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The Mouquin Restaurant and Wine Co.

Date
1918-01-23
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

Philadelphia squab$0.90
Half chicken with salad in season$0.85
Smoked tongue with jelly$0.65
Roast beef, potato salad$0.65
Assorted meats, potato salad$0.65
Lamb with string bean salad$0.75
Custard caramel$0.15
French Pancakes$0.20
Mendiants (mendicants)$0.25
Omelette au kirsch, rum$0.60
Champagne wafers$0.20
Stewed prunes or apple sauce$0.15
Mixed nuts with raisins and figs$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.25
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$0.15 – $0.30
Bananas$0.15
Crab flakes a la Newburg in chafing dish$1.50
Crab flake salad, mayonnaise$1.25
Glass of milk$0.10
Strawberry ice cream in glass$0.25
Pistache ice cream in glasss$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
Gruyere, domestic cheese$0.25
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
Young American cheese$0.15
Endive salad with egg$0.50
Escarole Salad$0.25
Phila. jumbo squab on toast$1.00
Fresh shrimp salad, mayonnaise$0.90
Vol-au-vent of chicken, reine$0.75
Whole Jersey squab-chicken$1.10
Gervais cheese$0.15
Chicory Salad$0.25
Tomato Salad$0.40
Chicken Livers en Brochette$0.50
Ham and eggs$0.50
Broiled Half Spring Chicken$0.85
Porterhouse Steak$3.00
Stewed kidneys, Marchand de Vin$0.50
Fried Country Sausages$0.45
Portion in chafing dish, extra$0.15
Broiled Ham or Bacon$0.50
Cheese Sandwich$0.25
Chateaubriant$2.60
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$3.50
Porterhouse steak, double$4.50
Porterhouse steak, double, with mushrooms$5.00
Whole Phila. spring chicken, casserole$2.00
Small beefsteak$0.65
Omelet, plain$0.40
Omelet, with fine herbs$0.40
Omelet with ham or bacon$0.50
Omelet with chicken livers or kidneys$0.50
Omelet with mushrooms$0.60
Camembert, domestic$0.20
Veal cutlet, Milanaise$0.70
Omelet, Espagnole$0.50
Small beefsteak with fried onions$0.70
Small beefsteak with smothered onions$0.75
Nesselrode Pudding$0.30
Black, mixed or green tea, per cup$0.15
Small beefsteak with fried potatoes$0.70
Small beefsteak with mushrooms$0.90
Fried Liver and Bacon$0.50
Bacon with orders, extra$0.15
Sirloin Steak$1.25
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.30
Chateaubriant with mushrooms$3.10
Eggs a la cocote$0.50
Sirloin Steak with Onions$1.35
Sirloin steak with smothered onions$1.40
Romaine Salad$0.25
Salade Mouquin$0.40
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.45
Double Sirloin$2.25
Vegetable Salad$0.50
Chicken [salad] with mayonnaise$0.75
Potato salad$0.25

Page 3

Oyster Bay Asparagus, Hollandaise$0.60
Broiled Fresh Mackerel, Maitre d'Hotel$0.50
Petite marmite, parisienne, to order$0.35
Onion soup with cheese au gratin, to order$0.25
Strained gumbo in cup, hot$0.25
Plat du jejeuner--Kidney saute, marchand de vin$0.30
Shirred Eggs with Chicken Livers$0.50
Corned beef has browned, poached egg$0.55
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.50
Oyster Stew$0.35
Broiled oysters$0.40
Tripe a la creole witih rice
Tete de veau [calf's head], vinaigrette$0.50
Miroton of beef tongue, lyonnaise
Fresh pork tenderloin, charcutiere$0.65
Choucrote garni, strasbourgeoise$0.50
Pears with Rice, Conde$0.20
Chicken a la King in chafing-dish$1.25
Prime ribs of beef with fried oyster plant$0.65
Pim-olas$0.20
Broiled shad roe on toast, hoteliere$0.75
Green Onions$0.15
Chicken and ham pate [cold] and jelly$0.60
Stuffed olives$0.25
Anguilles [eels] a la bordelaise$0.50
Ruby Champagne cocktail$0.50
Vol-au-vent de ris de veau [sweetbreads], Toulouse$0.65
Oysters a la bourguignonne$0.50
Carciofini$0.30
Consomme Vermicelli$0.20
Beef consomme in cup$0.20
Fresh mushrooms broiled or saute$1.00
apple fritters glaces au rhum$0.20
Oysters or clams with cocktail sauce, extra$0.10
Fresh mushrooms broiled or saute sous cloche$1.25
Boiled Spanish onion, cream sauce$0.25
Beefsteak minute, potatoes Brabant$0.80
Hot house cauliflower, hollandaise$0.40
Cape Cod Oysters$0.20 – $0.40
Cucumbers$0.30
Crab flakes a la Dewey in chafing-dish$1.50
Whole California artichoke, hollandaise$0.40
Brook trout [1], saute meuniere, potatoes parisienne$0.65
Whole spring guinea-hen broiled$1.00 – $2.00
Imp. English plover sur canape$0.90
Fried oysters$0.40
Broiled Clams$0.40
Fried Clams$0.40
Blue-Point oysters$0.15 – $0.30
Oysters, St. Jacques$0.50
Oysters, poulette$0.50
Little-Neck clams$0.15 – $0.30
Cherry Stone Clams$0.20 – $0.40
Clam Broth in cup$0.20
Cream of white beans soup aux croutons$0.20
Oxtail Soup Printaniere$0.25
Clear green turtle soup, amontillado, cup$0.40
Clam Broth in cup$0.20
Smoked filet of herring in oil$0.25
Saucisson d'Arles$0.20
Caviar$0.75
Saucisson de Lyon$0.25
Dill Pickle$0.10
Sliced Tomatoes$0.35
Pickle$0.10
Olives$0.15
Table Celery$0.35
Radishes$0.10
Pimentoes$0.20
Sardines$0.20
Chow-chow$0.10
Pickled beets$0.10
Ripe Olives$0.15
Filet d'anchois, huile$0.25
Anti-pasti$0.30
SPECIAL - Assorted hors d'oeuvre a la Mouquin$0.75
Eperlans [smelts] au vin blanc$0.60
Fried Maine scallops, sauce tartare$0.75
Sea bass aux fines herbes$0.50
Tranche de saumon froid [cold salmon], sauce ravigote$0.65
Grenouilles [frogs' legs] sautes au vin blanc$0.90
Home-made goose liver pate cold, potato salad$0.50
Cold boned capon in jelly$0.60
Cold head cheese, potato salad$0.50
Fricandeau of veal [veau] with carrots Vichy$0.65
Tranche de saumon froid [cold salmon], sauce ravigote$0.65
Boiled onions in cream$0.20
Cepes and pimentoes, provencale
Hot house cauliflower, au gratin$0.50
Hot house cauliflower, polonaise$0.50
Farina pudding, vanilla sauce$0.20
Knob celery in cream$0.20
Carrots vichy$0.20
Fried Oyster Plant$0.20
Native bear chop [1], bigarade, fried sweet potatoes$0.90
Asparagus tips au beurre$0.30
Asparagus tips, hollandaise$0.40
Lima beans, beurre$0.25
Spinach with egg$0.25
Oyster Bay asparagus, vinaigrette$0.60
String beans, beurre$0.25
Asparagus tips au gratin$0.40
Whole California artichoke, vinaigrette$0.40
Fried egg-plant$0.25
Spaghettie piemontaise$0.30
Macaroni au gratin$0.25
Spaghetti Italienne$0.25
Hashed browned potatoes$0.15
Boiled potatoes$0.10
Julienne potatoes$0.15
Grilled sweet potatoes$0.30
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.25
Stewed potatoes$0.15
Whole native pheasant bread sauce, currant jelly$5.00
Potatoes sautees$0.15
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.15

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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