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Mendel

Date
1917-10-16
Restaurant
Mendel
Physical description
28x18cm
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Chicken pie, New England style$0.70
Vegetarian dinner$0.50
Chicken fricasse with rice$0.60
Minced Chicken with Green Peppers$0.50
Chicken croquettes, creamed potatoes, Lima beans$0.40
Stuffed deviled lobster (1)$0.45
Stuffed weakfish, Italienne$0.50
Scallops and fresh mushrooms in cream$0.70
Omelette, Country style$0.50
Boston baked beans$0.35
Roast Vermont Turkey, Cranberry Sauce$0.75
Blue Point Cocktail$0.30
Cape Cod cocktail$0.35
Blue Points, half shell$0.25
Cape Cods, half shell$0.30
Oyster or clam stew$0.35
Oyster or Clam Stew in Cream$0.45
Boston Stew$0.40
Boston stew in cream$0.50
Oyster or Clam fry$0.40
Broiled oysters or clams, served on toast$0.50
Little Necks$0.25
Cherrystones$0.25
Little Neck or Cherrystone clam cocktail$0.30
Cherrystone or Little Neck clam fry, tartar sauce$0.40
Clam Stew$0.35
Clam Stew in Cream$0.45
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.50
Chicken broth$0.20
Cream of yellow split peas soup$0.20
Cream of Tomatoes Soup$0.30
Chicken with rice soup$0.20
CLAM BROTH$0.20
Consomme, hot$0.20
Cold consomme in jelly$0.20
Crab flakes, Ravigote$0.50
Whole broiled lobster$1.50
Half cold boiled lobster$0.75
Whole Cold Boiled Lobster$1.25
Broiled Maine codfish, maitre d'hotel with boiled potato$0.50
Fried Long Island scallops, tartar sauce and rasher of Beechnut bacon$0.70
Broiled chicken halibut, butter sauce$0.50
Fried Maine smelts, tartar sauce$0.60
Boiled rock codfish, oyster sauce$0.50
Fried Filet of Sole, Tartar Sauce$0.50
Codfish balls, cream sauce, poached egg$0.40
Crackers and Milk$0.25
Crackers and half and half$0.30
Crackers with cream$0.40
Rice and milk$0.25
Rice with half and half$0.30
Rice with Cream$0.40
Tongue Sandwich$0.15
Ham Sandwich$0.15
Club sandwich$0.45
Chicken Sandwich$0.20
Chicken Salad Sandwich$0.30
Lobster Salad Sandwich$0.50
Extra mayonnaise dressing$0.10
Minced chicken sandwich with mayonnaise, lettuce and sliced tomato$0.30
New cauliflower, cream sauce$0.25
New cauliflower, Hollandaise$0.35
Asparagus, Hollandaise or butter sauce$0.40
String Beans$0.30
Sliced Spanish onions$0.25
Fried Egg Plant$0.25
Boiled Onions$0.25
Butter Beets$0.25
New garden spinach$0.25
Fresh Lima Beans$0.25
Boiled, baked or mashed potatoes$0.10
French fried potatoes$0.20
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Grilled sweet potatoes$0.30
Candied sweet potatoes, Southern style$0.35
Tomato Salad$0.35
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Fruit salad$0.40
Sliced Cucumber Salad$0.30
Lobster salad$0.75
Chicken salad$0.60
COMBINATION SALAD$0.40
Crab flake salad$0.65
Vanilla cottage pudding, cream sauce$0.15
Baked apple dumpling, hard and brandy sauce$0.20
Home-made pies- Fresh apple, peach or pineapple pie$0.15
Pie a la Mode$0.30
COCOANUT CUSTARD PIE$0.15
lemon meringue pie$0.20
FRESH PEACH PIE$0.15
Fresh peach short cake, whipped cream$0.25
Fresh pumpkin pie$0.20
Vanilla raisin drop cakes (2)$0.15
Charlotte Russe$0.10
Cup Custard$0.15
Chocolate Layer Cake$0.10
Cold rice pudding$0.15
Assorted cakes$0.10
Chocolate eclair$0.10
Assorted French pastry$0.15
Mother Perkin's hygienic bran muffins$0.10
Baked Apple$0.10
Baked Apple with Cream$0.15
Fresh Peach Ice Cream$0.20
French vanilla, chocolate or coffee ice cream$0.25
American vanilla ice cream$0.15
Fresh orange ice$0.15
Cafe Parfait$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Hot coffee, chocolate or cocoa with cream, cup$0.10
Hot coffee, chocolate or cocoa with cream, pot$0.15
Hot coffee, chocolate or cocoa with cream, large pot$0.25
Instant Postum$0.15
English breakfast, Oolong, Ceylon or mixed tea, small pot$0.15
English breakfast, Oolong, Ceylon or mixed tea, large pot$0.25
Kaffee-Hag$0.15
Fermillac, splits$0.10
Orange Pekoe tea, small pot$0.15
Buttermilk, glass$0.10
Graham bread$0.10
Gluton bread$0.10
Whole Wheat$0.10
Boston Brown Bread$0.10
Doctor Brush Kumyss$0.15
Mendel's coffee 40c. in 1 pound tins
Empire State pure honey$0.10 – $0.20
Orchard Hill Farm milk, per bottle$0.10
Malted milk (served hot)$0.15
Pure Sweet Cider$0.05
Special- Tourist Luncheon in box 45c

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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