam Stew with Cream$0.65
Cocktail Sauce$0.05
Olives$0.15
Celery$0.15
crab meat cocktail$0.40
Shrimps Cocktail$0.35
India Relish$0.10
Dill Pickles$0.15
Scallions$0.10
Gherkins$0.10
Pickled onions$0.15
Petite marmite$0.25
Chicken Algerienne soup$0.25
Consomme Martha$0.25
Cream of spinach soup$0.25
Sorrel Soup with Vermicelli$0.25
Chicken consomme$0.20
Tomato Soup$0.20
Clam broth, hot$0.25
Broiled salmon, anchovy butter, Marquise potato$0.75
Shad and roe, maitre d'hotel$0.75
Baked halibut, Duglere, boiled potato$0.75
Soft Shell crabs, Tartar sauce$0.80
Tomato Broth$0.25
Tomato gumbo$0.25
Split peas Soup$0.20
Beef consomme$0.20
Fresh strawberries and cream$0.35
Cantaloupe (Half)$0.30
Grapefruit (Half)$0.20
New England Apple$0.10
Delicious Apple$0.10
Orange$0.10
Figs in syrup$0.25
Fresh Stewed Pears$0.20
Fresh Stewed Rhubarb$0.20
Fresh stewed apples$0.20
Fresh Stewed Assorted Fruit$0.35
French ice cream, any flavor$0.35
Philadelphia vanilla ice cream$0.25
Frosted Chocolate$0.25
Frosted Coffee$0.25
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.25
Turkey$0.80
spring lamb, mint sauce$0.80
Roast prime rib of beef with boiled potato$0.85
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.25
Fried egg sandwich$0.25
Lettuce and Egg Sandwich$0.30
Chicken Sandwich$0.45
Tongue Sandwich$0.25
Ham Sandwich$0.25
Club sandwich$0.70
New asparagus, Maltaise$0.35 – $0.60
New Peas, Parisienne$0.25 – $0.35
Braised celery, Bordelaise$0.30 – $0.40
Fresh Spinach in Cream$0.20 – $0.30
New String Beans in Butter$0.25 – $0.35
Fresh tomato ala Bocque$0.25 – $0.35
Fried Egg Plant$0.20 – $0.30
BUTTERED BEETS$0.15 – $0.25
Mashed Turnips$0.15 – $0.25
Mashed potatoes$0.15
Fried Potatoes$0.15
Boiled potatoes$0.15
Baked Potato$0.20
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Cream Cheese$0.20
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.10
Imported Swiss cheese$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.20
Liederkranz Cheese$0.20
Imported Primula cheese$0.20
Brie cheese$0.25
Coffee$0.10 – $0.15
Tea$0.10 – $0.15
Chocolate$0.10
Milk$0.10 – $0.20
Half and Half$0.25
Buttermilk$0.10
Dandelion Salad$0.25
Cooked Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.60
Fetticus and beets salad$0.25
Valencia Salad$0.30
Romaine Salad$0.20
Endive Salad$0.30
Fruit salad$0.45
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.30
Moderne Salad$0.30
Golfer salad$0.35
Lobster salad$1.40
Chicken salad (dark meat)$1.05
Ellen salad$0.30
Fresh pears Conde with Kirsch sauce$0.20
Hungarian Strawberry Cake$0.20
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.30
Bread Pudding$0.15
French pastry (I)$0.15
Danish Pastry$0.15
APRICOT PIE$0.20
Tutti-fruitti Boston cream pie$0.25
Green Apple Pie$0.20
GREEN APPLE PIE A la Mode$0.30
Fresh Apple Cake$0.15
Cup Custard$0.15
Cup custard au caramel$0.20
rice pudding$0.15
BASY BREAD (Reducing) with butter$0.20
Bread and Butter$0.10
Lettuce Salad$0.20
Chicory Salad$0.20
Escarole Salad$0.20
Cocoa$0.10
Roast prime rib of beef with mashed potato$0.85
Orange Water Ice$0.25
Lemon water ice$0.25

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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