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The Mouquin Restaurant and Wine Co.

Date
1918-01-19
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

Smoked tongue with jelly$0.65
Assorted Cold Meats, Potato Salad$0.65
Cold Roast Beef, Potato Salad$0.65
Cold half chicken with salad in season$0.85
Cold Phila. squab$0.90
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)$0.15
Petits fours glaces$0.25
Macaroons$0.20
Lady fingers$0.20
Mendiants (mendicants)$0.25
Champagne wafers$0.20
Guave jelly$0.25
Bar-le-Duc jelly with Gervais cheese$0.40
Baked Apple with Cream$0.15
California pears$0.20
Omelette, soufflee$0.90
Omelet confiture$0.50
Macedoine of fruits au marasquin$0.20
Assorted plate of fruit$0.25
California grapes$0.20
Grape fruit$0.30
Grape fruit half$0.15
Bananas$0.15
Oranges$0.20
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.15
Pineapple sliced au jus$0.15
Salade de fruit glace$0.50
Table apples$0.20
Ice cream served with fruit, extra$0.10
Strawberry ice cream in glass$0.25
Pistache ice cream in glass$0.25
Chocolate ice cream in glass$0.25
French vanilla ice cream in glass$0.25
Lemon Ice$0.20
Cafe Parfait$0.30
Nesselrode Pudding$0.30
Meringue glacee$0.30
Lalla Rookh punch$0.25
Roman Punch$0.20
Punch cardinal$0.20
Frozen coupe, Mouquin$0.35
Biscuit, Tortoni$0.30
Plombiere$0.30
Escarole Salad$0.25
Endive salad with egg$0.50
Romaine Salad$0.25
Tomato Salad$0.40
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Salade Mouquin$0.40
Meli-Melo salad$0.35
Celery Salad$0.35
Watercress Salad$0.15
Cucumber salad$0.30
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.35
Vegetable Salad$0.50
Chicory Salad$0.25
Chicken Salad with Mayonnaise$0.75
Potato salad$0.25
BEET SALAD$0.25
Crab flakes salad en coquille$0.90
Mayonnaise, extra$0.15
Egg, extra$0.10
Fines herbs, extra$0.05
Fresh shrimp salad, mayonnaise$0.90
Crab flake salad, mayonnaise$1.25
Gervais cheese$0.15
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Isigny cheese$0.20
Brie cheese$0.20
Munster cheese$0.20
Gruyere cheese, domestic$0.25
Young American cheese$0.15
Camembert cheese, domestic$0.20
Port du Salut cheese$0.25
Phila. jumbo squab on toast$1.00
Whole Jersey squab-chicken$1.10
Broiled Half Spring Chicken$0.85
Whole Phila. spring chicken, casserole$2.00
Small beefsteak$0.65
Small beefsteak with fried onions$0.70
Small beefsteak with smothered onions$0.75
Small beefsteak with fried potatoes$0.70
Small beefsteak with mushrooms$0.90
Sirloin Steak$1.25
Sirloin Steak with Onions$1.35
Sirloin steak with smothered onions$1.40
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.45
Double Sirloin$2.25
Double sirloin with mushrooms$2.60
Double sirloin planked, bourgeoise$3.10
Double sirloin marchand de vin$3.10
Special coffee, to order, per cup$0.20
Chocolate, cup$0.15
Cocoa, cup$0.15
French coffee, demi-tasse$0.10
Bavaroise$0.20
Cafe frappe au kirsch$0.35
Cafe diabolique, per person$0.40
Glass of milk$0.10
Black tea, per cup$0.15
Mixed tea, per cup$0.15
Green tea, per cup$0.15
Dry Toast$0.15
Milk toast$0.25
Coffee with cream served in pot, per cup$0.10
Buttered toast$0.20
Mazagran plain$0.10
Double cream, extra$0.05
Tenderloin Steak$1.35
Tenderloin steak with peas$1.45
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.60
Chateaubriant$2.60
Chateaubriant with mushrooms$3.10
Porterhouse Steak$3.00
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$3.50
Double porterhouse steak$4.50
Double porterhouse steak with mushrooms$5.00
Lamb chops (3)$0.75
English mutton chop$0.90
English mutton chop combination$1.10
Mutton chops (2)$0.75
Crab flakes a la Newburg in chafing dish$1.50
Sauce bordelaise a la moelle with steaks$0.25
Sauce bearnaise or Bercy, extra$0.20
Vol-au-vent of chicken, reine$0.75
Chicken Livers en Brochette$0.50
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.30
Ham and eggs$0.50
Fried Liver and Bacon$0.50
Ham Sandwich$0.20
Golden buck$0.40
EGGS, boiled [3]$0.30
Tongue Sandwich$0.20
Stewed kidney, marchand de vin$0.50
Bacon with orders, extra$0.15
Eggs au beurre noir (2)$0.30
Portion in chafing dish, extra$0.15
Omelet, plain$0.40
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.60
Fried Country Sausages$0.45
Eggs, fried or scrambled [3]$0.35
Broiled Ham or Bacon$0.50
Eggs a la cocote$0.50
Eggs a la tripe or a la chipolata$0.45
Eggs poached on toast (2)$0.35
Chicken Sandwich$0.30
Club sandwich$0.30
Veal, cutlet, milanaise$0.70
Cheese Sandwich$0.25
Omelet with fine herbs$0.40
Welsh rarebit$0.35
Omelet with ham or bacon$0.50
Omelet with chicken livers or kidneys$0.50
Omelet with mushrooms$0.60
Omelet Espagnole$0.50
Yorkshire Buck$0.50

Page 3

Boiled codfish, egg sauce, boiled potato$0.50
Eperlans [smelts], sauce tartare$0.60
Broiled shad roe on toast, hoteliere$0.75
Broiled Fresh Mackerel, Maitre d'Hotel$0.50
Fried Maine scallops, remoulade$0.75
Brook trout [1], saute meuniere, potatoes parisienne$0.65
Sea bass aux fines herbes$0.50
Tranche de saumon froid [cold salmon], sauce Figaro$0.65
Ruby Champagne cocktail$0.50
Plat du dejeuner - Short ribs of beef, vegetables, potato pancake$0.60
Chicken croquettes with peas and mushroom sauce$0.65
Shoulder of bear marine, Chevreuse, fried sweets$0.75
Boudin (blood sausage) with mashed potatoes, sauce italienne$0.50
Fricandeau de veau [veal] with cauliflower polonaise$0.65
Grenouilles [frogs' legs] sautes a la d'Antin$0.90
Grilled beef bones, deviled, sauce poivrade, potatoes O'Brien$0.50
Fricassee of turkey wings, country style$0.60
Broiled veal kidney, maitre d'hotel, string beans$0.65
Tete de veau [calf's head], vinaigrette$0.50
Shirred Eggs, Meyerbeer$0.50
Fruit pudding, vanilla sauce$0.20
Plum Pudding, Hard and Brandy Sauce$0.30
Home-made goose liver pate, cold, potato salad$0.50
Cold boned capon in jelly$0.60
Prime Ribs of Beef with Mashed Potatoes$0.65
Half squab chicken stuffed, Lima beans$0.75
Whole Phila. spring chicken en casserole, bourgeoise$2.00
Rib steak a la Mouquin, sauce bearnaise, julienne potatoes$2.25
Beefsteak, minute, potatoes Brabant$0.80
Imp. English plover sur canape$0.90
Whole spring turkey broiled$4.00
Half spring turkey broiled$2.00
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 mushrooms, broiled$1.00
Fresh Mushrooms Saute$1.00
Fresh mushrooms sous cloche$1.25
Crab flakes a la Dewey in chafing-dish$1.50
Whole spring guinea-hen, broiled$1.75
Half spring guinea-hen, broiled$0.90
Whole California artichoke, hollandaise or vinaigrette$0.40
Sliced Tomatoes$0.35
Filet d'anchois, huile$0.25
Petite marmite, parisienne, to order$0.20
Oysters or clams with cocktail sauce, extra$0.10
Sardines$0.20
Hot house cauliflower, hollandaise$0.40
Boiled onions in cream$0.20
Spinach with egg$0.25
Hashed browned potatoes$0.15
Asparagus tips au beurre$0.30
Menestra italienne soup$0.20
Pickled beets$0.10

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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