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Mills Building Restaurant

Date
1914-02-05
Restaurant
Mills Building Restaurant
Physical description
26x18cm folded; 26x36cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Cream of celery [soup] a la bonne femme$0.20 – $0.35
Consomme, brunoise a l'orge$0.15 – $0.25
Cold consommé in jelly, per cup$0.15
Tomato [soup] with rice$0.20 – $0.35
Chicken okra [soup]$0.20 – $0.35
Mock Turtle [soup]$0.20 – $0.35
Bouillon with egg en tasse$0.20
Beef tea with rice$0.15 – $0.20
Clear green turtle [soup] a l'anglaise$0.25 – $0.40
Consomme, plain$0.15 – $0.25
Consomme, Macaroni$0.15 – $0.25
Consomme, Julienne$0.15 – $0.25
Mongole$0.20 – $0.35
Puree of split pea [soup]$0.15 – $0.25
Table Celery$0.25
Spanish salad$0.35
Roast Philadelphia chicken, cranberry sauce$0.60
Roast Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce$0.50
Roast Philadelphia chicken, apple sauce$0.65
Roast Beef au Jus$0.50
Half roast Philadelphia chicken$0.65
Ribs of prime beef au jus$0.50
Fer-Mil-Lac$0.15
Lobster salad$0.60
Potato salad$0.15
Romaine Salad$0.25
Chicken salad$0.60
Watercress Salad$0.15
Pickled beets$0.15
Lettuce Salad$0.25
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.25
Sliced Tomatoes Salad$0.25
ONION SALAD$0.15
Mutton chops a la parisienne$0.65
Mutton chops a la jardiniere$0.65
Mutton Chops$0.40
Shredded Wheat with Milk$0.25
Port du Salut$0.20
Oysters in any style
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.50
Mushrooms sous cloche$0.50
Philadelphia capon, cranberry sauce and lettuce salad$0.60
Sweetbread glace, Lord Mayor$0.60
Small beefsteak, bordelaise sauce, French fried potatoes$0.50
Pork chops sautes a la diable and spinach$0.40
Napoleon Cake$0.10
Baked Apple Dumpling, Hard Sauce$0.15
Baked apple dumpling, brandy sauce$0.15
Blue Points (Oysters)$0.25
Buzzards' Bays (oysters)$0.25
Oyster cocktail$0.30
Oyster Stew$0.30
Fried oysters$0.40
Oyster pan roast$0.40
Oyster Patties$0.50
Broiled oysters$0.40
Oyster shell roast$0.50
Little Necks (clams)$0.25
Clam cocktail$0.30
Steamed clams and cup of clam broth$0.50
Clam broth, per cup$0.25
Fried Clams$0.40
Broiled Bluefish, matre d'hotel$0.40
Fried filet of sole a la Horly$0.40
Broiled shad, Maitre d'hotel$0.40
Fried scallops and bacon or tartar sauce$0.40
Sardines, boneless$0.30
Pickled onions$0.15
English chow chow$0.15
Caviar$0.60
French or Spanish olives$0.15
Anchovies$0.20
English Mixed Pickles$0.15
English walnuts, pickled$0.15
Bombay chutney$0.15
Tutti Fruitti Ice Cream$0.15
Apple Fritters, Rum Sauce$0.15
Apple sauce and cream$0.15
Plum Pudding, Hard and Brandy Sauce$0.15
Stewed Prunes with cream$0.15
Baked apples with cream$0.20
Eclairs$0.10
Banana Fritters au Cognac$0.15
Tenderloin staek$0.80
Extra Porterhouse Steak$2.00
Small Steak$0.50
Sirloin Steak$0.75
with mushrooms$1.00
Boiled fresh beef, horseradish sauce, bouillon potatoes$0.40
Fried Filet of Sole, Tartar Sauce$0.40
Boiled codfish, clam sauce$0.40
Fried chicken-halibut$0.40
Broiled Kennebec salmon steak$0.50
Lobster, plain$0.60 – $1.00
Broiled Lobster$1.25
Lobster a la Newburg$0.75
Lobster salad$0.60
Vienna chopped roast, bordelaise sauce and Lima beans$0.40
Fried calf's liver and bacon, fried sweet potatoes$0.40
Lamb Croquettes with Peas$0.40
Omelette with tomatoes$0.40
Club sandwich$0.25
Tongue Sandwich$0.15
Chicken Sandwich$0.20
Baltimore sandwich$0.25
Virginia Ham Sandwich$0.20
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.15
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.25
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.10
Corned beef sandwich$0.10
Sardine Sandwich$0.20
Caviar sandwich$0.00
Ham Sandwich$0.10
Hard boiled egg sandwich$0.20
Fried egg sandwich$0.20
Sirloin Steak, Bordelaise$1.25
Extra sirloin steak$1.50
Extra sirloin steak with mushrooms$1.75
Porterhouse Steak$1.50
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$1.75
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.00
Chateaubriand, plain$1.50
Chateaubriand, a la parisienne$2.00
English mutton chop$0.50
Veal Chop$0.50
Veal Chop a la Milanaise$0.65
Lamb Chops$0.60
Spring Chicken, Broiled$0.75 – $1.50
Chicken fricassee, plain$0.75
Chicken Fricassee with Mushrooms$0.90
Chicken fricassee with curry and rice$0.90
Chicken Saute a la Marengo$0.90
Chicken saute a la Marengo with mushrooms$1.00
Chicken fried a la Maryland$0.90
Welsh rarebit$0.40
French peas$0.25
String Beans$0.15
Asparagus on Toast$0.40
Lima beans$0.15
Stewed tomatoes$0.15
Stewed Corn$0.15
Macaroni, Plain$0.20
Macaroni au gratin$0.25
Macaroni italienne$0.25
Cauliflower$0.20
New Spinach$0.20
Peas (early June)$0.15
mushrooms$0.80
Rice, boiled$0.15
Boiled potatoes$0.10
Mashed potatoes$0.10
Sautees Potatoes$0.15
French fried potatoes$0.15
Potatoes au Gratin$0.20
Saratoga or julienne potatoes$0.15
Stewed potatoes$0.15
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.15
Potatoes Parisienne$0.20
Hashed browned potatoes$0.15
Potatoes hashed in cream$0.15
BAKED SWEET POTATOES$0.15
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Ham and eggs$0.40
Scrambled Eggs on Toast$0.35
Poached eggs, three, on toast$0.35
Soft boiled eggs, tjree$0.30
Plain Omelet$0.30
Ham Omelet$0.40
Spanish omelet$0.50
Scotch Woodcock$0.40
Cream of Celery a la bonne femme
Consomme, Brunoise
Cold consomme in jelly
Cold rice pudding with cream$0.15
Cup Custard$0.15
Peach fritters, to order$0.30
Omelette au configure$0.50
Pies, per cut$0.10
French pancake$0.30
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.25
Orange$0.10
Sliced Orange$0.25
[Cold] Virginia Ham$0.50
[Cold] ham with potato salad$0.40
[Cold] Roast lamb with sliced tomatoes$0.50
Cold roast chicken, lettuce salad$0.60
Cold Corned Beef, Potato Salad$0.40
[Cold] prime ribs of beef, potato salad$0.40
[Cold] smoked beef tongue$0.50
[Cold] assorted meats with potato salad$0.50
[Cold] pickled lamb's tongue, potato salad$0.40
Roquefort$0.20
American [cheese]$0.15
Gorgonzola$0.20
Camembert$0.20
Brie$0.20
Swiss [cheese]$0.20
Tea or Coffee$0.10 – $0.20
Tea or Coffee, per pot$0.20
Iced tea or coffee, per glass$0.10
Chocolate$0.10 – $0.20
Cocoa$0.10 – $0.20
Glass of milk and cream$0.15
Bowl of milk with crackers or bread$0.20
Bowl of milk and cream with rice$0.30
Bowl of milk and cream with crackers or bread$0.30
French Coffee$0.10 – $0.25
Glass of milk$0.10
Broiled Bluefish, matre d'hotel
Lamb croquette with peas
Boiled fresh beef, horseradish sauce and bouillon potatoes
Roast Phila. chicken stuffed, cranberry sauce
Vienna chopped roast, bordelaise sauce
Cold roast sirloin of beef, potato salad
Lettuce Salad
fried Sweet Potatoes
Lima beans
Boiled potatoes
TUTTI FRUTTI ICE CREAM
Napoleon Cake
Eclairs
Assorted Pies
Buttermilk
ROQUEFORT CHEESE
Milk
Coffee
Tea

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Celery Tonic$0.10
Cap Ginger Ale$0.10
Lemon Soda$0.10
Imported Ginger Ale, C. & C.$0.25
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Club Soda$0.15
Cap Sarsaparilla$0.10
Syphons$0.20
Lemonade, Plain$0.10
Seltzer Lemonade$0.15
Fer-Mil-Lac$0.15
roi tan cigars$0.10 – $0.25
Duffy's Unfermented Grape Juice, Individual$0.10
Duffy's sparkling apple juice (non alcoholic)$0.15
Sparkling Champagne Cider, Golden Russet$0.25 – $0.40
Grape Juice High Ball$0.15

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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