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The Commodore Hotel

Date
1933-05-24
Restaurant
The Commodore Hotel
Physical description
33x21.5cm
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Chopped clam, crab flake and celery stew$0.70
Tomato Soup$0.40
Philadelphia Pepper-Pot Soup$0.40
Chicken salad, white and dark meat, asparagus tips and chutney$0.95
Draught Beer, Lion's Pilsener$0.50 – $0.75
Draught Beer, Ruppert's Dark$0.50 – $0.75
Bottled Beer, Lion's Pilsener$0.25
Bottled Beer, Ruppert's Knickerbocker$0.25
Bottled Beer, Trommer's White Label$0.30
Bottled Beer, Anheuser Busch Budweiser$0.35
Bottled Beer, Schlitz$0.35
Cocktail, Cherry Blossom$0.25
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Sauerkraut Juice Cocktail$0.25
Little Necks$0.35
Cherrystones$0.35
Fried Clams$0.75
Clams, Casino$0.85
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Celery$0.35
Celery, Stuffed$0.60
Olives$0.30
Olives, Ripe$0.35
Filet of Herring, Provencale$0.75
Coupe of fruit, La Tosca$0.70
Radishes$0.25
Supreme of Melon$0.70
Scallions$0.25
Beluga Caviar$2.25
Hors D'Oeuvres, varies$0.75
Shrimp$0.80
Soup, Petite Marmite$0.40
Soup, Cream Princesse$0.40
Consomme Brunoise$0.40
Soup, Chicken Americaine$0.40
Beef consomme$0.40
Chicken consomme$0.40
Soup, Split Peas$0.35
Soup, Madrilene$0.45
Gumbo Creole$0.45
Soup, Jellied Madrilene$0.30
Fried sea bass with cucumber, Marquise potato$0.85
Broiled salmon steak, anchovy butter, French fried potatoes$0.95
Filet of sole, Breval$0.90
Shad and roe, maitre d'hotel$0.90
Kingfish, Meunière$0.95
Soft Shell crabs, Tartar sauce$0.90
Braised quarter of spring lamb with stuffed tomato$1.30
Mousse of Virginia ham, new asparagus tips Princesse, potato cake$1.05
Roast L. I. duckling with candied sweet potatoes, apple fritters$1.35
Veal chop in cocotte with new peas Paysanne, Parisian potatoes$1.25
Half spring chicken in cocotte with tomatoes, mushrooms, ripe olives$1.55
Spring Vegetable Dinner with Poached Egg, Hollandaise$0.90
Beef a la mode in jelly with sliced tomato, dill pickles$0.90
Assorted cuts, Commodore$1.10
Galantine of capon with salad Andalouse$1.25
Ragout fin, Perigourdine$1.60
Bouchee, Capucine$1.05
Ribs of beef, Quatre Saisons$3.50
Roast rib of beef with boiled potato$1.00
Roast rib of beef with mashed potato$1.00
Long Island duckling, apple sauce (half)$2.35
spring lamb, mint sauce$1.00
Lamb Chop$0.60
Lamb Chop, extra thick$1.00
Turkey$1.00
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.50
Royal Squab$2.00
Fresh baby chicken$2.50
New asparagus, Milanaise$0.75
Carrots vichy$0.45
Fried Egg Plant$0.50
New Peas a la Menthe$0.55
BUTTERED BEETS$0.45
Braised celery, Bordelaise$0.60
Stewed Fresh Tomato$0.55
New string beans a l'Anglaise$0.55
Artichoke Vinaigrette$0.60
Fresh Spinach$0.45
Fresh spinach with cream$0.50
Potatoes, lyonnaise$0.25
Potatoes, Saute$0.30
Potatoes, mashed$0.25
Potatoes, au gratin$0.45
Potatoes, Souffle$0.45
Potatoes, baked$0.30
Potatoes, julienne$0.30
Mashed Turnips$0.50
Salad, Alligator Pear (1/2)$0.60
Salad, Fruit$0.60
Salad, Dandelion$0.45
Golfer salad$0.50
Salad, Fetticus and beets$0.40
Salad, Ellen$0.50
Salad, Romaine and orange$0.55
Cooked Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.75
Chicken salad$1.45
Salad, Lettuce$0.40
Salad, Romaine$0.40
Salad, Chicory$0.40
Salad, Escarole$0.40
Lobster salad$1.55
Salad, Endive$0.50
Salad, Moderne$0.50
Salad, Long Island$0.55
Salad, Valencia$0.55
Cold rice Imperatrice with peach compote$0.35
Dressing, Mayonnaise$0.15
Dressing, Russian$0.15
Dressing, Thousand Island$0.15
Dressing, Roquefort cheese$0.25
lemon meringue pie$0.30
FRESH STRAWBERRY TART$0.35
Commodore Rings with Crushed Strawberries$0.30
French Pastry$0.20
Danish Pastry$0.20
Cup Custard$0.25
Cup custard au caramel$0.30
Petits fours$0.35
Green Apple Pie$0.25
Old-fashion strawberry short cake$0.45
GREEN APPLE PIE A la Mode$0.40
Macaroons$0.35
Pound cake$0.25
Fruit Cake$0.25
Ice Cream, Frozen Savarin apricotine$0.55
French ice cream, any flavor$0.40
Ice Cream, Philadelphia$0.25
Fresh fruit salad, Cardinal$0.50
Ice Cream, Coupe Commodore$0.75
ice cream, Frozen Fig Pudding$0.65
Ice Cream, Orange Surprise, Commodore$0.70
Water Ice, Raspberry$0.35
Water Ice, Pineapple$0.35
Water Ice, Orange$0.35
Water Ice, Lemon$0.35
Ice Cream, Frosted chocolate$0.35
Ice Cream, Frosted coffee$0.35
Fresh strawberries and cream$0.60
Honey Dew Melon$0.45
Pear$0.25
Grapefruit (Half)$0.30
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.30
Figs in syrup$0.40
Cantaloupe (Half)$0.50
Malaga grapes$0.40
Orange$0.25
New England Apple$0.25
Delicious Apple$0.25
Stewed Fruit, Rhubarb$0.35
Stewed Fruit, Pears$0.35
Stewed Fruit, Apples$0.35
Stewed Fruit, assorted$0.50
cheese, Imported Stilton$0.45
Cheese, Liederkranz$0.35
Cheese, Imported Primula$0.30
cheese, Port du Salut$0.40
Cheese, Imported Swiss$0.40
Cheese, Camembert$0.35
Cream cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.60
Cheese, Petit Gruyere$0.40
Fresh pot cheese with jelly$0.60
Cheese, American$0.25
Cheese, Bel Paese$0.40
Cheese, Brie$0.40
Cheese, Roquefort$0.40
Commodore coffee with cream$0.25
Pot of Tea$0.25
Cocoa$0.25
Hot Chocolate$0.25
Commodore coffee, Served in a percolator for one or two$0.25
Buttermilk$0.15 – $0.25
Bread and Butter$0.15
BASY BREAD (Reducing) with butter$0.20
Certified Milk$0.20 – $0.30
Coffee, demi-tasse$0.15

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