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Adams' Restaurant

Date
1913-05-11
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 Oyster Fry$0.35
Little Neck clams, half shell$0.15
Clam Fry with Bacon$0.25
Clam Stew$0.20
Oyster Fry with Bacon$0.35
Oyster cocktail$0.20
Oyster Broil on Toast$0.35
Oyster Patties$0.30
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
Chicken, Okra$0.10
Consomme, Italienne$0.10
Cup of Cold Consomme$0.10
With Meat Orders$0.05
Fried Soft Shell Crabs, Tartar Sauce$0.35
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
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 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
Roast Turkey, Grape Jelly, Stewed Corn$0.45
Roast Turkey, Grape Jelly, Stewed Corn, all White Meat$0.50
Roast Spring Chicken, Dressing, Apple Sauce, Stewed Corn$0.40
Roast Spring Chicken, Dressing, Apple Sauce, Stewed Corn, all White Meat .45$0.45
Half Broiled Chicken, Fried Sweet Potatoes$0.45
Roast Boston Goose, Mashed Turnips and Prunes$0.40
Roast Long Island Duck, Apple Sauce, Lima Beans$0.40
Beef a la Mode en Casserole, Corn Fritter$0.30
Porterhouse of Veal with Spaghetti$0.35
Sherry Custard$0.10
Strawberry Roll$0.05
Strawberry Pie, Individual$0.10
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.10
Apple Pie a la Mode$0.10
Strawberry short cake$0.10
Apple Pie$0.05
Peach Pie$0.05
lemon meringue pie$0.05
Stewed rhubarb$0.50
Fresh Home-made Rhubarb Pie$0.05
Strawberry Jelly with Ice Cream$0.10
Strawberries and Cream$0.15
rice pudding$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
Philadelphia Cream and Saltines$0.15
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
American Cheese and Saltines$0.10
Tea, Coffee, Milk or Cocoa$0.05
Cold Asparagus, Vinaigrette$0.20
Mashed Turnips$0.05
Spaghetti, Italienne$0.15
Stewed Corn$0.05
Boiled White Onions$0.50
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
GREEN PEAS$0.10
String Beans$0.10
Lima beans$0.10
Fried onions$0.05
Fried Turkey Livers and Beechnut Bacon$0.25
Calf's Sweetbreads Braises, French Peas$0.35
Baked Fresh Ham, Dressing and Apple Sauce$0.35
Minced Ham with Scrambled Eggs, New Spinach$0.25
Spanish omelette$0.25
Creamed Chicken Omelette$0.25
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 Leg of Canada Mutton, Currant Jelly$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
New Asparagus on Toast$0.15
Baked Macaroni au Gratin, Individual Dish, 10 Minutes$0.10
Baked Spaghetti au Grain, 10 Minutes$0.10
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
Raw French Fried$0.10
au gratin$0.15
Pot of coffee served with Breakfast orders to 11am

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Sirloin Steak$0.30
with onions$0.35
with mushrooms$0.40
Top Sirloin$0.40
with onions$0.45
Lamb Chops, Two$0.25
English Mutton Chop with Bacon$0.45
Fried Ham and Egg$0.15
Sardine$0.15
Corned beef$0.10
Cheese$0.10
Egg$0.10
Fried Ham$0.10
with mushrooms$0.50
Double Sirloin$0.80
Mutton Chops$25.00
Bone Sirloin Steak$0.45
Mutton Chops$25.00
Boiled or Fried Eggs$15.00
Mutton Chops$0.25
with onions$0.50
Two Scrambled Eggs...on Toast$15.20
Bone Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.55
Welsh rarebit$0.25
Golden buck$0.30
Pork Chops, Breaded$0.25
Yorkshire Buck$0.25
French Pea Omelette$0.25
Cold Sliced Chicken, Sliced Tomatoes$0.40
Parsley Omelette$0.25
Cold roast prime rib of beef .25 Extra cut .35$0.25 – $0.35
with onions$0.65
Table Celery$0.15
Porterhouse steak, single$0.60
Fried Beechnut Ham and Eggs$0.35
Pork Tenderloin, Breaded$0.30
with mushrooms$0.75
Double porterhouse steak$1.00
Beechnut Bacon and Eggs$0.35
Small Lobster Salad$0.35
Chicken a la Maryland$0.50
Cold Roast Lamb and Potato Salad$0.25
Corn Omelette$0.25
Ham omelette$25.00
Family Sirloin, For Three$0.95
Veal Cutlet, Breaded or Plain$0.35
Broiled Lamb Kidneys on Toast$0.25
liver and bacon$0.25
Round Bone Veal Cutlet, Breaded$0.35
Cold Corned Beef, Potato Salad$0.20
Cold Roast Pork and Potato Salad$0.25
French Sardines, Per Box$0.25
Potato salad$0.10
Salmon Salad$0.25
White Cabbage and Onion Salad$0.15
Ham and eggs$0.25
Liver with Onions$0.20
Top Sirloin with Mushrooms$0.50
French pancake$0.25
Steak a la Tartare with Egg$0.30
Corned Beef Hash$0.20
Extra Tenderloin Steak$0.65
Sliced Tomatoes$0.10
Lettuce and Tomatoes$0.15
Half Broiled Chicken on Toast$0.50
Lettuce Salad with Egg$0.20
Whole Broiled Chicken on Toast$1.00
Mayonnaise$0.05
Asparagus salad$0.20
Fried or Broiled Ham, Beechnut$0.25
Jelly omelette$0.25
Scrambled Eggs with Ham$0.30
Scrambled Eggs with Bacon$0.30
Mushroom Omelette$0.25
Bacon Omelette$0.25
Hamburger Steak$0.20
Hamburger Steak with Onions$0.25
Chicken Omelette$0.30
Onion Omelette$0.25
Tenderloin Steak$0.40
Bone Sirloin Steak$0.45
Rasher of Bacon$0.10
Cheese Omelette$0.25

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Two boiled eggs
Two Fried Eggs
Two Poached Eggs
Sliced Banana
Half grape fruit$0.10
Two Lamb Chops on Toast, French Fried Potatoes$0.25
Country Sausage, Wheat or Buckwheat Cakes, Coffee and Rolls$0.25
Fried Beechnut Bacon$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
Small Order of Cereal with Order$0.05
Corned Beef Hash, Poached Egg$0.20
Bacon and Eggs (Beechnut)$0.25
Small Sirloin Steak, French Fried Potatoes$0.30
Small Sirloin Steak with Two Fried Eggs$0.40
Baked Apple
Apple Sauce
Stewed prunes
Side Order of Wheat or Buckwheat Cakes
Corn Flakes
Oatmeal
Grape Nuts
Shredded Wheat
Force
Sliced Orange
Orange
Fruit or Cereal or Wheat Cakes with Meat or Egg Orders$0.20
Fruit and Cereal or Wheat Cakes with Meat or Eggs Orders$0.25
Two Scrambled Eggs
Hot Rolls or Dry or Buttered Toast
Bowl of Force$10.00
Boiled, French Fried or German Fried Potatoes with All Orders
Shredded Wheat$10.00
Pot of Tea, Coffee, Cocoa or Glass of Milk
Coffee and Rolls$10.00
with Small Order of Cereal$15.00
Fried Sausages
Fried Bacon
Fried Ham
Corned Beef Hash
Plain Omelette
Glass Half and Half$0.10
Crackers and Milk$0.10
Fried Bacon and One Egg
Fried Ham and One Egg
One Lamb Chop
One Pork Chop
Fried Liver and Onions
Pitcher of Pure Cream$0.05
Hamburger Steak
Cream toast$0.15
Wheat Cakes or Buckwheat Cakes with Maple Syrup$0.10
Special 20c. Combination Breakfast
Baked Apple$0.05
Strawberries and Cream$0.15
Stewed prunes$0.05
Apple Sauce$0.05
Sliced Bananas$0.05
Buttered or Dry Toast and Coffee$0.10
Whole Orange$0.05
Fried or Broiled Ham$0.25
Fried Liver with Onions or Bacon, Coffee and Rolls$0.20
Sliced Orange$0.10
Milk toast$0.15
Grape Nuts$0.10

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