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Adams' Restaurant

Date
1913-05-05
Restaurant
Adams' Restaurant
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Blue Points, half shell$0.15
Oyster Stew$0.25
Box Stew$0.25
Oyster Fry$0.25
Large Fry$0.35
Oyster Fry with Bacon$0.35
Oyster cocktail$0.20
Oyster Broil on Toast$0.35
Oyster Patties$0.30
Oysters a la Poulette$0.30
Little Neck clams, half shell$0.15
Clam Fry with Bacon$0.25
Clam Stew$0.20
Clam cocktail$0.25
Steamed Little Neck Clams$0.30
Cup of Clam Broth$0.20
Little Neck Clam Fritters$0.20
Little Neck Clam Fritters with Bacon$0.25
Vegetable, Home Style$0.10
Chicken, Creole$0.10
Cup of Cold Consomme$0.10
With Meat Orders$0.05
Shad Roe and Beechnut Bacon$0.40
BROILED LIVE LOBSTER$0.75
Steamed Finnan Haddie$0.25
Creamed Finnan Haddie, Green Peppers$0.25
Small Lobster Salad$0.35
Half Cold Lobster, Mayonnaise and Sliced Tomatoes$0.45
Lobster a la Newburg en Casserole$0.60
Shad Roe Omelette, Beechnut Bacon$0.30
Fried or Broiled North River Shad$0.25
with bacon$0.35
Broiled Green Bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel$0.25
with bacon$0.35
Broiled Halibut Steak, Maitre d'Hotel$0.25
Cold Salmon, Mayonnaise, Sliced Tomatoes$0.25
Chicken Patties, French Peas, one$0.20
two$0.30
Baked Individual Chicken Pie$0.25
Stuffed Spring Chicken, Apple Sauce, Mashed Turnips$0.40
All White Meat$0.45
Hungarian Goulash, Lima Beans$0.20
Breast of Lamb Breaded, Spaghetti Italienne$0.25
Veal Cutlet a la Creole, Sweet Potatoes$0.30
Minced Sirloin of Beef, Fried Sweet Potatoes$0.20
German Pot Roast en Casserole, Corn Fritters$0.30
Turkey Croquettes, Mushrooms and Green Peas$0.20
Turky Wings and Giblets Sautes, Creole, Corn Fritters$0.20
Jelly omelette$0.20
Chicken Liver Omelette$0.25
Cold Sliced Tongue, Sliced Cucumbers$0.30
Cold Roast Lamb, Potato Salad$0.30
Cold Boiled Ham, Potato Salad$0.25
Cold Prime Rib, Sliced Tomatoes$0.30
Corn Fritters and Beechnut Bacon$0.25
Minced Ham and Scrambled Eggs, String Beans$0.25
Fried Egg Plant and Bacon$0.25
Roast Loin of Pork, Apple Sauce, Dressing$0.30
Roast Leg of Spring Lamb, Green Peas$0.30
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef au jus$0.30
Extra Cut, String Beans$0.40
Roast Leg of Canada Mutton, Currant Jelly$0.25
New Asparagus on Toast$0.15
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
Lima beans$0.10
Boiled White Onions$0.05
New Spinach$0.10
with egg$0.15
French peas$0.15
Succotash$0.10
Stewed tomatoes$0.05
Side Dish of Baked Beans$0.05
Fried onions$0.05
Boiled New Potatoes in Cream$0.05
German Fried, To Order$0.10
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.10
Hashed in Cream$0.10
Julienne$0.10
Lyonnaise$0.10
Raw French Fried$0.10
au gratin$0.15
Strawberry Jelly with Ice Cream$0.10
Strawberry pie$0.10
Strawberry Pie, Individual$0.10
Cabinet Pudding$0.10
Old=fashioned Strawberry Short Cake$0.10
Apple Pie a la Mode$0.10
lemon meringue pie$0.05
Fresh Home=made Rhubarb Pie$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
Strawberry short cake$0.10
Peach Pie$0.05
Apple Pie$0.05
Stewed rhubarb$0.05
Sliced Bananas and Ice Cream$0.10
Half Large Grape Fruit$0.10
Whole$0.20
Baked Apple with Cream$0.10
Sliced Hawaiian Pineapple$0.10
Home=made Grape Preserve$0.05
Stewed prunes$0.05
Apple Sauce$0.05
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.10
Philadelphia Cream and Saltines$0.15
Tea, Coffee, Milk or Cocoa$0.05
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.15
Watercress$0.10
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.15
Lettuce and Cucumbers$0.15
Sliced Tomatoes$0.10
Sliced onions$0.10
Fried Egg Plant$0.10
Ice Cold Grape Fruit$0.10

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Sirloin Steak$0.30
with onions$0.35
with mushrooms$0.40
Top Sirloin$0.40
with onions$0.45
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
Lamb Chops, Two$0.25
Three$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
Rasher of Bacon$0.10
Welsh rarebit$0.25
Yorkshire Buck$0.25
Golden buck$0.30
Two Boiled or Fried Eggs$0.15
Two Scrambled Eggs$0.15
On Toast$0.20
Two Poached Eggs$0.15
On Toast$0.20
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$0.15
Ham omelette$0.25
Three$0.20
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$0.35
sliced$0.35
Cold Roast Prime Rib of Beef$0.25
Extra Cut$0.35
Cold Roast Top Sirloin of Beef$0.25
Cold Boiled Ham and Potato Salad$0.20
Colc Corned Beef, Potato Salad$0.20
Cold Roast Pork and Potato Salad$0.25
Cold Roast Lamb and Potato Salad$0.25
French Sardines, Per Box$0.25
Small Lobster Salad$0.35
Large$0.60
Small Chicken Salad$0.35
Large$0.55
COMBINATION SALAD$0.20
Lettuce Salad$0.15
Asparagus salad$0.20
Cucumber salad$0.10
Table Celery$0.15
Potato salad$0.10
Salmon Salad$0.25
White Cabbage and Onion Salad$0.15
Sliced Tomatoes$0.10
Lettuce and Tomatoes$0.15
Lettuce Salad with Egg$0.20
Mayonnaise$0.05
Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.10
Club$0.25
Chicken$0.15
Egg$0.10
Corned beef$0.10
Fried Ham and Egg$0.15
Roast beef$0.10
Ham$0.10
Fried Ham$0.10
Cheese$0.10
Sardine$0.15
Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.10

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Fruit or Cereal or Wheat Cakes with Meat or Egg Orders$0.20
Fruit and Cereal or Wheat Cakes with Meat or Egg Orders$0.25
Strawberries and Cream$0.15
Half grape fruit$0.10
Baked Apple$0.05
Stewed prunes$0.05
with Cream$0.10
Apple Sauce$0.05
Sliced Bananas$0.05
with Cream$0.10
Whole Orange$0.05
Sliced Orange$0.10
Wheat Cakes or Buckwheat Cakes with Maple Syrup$0.10
Bowl of Force$0.10
with Cream$0.15
Shredded Wheat$0.10
with Cream$0.15
Oatmeal$0.10
with Cream$0.15
Pitcher of Pure Cream$0.05
Grape Nuts$0.10
with Cream$0.15
Milk toast$0.15
Cream toast$0.15
Crackers and Milk$0.10
Glass Half and Half$0.10
Buttered or Dry Toast and Coffee$0.10
Coffee and Rolls$0.10
with Small Order of Cereal$0.15
Small Order of Cereal with Order$0.05
Two Lamb Chops on Toast, French Fried Potatoes$0.25
Small Sirloin Steak, French Fried Potatoes$0.30
Small Sirloin Steak with Two Fried Eggs$0.40
Bacon and Eggs (Beechnut)$0.25
Ham and eggs$0.25
Fried or Broiled Ham$0.25
Corned Beef Hash, Poached Egg$0.20
Fried Beechnut Bacon$0.25
Country Sausage, Wheat or Buckwheat Cakes, Coffee and Rolls$0.25
Fried Ham and Eggs, Coffee and Rolls$0.30
Pork or Mutton Chops, Coffee and Rolls$0.30
Fried Liver with Onions or Bacon, Coffee and Rolls$0.20
Veal Cutlet Breaded, Coffee and Rolls$0.30
Onion or Tomato Omelette, Coffee and Rolls$0.25
Mushroom Omelefte, Coffee and Rolls$0.30
Spanish Omelette, Coffee and Rolls$0.30

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