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The Mouquin Restaurant and Wine Co.

Date
1918-01-21
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

Hot or cold mince pie$0.15
Pumpkin Pie$0.15
New applie pie$0.15
Assorted French pastry (1)$0.10
Custard caramel$0.15
Omelette au kirsch, rum$0.60
Mixed nuts with raisins and figs$0.25
Stewed prunes$0.15
Apple Sauce$0.15
Assorted cakes$0.25
Bananas$0.15
Cold smoked tongue with jelly$0.65
Cold assorted meats, potato salad$0.65
Cold Roast Beef, Potato Salad$0.65
Half chicken with salad in season$0.85
Phila. squab$0.90
Lamb with string bean salad$0.75
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
Guava jelly$0.25
Bar-le-Duc jelly with Gervais cheese$0.40
Omelette, soufflee$0.90
Omelet confiture$0.50
*Baked apple with cream$0.15
*California pears$0.20
*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
*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
Phila. jumbo squab on toast$1.00
Crab flakes a la Newburg in chafing dish$1.50
Strawberry ice cream in glass$0.25
Whole Jersey squab-chicken$1.10
Broiled Half Spring Chicken$0.85
Vol-au-vent of chicken, reine$0.75
Pistache ice cream in glass$0.25
Chicken Livers on brochette$0.50
Chocolate ice cream in glass$0.25
Whole Phila. spring chicken, casserole$2.00
Stewed kidney, marchand de vin$0.50
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
French vanilla ice cream in glass$0.25
Lemon Ice$0.20
Sirloin Steak$1.25
Cafe Parfait$0.30
Sirloin Steak with Onions$1.35
Sirloin steak with smothered onions$1.40
Fried Country Sausages$0.45
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.45
Double Sirloin$2.25
Double sirloin with mushrooms$2.60
Double sirloin, planked, bourgeoise$3.10
Nesselrode Pudding$0.30
Double sirloin marchand de vin$3.10
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
Meringue glacee$0.30
Lalla Rookh punch$0.25
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$3.50
Porterhouse steak double$4.50
Porterhouse steak double with mushrooms$5.00
Lamb chops (3)$0.75
Roman Punch$0.20
Punch cardinal$0.20
English mutton chop$0.90
English mutton chop combination$1.10
Mutton chops (2)$0.75
Sauce bordelaise a la moelle with steaks$0.25
Sauce bernaise$0.20
Sauce Bercy$0.20
Frozen coupe, Mouquin$0.35
Biscuit, Tortoni$0.30
Plombiere$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.25
Endive with egg salad$0.50
Escarole Salad$0.25
Romaine Salad$0.25
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Tomato Salad$0.40
Meli-Melo salad$0.35
Salade Mouquin$0.40
Veal, cutlet, milnaise$0.70
Watercress Salad$0.15
Celery Salad$0.35
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.35
Vegetable Salad$0.50
Broiled Ham or Bacon$0.50
Cucumber salad$0.30
Chicken Salad with Mayonnaise$0.75
Potato salad$0.25
Fried Liver and Bacon$0.50
BEET SALAD$0.25
Crab flakes en coquille$0.90
Mayonnaise, extra$0.15
*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$0.20
Gruyere cheese, domestic$0.25
Eggs, boiled (3)$0.30
Young American cheese$0.15
Eggs au beurre nor (2)$0.30
Ham and eggs$0.50
Glass of milk$0.10
Camembert, domestic$0.20
Special coffee, to order, per cup$0.20
Port du Salut cheese$0.25
Eggs, fried or scrambled (3)$0.35
Chocolate, cup$0.15
Eggs a la tripe or a la chipolata$0.45
Eggs poached on toast (2)$0.35
Eggs a la cocote$0.50
Omelet, plain$0.40
Omelet with fine herbs$0.40
Omelet with ham$0.50
Omelet with Bacon$0.50
French coffee, demi-tasse$0.10
Omelet with Chicken Livers$0.50
Omelet with mushroms$0.60
Omelet Espagnole$0.50
Yorkshire Buck$0.50
Cheese Sandwich$0.25
Welsh rarebit$0.35
Ham Sandwich$0.20
Tongue Sandwich$0.20
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.60
Bavaroise$0.20
Chicken Sandwich$0.30
Club sandwich$0.30
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.30
Bacon with orders, extra$0.15
Cafe diabolique, per person$0.40
Buttered toast$0.20
Portion in chafing dish, extra$0.15
Coffee with cream served in pot, per cup$0.10
Mazagran plain$0.10
Black, mixed or green tea, per cup$0.15
Dry Toast$0.15
Double cream, extra$0.05
Milk toast$0.25
Golden buck$0.40
Cocoa, cup$0.15
Cafe frappe au kirsch$0.35
Egg, extra$0.10

Page 3

Sea bass aux fine herbes$0.50
Eperlans [smelts], sauce tartare$0.60
Broiled shad roe on toast, hoteliere$0.75
Broiled weakfish, maitre d'hotel$0.50
Baked fresh mackerel a la d'Uxelles$0.55
Fried Maine scallops with bacon$0.75
Tranche de saumon froid [cold salmon], sauce Figaro$0.65
Ruby Champagine cocktail$0.50
Plat du dejeuner - Ragout, Billy Dutch$0.50
Veal cutlet breaded and spaghetti milanaise$0.65
Grenouilles [frogs' legs] sautes a la provencale$0.90
Tete de veau [calf's head], vinaigrette$0.50
Home corned beef with cabbage and potatoes$0.55
Lamb hash with pimentoes en bordure$0.60
Deviled pig's feet, lyonnaise potatoes$0.50
Calf's liver with smothered onions and rissolee potatoes$0.50
Omelet with Virginia ham$0.50
Choucroute garni, strasbourgeoise$0.50
Rice croquettes, 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
Chicken and ham pate [cold] and jelly$0.60
Cold head cheese, potato salad$0.50
Prime ribs of beef with fried oyster plant$0.65
Spring lamb with string beans and mint sauce$0.75
Native bear chop [1], bigarade, fried sweet potatoes$0.90
Fresh pork tenderloin, charcutiere$0.65
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 nativ 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
Onion soup with cheese au gratin$0.25
English Beef Broth with Barley$0.25
Consomme Vermicelli$0.20
Petite marmite, parisienne, to order$0.35
Beef consomme in cup$0.20
Clear green turtle soup, amontillado, cup$0.40
Clam Broth in cup$0.20
Strained gumbo in cup, hot$0.25
Oysters a la bourguignonne$0.50
Oyster Stew$0.35
Smoked filet of herring in oil$0.25
Anti-pasti$0.30
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.50
Oysters, poulette$0.50
Cherry Stone Clams$0.20 – $0.40
Little-Neck clams$0.15 – $0.30
Fried Oyster Plant$0.20
Oysters, St. Jacques$0.50
Blue-Points oysters$0.15 – $0.30
Clam Broth in cup$0.20
Cape-Cods oysters$0.20 – $0.40
Oysters with cocktail sauce, extra$0.10
Caviar$0.75
Boiled Spanish onion, cream sauce$0.25
Sliced Tomatoes$0.35
Lima beans, beurre$0.25
String beans, beurre$0.25
Cepes and pimentoes, provencale$0.40
Radishes$0.10
Ripe Olives$0.15
Pickle$0.10
Asparagus tips au beurre$0.30
Pimentoes$0.20
Pim-olas$0.20
Saucisson de Lyon$0.25
Dill Pickle$0.10
Saucisson d'Arles$0.20
Cucumbers$0.30
Table Celery$0.35
Olives$0.15
Sardines$0.20
Carciofini$0.30
Green Onions$0.15
Chow-chow$0.10
Pickled beets$0.10
Filet d'anchois, huile$0.25
Stuffed olives$0.25
Special--Assorted a la Mouquin hors d'oeurve$0.75
Asparagus Tips Hollandaise$0.40
Hot house cauliflower, hollandaise$0.40
Hot house cauliflower, au gratin$0.50
Oyster Bay Asparagus, Hollandaise$0.60
Whole California artichoke, hollandaise$0.40
Asparagus tips au gratin$0.40
Broiled oysters$0.40
Fried oysters$0.40
Broiled Clams$0.40
Fried Clams$0.40
Clams with cocktail sauce, extra$0.10
Hot house cauliflower, polonaise$0.50
Oyster Bay asparagus, vinaigrette$0.60
Whole California artichoke, vinaigrette$0.40
Fried egg-plant$0.25
Spaghetti piemontaise$0.30
Spinach with egg$0.25
Macaroni au gratin$0.25
Spaghetti Italienne$0.25
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Potatoes Julienne$0.15
Potatoes sautees$0.15
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.15
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.30
Grilled sweet potatoes$0.30
Glace or Southern style sweet potatoes$0.35
Fried Potatoes$0.15
Mashed potatoes$0.15
Hashed browned potatoes$0.15
Saratoga Potatoes$0.15
Potatoes Parisienne$0.15
Boiled potatoes$0.10
Baked Potatoes$0.15
Potatoes Rissolees$0.15
Potatoes au Gratin$0.25
Stewed potatoes$0.15
Potatoes Souffles$0.25
*Boiled onions in cream$0.20

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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