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Fifth Avenue Restaurant

Date
1917-11-16
Restaurant
Fifth Avenue Restaurant
Physical description
23x18cm folded; 23x36cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Sea Tags$0.45
Cape Cods$0.35
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Hors d'Oeuvres (p.p.)$0.50
Cherrystones$0.35
Little Necks$0.30
Filet of Herring a la Russe$0.35
California Ripe Mammoth Olives$0.40
Carciofini$0.35
Radishes$0.20
Celery$0.25
Olives$0.20
Chow-chow$0.15
Clam Chowder$0.25
Chicken broth$0.25
Cream of Tomatoes$0.30
Clam Broth, Bellevue$0.30
Bisque of Lobster$0.25
Mongole$0.25
Onion Soup Gratine$0.30
Chicken Okra$0.30
Scallops and oyster crabs in chafing dish, Americaine$0.80
Filet of Sole, Exquisite$0.65
Boiled live codfish, egg sauce$0.65
Shoulder of lamb en casserole with braised lettmce$0.75
Breast of guinea hen, Marie Antoinette$1.25
Saddle of hare with currant jelly sauce$0.75
Small tenderloin of beef with fresh mushrooms, Chasseur$11.00
Roast Vermont Turkey with cranberry sauce$1.00
Kennebec Salmon with cucumber salad$0.65
Lobster, half, mayonnaise sauce$0.90
Galantine of Chicken$0.75
Sliced Turkey, Moderne$1.00
Smoked Beef Tongue with salad macedoine$0.75
Roast Beef with Potato Salad$0.80
Sweet Potatoes, Florida$0.30
Potatoes Rissolees$0.25
Potatoes, gratin$0.25
French fried potatoes$0.20
Lamb Chops$0.90
English mutton chop$0.85
Mixed Grill$0.90
Beets in cream$0.25
Spaghetti, Caruso$0.50
Small tenderloin$1.10
Small Steak$1.15
Steak Minute, Fifth Avenue$1.00
Sirloin Steak$2.30 – $3.45
New string beans$0.30
Cauliflower with cream sauce$0.30
Carrots in Cream$0.25
Peas$0.30
Macaroni, italienne$0.35
Spaghetti, Italienne$0.35
Macaroni Gratin$0.35
Spaghetti gratin$0.35
Planked lamb chops$1.30
Planked English mutton chop$1.25
Planked mixed grill$1.30
Planked steak minute, Fifth Avenue$1.40
Planked small tenderloin$1.50
Planked small steak$1.55
Planked Sirloin Steak$2.70 – $3.85
Beef Broth$0.25

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Apple Pie$0.20
French Pastry$0.15
Custard Pie$0.20
Boston cream puff$0.20
Coupe Etna$0.40
Tipsi Parson$0.30
Russian Dressing$0.10
Lobster salad$1.00
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.35
Crab Flakes Salad$0.85
Fifth Avenue Salad$0.45
Chicken salad$1.00
Fruit salad$0.50
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.35
Chiffonnade salad$0.45
Nesselrode Pudding$0.40
Stewed prunes$0.20
Guava jelly$0.30
Coupe St Jacques$0.50
Grapes$0.30
Pear$0.15
Meringue glacee$0.35
Biscuit Tortoni$0.35
Tutti-frutti ice cream$0.35
Coffee Ice Cream$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.25
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.50
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Romaine Salad$0.30
Tomato Salad$0.30
Peach Melba$0.60
Fresh Pear, Arlesienne$0.60
Water Ice, Raspberry$0.25
Water Ice, Lemon$0.25
Camembert$0.25
Roquefort$0.25
Port-du-Salut$0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.25
Swiss cheese$0.25
Apple$0.15
Gervais with Bar-le-Duc$0.45
Coffee with Cream$0.20
Tea with cream$0.20
Demi-tasse$0.15
Chocolate with whipped cream$0.25
Kaffee Hag$0.30
Horlick's Malted Milk$0.15
Briarcliff Farm Milk$0.15
Bread, Rolls and Butter$0.10

Page 4

Otto Huber$0.10
Golden Rod beer$0.10
Dark beer$0.10
Seidel$0.20 – $0.75
Celestins Vichy$0.30
Steinberger Cabinet, Valckenberg, 1893$5.00
Ayala, Dry$2.75 – $5.00
Neuchatel$1.50
Chianti$0.95 – $1.75
Cazanove, Vin Monarque, Extra Dry, 1904$6.00
Avensan from Cafe Voisin, Paris$0.65 – $1.25
St Julien$1.05 – $2.00
Margaux$1.05 – $2.00
Chateau Laujac, Berry Bros, 1906$0.65 – $1.25
Pontet Canet, 1906$1.00
Chateau Margaux$2.50
Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Chateau Bottling, 1907$2.50
St Julien souvenir, cresta blanca$0.65 – $1.25
Chas Heidsieck, Extra Dry$2.75 – $5.00
Krug & Co, Private Cuvee$2.75 – $5.00
Veuve Clicquot, Yellow Label$2.75 – $5.00
Moet & Chandon, White Seal$2.75 – $5.00
Moet & Chandon, Imperial Crown Brut$5.75
Moet & Chandon, Dry Imperial, 1906$3.50 – $6.50
Veuve Clicquot, Brut$3.25 – $6.00
Veuve Clicquot, Dry, England, 1906$7.00
Piper Heidsieck, Brut, Split$1.50 – $5.00
Piper Heidsieck, Carte d'Or, Extra Brut, 1904$4.00
Pol Roger, Dry Special$2.75 – $5.00
Laubenheimer$0.75
Liebfraumilch$1.25 – $2.25
Assmannshauser (Red)$1.25
Erbach Hock, Berry Bros. (Own Importation)$1.00
Forster Kirschenstuck, 1893$2.50
Creuznacher Steinberger, 1908$1.25 – $2.25
Meursault$1.60 – $3.00
White Rock$0.15 – $0.25
Grape Juice$0.15
Evans Ale$0.30
Club Soda, Domestic$0.15
Club Soda, Schweppes, Imported$0.15 – $0.25
Cider, Motts Russet$0.30
Sarsaparilla or Lemon Soda$0.15
Ginger Ale, Domestic$0.10 – $0.15
Ginger Ale, Imported$0.35
Guinness Stout$0.20 – $0.35
Bass Ale, Dog's Head or White Label$0.20 – $0.35
George Ehrets$0.20
Lemp's Falstaff$0.25
Budweiser, Anheuser Busch$0.25
Schlitz Milwaukee, Pale$0.25
Blue Ribbon, Pabst$0.25
Macon, Vieux (Own Importation)$0.55 – $1.00
Beaune$1.05 – $2.00
Romanée-Conti, 1898$5.50
Monopole, Brut$2.75 – $5.00
Pommery, Sec$2.75 – $5.00
Pommery, Brut$3.00 – $5.50
Paul Ruinar, Brut, 1904$3.00 – $5.50
Bouche, Grand Vin des Goisses$3.00
Duc de Montebello, Grand Cremant Brut$2.75 – $5.00
Duc de Montebello, Grand Cremant, Brut, 1904$4.00
Perrier-Jouet, Brut$5.00
Great Western Special Reserve$1.50 – $2.75
Great Western, Burgandy$1.50 – $2.75
Pink Cap$2.75 – $5.00
Hock$2.75
Duca d'Alba, Extra Dry (Italian)$2.75
Graves Superieur (Own Importation) from Cafe Voisin, Paris$0.65 – $1.20
Sauterne (Own Importation)$0.55 – $1.00
Sauterne, Barton & Guestier$0.85 – $1.50
Haut Sauternes, Barton & Guestier, 1912$1.50 – $2.75
Château Olivier (Dry) Château Bottling, 1909$1.05 – $2.00

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