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Gibson's

Date
1914-08-31
Restaurant
Gibson's
Physical description
25x18.5cm folded; 25x37cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Coffee$0.05 – $0.15
Sponge Cake$0.05
New Corn on the Cob$0.15
GREEN PEAS$0.10
boiled new potatoes$0.10
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.10
String Beans$0.10
Butter Beets$0.10
Sliced Fresh Tomatoes, Mayonnaise$0.15
Mashed potatoes$0.10
Milk toast$0.15
String Beans$0.10
Creamed Spinach with Boiled Egg$0.20
Cold sliced turkey$0.60
Omelette with currant jelly$0.40
Spanish Bean Soup$0.20
Cream of celery$0.20
Cold Consomme$0.10 – $0.20
Consomme with rice$0.20
Apollinaris Lemonade$0.25
Assorted Cold Cuts$0.50
Small Sirloin Steak a la Gibson$0.50
Broiled Bluefish, Parsley Butter, German Fried Potatoes$0.35
Home-made corned beef and cabbage$0.35
Smoked Beef Tongue, Sauce Polonaise, Creamed Spinach$0.50
Leg of Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce, New String Beans$0.45
Iced Watermelon$0.10
Omelette, Plain, Two Eggs$0.30
Salisbury Steaks, Mushroom Sauce, French Fried Potatoes$0.40
Lemonade$0.10
Iced Chocolate$0.15
Iced tea$0.10
Buttlermilk$0.05
Hashed browned potatoes$0.10
Club sandwich$0.35
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.15
Toasted Corn Muffins$0.15
Vanilla ice cream$0.15
Broiled Kennebec Salmon, Hollandiase$0.35
Tomato en Surprise (Salmon Salad with Boiled Egg)$0.40
Fresh Halibut Salad a la Waldorf$0.35
Picked-Up Weakfish au Gratin, Poached Egg$0.30
Baked Macaroni in Cream au Gratin, Beechnut Bacon$0.35
Split English Mutton Chop, Stewed New Corn, Stuffed Baked Potato$0.50
Braised Lamb Shank, Italian Spaghetti$0.35
Combination-Vegetables and Poached Egg$0.45
Chicken Cutlets, Creamed New Peas$0.40
Omelette with Beechnut Ham, German Fried Potatoes$0.40
Baked Beans, Creole, Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.25
Hot Roast Ribs of Beef$0.45 – $0.60
Assorted Cold Cuts, Potato Salad$0.45
Cold Prime ribs of beef$0.45
Cold Prime Ribs of Beef, Extra Cut$0.60
Cold Shoulder of Lamb$0.40
Cold Shoulder of Lamb, Extra Cut$0.50
Cold Boiled Beechnut Ham$0.45
Cold Boiled Tongue$0.50
Cold Corned Beef$0.35
cold Sardines$0.35
Potato Salad Served with All Cold Cuts
Lettuce and Tomato, Sliced Eggs$0.40
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.35
Lettuce with Boiled Egg$0.40
Chicken salad$0.50
Bread and Butter served with all Salads
Ice Cream with all Pies$0.05
Apple dumpling, hard and wine sauce$0.10
Cabinet Pudding, Hard and Wine Sauce$0.10
Mocha Puff Filled with Ice Cream$0.10
Huckleberry Tart a la Mode$0.10
Chocolate eclair$0.10
Jelly Layer Cake$0.10
cocoanut pie$0.10
Doughnuts$0.05
Huckleberry Pie$0.10
Peach Pie$0.10
Peach Short Cake$0.20
Apple Pie$0.10
Macaroons$0.10
Hor or Cold Rice Pudding$0.10
Molasses Cake$0.05
Cup Custard$0.10
Macaroons and Lady Fingers, Mixed$0.10
Lady fingers$0.10
Cold Rice Pudding a la Gibson$0.15
Peach Ice Cream$0.15
Lady Fingers with Ice Cream$0.15
Mixed ice cream$0.15
Peach Melba$0.25
Apollinaris, pint$0.20
Londonderry Lithia, pint$0.20
Granite Spring Water$0.10
Fer-Mil-Lac$0.10
Horlick's Malted Milk$0.10
Delatour's Ginger Ale$0.15
C. & C. Imported Ginger Ale$0.25
Sparkling Russet Cider, Splits$0.15
Iced coffee$0.10
Peaches and cream$0.20
Huckleberries and Cream$0.20
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.10
Stewed Apricots$0.10
Stewed prunes$0.10
Sliced Oranges$0.10
Preserved figs$0.15
Cantaloupe$0.15 – $0.25
Cantaloupe with Ice Cream$0.20 – $0.35
All Kinds of Berries with Ice Cream, extra$0.05
Large Pitcher of Cream$0.20
Chocolate, per cup$0.10
English Breakfast Tea, per pot$0.15
Oolong Tea$0.05 – $0.15
MILK, PER GLASS$0.05
Postum$0.05
Half Milk and Cream, per Glass$0.10
Cream, per glass$0.15
Large Pitcher of Milk$0.10
Large Pitcher of Cream and Milk$0.15
Corn Flakes, Force, Grape Nuts or Shredded Wheat with Small Pitcher of Cream$0.15
Corn Flakes, Force, Grape Nuts or Shredded Wheat with Large Pitcher of Milk$0.15
Corn Flakes, Force, Grape Nuts or Shredded Wheat with Large Pitcher of Half and Half$0.20
Corn Flakes, Force, Grape Nuts or Shredded Wheat with Large Pitcher of Cream$0.25
Queen Rolls, Toasted$0.15
Dry or buttered toast$0.15
Boston Brown Bread, Toasted$0.15
Creamed Spinach$0.10
Stewed Corn$0.10
French peas$0.15
Lima beans$0.10
Stewed tomatoes$0.10
Succotash$0.10
Boiled Bermuda onions in cream$0.10
Pickled beets$0.10
Early June Peas$0.10
Carrots and peas$0.10
Chicken Sandwich$0.30
Tongue Sandwich$0.25
Corned beef sandwich$0.15
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.35
Sardine Sandwich$0.15
Cheese Sandwich$0.15
Beechnut ham sandwich$0.20
Baked Potato$0.10
French fried potatoes$0.10
German fried potatoes$0.10
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.15
Sautees Potatoes$0.10
Boiled potatoes$0.10
Saratoga Chips$0.10
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.10
Julienne potatoes$0.10
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.25
Potatoes Stewed in Cream$0.20
Omelette with Parmesan Cheese$0.40
Omelette with Ham$0.40
Omelette with mushrooms$0.50
Omelette with tomatoes$0.35
Omelette with Peas$0.35
Omelette with cheese$0.35
Omelette with parsley$0.30
Spanish omelette$0.50
Shirred Eggs, two$0.30
Scrambled eggs, two$0.30
Poached Eggs, Two, on Toast or Plain$0.35
Fried Eggs, Two, with Beechnut Ham$0.45
Fried Eggs, Two, with Beechnut Bacon$0.45
Eggs, Boiled, two$0.25
Eggs, boiled, three$0.30
Bone Sirloin Steak, Served to One Only$0.60
Bone Sirloin Steak, Served to One Only with Onions$0.70
Bone Sirloin Steak, Served to One Only with Mushrooms$0.80
Bone Sirloin Steak, Served to Two$1.10
Bone Sirloin Steak, Served to Two with Onions$1.20
Bone Sirloin Steak, Served to Two with Mushrooms$1.35
Bone Sirloin Steak, Served to Two Planked a la Gibson$1.60
Double Bone Sirloin Steak$1.60
Double Bone Sirloin Steak Garnished$1.80
Double Bone Sirloin Steak Planked a la Gibson$2.10
Beechnut Ham, Fried or Broiled$0.45
Beechnut Bacon, Fried or Broiled$0.45
Lamb Chops, Broiled, Two$0.40
Lamb Chops, Broiled, Three$0.55
Lamb Chops, Gibson, Three$0.60

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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