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Adams' Restaurant

Date
1913-04-22
Restaurant
Adams' Restaurant
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

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Vegetable Soup$0.10
German Noodle Soup$0.10
Oyster Stew$0.25
Box Stew$0.25
Blue Points, half shell$0.15
Oyster Fry$0.25
Large Fry$0.35
Little Neck clams, half shell$0.15
Clam Fry with Bacon$0.25
Clam Stew$0.20
Clam Stew$0.20
Little Neck Clam Fritters$0.20
Oyster Fry with Bacon$0.35
Oyster Broil on Toast$0.35
Oyster Patties$0.30
Oysters a la Poulette$0.30
Clam cocktail$0.25
Steamed Little Neck Clams$0.30
Cup of Clam Broth$0.20
with bacon$0.25
With Meat Orders$0.05
Oyster cocktail$0.20
Sea bass saute, Meuniere$0.25
Fried sea bass with bacon$0.30
Small Lobster Salad$0.35
Lobster a la Newburg en Casserole$0.60
Half Cold Lobster, Mayonnaise and Sliced Tomatoes$0.45
Shad Roe Omelette, Beechnut Bacon$0.30
Broiled Green Bluefish, Grilled White Potatoes$0.25
Fried Halibut Steak, tomato sauce$0.25
Broiled Halibut Steak, Maitre d'Hotel$0.25
Broiled North River Shad, Fried Sweet Potatoes$0.30
Shad Roe and Beechnut Bacon$0.40
Steamed Finnan Haddie$0.25
Cold Salmon, Mayonnaise, Sliced Tomatoes$0.25
Cold Salmon, Mayonnaise, Sliced Tomatoes$0.25
Stuffed Spring Chicken, Apple Sauce$0.40
Stuffed Spring Chicken, Apple Sauce$0.40
Spring Chicken Patties, Green Peas$0.20 – $0.30
SpringLamb Stew, Dublin Style$0.20
Cabinet Pudding$5.00
Banana Layer Cake$10.00
Old=fashioned Strawberry Short Cake$10.00
CHOCOLATE MERINGUE PIE$5.00
German Pot Roast en Casserole$0.25
Chicken Croquettes, Cream Sauce, Asparagus Tips$0.20
Hamburger Steak with Onions, Potato Pancake$0.20
Baked Fresh Ham, New Cabbage$0.20
Steamed Corned Beef Hash, Green Peppers, Fried Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Boiled Shoulder of Lamb, Parsley Sauce, Mashed Turnips$0.25
Vienna Schnitzel, Spanish Rice, Lima Beans$0.30
Smoked Beef Tongue with Spaghetti$0.25
Spanish Cutlet, Mushroom Sauce, Fried Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Tomato Omelette$0.20
Corn Omelette$0.20
Corn Fritters and Beechnut Bacon$0.25
Cold Prime Rib, Sliced Tomatoes$0.30
Grilled Sweet Potato and Beechnut Bacon$0.25
Roast Leg of Spring Lamb, Green Peas$0.30
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef au jus$0.30
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef au Jus Extra Cut, String Beans$0.40
Roast Leg of Canada Mutton, Currant Jelly$0.25
Baked Macaroni au Gratin, Individual Dish, 10 Minutes$0.10
Baked Spaghetti au Gratin, 10 Minutes$0.10
Mashed Turnips$0.05
Asparagus on Toast$0.15
Spaghetti, Italienne$0.15
Stewed Corn$0.05
GREEN PEAS$0.10
String Beans$0.10
Apple Pie a la Mode$0.10
lemon meringue pie$0.05
Fresh Home-made Rhubarb Pie$0.05
Baked Apple Dumpling, Hard & Wine Sauce$0.10
All Oysters Opened Fresh To Order
Strictly Fresh Country Eggs
All Meats and Vegetables Strictly Fresh
Strawberry short cake$0.10
Boiled White Onions$0.05
Peach Pie$0.05
Apple Pie$0.05
Stewed rhubarb$0.05
Strawberries and Cream$0.15
rice pudding$0.05
Cup Custard$0.05
Chocolate Pudding, Whipped Cream$0.05
Corn Starch Blanc Mange$0.05
Fruit Jelly and Whipped Cream$0.10
Fruit Jelly and Ice Cream$0.10
Vanilla ice cream$0.10
American Cheese and Saltines$0.10
Sliced Bananas and Ice Cream$0.10
Half Large Grape Fruit$0.10
Whole Grape Fruit$0.20
Baked Apple with Cream$0.10
Sliced Hawaiian Pineapple$0.10
Home-made Grape Preserve$0.10
Stewed prunes$0.05
Apple Sauce$0.05
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.15
Philadelphia Cream and Saltines$0.15
Tea$0.05
Coffee$0.05
Milk$0.05
Cocoa$0.05
Lima beans$0.10
Fried onions$0.05
Potatoes, German Fried, To Order$0.10
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.10
Fried Sweet Potatoes, small order$0.05
Potatoes hashed in cream$0.10
Potatoes Julienne$0.10
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.10
Potatoes Raw French Fried$0.10
Potatoes au Gratin$0.15
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.15
Ice Cold Grape Fruit$0.10
Fried Egg Plant$0.10
Sliced onions$0.10
Sliced Tomatoes$0.10
Celery$0.15

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All Oysters Opened Fresh To Order
Sirloin Steak$0.30
with onions$0.35
with mushrooms$0.40
Top Sirloin$0.40
with onions$0.45
Top Sirloin with Mushrooms$0.50
Double Sirloin$0.80
Bone Sirloin Steak$0.45
with onions$0.50
with mushrooms$0.55
Family Sirloin, For Three$0.95
with onions$1.10
with mushrooms$1.20
Porterhouse steak, single$0.60
with onions$0.65
with mushrooms$0.75
Double porterhouse steak$1.00
Tenderloin Steak$0.40
with onions$0.45
with mushrooms$0.55
Extra Tenderloin Steak$0.65
with onions$0.75
with mushrooms$0.80
Steak a la Tartare with Egg$0.30
Rasher of Bacon$0.10
Strictly Fresh Country Eggs
All Meats and Vegetables Strictly Fresh
Welsh rarebit$0.25
Golden buck$0.30
French or German Fried, Boiled or Mashed Potatoes Served with All Orders
Baked Potatoes After 5 O'clock
Steaks, Chops, Cutlets, Etc.—To Order
Yorkshire Buck$0.25
Lamb Chops, Two ... Three$0.25 – $0.35
English Mutton Chop with Bacon$0.45
Mutton Chops$0.25
Pork Chops$0.25
Pork Chops, Breaded$0.25
Pork Tenderloin, Breaded$0.30
Veal Cutlet, Breaded or Plain$0.25
Round Bone Veal Cutlet, Breaded$0.35
Round Bone Veal Cutlet, Plain$0.35
Broiled Lamb Kidneys on Toast$0.25
liver and bacon$0.25
Liver with Onions$0.20
Corned Beef Hash$0.20
with egg$0.25
Hamburger Steak$0.20
with onions$0.25
Fried Beechnut Ham and Eggs$0.35
Beechnut Bacon and Eggs$0.35
Chicken a la Maryland$0.50
Fried or Broiled Ham, Beechnut$0.25
Fried or Broiled Bacon, Beechnut$0.25
Whole Broiled Chicken on Toast$1.00
Half Broiled Chicken on Toast$0.50
Eggs, Omelettes and Pancakes
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.15
Celery$0.15
Sliced Tomatoes$0.10
Sliced onions$0.10
Fried Egg Plant$0.10
Ice Cold Grape Fruit$0.10
Cold Cuts and Salads
Sandwiches
Not Responsible for Hats, Coats, Umbrellas, Etc.
Two Boiled or Fried Eggs$0.15
Two Scrambled Eggs$0.15
On Toast$0.20
On Toast$0.20
Two Poached Eggs$0.15
Ham and eggs$0.25
Bacon and eggs$0.25
Scrambled Eggs with Ham$0.30
Scrambled Eggs with Bacon$0.30
Minced Ham and Scrambled Eggs$0.20
Spanish omelette$0.25
Jelly omelette$0.25
French Pea Omelette$0.25
Plain Omelette, Two Eggs ... Three$0.15 – $0.20
Ham omelette$0.25
Bacon Omelette$0.25
Tomato Omelette$0.25
Parsley Omelette$0.25
Onion Omelette$0.25
Mushroom Omelette$0.25
Chicken Omelette$0.30
Cheese Omelette$0.25
Corn Omelette$0.25
French pancake$0.25
Cold Chicken ... Sliced$0.35 – $0.35
Cold Roast Prime Rib of Beef ... Extra Cut$0.25 – $0.35
Cold Roast Top Sirloin of Beef$0.25
Cold Boiled Ham and Potato Salad$0.20
Small Lobster Salad ... Large$0.35 – $0.60
Small Chicken Salad ... Large$0.35 – $0.55
COMBINATION SALAD$0.20
Lettuce Salad$0.15
Asparagus salad$0.20
Cucumber salad$0.10
Table Celery$0.15

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Vegetable Soup, Home Style$0.10
German Noodle Soup$0.10
Shad Roe with Bacon on Toast$0.40
Shad Roe Omelette$0.25
Shad Roe Omelette with Bacon$0.30

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