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Riggs' Twentieth Street Restaurant

Date
1914-06-09
Restaurant
Riggs' Twentieth Street Restaurant
Physical description
28.5x17.5cm folded; 28.5x35cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Little Neck Clams, Fry$0.25
little neck clams, extra fry$0.40
little neck clams, broiled on toast$0.35
little neck clam omelette$0.25
Little Neck clams, half shell$0.20
Little Neck Clams, Cocktail$0.25
Little Neck Clams, Stew$0.25
Cream of New Asparagus soup$0.10
English Beef Soup$0.10
Chicken Soup$0.10
Genuine Green Turtle Soup$0.15
Cup of Cold Consomme$0.10
Tomato Soup$0.10
Vegetable Soup$0.10
Special-Ice Cream with Crushed California Peaches$0.10
Dr. Brown's Celery Tonic, Bottle$0.10
Imported Bismarck Herring$0.15
imported bismarck herring with potatoes$0.20
combination lamp chop, broiled ham and fried egg$0.30
Aberdeen Kippered Herring$0.15
aberdeen kippered herring with potatoes$0.20
Asparagus on Toast, Cream Sauce$0.15
Asparagus on Toast, Drawn Butter$0.15
Oyster Sandwich$0.10
Peach Short Cake with Cream$0.10
Chocolate Pudding with Cream$0.05
Baked Apple and Cream$0.10
Bread Custard Pudding, Fruit and Hard Sauce$0.10
Corn Fritters, Cream Gravy$0.10
Corn Fritters, Maple Syrup$0.10
Apple Fritters, Fruit Sauce$0.10
Fruit Tapioca with Cream$0.05
Old-fashioned Rice Pudding$0.05
Old-fashioned Rice Pudding, Hard Sauce$0.10
Ice Cream with Crushed Peaches$0.10
Rice Custard with Cream$0.10
Sliced Bananas a la Mode$0.10
Sliced Pineapple a la Mode$0.10
California Peaches a la Mode$0.10
Custard Pie$0.05
rhubarb pie$0.05
Marshall's Tomato Herring$0.15
Marshall's Tomato Herring with Potatoes$0.20
Boiled Salt Mackerel$0.25
Broiled Salt Mackerel$0.25
Broiled Spanish Mackerel, Butter Sauce$0.25
Cold Salmon, Potato Salad$0.20
Broiled Halibut$0.25
Fried Halibut$0.25
Fried Fresh Mackerel$0.25
Broiled Fresh Mackerel$0.25
Broiled Green Bluefish$0.25
Fried Green Bluefish$0.25
Picked-up Codfish in Cream on Toast$0.15
Peas, When Served with Meat or Fish Order$0.05
Corn, When Served with Meat or Fish Order$0.05
Stewed Tomatoes, When Served with Meat or Fish Order$0.05
Beans, When Served with Meat or Fish Order$0.05
Cabbage, When Served with Meat or Fish Order$0.05
Turnips, When Served with Meat or Fish Order$0.05
Roast Loin of Jersey Pork with Apple Sauce$0.25
Roast Prime Rib of Beef, Relish$0.30
Roast Leg of Veal with Dressing$0.25
Roast Leg of Mutton, Currant Jelly$0.25
Ham or Corned Beef with Spinach$0.25
Ham and Boston Beans$0.15
Ham and Boston Baked Beans wiht Potatoes$0.20
Corned Beef and Boston Beans$0.15
Corned Beef and Boston Beans ith Potatoes$0.20
Half Broiled Spring Chicken on Toast$0.45
Fricassee of Veal with Rice$0.20
Fricassee of Lamb with Peas$0.20
Veal steak a la Holstein$0.40
Boiled Smoked Tongue and Spinach$0.30
Corned Beef and Cabbage$0.25
Pot of Boston Baked Beans and Pork with Brown Bread$0.15
Pot of Boston Baked Beans and Pork with Potatoes$0.20
Boiled Ham, Cabbage or Sauerkraut$0.25
Frankfurters, Cabbage or Sauerkraut$0.15
Frankfurters, Cabbage or Sauerkraut with Potatoes$0.20
Frankfurter and Spinach$0.20
Macaroni and Cheese$0.10 – $0.15
Cold Cut Prime Ribs with Relish$0.30
Chicken salad$0.25
Lettuce Salad$0.10
Asparagus Salad, French Dressing$0.15
Tomato, Surprise$0.15
Cold Ham with Potato Salad$0.20
Cold Corned Beef with Potato Salad$0.20
Cold Tongue with Potato Salad$0.25
Cold Breast of Capon, Celery Salad$0.40
Sardines, Per Plate$0.25
Club sandwich$0.20
Cold Ham sandwich$0.10
Fried Ham Sandwich$0.10
Fried egg sandwich$0.10
Frankfurter Sandwich$0.10
Chicken Sandwich, Hot or Cold$0.15
Sardine Sandwich$0.10
American Cheese Sandwich$0.10
Tongue Sandwich$0.10
Hot Roast Beef Sandwich with Potatoes$0.15
Salmon Sandwich$0.10
Succotash$0.10
Stewed Corn$0.10
Stewed tomatoes$0.10
New Potatoes with Cream$0.10
New Pickled Beets$0.10
Sliced Tomatoes$0.10
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.10
Cucumbers and Tomatoes, Mixed$0.10
Celery$0.10
Lettuce Salad$0.10
Lima beans$0.10
Our Special Mixed Salad$0.10
Mashed Turnips$0.05
Spaghetti$0.10
Side Order New Spinach$0.10
New Cabbage$0.05
Boiled onions in cream$0.10
GREEN PEAS$0.10
Side Dish Boston Beans$0.10
Sliced onions$0.05
Young Onions$0.05
Pie a la Mode$0.10
lemon meringue pie$0.05
Green Apple Pie$0.05
Ice cream$0.10
Peach Pie$0.05
California Peaches$0.10
Pound cake$0.05
Raisin cake$0.05
Orange, Whole of Sliced$0.10
Sliced pineapple$0.10
Stewed rhubarb$0.10

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French Fried Sweet Potatoes$0.10
new asparagus and cream$0.15
OUR SPECIAL FRUIT SALAD$0.10
New garden spinach$0.10
New garden spinach with egg$0.15
SIDE DISH OF BAKED MACARONI WITH CHEESE$0.10
Old-fashioned Rice Pudding$0.05
BAKED SWEET POTATOES$0.10
New Potatoes in Cream$0.10
Celery$0.10
Green Onions$0.05
Wine Jelly, Whipped Cream$0.05
Small Hamburger Steak with Spaghetti$0.15
Potted Beef with Spaghetti$0.20
Yankee Pot Roast and Baked Macaroni$0.20
French Veal Loaf and Creamed Spaghetti$0.15
Soft Shell Crabs on Toast, Tartar Sauce, Potatoes$0.20 – $0.30
Hot Individual Bread Pudding$0.05
Old-fashioned Short Cake (Crushed California Peaches)$0.10
New England Boiled Dinner$0.30
Long Island Flounder Fried in Butter, Pickled New Beets$0.25
Half Fried Spring Chicken, Cream Gravy and Corn Fritters$0.45
Minced Chicken with Green Peppers on Toast and Peas$0.20
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Side Dish of Stewed Corn$0.30
Scrambled Eggs and Fried Corn Meal Mush$0.20
Chicken Fricassee, Steamed Rice, Corn Fritter$0.35
Chicken Fricassee, All White Meat, Steamed Rice, Corn Fritter$0.40
Prime Navel Corned Beef and Cabbage$0.25
Baked Country Sausage, Mashed Potatoes$0.20
Boston Beans, Individual Pot, Boston Brown Bread$0.15
Boston Beans, Individual Pot, with Potatoes, Boston Brown Bread$0.20
Windsor Steak, Spanish Sauce$0.15
Fricassee of Veal and Steamed Rice$0.20
Chicken patties$0.20 – $0.33
Baked Stuffed Green Peppers with Macaroni au Gratin$0.15
Creamed Spinach with Boiled Egg$0.15
Boiled New Potatoes with New Green Peas in Cream$0.10
Half Roast Spring Chicken, Lettuce Salad, Green Apple Sauce$0.40
Roast Leg of Veal with Dressing and Mashed Turnips$0.25
Hot Chicken Sandwich with Giblet Gravy$0.15
Roast Sirloin of Beef and Lima Beans$0.25
DEEP DISH STRAWBERRY PIE$0.10
Old-fashioned Southern waffles with pure strained honey$0.10
Baked Apple with Cream$0.10
Little Neck Clams on Half Shell$0.20
Veal Sweetbread Saute en Casserole$0.35
Roast spring lamb, mint sauce and green peas$0.30
Vegetable Dinner - New Garden Spinach, Baked Sweet Potatoes, Macaroni and Mashed Turnips$0.20
Vegetable Dinner - New Garden Spinach, Baked Sweet Potatoes, Macaroni and Mashed Turnips with Bacon$0.25
New Asparagus, Cream Sauce$0.15
New Asparagus, Drawn Butter$0.15
Broiled Fresh Shad Roe$0.35
Fried Fresh Shad Roe$0.35
Broiled Fresh Shad Roe with Bacon$0.40
Fried Fresh Shad Roe With Bacon$0.40
Shad Roe with Scrambled Eggs$0.30
COMBINATION LAMB CHOP, BROILED HAM AND SOFT SHELL CRAB$0.30
Broiled Green Bluefish, Parsley Butter, Vegetable Salad$0.25
Braised Short Ribs of Beef, Baked Browned Potatoes$0.20
Roast Butcher's Tenderloin, Pan Gravy and Green Peas$0.25
New England Beef Stew and New Vegetables$0.20
Fricassee of Chicken Wings, Steamed Rice and Corn Fritter$0.20
Sweetbread Omelette and Mushrooms$0.25
Sweetbread Omelette and Mushrooms with Bacon$0.30
Veal Chops Saute with String Beans$0.30
Kippered Herring$0.15
Kippered Herring with Potato Salad$0.20
Tomato herring$0.15
Tomato Herring with Potato Salad$0.20
Bismarck Herring$0.15
Bismarck Herring with Potato Salad$0.20
Frankfurters and Sauerkraut$0.15
Frankfurters and Cabbage$0.15
Frankfurters and Sauerkraut with Potatoes$0.20
Frankfurters and Cabbage with Potatoes$0.20
Fried Ham and Egg Sandwich$0.15
Hot Roast Beef Sandwich, Mashed Potatoes$0.15
Hot Roast Beef Sandwich, Fried Potatoes$0.15
Fricassee of Lamb with Green Peas$0.20
Lamb's Fries Breaded, Tomato Sauce and Peas$0.25
Calf's Brains with Scrambled Eggs$0.25
Hungarian Goulash with Noodles$0.20
Roast Pork with Apple Sauce$0.25
Fried Calf's Brains, Tomato Sauce and Peas$0.25
Chicken Croquettes, Cream Gravy and Peas$0.15
Veal Cutlet Breaded, Cream Gravy$0.20
Veal cutlet breaded, tomato sauce$0.20
Veal Cutlet, Plain$0.30
Veal Cutlet, breaded$0.30
Braised Beef and Corn Fritter$0.20
French Toast with Maple Syrup$0.10
French Toast with Strained Honey$0.10
Fried Tomato$0.10
Fried Tomato with Bacon$0.15
Stuffed green peppers$0.10
Stuffed Green Peppers with Bacon and Potatoes$0.15
Half Cantaloupe$0.10
NEW YORK FANCY STRAWBERRY SHORT CAKE WITH CREAM$0.10
OLD=FASHIONED STRAWBERRY SHORT CAKE WITH CREAM$0.15
Crushed Strawberries and Ice Cream$0.10
Strawberries and Cream$0.15
Green Apple Fritters, Fruit Sauce$0.10
Iced tea$0.05
Iced coffee$0.05
Buttermilk$0.05
Coffee
Au Gratin Potatoes

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Frizzled beef with scrambled eggs$0.25
Frizzled Beef in Cream on Toast$0.20
Old-fashioned Southern Waffles$0.10
Fried Mush with Maple Syrup$0.10
Fried Mush with Ham Gravy$0.10
Old-fashioned Southern Waffles with Pure Strained Honey and Side Order of Ham$0.20
Hashed browned potatoes$0.10
Boston Baked Pork and Beans, Individual Jar, with Brown Bread$0.15
Old-fashioned Southern Waffles with Pure Strained Honey and Side Order of Bacon$0.20
Old-fashioned Southern Waffles with Pure Strained Honey and Side Order of Fried Sausage$0.20
Little Neck Clam Omelette and Potatoes$0.25
Pettijohn and Milk$0.10
Two Shirred Eggs and Potatoes$0.20
Wheat Cakes with Pure Maple Syrup$0.10
Spanish omelette$0.20
Spanish Omelette with Potatoes$0.25
Sliced California Peaches and Cream$0.10
Baked Apple and Cream$0.10
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.10
Coffee Served in Pots with a Pitcher of Cream Between 6:30 and 11 a. m.$0.05
French bread
Rye Bread
Graham bread
Milk Bread
Rolls
Special Order of Bananas and Cream Served with Meat, Fish or Eggs [Breakfast only]$0.05
Special Order of Sliced Orange Served with Meat, Fish or Eggs [Breakfast only]$0.05
Special Order of Pineapple Served with Meat, Fish or Eggs [Breakfast only]$0.05
Strawberries and Cream$0.15
Orange, whole$0.10
Orange, sliced$0.10
Apple Sauce$0.05
Stewed prunes$0.05
Grape fruit$0.10
Small Portion of Cereals Served with Meat, Fish or Egg Orders$0.05
Combination Fried Ham, Fried Mush and Fried Egg$0.20
Lamb Chop, Broiled Ham and Fried Egg$0.30
Combination Pork Chop, Fried Mush and Fried Egg$0.20
English Breakfast Bacon and Egg, Fried Mush$0.20
Oatmeal and Milk, Breakfast Only$0.10
Lemonade$0.05
Glass of Pure Cream$0.15
Glass of Half Milk and Half Cream$0.10
Glass milk$0.10
Cup of cocoa$0.50
Pot of Tea$0.05
Pot of Coffee, for one$0.10
Pure Java Coffee with Cream$0.05
French Toast with Syrup$0.10
Wheat Cakes with Maple Syrup and Side Order of Fried Ham, Bacon or Sausage$0.15
Fried Mush with Maple Syrup and Side Order of Fried Ham, Bacon or Sausage$0.15
Milk toast$0.10
Dry Toast$0.05
Buttered toast$0.05
Cheese Omelette with potatoes$0.25
Mushroom Omelette with potatoes$0.25
Chicken Liver Omelette with potatoes$0.25
Chicken Omelette with potatoes$0.25
Two Poached Eggs on Toast and Potatoes$0.25
Two Poached Eggs and Potatoes$0.20
Parsley Omelette$0.20
Onion Omelette$0.20
Tomato Omelette$0.20
Jelly omelette$0.20
Ham omelette$0.20
Plain Omelette$0.15
Two Scrambled Eggs$0.15
Two Fried Eggs$0.15
Two boiled eggs$0.15
Side Order of Ham, Bacon Sausage or Single Pork or Lamb Chop$0.10
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.10
Fried Country Sausages$0.20
Corned Beef Hashm Poached Egg, Breakfast Only$0.25
Corned Beef Hash, Fried Egg, Breakfast Only$0.20
Side Order of Bacon with Meat Order$0.10
Bacon and Eggs, Both Fried$0.25
Ham and Eggs, Both Fried$0.25
Fried Liver and Onions$0.20
Fried Liver and Bacon$0.25
Lamb Chops$0.25 – $0.35
Special Veal Cutlet, Plain or Breaded$0.30
Veal cutlet breaded, tomato sauce$0.20
Veal Cutlet Breaded with Cream Gravy$0.20
Veal Cutlet, breaded$0.20
Breakfast Bacon, fried$0.25
Breakfast bacon, broiled$0.30
Fried Ham$0.25
Broiled Ham$0.30
Hamburger Steak$0.25
Pork Tenderloin, Fried or Broiled$0.35
Pork chops, broiled$0.25
Pork chops, fried$0.25
Double Tenderloin Steak$0.80
Tenderloin Steak$0.40
Double sirloin steak$0.90
Sirloin Steak$0.45
Small Steak, Mushroom Sauce$0.25
Small steak with onions$0.25
Small Steak$0.25
Tartar Sauce
Codfish in Cream on Toast$0.15
Broiled or Fried Bluefish$0.25
Broiled or Fried Halibut$0.25
Broiled or Fried Fresh Mackerel$0.25
Codfish Cakes$0.15
Salt mackerel, boiled or broiled$0.25
Fish, Broiled or Fried$0.25
Grape Nuts, Individual Package, with Milk$0.10
Shredded Wheat or Force and Milk$0.10
Grahan Crackers and Milk$0.10
Boiled Rice, Hot or Cold and Milk$0.10
Poast Toasties, Individual Package, with Milk$0.10
Milk Crackers or Bread and Milk$0.10
Any of the above with pure cream$0.15

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