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Herald Square Hotel

Date
1917-11-27
Restaurant
Herald Square Hotel
Physical description
29x21.5cm folded; 29x43cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Milk-fed chicken, broiled$0.90 – $1.75
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Chicken Broth in cup$0.30
Codfish steak$0.50
Spanish mackerel$0.60
Virginia ham and eggs$0.75
Halibut steak$0.60
Tongue$0.25
*Baked Weakfish, Matelote$0.60
Grilled Sea Trout, Gastronome$0.60
Steamed Finnan Haddie, Melted Butter$0.55
Broiled Oysters, Cold Slaw$0.60
Crab meat au gratin$0.75
Scallops and Bacon, Tartar Sauce$0.75
*Fresh L.I. Shrimps, Newburg$0.65
*Spanish Euchilade, Ramona$0.60
Planked Spring Chicken, Jardiniere$1.30 – $2.50
Poached Eggs, Benedictine$0.60
Imperial Squab, Broiled Orange Marmalade$1.00
Asparagus Tips, Omelette$0.60
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms, Sous Clouche$0.75
*Stuffed Young Chicken, Currant Jelly$0.70
*Duckling, Apple Sauce$0.70
Bordelaise sauce, person$0.30
Bearnaise sauce, person$0.30
Smothered onions, per person$0.30
fried onions, per person$0.30
Mushroom sauce, per person$0.35
Bacon, per person$0.25
Steaks and Chops, Etc. En Casserole, per person$0.50
Jardiniere variety of fresh vegetables and mushrooms in butter, per person$0.50
OUR SPECIALTY - AMBER COCKTAIL$0.25
OUR SPECIALTY LIBERTY CAKE, per Cut$0.25
OUR OWN BOTTLING - ST. JULIEN$0.60 – $1.00
SCHALK'S BEER, OUR SPECIAL
EXCELLENT SOUTHERN CHICKEN DINNER WITH WAFFLES
Oyster Fry$0.55
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherrystones$0.35
Oyster Stew$0.50
Lynnhaven, Flat Shell$0.50
Oysters in Cream$0.60
Oyster Broiled on Toast$0.60
Little Neck Fry$0.45
Little Neck Stew$0.50
[clam] Broil on toast$0.60
[clam] Fry in butter$0.60
Clam Broth in cup$0.25
Tomato broth in cup$0.30
Petite marmite$0.35
Split pea soup$0.30
Vegetable Soup$0.25
Clear green turtle soup, cup$0.50
Beef bouillon in cup$0.25
Puree of Tomato Soup$0.30
Puree Mongole$0.25
Chicken okra soup in cup$0.30
Chicken soup with rice$0.30
English Beef Soup$0.30
Onion Soup au gratin$0.40
Deviled crab (1)$0.50
Bluefish$0.65
Fresh Mackerel$0.50
Salmon steak$0.60
Salt mackerel, steamed or fried$0.50
Finnan haddie, steamed, broiled or in cream$0.50
Queen olives$0.25
Stuffed olives$0.25
Ripe Olives$0.25
Celery$0.30
Mixed or dill pickles$0.15
Cold Slaw$0.20
Anchovies on Toast$0.50
Salami$0.40
Romanoff caviar$1.25
Sardines (portion)$0.40
Canape Caviar$0.60
Chow chow$0.20
Caviar$0.90
Stuffed celery$0.50
Bengal chutney$0.20
Pickled onions$0.20
Pickled beets$0.20
Buffet Russe$0.75
Pickled Walnutes$0.20
Pickled mangoes$0.20
Box of Sardines$0.50
Celery$0.30
Stuffed celery$0.50
Olives$0.25
Special--Herald Square Appetizer$0.55
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherrystone Clams$0.35
Cocktail, extra$0.05
Virginia ham and eggs, Southern style$0.85
Steak a la Minute$0.95
Tenderloin Steak$1.00
Veal kidney with bacon$0.60
Fried Filet of Sole$0.60
Crab flakes au gratin$0.75
Welsh rarebit$0.45
Yorkshire rarebit$0.45
Long Island rarebit$0.45
Long Island buck$0.45
Scotch Woodcock$0.50
Golden buck$0.45
Charlotte Russe$0.20
Camembert$0.25
Neufchatel and Bar-le-Duc$0.40

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