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Adams' Restaurant

Date
1913-05-25
Restaurant
Adams' Restaurant
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

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Oysters
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
Clams
Little Neck clams, half shell$0.15
Clam Fry with Bacon$0.25
Clam Stew$0.20
Little Neck Clam Fritters$0.20
Clam cocktail$0.25
Steamed Little Neck Clams$0.30
Cup of Clam Broth$0.20
with bacon$0.25
Soups
Chicken Okra, Mexicaine$0.10
Cup of Cold Consomme$0.10
With Meat Orders$0.05
consomme, Spaghetti$0.10
SPECIAL - 1 1/2 lb. BROILED LIVE LOBSTER$0.65
Broiled Fresh Mackerel, Grilled Potatoes$0.30
Fish
Finnan haddie, Caledonian style$0.35
Sea bass saute, Meuniere$0.25
Fried Soft Shell Crabs, Tartar Sauce$0.35
Creamed Finnan Haddie$0.25
Steamed Finnan Haddie$0.25
Small Lobster Salad$0.35
Lobster a la Newburg en Casserole$0.60
Half Cold Lobster, Mayonnaise and Sliced Tomatoes$0.40
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
Specials
[10 MINUTES]
Fried Chicken a la Maryland$0.45
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms on Toast$0.35
Single Porterhouse, Mushroom Sauce$0.65
Roast S ring Chicken, Apple Sause, Stewed Corn$0.40
All White Meat$0.45
Stuffed Young Turkey, Stewed Corn, Grape Jelly$0.45
All White Meat$0.50
Vanilla ice cream$0.10
Fruit Jelly and Ice Cream$0.10
Fruit Jelly and Whipped Cream$0.10
Chocolate Pudding, Whipped Cream$0.05
Cup Custard$0.05
rice pudding$0.05
Strawberries and Cream$0.15
Strawberry Jelly with Ice Cream$0.10
Strawberry short cake$0.10
Special — Old=fashioned Strawberry Short Cake$0.10
Vanilla Ice Cream with Crushed Berries$0.10
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
American Cheese and Saltines$0.10
Tea, Coffee, Milk or Cocoa$0.05
Pot of Coffee Served with Breakfast Orders to 11 a. m.
VEGETABLE OR FRUIT ORDERS AMOUNTING TO 20 CENTS,
NO CHARGE FOR BREAD AND BUTTER
Individual Banana Pudding$0.05
Sherry Custard$0.10
Peach Pie$0.05
Lemond Meringue Pie$0.05
Apple Pie$0.05
Apple Pie a la Mode$0.10
Fresh Strawberry Pie$0.05
Strawberry Pie, Individual$0.10
Fresh Home=made Rhubarb Pie$0.05
Long Island Duck, Apple Sauce$0.40
Fried Spring Chicken, Southern style$0.50
Half Broiled Spring Chicken, Fried Sweet Potatoes$0.45
German Pot Roast en Casserole, Corn Fritters$0.30
Baked Beechnut Ham and New Spinach$0.35
Veal Cutlet breaded with spaghetti$0.25
Entrees
Round Bone Veal Cutlet with Spaghetti$0.35
Filet of Beef en Casserole$0.40
Corn Fritters and Beechnut Bacon$0.25
Minced Ham and Scrambled Eggs, String Beans$0.25
Broiled Lamb Kidneys and Beechnut Bacon on Toast$0.25
Fried Egg Plant and Bacon$0.20
Egg Salad$0.20
Salmon Salad$0.20
Corn Fritters and Beechnut Bacon$0.25
Minced Ham and Scrambled Eggs, String Beans$0.25
Cold Sliced Tongue, Sliced Cucumbers$0.30
Cold Roast Lamb, Potato Salad$0.30
Cold Prime Rib, Sliced Tomatoes$0.30
Cold Boiled Ham and Potato Salad$0.20
ROASTS
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 Leg of Canada Mutton, Currant Jelly$0.25
Extra Cut, String Beans$0.40
New Asparagus on Toast$0.15
Baked Macaroni au Gratin, Indvidual Dish, 10 Minutes$0.10
Baked Spaghetti au Gratin, 10 Minutes$0.10
Spaghetti, Italienne$0.15
Cold Asparagus, Vinaigrette$0.20
Fried onions$0.05
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
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
Vegetables
Potatoes
Pies
Dessert

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Sirloin Steak$0.30
with onions$0.35
with mushrooms$0.40
Top Sirloin$0.40
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
Three$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
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
Cold Sliced Chicken, Sliced Tomatoes$0.40
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
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
Cold Corned Beef, Potato Salad$0.20
Cold Roast Port and Potato Salad$0.25
Cold Roast Lamb 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
Sliced Tomatoes$0.10
Lettuce and Tomatoes$0.15
Lettuce Salad with Egg$0.20
Mayonnaise$0.05
Club$0.25
Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.10
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

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Strawberries and Cream$0.15
Half grape fruit$0.10
Baked Apple$0.05
with Cream$0.10
Stewed prunes$0.05
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
Shredded Wheat$0.10
Oatmeal$0.10
Pitcher of Pure Cream$0.05
with Cream$0.15
with Cream$0.15
with Cream$0.15
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
Special 20c. Combination Breakfast$0.20
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
Select one dish from each column--with coffee, tea or milk
Fruit or Cereal
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 Fried Potatoes with All Orders
Hot Rolls or Dry or Buttered Toast
Small Order of Cereal with Order$0.05
Half grape fruit$0.10
Strawberries and Cream$0.10
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 and Tomato Omelette, Coffee and Rolls$0.25
Mushroom Omelette, Coffee and Rolls$0.30
Spanish Omelette, Coffee and Rolls$0.30
Pot of Coffee (Our Own Special Blend) with All Breakfast Orders
We Use Tetley's Celebrated Teas--Fresh Made with Every Order
English Breakfast, Ceylon, Mixed or Oolong--Your Choice

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