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Rigg's

Date
1914-09-01
Restaurant
Rigg's
Physical description
28x17.5cm folded; 28x35cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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36 and 38 West 20th Street New York
Serve each customer equally well, whether the order is large or small
Place the dishes down QUIETLY. Don't SLAM them Down
Be quick and quiet, and have NO conversation with customers, except what is absolutely necessary
have no conversation among yourselves while on duty
place a check on the table immediately in front of each customer, the moment you serve the order, and if the customer puts it in his pocket, ask him to please leave it in sight
be always polite, and patient with impatient customers
in the kitchen you will find additional instructions, which you will do well to carefully read, especially the part relating to "UNDERCHECKING", annoying customers by "OVERATTENTION", &c., &c.
not responsible for any personal property unless checked at the desk
an eating place of peculiar excellence
Coffee Served in Pots with Pitcher of Pure Cream up to 11 a. m.$0.05

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Genuine Green Turtle Soup$0.15
Little neck clams omelette$0.25
Dr. Brown's Celery Tonic$0.10
Mashed Turnips$0.05
Little Neck clams, half shell$0.20
Little Neck Clams, Cocktail$0.25
Little neck clam stew$0.25
Little Neck Clams, Fry$0.25
little neck clams, extra fry$0.40
little neck clams, broiled on toast$0.35
Cream of Cauliflower Soup$0.10
English Beef Soup$0.10
Chicken Soup$0.10
Tomato Soup$0.10
Vegetable Soup$0.10
Aberdeen Kippered Herring$0.15
Aberdeen Kippered Herring with Potato Salad$0.20
Marshall's Tomato Herring$0.15
Marshall's Tomato Herring with Potatoes$0.20
Boiled Salt Mackerel$0.25
Broiled Salt Mackerel$0.25
Cold Salmon, Potato Salad$0.20
Broiled Halibut$0.20
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, meat or fish side order$0.05
Corn, meat or fish side order$0.05
Stewed Tomatoes, meat or fish side order$0.05
Beans, meat or fish side order$0.05
Cabbage, meat or fish side order$0.05
Turnips, meat or fish side 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 with Spinach$0.25
Corned Beef with Spinach$0.25
Ham and Boston Beans$0.15
Ham and Boston Beans, with Potatoes$0.20
Corned Beef and Boston Beans$0.15
Corned Beef and Boston Beans, with 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
Combination lamb chop, broiled ham and fried egg$0.30
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$0.15
Boiled Ham, Sauerkraut$0.25
Frankfurters, Cabbage$0.15
Frankfurters, Cabbage, with Potatoes$0.20
Frankfurters, Sauerkraut$0.15
Frankfurters, Sauerkraut, with Potatoes$0.20
Frankfurter and Spinach$0.20
Macaroni and Cheese, Side Dish$0.10
Macaroni and Cheese, Full Order$0.15
Cold Ham and 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
Cold Cut Prime Ribs with Relish$0.30
Chicken salad$0.25
Lettuce Salad$0.10
Asparagus Salad, French Dressing$0.15
Tomato, Surprise$0.25
Club sandwich$0.20
Cold Ham sandwich$0.10
Fried Ham Sandwich$0.10
Fried egg sandwich$0.10
Frankfurter Sandwich$0.10
Oyster 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
Asparagus on Toast, Cream Sauce or Drawn Butter$0.15
Spaghetti$0.10
Side Order New Spinach$0.10
New Cabbage$0.05
Boiled onions in cream$0.10
Corn Fritters, Cream Gravy, or Maple Syrup$0.10
GREEN PEAS$0.10
Side Dish Boston Beans$0.10
Sliced onions$0.05
Young Onions$0.05
Succotash$0.10
New Potatoes with Cream$0.10
Stewed Corn$0.10
Stewed tomatoes$0.10
New Pickled Beets$0.10
Sliced Tomatoes$0.10
Sliced Ccucmbers$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
Ice Cream with Crushed Peaches$0.10
Bread Custard Pudding, Fruit and Hard Sauce$0.10
Old-fashioned Rice Pudding$0.05
Special - Ice Cream with Crushed California Peaches$0.10
California Peaches$0.10
rhubarb pie$0.05
Peach Pie$0.05
Ice cream$0.10
Old-fashioned Rice Pudding Hard Sauce$0.10
Pie a la Mode$0.10
Green Apple Pie$0.05
Custard Pie$0.05
lemon meringue pie$0.05
Cup Rice Custard with Cream$0.10
Stewed rhubarb$0.10
Sliced pineapple$0.10
Pound cake$0.50
Raisin cake$0.50
Orange, Whole or Sliced$0.10
Old-fashioned Peach Short Cake with Cream$0.15
Cup Chocolate Pudding with Cream$0.05
Cup Fruit Tapioca with Cream$0.05
California Peaches a la Mode$0.10
Sliced Pineapple a la Mode$0.10
Sliced Bananas a la Mode$0.10

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Broiled Green Bluefish, Bacon and Pickled Beets$0.30
Soft Shell Crabs on Toast, Tartar Sauce, Potatoes$0.20 – $0.30
Half Fried Spring Chicken, Cream Gravy and Corn Fritters$0.45
Hamburger Roast, Italian Spaghetti$0.15
Green Corn Fritters, Hot Maple Syrup and Bacon$0.20
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Pickled New Beets$0.30
Potted Beef and Spaghetti$0.20
Braised Beef and Corn Fritter$0.20
Baked Stuffed Green Peppers with Macaroni au Gratin$0.15
PEACH JELLY, WHIPPED CREAM$0.05
Hot Individual Bread Pudding$0.05
Baked Chicken Pie, Individual Dish$0.25
ICED TRS$0.05
Iced coffee$0.05
Buttermilk$0.05
Yankee Pot Roast with Baked Macaroni$0.20
Home-made Chicken Giblet Stew, Steamed Rice and Corn Fritter$0.20
Baked Country Sausage, Mashed Potatoes$0.20
Boiled Southern Ham Knuckles and Cabbage$0.20
Spring Lamb Croquettes, Creamed Cauliflower$0.20
Breslauer Steak and Fried Onions$0.15
Little Neck Clams on Half Shell$0.20
Half Broiled Spring Chicken on Toast$0.45
Minced Chicken with Green Peppers on Toast and Peas$0.20
Veal Sweetbread Saute en Casserole$0.35
New England Boiled Dinner$0.30
Roast spring lamb, mint sauce and green peas$0.30
Roast Leg of Veal with Dressing, Mashed Turnips$0.25
Fried Ham and Egg Sandwich$0.15
Half Roast Spring Chicken, Lettuce Salad, Green Apple Sauce$0.40
Stewed New Tomatoes$0.10
New garden spinach$0.10
New garden spinach with egg$0.15
French Fried Sweet Potatoes$0.10
BAKED SWEET POTATOES$0.10
Stuffed tomatoes$0.10
Green Onions$0.50
SIDE DISH OF BAKED MACARONI WITH CHEESE$0.10
Asparagus, Cream Sauce$0.15
New Potatoes in Cream$0.10
Creamed Spinach with Boiled Egg$0.15
Spring Lamb Chops, Saratoga Chips and Green Peas$0.30
Frankfurters and Sauerkraut or Cabbage$0.15
Frankfurters and Sauerkraut or Cabbage with Potatoes$0.20
Fried Tomato$0.10
Fried T
Fried Tomato with Bacon$0.15
Iced Watermelon$0.10
New Corn on the Cob$0.10
OUR SPECIAL FRUIT SALAD$0.10
Old-fashioned Rice Pudding$0.05
Asparagus, Butter Sauce$0.15
Straight Bone Sirloin Steak, French Fried Potatoes$0.35
Straight Bone Sirloin Steak, au Gratin Potatoes$0.35
Straight Bone Sirloin Steak, German Fried Potatoes$0.35
COMBINATION LAMB CHOP, BROILED HAM AND SOFT SHELL CRAB$0.30
VEGETABLE DINNER - Baked Stuffed Tomato, Macaroni au Gratin, Corn on the Cob, Creamed Potatoes and Peas$0.20
VEGETABLE DINNER - Baked Stuffed Tomato, Macaroni au Gratin, Corn on the Cob, Creamed Potatoes and Peas with Bacon$0.25
Broiled Green Bluefish, Parsley Butter, Pickled Beets$0.25
Fried Green Bluefish, Parsley Butter, Pickled Beets$0.25
Broiled Fresh Salmon Steak, Tartar Sauce$0.25
Fried Fresh Salmon Steak, Tartar Sauce$0.25
Boston Beans, Individual Pot, Boston Brown Bread$0.15
Boston Beans, Individual Pot, Boston Brown Bread with Potatoes$0.20
Hot Chicken Sandwich with Giblet Gravy$0.15
Roast Sirloin of Beef and Lima Beans$0.25
Hot Roast Beef Sandwich, Mashed Potatoes$0.15
Hot Roast Beef Sandwich, Fried Potatoes$0.15
Fricassee of Lamb with Green Peas$0.20
Fricassee of Veal and Steamed Rice$0.20
Chicken Fricassee, Steamed Rice, Corn Fritter$0.35
Chicken Fricassee, All White Meat, Steamed Rice, Corn Fritter$0.40
Lamb's Fries Breaded, Tomato Sauce and Peas$0.25
Hungarian Goulash with Noodles$0.20
Roast Pork with Apple Sauce$0.25
Chicken Croquettes, Cream Gravy and Peas$0.15
Veal Cutlet Breaded, Cream Gravy$0.20
Veal cutlet breaded, tomato sauce$0.20
Special - Veal Cutlet, Plain (To Order)$0.30
Special - Veal Cutlet, Breaded (To Order)$0.30
Small Hamburger Steak with Spaghetti$0.15
French Toast with Maple Syrup$0.10
French Toast with Strained Honey$0.10
Stuffed green peppers$0.10
Stuffed Green Peppers with Bacon and Potatoes$0.10
Boiled New Potatoes with New Green Peas in Cream$0.10
INDIVIDUAL DEEP DISH PEACH PIE, FRESH PEACHES$0.10
Iced Watermelon$0.10
SPECIAL - ICE CREAM WITH CRUSHED FRESH PEACHES$0.10
OLD=FASHIONED PEACH SHORT CAKE (FRESH SLICED PEACHES)$0.15
Half Cantaloupe$0.10
Half Cantaloupe a la Mode$0.15
Wine Jelly, Whipped Cream$0.05
Deep Dish Huckleberry Pie$0.10
Green Apple Fritters, Fruit Sauce$0.10
OLD=FASHIONED SOUTHERN WAFFLES WITH PURE STRAINED HONEY$0.10
AU GRATIN POTATOES FROM 5 TO 8 P. M. FREE WITH ALL MEAT ORDERS$0.00

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Coffee Served in Pots with a Pitcher of Cream$0.05
Half Cantaloupe$0.10
Orange, Whole or Sliced$0.10
Apple Sauce$0.05
Stewed prunes$0.05
Sliced California Peaches and Cream$0.10
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.10
Baked Apple and Cream$0.10
Grape fruit$0.10
Special Order of Bananas and Cream Served with Meat, Fish or Eggs [Breakfast only]$0.05
Oatmeal and Milk, Breakfast Only$0.10
Pettijohn and Milk, Breakfast Only$0.10
Milk Crackers or Bread and Milk$0.10
Post Toasties, Individual Package, with Milk$0.10
Boiled Rice, Hot or Cold and Milk$0.10
Graham Crackers and Milk$0.10
Shredded Wheat and Milk$0.10
Grapenuts, Individual Package, with Milk$0.10
Small steak with onions$0.25
Glass of milk$0.05
Fried Liver and Onions$0.20
Fish, Broiled$0.25
Two boiled eggs$0.15
two
Two Boiled Eggs with Potatoes$0.20
Two Fried Eggs$0.15
Two Fried Eggs with Potatoes$0.20
Two Scrambled Eggs$0.15
Two Scrambled Eggs with Potatoes$0.20
Plain Omelette$0.15
Ham omelette$0.20
Jelly omelette$0.20
Spanish omelette$0.20
Tomato Omelette$0.20
Onion Omelette$0.20
Parsley Omelette$0.20
Parsley Omelette with Potatoes$0.25
Ham and Eggs, Both Fried$0.25
French Bread, Rye Bread, Graham Bread, Milk Bread, Rolls, etc.
Onion Omelette with Potatoes$0.25
Plain Omelette with Potatoes$0.20
Salt mackerel, boiled or broiled$0.25
Ham Omelette with Potatoes$0.25
Codfish Cakes, Fridays Only$0.15
Jelly Omelette with Potatoes$0.25
Broiled Fresh Mackerel$0.25
Spanish Omelette with Potatoes$0.25
Broiled Halibut$0.25
Tomato Omelette with Potatoes$0.25
Broiled bluefish$0.25
Small Steak$0.25
Two Shirred Eggs and Potatoes$0.20
Small Steak, Mushroom Sauce$0.25
Two Poached Eggs and Potatoes$0.20
Sirloin Steak$0.45
Two Poached Eggs on Toast and Potatoes$0.25
Double sirloin steak$0.90
Tenderloin Steak$0.40
Chicken Omelette and Potatoes$0.25
Double Tenderloin Steak$0.80
Chicken Liver Omelette and Potatoes$0.25
Pork chops, fried$0.25
Cheese Omelette and Potatoes$0.25
Pork chops, broiled$0.25
Mushroom Omelette and Potatoes$0.25
Pork Tenderloin, Fried$0.35
Little Neck Clam Omelette and Potatoes$0.25
Hamburger Steak$0.25
Fried Ham$0.25
Bacon and Eggs, Both Fried$0.25
Broiled$0.30
Breakfast Bacon, fried$0.25
Broiled$0.30
Veal Cutlet, breaded$0.20
Combination Fried Ham, Fried Mush, and Fried Egg$0.20
Old-fashioned Southern Waffles$0.10
Pot of Tea$0.05
Wheat Cakes with Pure Maple Syrup$0.10
Wheat Cakes with maple Syrup and Side Order of Fried Ham, Bacon, or Sausage$0.15
Fried Mush with maple Syrup or Ham Gravy$0.10
Fried Mush with Maple Syrup and Side Order of Fried Ham$0.15
Milk toast$0.10
Dry Toast$0.05
Buttered toast$0.05
Boston Baked Pork and Beans, Individual Jar, with Brown Bread$0.15
French Toast with Syrup$0.10
Pure Java Coffee with Cream$0.05
Pot of Coffee, for one$0.10
Cup of cocoa$0.05
Glass, Half Milk and Half Cream$0.10
Glass of Pure Cream$0.15
Lemonade$0.15
Fried Fresh Mackerel$0.25
Frizzled beef with scrambled eggs$0.25
Frizzled Beef in Cream on Toast$0.20
Veal Cutlet Breaded with Cream Gravy$0.20
Veal cutlet breaded, tomato sauce$0.20
Codfish in Cream on Toast$0.15
Fried Country Sausages$0.20
Fried Mush with Maple Syrup and Side Order of Bacon$0.15
Fried Mush with Maple Syrup and Side Order of Sausage$0.15
Pork Tenderloin, Broiled$0.35
Special Veal Cutlet, Plain$0.30
Special Veal Cutlet, Breaded$0.30
Force and Milk$0.10
Lamb Chops$0.25 – $0.35
Fried Halibut$0.25
Fried Bluefish$0.25
Fried Liver and Bacon$0.25
Side Order of Bacon with Meat Order$0.10
Hashed browned potatoes$0.10
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.10
English Breakfast Bacon and Egg, Fried Mush$0.20
Lamb Chop, Broiled Ham and Fried Egg$0.30
Combination Pork Chop, Fried Mush, and Fried Egg$0.20
Old-Fashioned Southern Waffles with Pure Strained Honey and Side Order of Ham, Bacon or Fried Sausage$0.20
Not Responsible for Overcoats, Hats, Umbrellas, Etc.
Side Order of Ham, Bacon or Fried Sausage$0.20
Between 6:30 and 11 a.m. for 5c.
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
Any of the Above [Cereals] with Pure Cream$0.15
Small Portion of Above Cereals Served wtih Meat, Fish or Egg Orders$0.05
No Extra Charge for Tartar Sauce with Fish$0.00
A Variety of Rolls, Buns, Bread and Butter with all Meat or Egg Orders$0.00
No Extra Charge for Brown Gravy on Steaks, Chops, Cutlets, etc.$0.00
No Extra Charge for Cream Gravy on Steaks, Chops, Cutlets, etc.$0.00
No Extra Charge for Tomato Sauce on Steaks, Chops, Cutlets, etc.$0.00
No Extra Charge for Fried Onions on Steaks, Chops, Cutlets, etc.$0.00
No Extra Charge for Spanish Sauce on Steaks, Chops, Cutlets, etc.$0.00
No Extra Charge for Mushroom Sauce on Steaks, Chops, Cutlets, etc.$0.00
Side Order of Ham, Bacon, Sausage 10 cents, When Served with Meat or Fish Order$0.10
Side Order of Single Pork Chop 10 cents, When Served with Meat or Fish Order$0.10
Side Order of Single Lamb Chop 10 cents, When Served with Meat or Fish Order$0.10

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