The Menu Museum
DecadesRestaurantsDishesRandom menu

Joe's Restaurant

Date
1912-12-25
Restaurant
Joe's Restaurant
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Oyster cocktail on half shell$0.25
Bluepoint Oysters on Half Shell$0.20
Oyster Stew$0.25
Boston Stew$0.30
Pan roast$0.35
Shell Roast$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$0.25
Oysters fried$0.25
Oysters au gratin$0.50
oysters broiled$0.30
Clam cocktail on half shell$0.25
Little Neck Clams on Half Shell$0.20
Little Neck Stew$0.25
Steamed clams$0.35
Clams Shell Roast$0.35
Clams Pan Roast$0.35
Clams fried$0.25
crab meat cocktail$0.25
Vegetable Soup$0.10
MULLIGATAWNY SOUP$0.15
Chicken Soup$0.10
Thick Green Turtle Soup$0.25
Beef Tea per cup$0.10
Whole boiled lobster, large$1.00
Whole Boiled Salt Mackerel$0.25
Imported sardines per box$0.25
Broiled Fresh Mackerel$0.25
Broiled Bluefish with butter sauce$0.35
Steamed Finnan Haddie$0.25
Whole broiled live lobster$1.00
Fried codfish$0.20
Fried Weakfish$0.20
Fried smelts$0.25
Broiled sea bass$0.25
Lobster salad$0.50
Chicken salad$0.40
Scallops au gratin$0.50
Crab Meat salad$0.30
Broiled Scallops on Toast$0.40
Fried Scallops and Bacon$0.35
Combination Fry Oysters and Scallops$0.35
Broiled Squab on Toast$0.50
Roast Vermont Turkey with cranberry sauce$0.50
Roast Long Island Duck and Currant Jelly$0.50
Roast Goose with Cranberry Sauce$0.50
Roast Suckling Pig$0.40
Chicken Pot Pie$0.35
Chicken a la King$0.75
Fried Chicken a la Maryland$0.60
Fried Brookfield Sausages$0.25
Ham, Corned Beef and NY or Boston beans$0.15
Rump Corned Beef with Spinach$0.20
Imported frankfurters and potato salad$0.25
Roast Pork, Apple Sauce$0.25
Roast Spring Lamb, currant jelly or mint sauce$0.25
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef$0.25
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef large cut$0.35
Frizzled Beef with Eggs$0.25
Cold Sliced Tongue$0.25
Cold Sliced Chicken$0.40
Chicken Fricassee with boiled onions, boiled rice or green peas$0.35
Half Fried or Broiled Spring Chicken on toast$0.50
Chicken Fricassee white meat$0.50
Roast Chicken, Apple Sauce$0.35
Whole Roast Chicken to Take Home$1.35
German Saut Tarten$0.10
Mocha Layer Cake$0.10
Homemade Cranberry Pie$0.10
Macaroons$0.05
Fancy Mixed Cakes$0.10
French Macaroons$0.10
Lady fingers$0.05
Raisin or Plain Cake$0.05
Deep Dish Apple Pie$0.10
Deep Dish Pineapple Pie$0.10
Ginger Bread$0.05
French Charlotte Russe$0.10
Chocolate eclair$0.05
Cream Puff$0.05
Homemade English Plum Pudding, Hard & Brandy Sauce$0.10
Sherry Wine Jelly, with Whipped Cream$0.10
Rice Pudding, Vanilla Sauce$0.05
Bread Pudding$0.05
Cold Cornstarch Pudding$0.05
Pickled Walnuts$0.10
Spaghetti Italian Style$0.25
Table Celery$0.15
Asparagus on Toast$0.15
Pickled beets$0.05
Mashed Turnips$0.05
Cauliflower Cream Sauce$0.10
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.05
Stuffed olives$0.10
Cup of custard$0.10
Fried Egg Plant$0.10
Fried Parsnips$0.10
Sliced Tomatoes$0.10
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.10
Queen olives$0.10
Grilled sweet potatoes$0.10
Brussels Sprouts$0.10
Homemade Apple Pie$0.10
Homemade Pineapple Pie$0.10
Homemade Pumpkin Pie$0.10
Homemade Peach Pie$0.10
Homemade Cocoanut Pie$0.10
Homemade Custard Pie$0.10
Homemade Lemon Meringue Pie$0.10
Homemade Mince Pie$0.10
Homemade French Pastry$0.10
French vanilla ice cream$0.15
American vanilla ice cream$0.10
Vanilla ice cream$0.10
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.10
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.10
Postum Coffee$0.05
Apple Cider$0.05
Borden's Butter Milk$0.05
Horlick's Malted Milk Hot or cold$0.10
Sliced pineapple$0.10
Preserved Peaches$0.10
Preserved Pears$0.10
Stewed prunes$0.05
Stewed Apricots$0.05
Apple or Cranberry Sauce$0.05
Currant Jelly$0.10
Vermont Honey Comb$0.10
Vermont Honey Strained$0.10
Grape fruit half$0.10
Grape Fruit Whole$0.20
Whole or Sliced Orange$0.10
Baked Apple$0.05
Baked Apple with Cream$0.10
Large Baked Apple$0.10
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.10
Preserved Figs, Individual$0.15
Fried Fresh Mushrooms on Toast$0.30
Cauliflower au Gratin$0.25
Swiss cheese$0.10
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.10
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.10

Page 3

Top Sirloin Steak$0.40
Small Sirloin Steak$0.30
Tenderloin Steak$0.40
Bone Sirloin Steak$0.50
Small Steak$0.20
Porterhouse steak, single$1.00
Double porterhouse steak$1.50
Family porterhouse steak$2.00
Sirloin steak, double$0.80
French Lamb Chops (3)$0.40
Mutton chops (2)$0.20
Loin Mutton Chops (2)$0.25
English Mutton Chop single$0.30
Pork Chops (2)$0.25
Breaded Pork Chops (2)$0.30
Pork Tenderloin, Breaded$0.35
Veal chops, breaded$0.30
Veal Cutlet, breaded$0.25
Round Bone Veal Cutlet, Breaded$0.40
Hamburger Steak$0.25
Broiled Lamb's Kidney and Bacon$0.30
liver and bacon$0.25
Calves' Liver and Bacon$0.35
Fried or Broiled Bacon,$0.25
Fried or Broiled Ham$0.25
Ham and eggs$0.30
Bacon and eggs$0.30
Bacon with Scrambled Eggs$0.30
Celery Salad$0.20
Corned Beef Hash$0.15
Planked Sirloin Steak, family$3.00
Corned beef hash with fried egg$0.20
Planked Sirloin Steak for two$1.75
Corned Beef Hash with Poached Egg$0.20
Planked Tenderloin Steak for two$1.50
Planked Half Green Blue Fish$1.25
Lobster a la Newburg in chafing dish$1.00
Broiled or Fried Half Spring Chicken on Toast$0.50
Tenderloin steak en casserole$0.80
Half chicken en casserole$0.80
Crab Meat a la Newburg in chafing dish$0.80
Chicken a la King$0.75
Tenderloin Steak a la Royal En Casserole$0.75
Filet mignon with mushrooms$0.60
Tenderloin Steak a la Royal$0.60
Half Fried Chicken a la Maryland$0.60
Sirloin steak a la Bernaise$0.50
Lettuce Salad$0.10
Cucumber Sliced$0.10
Tomato Salad$0.15
Potato salad$0.05
Spanish salad$0.25
Combination Salad Large$0.25
Combination Salad Small$0.15
Grape Fruit Salad$0.30
Sliced Spanish onions$0.05
Water Cress Salad$0.15
Cold Slaw Salad$0.10
Crab Meat salad$0.30
Lobster salad$0.50
Chicken salad$0.40
Broiled Squab on Toast$0.50
Potatoes hashed brown$0.10
Potatoes O'Brien$0.15
Potatoes German Fried$0.10
Potatoes Saute$0.10
POTATOES, SARATOGA CHIPS$0.10
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.10
Stewed potatoes$0.10
Potatoes in Cream$0.15
Potatoes Julienne$0.10
Potatoes Sweet, Fried or Grilled$0.10
Boiled potatoes$0.05
Potatoes au Gratin$0.15
Small Dish Spinach$0.05
tomato sauce$0.05
Fried onions$0.10
mushrooms$0.15
Spinach with egg$0.15
Stewed Mushrooms$0.15
Stewed tomatoes$0.10
Stewed Corn$0.10
Stewed Succotash$0.10
Stewed Lima Beans$0.10
Domestic Green Peas$0.10
french Green Peas$0.15
Domestic String Beans$0.10
Boiled Onions$0.05
Tomatoes, sliced$0.10
Tomatoes, fried$0.15
Stuffed Baked Tomato$0.15
Macaroni au gratin$0.20
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.20
Macaroni, Italian$0.25
Spaghetti, Italian$0.25
Stuffed Baked Green Peppers, single$0.15
Stewed celery in cream$0.20
Chili Sauce$0.05
Cross & Blackwell's Chow Chow$0.10
Pickled Walnuts$0.10
Small Gherken's Pickles$0.05
Pickled beets$0.05
Dill Pickles$0.05
Welsh rarebits$0.25
Golden buck$0.35

Page 4

German Pancake$0.30
French pancake$0.25
Boiled Eggs (2)$0.15
Fried Eggs (2)$0.15
Round Bone Ham and Eggs$0.35
Shirred Eggs (2)$0.20
Scrambled eggs (2)$0.15
Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes$0.25
Scrambled Eggs with Bacon$0.30
Scrambled Eggs with Frizzled Beef$0.25
Premium bacon and fried eggs$0.30
Poached eggs on toast (2)$0.20
Omelette Plain$0.20
Omelette cheese$0.25
Omelette Parsley$0.25
Omelette Asparagas$0.35
Omelette Spanish$0.35
Omelette Ham or Bacon$0.25
Omelette Clam$0.25
Omelette Oyster$0.25
Omelette Chicken Liver$0.35
Omelette Kidney$0.35
Omelette Mushroom$0.35
Omelette Jelly$0.25
Eggs Au Gratin$0.30
Ham Sandwich$0.10
Fried Ham Sandwich$0.15
Fried ham and egg on toast$0.20
Broiled Ham Sandwich$0.15
Corned beef sandwich$0.10
Tongue Sandwich$0.15
Egg Sandwich$0.10
Horlick's Malted Milk, Hot$0.10
Horlick's malted milk, cold$0.10
Demi Tasse$0.05
Dr. Brown's Sarsaparilla$0.10
Dr. Brown's Celery Tonic$0.10
Coffee$0.15
Coffee with Cream$0.25
Grape Nuts with Cream$0.15
Club sandwich$0.25
Milk toast$0.15
Dry Toast$0.10
Buttered toast$0.10
Mixed Tea$0.05
Bacon and Egg Sandwich$0.20
Milk crackers, half cream and milk$0.15
milk crackers and milk$0.10
Uneeda crackers, half cream and milk$0.15
Grape Juice$0.10
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.15
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.20
Shredded wheat biscuit and milk$0.10
raw beef a la tartare sandwich$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.10
Frankfurter and Roll$0.10
Caviar$0.25
Soda Crackers and Milk$0.10
Sardine Sandwich$0.15
Sardine Sandwich on Toast$0.20
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.10
Swiss cheese$0.10
Beef Steak Sandwich$0.20
Chicken Sandwich$0.15
French toast with pure maple syrup$0.20
French Toast with Strained Honey$0.20
Chicken on Toast$0.20
Lemonade$0.10
Manhattan Club Sandwich$0.25
Turkey Sandwich$0.25
Shredded wheat biscuit and cream$0.15
Ceylon Tea$0.10
Ceylon tea with cream$0.15
Butter Milk$0.05
Cold Oatmeal and Milk$0.10
Cold Oatmeal and Cream$0.15
Young Hyson Tea$0.10
Young Hyson Tea with Cream$0.15
Cold boiled rice and milk$0.10
Cold Boiled Rice and Cream$0.15
Oolong Tea$0.10
Oolong tea with cream$0.15
Eng. Bkt. Tea$0.10
Eng. Bkt. Tea with Cream$0.15
Pure Cream$0.25
Soda crackers, half cream and milk$0.15
Graham Crackers and Milk$0.10
Graham crackers, half cream and milk$0.15
Uneeda Biscuits and Milk$0.10
Uneeda Biscuits, Half Cream and Milk$0.15
Milk$0.05
Half Cream and Half Milk$0.15
Milk Shake$0.10
Ginger Ale$0.10

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

Scans and transcription data from the New York Public Library’s What’s on the Menu? project. This site is not affiliated with NYPL.