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Adams' Restaurant

Date
1913-05-09
Restaurant
Adams' Restaurant
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Blue Points, half shell$0.15
Chicken Patties, French Peas$0.20 – $0.30
Blue Point Oyster Patties$0.30
Boiled codfish, egg sauce$0.20
Fried codfish, tomato sauce$0.20
Fried Soft Shell Crabs, Tartar Sauce$0.35
Fried Long Island Porgies, Tomato Sauce$0.25
Clam Fritters and Bacon$0.25
Shad Roe and Beechnut Bacon$0.40
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
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
with bacon$0.25
Clam Chowder, Manhattan$0.10
Vegetable, Home Style$0.10
Cup of Cold Consomme$0.10
Cup of Cold Consomme With Meat Orders$0.05
BROILED LIVE LOBSTER$0.75
Small Lobster Salad$0.35
Steamed Finnan Haddie$0.25
Veal Cutlet Breaded, Tomato Sauce and Spaghetti$0.25
Spring Lamb Stew, Dublin Style$0.20
Chicken croquettes, cream sauce, lima beans$0.20
Minced Leg of Lamb, Corn Fritters$0.20
Frankfurters and New Spinach$0.20
Frankfurters and Potato Salad$0.20
Roast Tenderloin of Beef, Corn Fritter$0.35
Roast Chicken, Apple Sauce, Lima Beans$0.40
Half Broiled Chicken, Fried Sweet Potatoes and Jelly$0.45
Lobster a la Newburg en Casserole$0.60
Half Cold Lobster, Mayonnaise and Sliced Tomatoes$0.45
Shad Roe Omelette, Beechnut Bacon$0.30
Fried North river shad with Bacon$0.35
Fried North River Shad$0.25
BROILED NORTH RIVER SHAD$0.25
Broiled north river shad with bacon$0.35
Broiled Green Bluefish, Maitre d' Hotel$0.25
Broiled Green Bluefish, Maitre d' Hotel with Bacon$0.35
Broiled Halibut Steak, Maitre d' Hotel$0.25
Cold Salmon, Mayonnaise, Sliced Tomatoes$0.25
Tomato Omelette$0.20
Fried Egg Plant and Bacon$0.25
Corn Fritters and Beechnut 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
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef au Jus, Extra Cut, String Beans$0.40
Roast Leg of Canada Mutton, Currant Jelly$0.25
Cold Sliced Tongue, Sliced Cucumbers$0.30
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
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
Cold Asparagus, Vinaigrette$0.20
Spaghetti, Italienne$0.15
Stewed Corn$0.05
GREEN PEAS$0.10
String Beans$0.10
Lima beans$0.10
Stewed Corn$0.05
Boiled White Onions$0.05
New Spinach$0.10
New Spinach 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
Potatoes, German Fried, To Order$0.10
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.10
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
Strawberry Pie, Individual$0.10
Grape Nut Custard$0.05
Strawberry Roll$0.05
Old=fashioned Strawberry Short Cake$0.10
Apple Pie a la Mode$0.10
Strawberry short cake$0.10
lemon meringue pie$0.05
Peach Pie$0.05
Apple Pie$0.05
Fresh Home=made Rhubarb Pie$0.05
Strawberry Jelly with Ice Cream$0.10
Strawberries and Cream$0.15
rice pudding$0.05
Cup Custard$0.05
Chocolate Pudding, Whipped Cream$0.05
Fruit Jelly and Whipped Cream$0.10
Fruit Jelly and Ice Cream$0.10
Vanilla ice cream$0.10
Stewed rhubarb$0.05
Stewed rhubarb$0.05
Sliced Bananas and Ice Cream$0.10
Half Large Grape Fruit$0.10
Whole Large Grape Fruit$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
American Cheese and Saltines$0.10
American Cheese and Saltines$0.10
Philadelphia Cream and Saltines$0.15
Tea$0.05
Coffee$0.05
Milk$0.05
Cocoa$0.05
Stewed rhubarb$0.05

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Sirloin Steak$0.30
Sirloin Steak with Onions$0.35
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.40
Top Sirloin$0.40
Top Sirloin with Onions$0.45
Top Sirloin with Mushrooms$0.40
Double Sirloin$0.80
Bone Sirloin Steak$0.45
Bone Sirloin Steak with Onions$0.50
Bone Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.55
Family Sirloin, For Three$0.95
Family Sirloin with Onions$1.10
Family Sirloin with Mushrooms$1.20
Porterhouse steak, single$0.60
Porterhouse steak with onions$0.65
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$1.00
Double porterhouse steak$1.00
Tenderloin Steak$0.40
Tenderloin Steak with Onions$0.45
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.55
Extra Tenderloin Steak$0.65
Extra Tenderloin Steak with Onions$0.75
Extra Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.80
Steak a la Tartare with Egg$0.30
Rasher of Bacon (Extra)$0.10
Welsh rarebit$0.25
Yorkshire Buck$0.25
Golden buck$0.30
Two Boiled or Fried 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$0.15
Plain Omelette, Three Eggs$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
Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.10
Club sandwich$0.25
Chicken Sandwich$0.15
Egg Sandwich$0.10
Corned beef sandwich$0.10
Fried Ham and Egg Sandwich$0.15
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.10
Ham Sandwich$0.10
Fried Ham Sandwich$0.10
Cheese Sandwich$0.10
Sardine Sandwich$0.15
Sandwiches
Steaks, Chops, Cutlets, Etc. - To Order
Eggs, Omelettes and Pancakes
Lamb Chops, Two$0.25
Lamb Chops, 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$0.25
Veal Cutlet, 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
Corned beef hash with egg$0.25
Hamburger Steak$0.20
Hamburger Steak with Onions$0.25
Hamburger Steak with Onions$0.25

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Strawberries and Cream$0.15
Half grape fruit$0.10
Baked Apple$0.05
Baked Apple with Cream$0.10
Stewed prunes$0.05
Apple Sauce$0.05
Sliced Bananas$0.05
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.10
Whole Orange$0.05
Sliced Orange$0.10

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