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The Mouquin Restaurant and Wine Co.

Date
1918-01-25
Restaurant
The Mouquin Restaurant and Wine Co.
Physical description
35.5x19.5cm folded; 35.5x39cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Cape Cods$0.20 – $0.40
Blue-Points$0.15 – $0.30
Chicken broth a la rein in cup$0.20
Onion with cheese au gratin (to order)$0.25
Cold essence of chicken in jelly$0.20
Consomme of beef in jelly, per cup$0.15
Consomme, hot or cold, in cup$0.15
Strained gumbo in jelly en tasse$0.20
Clam Broth in cup$0.20
Clear green turtle, Amontillado, cup$0.40
Olives$0.15
Pickled beets$0.10
Sliced Tomatoes$0.35
Table Celery$0.35
Radishes$0.10
Dill Pickles$0.10
Cucumbers$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.15
Fresh Shrimp$0.25
Pickles$0.10
Pimentoes$0.20
Chow-chow$0.15
Sardines$0.20
Pim-olas$0.20
Caviar$0.75
Filet d'anchois a la huile$0.25
Saucisson d'Arles$0.20
Saucisson de Lyon$0.25
Smoked filets of herring in oil$0.25
A la Mouquin$0.75
Stuffed olives in oil$0.25
Broiled salmon steak, maitre d'hotel$0.70
Filet of flounder a la Mouquin$0.60
Sea bass saute, fines herbes$0.50
Saumon froid, souce ravigote$0.65
Shad roe on toast, maitre d'hotel$0.75
Fried Maine scallops with tartar sauce$0.75
Fried smelts, sauce remoulade$0.60
SPECIAL - Rib stead a la Mouquin$2.25
Steak a la minute, potatoes Brabant$0.80
Grenouilles [frogs' legs], au vin blanc$1.00
Roast beef and potato salad$0.65
Smoked tongue or ham, potato salad$0.65
Cold cuts with potato salad$0.65
Lamb with new string bean salad$0.75
Home-made head cheese, potato salad$0.50
Raw Virginia ham with potato salad$0.70
Cold boned capon truffe and jelly$0.60
Sliced turkey with salad white meat$0.90
Sliced turkey with salad mixed$0.75
Half chicken and salad$0.85
Cold goose liver pate truffe, potato salad$0.50
Sweetbread braise, parisienne$0.85
Beefsteak en casserole$0.85
Chicken a la King in chafing dish$1.25
Yorkshire Buck$0.50
RAREBITS - Welsh$0.35
Golden buck$0.40
Broiled royal squab au cresson$1.00
Broiled squab chicken on toast$1.10
Plover sur canape$1.00
Spring guinea hen broiled on toast$2.00
half$1.00
Fresh native mallard duck, hominy and currant jelly$4.00
Fresh native pheasant sur socle, currant jelly$5.00
Whole squab turkey broiled$2.50
half$1.25
Native bear steak, bigarade, fried sweets$1.25
Chop$0.90
Fried or broiled oysters$0.40
Little Neck clams, dozen$0.15 – $0.30
Fresh pork tenderloin, charcutiere$0.65
Whole Phila. chicken en casserole, bourgeoise$2.00
Fresh mushrooms broiled or saute$1.00 – $1.25
Fresh New Orleans shrimps a la bordelaise in chafing dish$1.00
Crab flakes a la Dewey in chafing-dish$1.50
Crabs deviled in shell$0.90
Chicken patties a la reine$0.75
Chicken salad in a bowl a la francaise$0.75
Double sirloin steak planked, bourgeoise$3.10
English mutton chop$0.90 – $1.10
Oysters, bourguignonne$0.50
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.50
Oyster or clam cocktail sauce$0.10
Broiled or fried$0.40
Oyster Stew$0.35
Oysters a la Poulette$0.50
Oysters, St. Jacques$0.50
Cherry Stone Clams$0.20 – $0.40

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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