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The Mouquin Restaurant and Wine Co.

Date
1918-01-27
Restaurant
The Mouquin Restaurant and Wine Co.
Physical description
35.5x19.5cm folded; 35.5x39cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 1

Cold Phila. squab$0.90
Smoked tongue with jelly$0.65
Cold assorted meats, potato salad$0.65
Cold half chicken with salad in season$0.85
Cold Roast Beef, Potato Salad$0.65
Cold lamb with string bean salad$0.75
Hot mince pie$0.15
Cold mince pie$0.15
Pumpkin Pie$0.15
New apple pie$0.15
Assorted French pastry (1)$0.10
Custard caramel$0.15
French Pancakes$0.20
Omelette au kirsch, rum$0.60
Stewed prunes$0.15
Apple Sauce$0.15
Mixed nuts with raisins and figs$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.25
Petits fours secs$0.20
Eclair$0.10
Baba au rhum (1)$0.25
Petit fours glaces$0.25
Macaroons$0.10

Page 3

Cape Cod Oysters$0.20 – $0.40
Blue-Point oysters$0.15 – $0.30
Oysters, St. Jacques$0.50
Cherry Stone Clams$0.20 – $0.40
Oyster Stew$0.35
Clam Broth in cup$0.20
Oysters, poulette$0.50
Oysters a la bourguignonne$0.50
Broiled oysters$0.40
Fried oysters$0.40
Little-Neck clams$0.15 – $0.30
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.50
Oysters with cocktail sauce, extra$0.10
Clams with cocktail sauce, extra$0.10
Petite Marmite, Parisienne$0.35
Cream of lettuce soup aux croutons$0.20
Consomme Julienne$0.20
Beef consomme in cup$0.20
Onion soup with cheese au gratin$0.25
Clear green turtle soup, amontillado, cup$0.40
Clam Broth in cup$0.20
Strained gumbo in cup, hot$0.25
Smoked filet of herring in oil$0.25
Saucisson d'Arles$0.20
Caviar$0.75
Pim-olas$0.20
Saucisson de Lyon$0.25
Dill Pickle$0.10
Cucumbers$0.30
Sliced Tomatoes$0.35
Pickle$0.10
Olives$0.15
Carciofini$0.30
Table Celery$0.35
Radishes$0.10
Pimentos$0.20
Sardines$0.20
Chow-chow$0.10
Pickled beets$0.10
Ripe Olives$0.15
Green Onions$0.15
Filet d'anchois, huile$0.25
Anti-pasti$0.30
Stuffed olives$0.25
SPECIAL - Assorted hors d'oeuvre a la Mouquin$0.75
Raie [skate wings], beurre noir, boiled potatoes$0.50
Broiled shad, Maitre d'hotel$0.60
Fried Maine scallops with bacon$0.75
Matelote d'anguilles [eels]$0.50
Brook trout [1], saute meuniere, potatoes parisienne$0.65
Broiled shad roe on toast, hoteliere$0.75
Sea bass aux fines herbes$0.50
Tranche de saumon froid [cold salmon], sauce ravigote$0.65
Ruby Champagne cocktail$0.50
Plat du Jour - Tripe a la mode de Caen en cassolotte$0.50
Boeuf bouille [boiled beef], menagere$0.60
Virginia ham glace with spinach, Champagne sauce$0.75
Tete de veau [calf's head], vinaigrette$0.50
Civet d'our [bear] with noodles polonaise$0.65
Mutton chops broiled a la Pompadour$0.75
Choucroute garni, strasbourgeoise$0.50
Fresco ham braise with beans, bretonne$0.65
Royal squab en cassolette, peas fermiere$1.25
Filets of beef pique, Trianon$0.75
Ris de veau [sweetbread] braise, Crecy$0.85
Whole Phila. spring chicken en casserole, bourgeoise$2.00
Pineapple fritters glace au rhum$0.20
Home-made goose liver pate cold, potato salad$0.50
Cold boned capon in jelly$0.60
Chicken and ham pate [cold] and jelly$0.60
Cold head cheese, potato salad$0.50
Prime ribs of beef a la Mouquin$0.65
Spring lamb with knob celery in cream and mint sauce$0.75
L.I. spring duckling stuffed, apple sauce$0.85
Squab turkey broiled$1.25 – $2.50
Fresh pork tenderloin, charcutiere$0.65
Native bear steak a la bigarade, fried sweet potatoes$1.25
Native bear chop [1], bigarade, fried sweet potatoes$0.90
Beefsteak minute, potatoes Brabant$0.80
Rib steak a la Mouquin, sauce bearnaise, julienne potatoes$2.25
Imp. English plover sur canape$0.90
Whole native pheasant, bread sauce, currant jelly$5.00
Fresh native mallard duck, currant jelly, fried hominy$4.00
Chicken a la King in chafing-dish$1.25
Fresh mushroooms broiled$1.00
Fresh mushroooms saute$1.00
Fresh mushroooms sous cloche$1.25
Crab flakes a la Dewey in chafing-dish$1.50
Spring guinea-hen broiled$1.00 – $2.00
Cabbage and potatoes in cream$0.20
Knob celery in cream$0.20
Boiled Spanish onion, cream sauce$0.25
Lima beans, beurre$0.25
String beans, beurre$0.25
Cepes and pimentos, provencale$0.40
Asparagus tips au beurre$0.30
Asparagus Tips Hollandaise$0.40
Asparagus tips au gratin$0.40
Hot house cauliflower, hollandaise$0.40
Hot house cauliflower au gratin$0.50
Hot house cauliflower polonaise$0.50
Oyster Bay Asparagus, Hollandaise$0.50
Oyster Bay asparagus, vinaigrette$0.60
Whole California artichoke, hollandaise$0.40
Whole California artichoke, vinaigrette$0.40
Boiled onions in cream$0.20
Fried egg-plant$0.25
Spaghetti piemontaise$0.30
Spinach with egg$0.25
Macaroni au gratin$0.25
Spaghetti Italienne$0.25
Potatoess Julienne$0.15
Potatoes sautees$0.15
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.15
Saratoga Potatoes$0.15
Potatoes Parisienne$0.15
Fried Potatoes$0.15
Mashed potatoes$0.15
Boiled potatoes$0.10
Baked Potatoes$0.15
Potatoes Rissolees$0.15
Hashed browned potatoes$0.15
Potatoes au Gratin$0.25
Stewed potatoes$0.15
Souffles potatoes$0.25
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.20
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Grilled sweet potatoes$0.30
Glace sweet potatoes$0.35
Southern Style Sweet Potatoes$0.35

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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