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Adams' Restaurant

Date
1913-05-16
Restaurant
Adams' Restaurant
Currency
Dollars

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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
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
Little Neck Clam Chowder$0.10
Mutton Broth$0.10
Cup of Cold Consomme$0.10
[Soups] With Meat Orders$0.05
Fried codfish, tomato sauce$0.20
Boiled codfish, egg sauce$0.20
Baked Halibut au Gratin, Individual$0.25
Fried Filet of Sole, Tartar Sauce, Fried Sweet Potatoes$0.25
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
Fried or Broiled North River Shad$0.25
Fried or Broiled North River Shad with Bacon$0.35
Broiled Green Bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel$0.25
Broiled Green Bluefish with Bacon$0.35
Broiled Halibut Steak, Maitre d'Hotel$0.25
Cold Salmon, Mayonnaise, Sliced Tomatoes$0.25
Top Sirloin Steak with Onions, Sweet Potatoes$0.45
Split English Mutton Chop with Kidney and Bacon$0.40
Fried Spring Chicken a la Maryland$0.45
Braised sweetbread en casserole$0.30
Boiled Leg of Canada Mutton, Caper Sauce, Lima Beans$0.25
Veal Croquettes, Crem SAuce, Fried Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Potted Tenderloin of Beef, Fried Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Baked Pork and Bean, Individual Dish$0.25
Braised Ox-tail, Jardiniere$0.25
Spanish omelette$0.25
Creamed Oyster Omelette$0.25
Fried Tomatoes and Bacon$0.25
Cold Roast Fresh Ham, Potato Salad$0.30
Cold Sliced Tongue, Sliced Cucumbers$0.30
Cold Roast Lamb, Potato Salad$0.30
Cold Prime Rib, Sliced Tomatoes$0.30
Apple Pie$0.05
lemon meringue pie$0.05
Peach Pie$0.05
Roast Chicken, Stewed Corn, apple sauce$0.40
Roast Chicken, Stewed Corn, Apple Sauce all White Meat$0.45
Roast Loin of Pork, Apple Sauce, New Sauerkraut$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
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
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
German Fried Potatoes, To Order$0.10
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.10
Potatoes hashed in cream$0.10
Julienne potatoes$0.10
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.10
Raw French Fried Potatoes$0.10
Potatoes au Gratin$0.15
Fresh Strawberry Pie$0.05
Apple Pie a la Mode$0.10
Strawberry Pie, Individual$0.10
Fresh Home-made Rhubarb Pie$0.05
Strawberry Roll, Crushed Strawberry Sauce$0.05
Cabinet Pudding, Crushed Strawberry Sauce$0.05
Chocolate Layer Cake$0.05
Chocolate Layer Cake a la Mode$0.10
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.10
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.15
Watercress$0.10
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.10
Lettuce and Cucumbers$0.15
Sliced Tomatoes$0.10
Sliced onions$0.10
Fried Egg Plant$0.10
Ice Cold Grape Fruit$0.10
Strawberry short cake$0.10
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
Sliced Bananas and Ice Cream$0.10
Half Large Grape Fruit$0.10
Whole Grapefruit$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
Tea, Coffee, Milk or Cocoa$0.05

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Cold Sliced Chicken, Slices Tomatoes$0.40
Lamb Chops$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
Corned beef hash with egg$0.25
Two Boiled or Fried Eggs$0.15
Two Scrambled Eggs$0.15
Two Scrambled Eggs on Toast$0.20
Two Poached Eggs$0.15
Two Poached Eggs 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
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
Hamburger Steak$0.20
Hamburger Steak with Onions$0.25
Mushroom Omelette$0.25
Chicken Omelette$0.30
Cheese Omelette$0.25
Corn Omelette$0.25
French pancake$0.25
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$0.50
Golden buck$0.30
Welsh rarebit$0.25
Yorkshire Buck$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
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, For Three$1.10
Family Sirloin with Mushrooms, For Three$1.20
Porterhouse steak, single$0.60
Porterhouse Steak with Onions, Single$0.65
Porterhouse Steak with Mushrooms, Single$0.75
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
Cold Roast Prime Rib of Beef$0.25
Cold Roast Prime Rib of Beef, Extra Cut$0.35
Cold Roast Top Sirloin of Beef$0.25
Cold Boiled Ham and Potato Salad$0.20
Small Lobster Salad$0.35
Large Lobster Salad$0.60
Small Chicken Salad$0.35
Large Chicken Salad$0.55
COMBINATION SALAD$0.20
Lettuce Salad$0.15
Asparagus salad$0.20
Cucumber salad$0.10
Table Celery$0.15
Club sandwich$0.25
Chicken Sandwich$0.15
Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.10
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.10
Ham Sandwich$0.10
Fried Ham Sandwich$0.10
Cold 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
Potato salad$0.10
French or German Fried, Boiled or Mashed Potatoes Served with All Orders Baked Potatoes After 5 O'clock
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, extra$0.05
Cheese Sandwich$0.10
Sardine Sandwich$0.15
Egg Sandwich$0.10
Corned beef sandwich$0.10
Fried Ham and Egg Sandwich$0.15

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Country Sausage, Wheat or Buckcwheat 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 Omelette, Coffee and Rolls$0.30
Spanish Omelette, Coffee and Rolls$0.30
Fried Beechnut Bacon$0.25
Two Lamb Chops on Toast, French Fried Potatoes$0.25
Strawberries and Cream$0.15
Small Order of Cereal with Order$0.05
Buttered or Dry Toast and Coffee$0.10
Coffee and Rolls$0.10
Coffee and Rolls with Small Order of Cereal$0.15
Corned Beef Hash, Poached Egg$0.20
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
Fruit or Cereal
Fruit or Cereal or Wheat Cakes Served with Meat or Egg Orders$0.20
Fruit and Cereal or Wheat Cakes Served with Meat or Egg Orders$0.25
Sliced Banana
Baked Apple
Apple Sauce
Stewed prunes
Orange
Sliced Orange
Force
Shredded Wheat
Grape Nuts
Oatmeal
Corn Flakes
Side Order of Wheat or Buckwheat Cakes
Two boiled eggs
Two Fried Eggs
Two Poached Eggs
Two Scrambled Eggs
Fried Sausages'
Fried Bacon
Fried Ham
Corned Beef Hash
Plain Omelette
Fried Bacon and One Egg
Fried Ham and One Egg
One Lamb Chop
One Pork Chop
Fried Liver and Onions
Hamburger Steak
Pot of Tea, Coffee, Cocoa or Glass of Milk
Boiled, French Fried or German Potatoes with All Orders
Hot Rolls or Dry or Buttered Toast
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 with Cream$0.10
Whole Orange$0.05
Sliced Orange$0.10
Bowl of Force$0.10
Bowl of Force with Cream$0.15
Grape Nuts$0.10
Grape Nuts with Cream$0.15
Shredded Wheat$0.10
Shredded Wheat with Cream$0.15
Oatmeal$0.10
oatmeal with cream$0.15
Pitcher of Pure Cream$0.05
Milk toast$0.15
Cream toast$0.15
Crackers and Milk$0.10
Glass Half and Half$0.10

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