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Fifth Avenue Restaurant

Date
1917-11-20
Restaurant
Fifth Avenue Restaurant
Physical description
26.5x20.5cm folded; 26.5x41cm open
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Leeks and Potato Soup, Corned Beef and Cabbage with potatoes
Potage Mongole, Rabbit Stew, Bourgeoise
Philadelphia Pepper Pot, Fricassee of Chicken with fresh vegetables
Chicken Broth, family style with rice, Beef Stew with spaetzel
Clam Chowder, Manhattan Style, Spaghetti, Tetrazzini, Bouillabaisse, Marseillaise
Puree of Split Green Peas Soup, Mixed Grill
McAlpin Cocktail$0.35
Orange Blossom Cocktail$0.30
Jack Rose Cocktail$0.35
Royal Smile cocktail$0.35
Clover Club Cocktail$0.35
Bacardi Cocktail$0.35
Carafon of Claret$0.25
Carafon of Sauterne$0.25
Zeltinger in 1/4 Bottle$0.30
Laubenheimer in 1/4 Bottle$0.30
Chablis in 1/4 Bottle$0.30
Potage mongole$0.25
Cream of Pumpkin soup with Croutons$0.25
Poached Eggs, Mornay$0.50
Eggs En Cocotte a la Creme$0.50
Green Apple Pie$0.20
Sliced Eggs with rice and curry sauce$0.50
Scrambled eggs with shrimps$0.60
Filet of Whiting, Chauchat$0.65
Vol-au-Vent of Crab Flakes and Oyster Crabs, Newburg$0.75
Casserolette of Salt Codfish in cream$0.65
Broiled Small Flounder with exquisite butter$0.65
Minched Chicken, southern style$0.65
Braised Duckling with peas paysanne$0.90
Cherry Tartelette$0.20
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.40
Coffee Ice Cream$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.25
Tutti frutti$0.35
Nesselrode Pudding$0.40
Coupe St. Jacques$0.50
Biscuit Tortoni$0.35
Peach Melba$0.60
Fresh Pear, Arlesienne$0.60
Meringue glacee$0.35
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
Lemon water ice$0.25
Baked Apple and Cream$0.25
Pear$0.15
Apple$0.15
Stewed prunes$0.20
Guava jelly$0.30
Filet of Flounder, Fin de Siecle$0.65
Planked Bluefish$0.90
Sea Bass Saute Meuniere$0.65
Deviled Crab Flakes gratin$0.75
Broiled chicken lobster$1.00
Mussels, Mariniere$0.60
Soft Clams, Casino$0.75
Long Island Smelts, Meuniere$0.70
Chicken Cutlet with creamed peas$0.75
Saddle of Rabbit with sweet potatoes Florida$0.75
Broiled Imperial Squab with waffle potatoes$1.00
Brochette of Goose Livers with rice Orientale$0.70
Baked Minced Turkey, Southern style$0.90
Breast of Guinea Hen with fresh mushrooms and Virginia Ham$1.25
Spring Chicken (half) en casserole, Mascotte$1.25
Rabbit Stew, Burgundy style$0.75
Roast Philadelphia Capon with giblet sauce$0.85
Roast Vermont Turkey with cranberry sauce$1.00
Broiled Imperial Squab with Beech-Nut Bacon$1.00
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.45
Galantine of Chicken$0.75
Sliced Turkey, Modern$1.00
Corn and Raisin Pudding, brandy sauce$0.20
Brussels Sprouts$0.30
Stewed celery in cream$0.25
Potatoes Normande$0.20
Grilled sweet potatoes$0.30
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.30
lemon meringue pie$0.20
COCOANUT CUSTARD PIE$0.20
Plum Tart$0.25
Apple Cake$0.20
Mocca Cake$0.20
Fig's Tetrazzini$0.40
Fifth Avenue Cheese Cake$0.20
Stewed Fresh Pears$0.30
Biscuit Glace Olga$0.30
Potatoes au Gratin$0.25
Boiled potatoes$0.15
Baked Potatoes$0.15
French fried potatoes$0.20
Bread, Rolls and Butter$0.10
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
Chicken broth$0.25
Mongole soup$0.25
Cream of Tomatoes Soup$0.30
Onion Soup Gratine$0.30
Artichoke, Hollandaise$0.35
Cauliflower$0.30
Carrots in Cream$0.25
Peas$0.30
Brussels Sprouts$0.30
Fresh Corn with paprika$0.30
String Beans$0.30
Beets in cream$0.25
Spaghetti a la Caruso$0.50
Macaroni italienne$0.35
Spaghetti Italienne$0.35
Macaroni au gratin$0.35
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.35
Sea Tag Oysters$0.45
Cape Cod Oysters$0.35
Blue Point Oysters$0.30
Cherrystone Clams$0.35
Little Neck clams$0.30
Hors d'Oeuvres (p. p.)$0.50
Filet of Herring a la Russe (p. p.)$0.35
crab meat cocktail$0.50
Lobster Cocktail$0.60
Radishes$0.20
Carciofini$0.35
California Mammoth Olives$0.40
Celery$0.25
Olives$0.20
Chow-chow$0.15
Caviar

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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