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Name
Fifth Avenue Restaurant

Location
Fifth Avenue Restaurant

226 dishes

Date
November 1, 1917

Sponsor
Fifth Avenue Restaurant

Physical description
26.5x20.5cm folded; 26.5x41cm open

Call number
1917-0497_wotm

Notes
Horse Show Week

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Dish Page Price
Fresh Vegetable Salad 2 0.5
Tomato Salad 2 0.3
Chiffonade Salad 2 0.45
Lettuce Salad 2 0.3
Lettuce And Tomato Salad 2 0.35
Romaine Salad 2 0.3
Sea Tags 2 0.45
Fruit Salad 2 0.5
Hearts Of Lettuce Salad 2 0.35
Crab Flakes Salad 2 0.85
Blue P Oints 2 0.3
Cherrystones 2 0.35
Little Necks 2 0.3
Hors D'oeuvres (P.P.) 2 0.5
Fifth Avenue Salad 2 0.45
Chicken Salad 2 1.0
Lobster Salad 2 1.0
Russian Dressing 2 0.1
Radishes 2 0.2
Filet Of Herring A La Russe (P.P.) 2 0.35
Lobster Cocktail 2 0.6
Crab Meat Cocktail 2 0.5
Olives 2 0.2
Celery 2 0.25
Carciofini 2 0.35
California Mammoth Olives 2 0.4
Chow Chow 2 0.15
Caviar 2 -
Cherry Tartelette 2 0.2
Caramel Custard 2 0.2
Hot Or Cold Rice Pudding 2 0.2
Napoleon Cake 2 0.15
Assorted Cakes 2 0.25
French Pastry 2 0.15
Eclaire 2 0.15
Green Turtle Soup 2 0.5
Charlotte Russe 2 0.25
Chicken Or Beef Broth 2 0.25
Cream Of Tomatoes 2 0.3
Assorted Fruit 2 0.4
Cup Custard 2 0.2
Onion Soup Gratine 2 0.3
Mongole 2 0.25
Filet Of Flounder, Fin De Siecle 2 0.65
Clam Chowder 2 0.25
Planked Bluefish 2 0.9
Bisque Of Lobster 2 0.25
Sea Bass Saute Meuniere 2 0.65
Coffee, Chocolate Or Vanilla Ice Cream 2 0.25
Deviled Crab Flakes Gratin 2 0.75
Omelette With Oysters 2 0.6
Poached Eggs, Valentine 2 0.5
Broiled Chicken Lobster 2 1.0
Leeks And Potato Soup 2 -
Tutti Frutti 2 0.35
Mussels, Mariniere 2 0.6
Nesselrode Pudding 2 0.4
Soft Clams, Casino 2 0.75
Corned Beef And Cabbage With Potatoes 2 -
Frog's Legs Saute, Meuniere 2 0.75
Biscuit Tortoni 2 0.35
Filed Of Sole, Exquisite 2 0.65
Bouillabaisse, Marseillaise 2 0.75
Coupe St. Jacques 2 0.5
Chicken Cutlet With Creamed Peas 2 0.75
Boiled Live Codfish, Egg Sauce 2 0.65
Boiled Fresh Mackerel, Saratoga 2 0.65
Saddle Of Rabbit With Sweet Potatoes Florida 2 0.75
Peach Melba 2 0.6
Fresh Pear, Arlesienne 2 0.6
Potage Mongole 2 -
Broiled Imperial Squab With Waffle Potatoes 2 1.0
Spaghetti, Tetrazzini 2 0.45
Brochette Of Goose Livers With Rice Orientale 2 0.7
Rabbit Stew, Bourgeoise 2 -
Braised Beef With Fresh Vegetables A La Mode 2 0.75
Meringue Glacee 2 0.35
Baked Minced Turkey, Southern Style 2 0.9
Pig's Knuckle With Sauerkraut 2 0.7
Breast Of Guinea Hen With Fresh Mushrooms And Virginia Ham 2 1.25
Water Ice Raspberry Or Lemon 2 0.25
Baked Lamb Hash With Egg Plant 2 0.6
Philadelphia Pepper Pot Soup 2 -
Roast Tenderloin With Mashed Potatoes 2 0.9
Spring Chicken (Half) En Casserole, Mascotte 2 1.25
Fricassee Of Chicken With Fresh Vegetables 2 -
Roast Vermont Turkey With Cranberry Sauce 2 1.0
English Mutton Chop 2 0.85
Baked Spring Chicken (Half) With Waffle Potatoes 2 1.0
Baked Apple With Cream 2 0.25
Lamb Chops (2) 2 0.9
Chicken Broth, Family Style With Rice 2 -
Steak Minute, Fifth Avenue 2 1.0
Small Steak 2 1.15
Pear 2 0.15
Beef Stew With Spaetzel 2 -
Stewed Prunes 2 0.2
Fresh Vegetable Salad 2 0.45
Small Filet 2 1.1
Double Filet 2 2.2
Apple 2 0.15
Guava Jelly 2 0.3
Sliced Turkey, Modern 2 1.0
Galantine Of Chicken 2 0.75
All Planked, Extra P.P. 2 0.4
Smoked Beef Tongue With Salad Macedoine 2 0.75
Clam Chowder, Manhattan Style 2 -
Spaghetti Tetrazzini 2 -
Brussels Sprouts 2 0.3
Stuffed Green Pepper 2 0.25
Asparagus, Hollandaise 2 0.35
Cheese (Per Person) 2 0.25
Grilled Or Fried Sweet Potatoes 2 0.3
Brussels Sprouts 2 0.3
Bouillabaisse, Marseillaise 2 -
Cauliflower 2 0.3
Lima Beans 2 0.3
Camembert, Roquefort, Port Du Salut, American Or Swiss 2 0.25
Green Apple Pie 2 0.2
Carrots In Cream 2 0.25
Pineapple Pudding, Home Style 2 0.2
String Beans 2 0.3
Pumpkin Pie 2 0.2
Custard Pie 2 0.2
Beets In Cream 2 0.25
Fifth Avenue Cheese Cake 2 0.2
Apple Tart 2 0.2
Puree Of Split Green Peas Soup 2 -
Spaghetti A La Caruso 2 0.5
Gateau Mireille 2 0.2
Macaroni Or Spaghetti, Italienne 2 0.35
Maple Mousse 2 0.3
Mixed Grill 2 -
Gervais With Bar Le Duc 2 0.45
Macaroni Or Spaghetti Au Gratin 2 0.35
Frozen Fig Pudding 2 0.3
Boiled Potatoes 2 0.15
Au Gratin Potatoes 2 0.25
Chocolate With Whipped Cream 2 0.25
French Fried Potatoes 2 0.2
Coffee Or Tea (Small Pot) With Cream 2 0.2
Baked Potatoes 2 0.15
Briarclift Farm Milk 2 0.15
Demi Tasse 2 0.15
Bread, Rolls And Butter Served Only When Ordered 2 0.1
Horlick's Malted Milk 2 0.15
Kaffee Hag 2 0.3
Walker Gordon Metchnikoff Buttermilk 2 0.1
Bowl Of Half And Half 2 0.35
Avensan (Own Importation) From Cafe Voisin, Paris, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 0.65- 1.25
Ayala, Dry Champagnes, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 2.75- 5.0
Cazanove, Vin Monarque, Extra Dry Champagne, 1904, Bottle 3 6.0
St. Julien Bordeaux, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 1.05- 2.0
Chas. Heidsieck, Extra Dry Champagne, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 2.75- 5.0
Margaux, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 1.05- 2.0
Krug & Co., Private Cuvee, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 2.75- 5.0
Chateau Laujac, Berry Bros, 1906, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 0.65- 1.25
Moet & Chandon, White Seal, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 2.75- 5.0
Pontet Canet, 1906, Half Bottle 3 1.0
Moet & Chandon, Imperial Crown Brut, Bottle 3 5.75
Chateau Margaux, Bottle 3 2.5
Moet & Chandon, Dry Imperial, 1906, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 3.5- 6.5
Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Chateau Bottling, 1907, Bottle 3 2.5
Veuve Clicquot, Yellow Label, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 2.75- 5.0
Veuve Clicquot, Brut, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 3.25- 6.0
St. Julien Souvenir, Cresta Blanca, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 0.65- 1.25
Veuve Clicquot, Dry, England, 1906, Bottle 3 7.0
Piper Heidsieck, Brut, Split, Bottle 3 1.5- 5.0
Piper Heidsieck, Carte D'or, Extra Bruit, 1904, Half Bottle 3 4.0
Pol Roger, Dry Special, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 2.75- 5.0
Monopole, Brut, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 2.75- 5.0
Macon, Vieux (Own Importation), Bottle, Half Bottle 3 0.55- 1.0
Pommery, Sec, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 2.75- 5.0
Beaune, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 1.05- 2.0
Pommery, Brut, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 3.0- 5.5
Romanee Conti, 1898, Bottle 3 5.5
Paul Ruinart, Brut, 1904, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 3.0- 5.5
Bouche, Grand Vin Des Coisses, Half Bottle 3 3.0
Duc De Montebellow, Grand Cremant Brut 3 2.75- 5.0
Duc De Montebello, Grand Cremant, Brut, 1904, Half Bottle 3 4.0
Perrier Jouet, Brut, Bottle 3 5.0
Chianti, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 0.95- 4.0
Neuchatel, Bottle 3 1.5
Great Western, Special Reserve, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 1.5- 2.75
Great Western, Sparkling Burgundy, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 1.5- 2.75
Blue Ribbon, Pabst 3 0.25
Schlitz Milwaukee, Pale 3 0.25
Pink Cap Sparkling Wine, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 2.75- 5.0
Sparkling Hock, Half Bottle 3 2.75
Budweiser, Anheuser Busch 3 0.25
Lemp's Falstaff 3 0.25
Duca D'alba, Extra Dry Sparkling Wine (Italian), Half Bottle 3 2.75
George Ehrets Beer 3 0.2
White Label Ale, Split 3 0.2- 0.35
Bass Ale, Split 3 0.2- 0.4
Dog's Head Ale, Split 3 0.2- 0.35
Grave Superieur (Own Importation) From Cafe Voisin, Paris, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 0.65- 1.2
Guinness Stout, Split 3 0.2- 0.35
Ginger Ale, Imported 3 0.35
Sauterne (Own Importation), Bottle, Half Bottle 3 0.55- 1.0
Ginger Ale, Domestic, Split 3 0.1- 0.15
Sauterne, Barton & Guestier, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 0.85- 1.5
Sarsaparilla 3 0.15
Lemon Soda 3 0.15
Haut Sauternes, Barton & Guestier, 1912, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 1.5- 2.75
Cider, Motts Russet 3 0.3
Chateau Olivier (Dry) Chateau Bottling, 1909, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 1.05- 2.0
Club Soda Schweppes, Imported, Split 3 0.15- 0.25
Club Soda, Domestic 3 0.15
Evans Ale 3 0.3
Meursault, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 1.6- 3.0
Grape Juice, Split 3 0.15
White Rock Mineral Water, 3 0.15- 0.25
Laubenheimer Rhine Wine, Half Bottle 3 0.75
Celestins Vichy 3 0.3
Liebfraumilch, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 1.25- 2.25
Assmannshauser (Red) Rhine Wine, Half Bottle 3 1.25
Erbach Hock, Berry Bros. (Own Importation), Half Bottle 3 1.0
Foster Kirchenstuck, 1893, Bottle 3 2.5
Steinberger Cabinet, Valckenberg, 1893, Bottle 3 5.0
Otto Huber Dark Draught Beer, Glass Or Stein 3 0.1
Otto Huber Golden Rod Draught Beer, Glass Or Stein 3 0.1
Creuznacher Steinberger, 1908, Bottle, Half Bottle 3 1.25- 2.25
Otto Huber, Golden Rod Or Dark, Quart 3 0.75
Otto Huber, Golden Rod Or Dark, Pint Pitcher 3 0.4
Otto Huber, Golden Rod Or Dark, Seidel 3 0.2