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Adam's Restaurant

Date
1913-08-28
Restaurant
Adam's Restaurant
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

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Bill of fare
Phone, 6250 Chelsea
Bill of fare
A Home from Home at
Adams' Restaurant
266 Eighth Avenue
New York
Formerly Gillespie's
Open From 6 A.M. to 9:30 P.M.
Combination Breakfast
Al La Carte All Day
All Water Cooled and Filtered Before Using
Does Not Come into Contact with Ice
SEE OUR LIST OF FURNISHED ROOMS

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Vegetable, Home Style$0.10
Chicken Broth with Noodles$0.10
Cup of Cold Consomme$0.10
Cup of Cold Consomme With Meat Orders$0.05
Little Neck clams, half shell$0.15
Clam Fry$0.25
Clam Fry with Bacon$0.35
Clam Stew$0.20
Clam cocktail$0.25
Steamed Little Neck Clams$0.30
Cup of Clam Broth$0.20
Cold Sliced Chicken, Sliced Tomatoes$0.40
Clam Fritters, Cream Sauce$0.20
Clam Fritters, Cream Sauce with Bacon$0.25
Fried Filet of Sole, Tartar Sauce, Fried Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Broiled Halibut$0.25
Fried Halibut, Tartar Sauce$0.25
Creamed Finnan Haddie with Green Pepper$0.25
Half Roast Spring Chicken, Currant Jelly, Stewed Corn$0.40
Steamed Finnan Haddie$0.25
Steamed Finnan Haddie Center Cut$0.30
Fried or Broiled Sea Bass$0.25
Fried or Broiled Sea Bass with Beechnut Bacon$0.35
Broiled Green Bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel$0.25
Broiled Green Bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel with Bacon$0.35
Half Cold Lobster, Mayonnaise and Sliced Tomatoes$0.40
Small Lobster Salad$0.35
Saddle English Mutton Chop, Fried Sweet Potatoes$0.40
BROILED LIVE LOBSTER$0.60
Lobster a la Newburg$0.60
Roast Long Island duck, apple sauce$0.35
Braised Sweetbreads en Casserole$0.30
Fried Chicken Joints, Cream Sauce, String Beans$0.30
Hungarian Goulash, Fried Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Calf's Brains Breaded, Tomato Sauce, Fried Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Calf's Liver and Bacon, Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.25
Baked Shoulder of Lamb with Dressing, Green Pepper$0.20
Boiled Ham Hocks and New Cabbage$0.20
Pork Chops Breaded, Fried Egg Plant$0.30
Steamed Rump of Beef, New England Style$0.25
Baked Stuffed Tomatoes a l'Adams$0.20
Beef a la Mode with Spaghetti$0.25
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.10
Boiled Corned Beef and Baked Beans, Boston Brown Bread$0.25
Brown Bread and Boston Baked Beans$0.15
Grilled Sweet Potatoes and Bacon$0.25
Fried Egg Plant and Bacon$0.20
Spanish omelette$0.25
Corn Fritters and Bacon$0.25
Roast Loin of Jersey Pork with Dressing$0.25
Minced Ham with Scrambled Eggs, String Beans$0.25
Fried Tomatoes and Beechnut Bacon$0.25
Corn Omelette$0.20
Roast Leg of Spring Lamb, Green Peas$0.30
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef$0.30
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef Extra Cut$0.40
Roast Leg of Canada Mutton, Currant Jelly$0.25
Combination Cold Cuts, Potato Salad$0.45
Cold Roast Leg of Lamb, Potato Salad$0.30
Cold Roast Leg of Lamb, Potato Salad with Sliced Tomatoes$0.35
Cold Sliced Chicken and Ham, Potato Salad$0.45
Cold Sliced Tongue, Sliced Cucumbers or Potato Salad$0.30
Cold Prime Rib, Potato Salad$0.30
Cold Prime Rib, Potato Salad with Sliced Tomatoes$0.35
Cold Corned Beef or Ham with Potato Salad$0.25
Asparagus salad$0.20
New Succotash$0.10
Green Corn on Cob, one$0.10
Asparagus on Toast$0.15
New string beans$0.10
Pickled beets$0.05
Baked Spaghetti au Gratin, 10 Minutes$0.10
Fried onions$0.05
Chicken salad$0.30
New Lima Beans$0.10
Fried Egg Plant$0.10
New Spinach$0.10
New Spinach with Egg$0.15
New green peas$0.10
Boiled New Onions$0.05
Spaghetti Italienne$0.15
Stewed New Tomatoes$0.05
French Fried Onions$0.15
Bowl of Rice and Milk$0.10
Graham Crackers and Milk$0.10
Force and Milk$0.10
Bowl of Force and Assorted Fruit$0.15
Shredded Wheat$0.10
Half Cream, Extra$0.05
Lettuce Salad German Style$0.25
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.15
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.10
Lettuce and Cucumbers$0.15
Sliced Tomatoes$0.10
Sliced onions$0.10
Fried Egg Plant$0.10
Half Cantaloupe a la Mode$0.15
Cold Corned Beef and Potato Salad$0.25
Cold Roast Pork and Potato Salad$0.30
Cold Roast Lamb and Potato Salad$0.30
French Sardines, Per Box$0.25
Cold Roast Prime Rib Beef$0.30
Cold Roast Prime Rib Beef Extra Cut$0.35
Cold Roast Top Sirloin of Beef$0.25
Cold Boiled Ham and Potato Salad$0.25
Blackberry Pie$0.05
Huckleberry Pie$0.05
Individual Fresh Peach Pie$0.10
Apple Pie$0.05
Peach Short Cake$0.10
Grape Nut Custard$0.05
Crushed Raspberries and Ice Cream$0.10
Sliced Bananas and Whipped Cream$0.05
lemon pie$0.05
FRESH PEACH PIE$0.05
cocoanut pie$0.05
Apple Pie a la Mode$0.10
Vanilla Cornstarch with Jelly$0.05
Banana Layer Cake$0.05
Half Cantaloupe$0.10
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
Chipped Fresh Pineapple$0.05
Ginger Ale$0.05
Sarsaparilla$0.05
Lemonade$0.05
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
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$1.00
Family Sirloin, For Three with Onions$1.10
Family Sirloin, For Three with Mushrooms$1.20
Porterhouse steak, single$0.70
Porterhouse Steak, Single with Onions$0.75
Porterhouse Steak, Single with Mushrooms$0.85
Double Porter House steak, for two$1.15
Family porterhouse$1.50
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
Welsh rarebit$0.25
Sliced Bananas and Ice Cream$0.10
Sliced Fresh Peaches and Cream$0.15
Steak a la Tartare with Egg$0.40
Lamb Chops, Two$0.30
Rasher of Bacon$0.10
Yorkshire Buck$0.25
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.10
Asparagus salad$0.20
Lettuce Salad$0.15
Small Lobster Salad$0.35
Small Chicken Salad$0.35
COMBINATION SALAD$0.20
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$0.15
Mayonnaise$0.05
Half Broiled Chicken on Toast$0.50
Whole Broiled Chicken on Toast$1.00
Fried Bacon, Beechnut$0.25
English Mutton Chop with Bacon$0.45
Mutton Chops$0.25
German Fried Potatoes, To Order$0.10
Pork Chops$0.30
Pork Tenderloin, Breaded$0.35
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$0.25
Corned Beef Hash$0.20
Corned beef hash with egg$0.25
Hamburger Steak with Onions$0.25
Chicken a la Maryland$0.60
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$0.15
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.10
Ham Sandwich$0.10
Fried Ham Sandwich$0.10
Cheese Sandwich$0.10
Sardine Sandwich$0.15
Ice Cold Buttermilk$0.05
Iced tea$0.05
Iced coffee$0.05
Tea$0.05
Two Shirred Eggs$0.20
Two Boiled or Fried Eggs$0.15
Two Scrambled Eggs on Toast$0.20
Two Poached Eggs on Toast$0.20
Ham and eggs$0.25
Beechnut Ham and Eggs$0.35
Bacon and eggs$0.25
Beechnut Bacon and Eggs$0.35
Scrambled Eggs with Ham$0.30
Scrambled Eggs with Bacon$0.30
Minced Ham and Scrambled Eggs$0.25
Spanish omelette$0.25
Jelly omelette$0.25
French Pea Omelette$0.25
French Toast$0.20
Plain Omelette, Two Eggs$0.15
Plain Omelette, Three Eggs$0.25
Ham omelette$0.25
Bacon Omelette$0.25
Tomato Omelette$0.25
Parsley Omelette$0.25
Onion Omelette$0.25
Mushroom Omelette$0.30
Chicken Omelette$0.30
Cheese Omelette$0.25
Corn Omelette$0.25
French pancake$0.25
Milk toast$0.15
Milk Toast with Cream$0.25
Golden buck$0.30
Stewed Corn$0.05
Potatoes Julienne$0.10
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.10
Potatoes Raw French Fried$0.10
Potatoes hashed in cream$0.10
Potatoes au Gratin$0.15
Ice Cold Watermelon$0.10
Stewed prunes$0.05
Apple Sauce$0.05
Fresh Peach Ice Crean$0.10
Banana Layer Cake$0.05
Sliced Bananas and Whipped Cream$0.05
Smoke a Mi Rosa Cigar$0.10
Smoke a Mi Rosa Cigar, 3$0.25
Single order served for two$0.10
Large Lobster Salad$0.60
Large Chicken Salad$0.55
Coffee$0.05
Milk$0.05
Cocoa$0.05
Broiled Bacon, Beechnut$0.25
Fried Ham, Beechnut$0.25
Broiled Ham, Beechnut$0.25
Broiled Lamb Kidneys on Toast with Bacon$0.30
Lamb Chops, Three$0.40
Large Lobster Salad$0.60

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Peaches and cream$0.15
Cantaloupe$0.10
Half grape fruit$0.10
Baked Apple$0.05
Baked Apple with Cream$0.10
Stewed prunes$0.05
Apple Sauce$0.05
Sliced Hawaiian Pineapple$0.10
Blackberries and Cream$0.10
Sliced Bananas$0.05
Sliced Bananas with Cream$0.10
Whole Orange$0.05
Sliced Orange$0.10
Sliced Banana$0.25
Baked Apple$0.25
Apple Sauce$0.25
Stewed prunes$0.25
Orange$0.25
Sliced Orange$0.25
Force$0.25
Shredded Wheat$0.25
Grape Nuts$0.25
Oatmeal$0.25
Corn Flakes$0.25
Two boiled eggs$0.15
Three Boiled Eggs$0.20
Two Fried Eggs$0.15
Three Fried Eggs$0.20
Two Poached Eggs on Toast$0.20
Mushroom Omelette$0.25
Spanish omelette$0.25
Grape Nuts$0.10
Grape Nuts with Cream$0.15
Milk toast$0.15
Cream toast$0.15
Crackers and Milk$0.10
Glass Half and Half$0.10
Bowl of Force$0.10
Bowl of Force 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
Coffee and Rolls$0.10
Coffee and Rolls with Small Order of Cereal$0.15
Small Order of Cereal with Order$0.05
Pork Chops$0.25
Broiled Lamb Kidneys and Bacon on Toast$0.30
One Lamb Chop and Beechnut Bacon$0.25
Two Lamb Chops on Toast, French Fried Potatoes$0.25
Hamburger Steak$0.20
Hamburger Steak with Mushrooms or Onions$0.25
Tenderloin Steak$0.40
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.45
Small Sirloin Steak with Two Fried Eggs$0.40
Small Sirloin Steak, French Fried Potatoes$0.25
Veal Cutlet, breaded$0.25
Fried Liver with Onions$0.20
Fried Liver with Bacon$0.25
Corned Beef Hash, Poached Egg$0.20
Fried Country Sausage$0.20
Fried Country Sausage and Wheat Cakes$0.25
Broiled Beechnut Ham$0.25
Fried Beechnut Bacon$0.25
Minced Ham and Scrambled Eggs$0.20
Fruit or Cereal with Meat or Egg Orders$0.20
Fruit and Cereal or Wheat Cakes with Meat or Egg Orders$0.25
Tomato Omelette$0.20
Plain Omelette, Three Eggs$0.20
Plain Omelette$0.15
Bacon and eggs$0.25
Beechnut Bacon and Eggs$0.35
Ham and eggs$0.25
Beechnut Ham and Eggs$0.35
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
One Lamb Chop
One Pork Chop
Fried Liver and Onions
Hamburger Steak
Pot of Tea, Coffee, Cup of Cocoa or Glass of Milk
Boiled, French Fried or German Fried Potatoes with All Orders
Choice, Hot Rolls or Dry or Buttered Toast
Pot of Coffee (Our Own Special Blend) with All Breakfast Orders
Wheat Cakes with Maple Syrup$0.10
BUCKWHEAT CAKES WITH MAPLE SYRUP$0.10
Select one dish from each column- with coffee, tea of milk
Special Combination Breakfast

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