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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

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  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3

Dishes

Page 1

Cape Cods oysters$0.20 – $0.40
Blue-Points oysters$0.15 – $0.30
Fried or broiled oysters$0.40
Little-Neck clams$0.15 – $0.30
Oysters, bourguinonne$0.50
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.50
Chicken broth a la reine in cup$0.20
Cold essence of chicken in jelly soup$0.20
Consomme of beef in jelly, per cup$0.15
Consomme, hot or cold, in cup$0.15
Oyster or claim cocktail sauce, 10c. extra$0.00
Broiled salmon steak, maitre d'hotel$0.70
Filet of flounder a la Mouquin$0.60
Onion soup with cheese au gratin (to order)$0.25
Strained gumbo in jelly en tasse$0.20
Clam Broth in cup$0.20
Clear green turtle, Amontillado, cup$0.40
Broiled or fried oysters$0.40
Oyster Stew$0.35
Oysters a la Poulette$0.50
Oysters, St. Jacques$0.50
Cherry Stone Clams$0.20 – $0.40
Pickled beets$0.10
Pickles$0.10
Pimentoes$0.20
Chow-chow$0.15
Sardines$0.20
Pim-olas$0.20
Olives$0.15
Table Celery$0.35
Sliced Tomatoes$0.35
Radishes$0.10
Dill Pickles$0.10
Cucumbers$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.15
Fresh Shrimp$0.25
Caviar$0.75
Filet d'anchois a l'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
Sea bass saute, fines herbes$0.50
Saumon froid, sauce ravigote$0.65
Shad roe on toast, maitre d'hotel$0.75
Fried Maine scallops with tartar sauce$0.75
Fried smelts, sauce remoulade$0.65
SPECIAL--Rib steak a la Mouquin$2.25
Steak a la minute, potatoes Brabant$0.80
Grenouilles [frogs' legs], au vin blanc$1.00
Sweetbread braise, Magenta$0.85
Tournedos (1), Girondin$0.80
Fresh pork tenderloin, charcutiere$0.65
Whole Phila. chicken en cassrole, bourgeoise$2.00
Fresh mushrooms broiled or saute$1.00
Fresh mushrooms broiled or saute sous cloche$1.25
Fresh New Orleans shrimps a la bordelaise in chafing dish$1.00
Crab flakes a law Dewey in chafing-dish$1.50
Crabs deviled in shell$0.90
Chicken patties a la reine$0.75
Chicken salad in bowl a la francaise$0.75
Double sirloin steak planked, bourgeoise$3.10
English mutton chop$0.95
English mutton chop combination$1.10
Beefsteak en casserole$0.85
Chicken a la King in chafing dish$1.25
Whole Spring turkey broiled (half/whole)$2.00 – $4.00
Fresh native pheasant sur socle, currant jelly$5.00
Fresh native mallard duck, hominy and currant jelly$4.00
Spring guinea hen broiled on toast (half/whole)$0.90 – $1.75
Plover sur canape$1.00
Broiled squab chicken on toast$1.10
Broiled royal squab au cresson$1.00
Welsh rarebit$0.35
Golden buck rarebit$0.40
Yorkshire Buck$0.50
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
Raw Virginia ham with potato salad$0.70
Home-made head cheese, potato salad$0.50
Cold boned capon truffe and jelly$0.60
Sliced turkey with salad (white meat or mixed)$0.75 – $0.90
Half chicken and salad$0.85
Cold goose liver pate truffe, potato salad$0.50

Page 2

Merle Blanc, 1911$0.95 – $8.25
Chateau du Breuil, 1911$0.75 – $7.25
Medoc Superieur, 1909$1.00 – $8.75
Hermitage, Rouge, 1906$1.85 – $17.25
Cote Rotie, 1906$1.85 – $17.25
Hermitage, Blanc, Grand Vin 1906$1.85 – $17.25
Yvorne, 1911$1.10 – $10.50
Table Sherry$1.00 – $8.50
Amontillado$1.50 – $12.25
Vino de Paato$1.60 – $14.75
Graacher Himmelreich$2.75 – $25.25
Muscat de Frontignan$1.25 – $10.00
Madeira, yellow seal$2.00 – $18.75
Table Port$1.10 – $9.50
Oporto$1.30 – $11.25
Rutherford Special$1.89 – $11.25
Clos de Montibeu Fendant$1.75
Neuchatel, Blanc$0.75
Neuchatel, Rouge$1.55 – $13.75
Laubenheimer white wine$1.00
Clos due Cygne, 1911, white bordeaux$0.95 – $8.50
Erbacher white wine$1.10
Niersteiner white wine$1.10
Durkheimer Feuerberg, 1911, white wine$1.20
Castle Vollrads, 1911, white wine$1.20
Scharzberger Cabinet, 1908 white wine$1.00
Ruppertsberger Honeburg Traminer Auslese, 1905 white wine$4.50
Bevo Near Beer$0.20
Bass' Ale$0.30
Schlitz, Milwaukee beer$0.15 – $0.25
Cider, domestic$0.20 – $0.30
Ginger Ale, C.&C.$0.15 – $0.25
White Rock Ginger Ale$0.15 – $0.20
Sarasparilla, C. & C.$0.20
Sheboygan Water$0.15 – $0.20
Guinness' Stout$0.15 – $0.25
"Neu Selters"$0.20
Eau de Vittel water$0.15 – $0.20
Sertzer or Vichy water$0.15 – $0.20
Syphonettes water$0.10
Evian Water$0.35
Perrier French Sparkling Water$0.15 – $0.35
White Rock water$0.20 – $0.35
Clysmic mineral water$0.20 – $0.35
Sun Ray mineral water$0.20 – $0.30
1912 Chat. Deamirail$1.60 – $13.50
1911 Chat. Rosemont$0.80 – $12.50
Corton Clos du Roi, 1906$3.75 – $31.50
1912 Chat. Yquem$3.75 – $32.75
Claret or White Wine$0.15

Page 3

Oyster Bay Asparagus, Hollandaise$0.60
Cepes and pimentoes, provencale0$0.40
Peas or string beans$0.25
Oyster Bay asparagus, vinaigrette$0.60
French string beans$0.30
French peas$0.30
Macaroni au gratin, Albertini$0.30
Potatoes, Fried$0.15
Potatoes Julienne$0.15
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.15
Potato Croquettes$0.20
Potatoes a la creme$0.15
Potatoes Saratoga$0.15
Potatoes, hashed browned$0.15
Potatoes au Gratin$0.25
Potato gaufrettes$0.25
Sweet Potatoes - Fried$0.25
Sweet potatoes - grilled$0.30
Sweet Potatoes Glace$0.35
Sweet Potatoes Southern Style$0.35
*Baba au rhum (1)$0.25
Crepes, vanilla$0.25
Banana fritters$0.25
Orange Fritters$0.25
French Pancakes$0.20
*Assorted cakes$0.25
*Custard caramel$0.15
*Petits fours glaces$0.25
*Apple sauce$0.15
*Champagne wafers$0.20
*Macaroons$0.20
*Lady fingers$0.20
*Guava jelly$0.25
*Bar-le-Duc jelly with Gervais$0.40
*Gervais Cheese$0.15
*Roquefort cheese$0.25
*Gruyere cheese$0.25
*Domestic Camembert cheese$0.20
*Young American cheese$0.15
Cafe diabolique, per person$0.40
Special coffee (to order), per cup$0.20
*Coffee$0.10
*French coffee demi-tasse en verseuse$0.10
Chocolate, cup$0.15
Cafe frappe au kirsch$0.30
Cocoa, cup$0.15
Double cream, extra$0.05
*Mazagran plain$0.10
*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
Buttered toast$0.20
Coffee with cream served in pot, per cup$0.10
California pears$0.25
California oranges$0.20
Bananas$0.15
Sliced pineapple au jus$0.15
Table apples$0.20
Grape fruit (half/whole)$0.15 – $0.30
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.15
Mendiants$0.25
Salade de fruit glace$0.50
ice cream served with fruit,extra$0.10
Assorted plate of fruit$0.25
Pistache ice cream in glass$0.25
French chocolate or strawberry$0.25
Biscuit, Tortoni$0.30
Plombiere$0.30
Nesselrode Pudding$0.30
Parfait au Cafe$0.30
Meringue glacee$0.30
French vanilla in glass$0.25
Punch cardinal$0.20
Roman Punch$0.20
Lalla Rookh punch$0.25
Frozen coupe, Mouquin$0.35
*Ice Cream served with fruit, extra$0.10
*Chicory or Escarole$0.25
Meli-Melo$0.35
Lettuce$0.30
Potato or beet$0.25
Salade, Mouquin$0.40
Crab flakes en coquille$0.90
Crab flake salad with mayonaise$1.25
Romaine$0.25
Endive with egg$0.50
*Heart of lettuce$0.35
*Watercress$0.15
*Chicken with mayonaise$0.75
*Cucumber$0.30
*Celery$0.35
*Tomato$0.40
*Mayonnaise, extra$0.15
*Egg, extra$0.10
*Russian dressing$0.20
Half spring chicken$0.85
Sirloin Steak$1.25
Sirloin Steak with Onions$1.35
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.45
Sirloin steak double$2.35
Sirloin steak double with mushrooms$2.60
Smal beefsteak$0.65
Smal beefsteak with onions$0.70
Smal beefsteak with fried potatoes$0.70
Smal beefsteak with mushrooms$0.90
Tenderloin Steak$1.35
Tenderloin steak with peas$1.45
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.60
Chateaubriant$2.60
Chateaubriant with mushrooms$3.10
Chateaubriant marchand de vin$3.10
Porterhouse Steak$3.00
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$3.50
Porterhouse steak, double$4.50
Porterhouse steak, double, with mushrooms$5.00
Filet Mignon, Bearnaise$1.25
Sauce bordelaise a la moelle with steaks$0.25
Portion in chafing dish, extra$0.15
Bacon with orders, extra$0.15
Stewed kidneys, Marchand de Vin$0.50
Chicken Livers en Brochette$0.50
Veal Cutlet$0.65
Veat cutlet, milanaise$0.70
Broiled Ham or Bacon$0.50
Fried Liver and Bacon$0.50
Ham and eggs$0.50
Eggs boiled (3)$0.30
Eggs (2) a la Benedictine$0.50
Eggs, fried or scrambled$0.35
Eggs a la Marchand de Vin$0.45
Eggs, poached on toast [2]$0.35
Omelet, plain or fine herbs$0.40
Omelet with ham or onions$0.45
Omelet with rum or jelly$0.45
Omelet with kidneys or espagnole$0.50
Omelet Soufflee$0.90
Mutton chops (2)$0.75
country sausages$0.45
Lamb chops (3)$0.75
Cheese Sandwich$0.25
Chicken Sandwich$0.30
Club sandwich$0.30
Ham Sandwich$0.20
Tongue Sandwich$0.20
Cold Roast Beef Sandwich$0.30
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.60
Sauce bearnaise or Bercy, extra$0.20

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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