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The Mouquin Restaurant and Wine Co.

Date
1918-01-22
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

Cold Phila. squab$0.90
Cold half chicken with salad in season$0.85
Baked Apple with Cream$0.15
Phila. jumbo squab on toast$1.00
Whole Jersay 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
Smothered 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 vinq$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
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$3.50
Porterhouse steak, double$4.50
Porterhouse steak, double, with mushrooms$5.00
Lamb chops (3)$0.75
English mutton chop$0.90 – $1.10
Mutton chops (2)$0.75
Sauce bordelaise a la moelle with steaks$0.25
Crab flakes a la Newburg in chafing dish$1.50
Vol-au-vent of chicken, reine$0.75
Chicken Livers en Brochette$0.50
Stewed kidneys, Marchand de Vin$0.50
Fried Country Sausages$0.45
Veal, cutlet, milanaise$0.70
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
Omelet 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 Sec$0.20
Eclair$0.10
Strawberry ice cream in glass$0.25
Pistache ice cream in glass$0.25
Chocolate ice cream in glass$0.25
California pears$0.20
Macedoine of fruits au marasquin$0.20
Baba au rhum$0.15
French vanilla [ice cream] in glass$0.25
Lemon Ice$0.20
Cafe Parfait$0.30
Escarole Salad$0.25
Endive salad with egg$0.50
Broiled Ham or Bacon$0.50
Petits fours glaces$0.25
Macaroons$0.20
Lady fingers$0.20
Gervais cheese$0.15
Fried Liver and Bacon$0.50
Special coffee, to order, per cup$0.20
EGGS, boiled [3]$0.30
Eggs au beurre noir (2)$0.30
Mendiants (mendicants)$0.25
Eggs, fried or scrambled [3]$0.35
Glass of milk$0.10

Page 3

Raie (skate wings), beurre noir, boiled potatoes$0.50
Broiled shad, hoteliere$0.60
Fried Maine scallops, sauce remoulade$0.75
Sea bass aux fines herbes$0.50
Poached eggs, Bonvalet$0.50
Grenouilles (frogs' legs) sautes a la provencale$0.90
Eperlands (smelts) sauce tartare$0.60
Smoked filet of herring in oil$0.25
Saucisson d'Arles$0.20
Brook trout (1), saute meuniere, potatoes parisienne$0.65
Broiled shad roe on taost, maitre d'hotel$0.75
Filets of sole, Joinville$0.60
Boiled Halibut, Shrimp Sauce$0.55
Broiled salmon steak, anchovy butter$0.65
Live codfish saute, beurre noisette$0.50
Spanish mackerel pochee, cubanaise$0.60
Anguilles [eels] au vin blanc$0.50
Tranche de saumon froid [cold salmon], sauce Figaro$0.65
Ruby Champagne cocktail$0.50
Whole Phila. spring chicken en casserole, bourgeoise$2.00
Plat du Jour - Civet of wild rabbit, fried sweet potatoes$0.50
Crab flakes with green peppers a la Mornay$0.75
Shirred eggs, creole$0.50
Omelet with Fresh Mushrooms$0.60
Pineapple fritters glaces au rhum$0.20
Home-made goose liver pate, cold, potato salad$0.50
Cold bones capon in jelly$0.60
Half sqab chicken fried, cream sauce, corn fritter$0.65
L. I. spring duckling braise, turnips glace$0.85
Maryland turkey stuffed, cranberry sauce$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
Oysters a la bourguignonne$0.50
Boiled Spanish onion, cream sauce$0.25
Fried Potatoes$0.15
Saratoga Potatoes$0.15
Parisienne Potatoes$0.15
Hot house cauliflower, hollandaise$0.40
Hot house cauliflower, au gratin$0.50
Hot house cauliflower, polonaise$0.50
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Asparagus tips au beurre$0.30

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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