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Donahoe's

Location
Donahoe's

247 dishes

Date
August 25, 1938

Sponsor
Donahoe's

Physical description
34.5x25cm

Call number
1938-0117_wotm

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Dish Page Price
Just As They Fry It "Down On The Farm" Donahoe's Farm Style Chicken Dinner You Begin With A Pineapple Sherbert Fruit Cup, Then Picture Yourself A Platter Of Piping Hot Fried Spring Chicken (Fried As They Fry It "Down On The Farm") With That Buttery, Golden Crispness And Along With The Chicken Comes A Gravy Boat Of Thick, Rich Chicken Gravy, Then A Bowl Of Light Fluffy Mashed Potatoes With The Center Hollowed Out Into A Pool Of Melting Butter. Of Course, There's Corn On The Cob, Served With Plenty Of Butter A Bowl Of That Tasty Sour Cream Slaw(The Farmer's Favorite). Tasty Dinner Rolls, Corn Muffins, Butter And Old Fashioned Apple Butter In Abundance. Then Choose Your Favorite Dessert From A Large Variety And You May Finish Your Dinner With Donahoe's Famous Coffee With Rich Cream, Tea (Hot Or Cold), Milk Or Buttermilk. Eat All You Want Donahoe's Wants You To Feel That You've Had A Real Feast. 1 1.25
Donahoe's "Economy Special" Evening Dinner 65c 2 -
Choice Of Philadelphia Pepper Pot Or Minestra Milanaise, Or Tomato, Orange Or Pineapple Juice 2 -
Fried Filet Of Halibut, Tartar Sauce Or Broiled Lake Erie Whitefish, Lemon Butter, Or Fried Calf's Liver With Onions, Or Prime Roast Ribs Of Beef, Au Jus 2 -
Candied Sweet Or French Fried Potatoes 2 -
Cauliflower Or New Peas 2 -
Cole Slaw Salad 2 -
Choice Of Cantaloupe, Watermelon, Pie, Pudding Or Ice Cream 2 -
Coffee, Tea, Milk Or Iced Tea 2 -
Hot Biscuits Or Dinner Rolls And Butter 2 -
Charcoal Grilled Planked Steak Or Chicken Dinner Fruit Cup A Special Tenderloin Or Sirloin Steak Or Half Milk Fed Spring Chicken Gilled Over Charcoal On A Plank Surrounded With Duchess Potatoes, New Peas, Buttered Carrots, Sliced Tomatoes With Russian Dressing, And The Steak Is Topped With Mushrooms. Assorted Dinner Rolls And Donahoe's Butter. Choice Of Dessert And Coffee, Tea (Hot Or Iced)Or Milk Complete The Meal. 2 1.0
Full Course Dinners Price Of Fish Or Entree Determines Price Of Dinner 2 -
Cherrystone Cocktail 2 -
Canape Of Anchovies 2 -
Canape Of Sardines 2 0.35
Canape Of Anchovies 2 0.35
Fruit Or Crab Meat Cocktail 2 -
Spiced Grapes 2 -
Hearts Of Celery With Radishes And Olives 2 0.25
Shrimp Cocktail 2 -
Stuffed Celery Hearts With Roquefort Cheese 2 0.4
Bismarck Herring 2 -
Fresh Fruit Cup 2 -
Bismarck Herring With Potato Salad 2 0.3
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail 2 0.35
Crab Meat Cocktail 2 0.35
Assorted Relishes 2 -
Philadelphia Pepper Pot 2 -
Philadelphia Pepper Pot Soup 2 0.15
Minestra Milanaise 2 -
Minestra Milanaise Soup 2 0.15
Cold Jellied Tomato Bouillon 2 -
Cold Jellied Tomato Bouillon 2 0.15
Cold Jellied Consomme 2 -
Cold Jellied Consomme 2 0.15
Fresh Crab Meat A La Newburg 2 1.1
Jack Salmon Saute, Meuniere 2 1.0
Fried Soft Shell Crabs With Tartar Sauce 2 0.6
Jack Salmon Saute, Meuniere 2 0.6
Fried Scallops With Tartar Sauce 2 1.0
Fried Filet Of Sole With Tartar Sauce 2 0.6
Broiled Halibut Steak With Bacon 2 1.0
Broiled Halibut With Bacon 2 0.6
Fried Filet Of Sole, Tartar Sauce 2 1.1
Fried Scallops With Tartar Sauce 2 0.6
Bacon And Eggs, Country Style 2 1.0
Spring Lamb Steak Saute, Mushrooms 2 1.1
Bacon And Eggs, Country Style 2 0.6
Schnitzel A La Holstein 2 1.1
Spring Lamb Steak Saute With Mushrooms 2 0.6
Charcoal Grilled Sirloin Steak With Mushrooms 2 1.15
Broiled Pork Tenderloin With Apple Sauce 2 0.6
Broiled Veal Kidney With Bacon 2 0.6
Schnitzel A La Holstein 2 0.6
Broiled Pork Tenderloin, Apple Sauce 2 1.0
Sea Food Dinner 80c 2 -
Chicken And Sweetbreads A La King 2 0.65
Chicken And Sweetbreads A La King 2 1.1
Prime Roast Ribs Of Beef 2 0.65
Broiled Spring Lamb Chops On Toast 2 1.1
Served With French Fried Potatoes, Roll And Butter 2 -
Half Broiled Spring Chicken, Bacon 2 1.15
Choice Of Cherrystone, Crab Meat Or Fresh Shrimp Cocktail, Or Fruit Cocktail 2 -
Braised Calf's Shank, Vegetable Sauce 2 1.0
Broiled Half Spring Chicken 2 0.75
Broiled Tenderloin Steak, Mushrooms 2 1.15
Grilled Pork Chops With Apple Sauce 2 0.6
Combination Cold Meats 2 1.0
Schnitzel A La Holstein 2 0.7
Broiled Minute Steak 2 0.8
Mashed Potatoes 2 -
Baked Idaho Potato 2 -
Candied Sweet Potatoes 2 -
Charcoal Grilled Tenderloin Steak With Mushrooms 2 1.1
Home Fried Potatoes 2 -
Charcoal Grilled Tenderloin Steak 2 1.0
French Fried Potatoes 2 -
Broiled Lamb Chops 2 0.35- 5.25
Clam Chowder, Philadelphia Style 2 -
New Peas 2 -
Sirloin Steak With Mushrooms 2 1.0
Sirloin Steak 2 0.9
Fresh Stringless Beans 2 -
Club Steak With Mushrooms 2 0.7
Fresh Lima Beans 2 -
Club Steak 2 0.6
Stuffed Tomato With Pepper Hash 2 -
Served With French Fried Potatoes, Roll And Butter 2 -
Fried Soft Shell Crabs, Tartar Sauce 2 -
Apple Ring With Fresh Fruit Salad 2 -
Sherbet 2 -
Asparagus With Butter Sauce 2 0.2
Fresh Peach Shortcake 2 -
Pie 2 -
Cake 2 -
Baked Red Salmon With Lemon Butter 2 -
Fresh Stringless Beans 2 0.15
Cherry Sundae 2 -
Parfait 2 -
Watermelon 2 -
Fried Eggplant 2 0.2
Creamed Carrots 2 0.15
Fresh Peaches In Cream 2 -
Cantaloupe 2 -
Peach Melba 2 -
Lima Beans 2 0.2
New Peas 2 0.2
Pineapple 2 -
Apple Strudle 2 -
Burnt Almond Pudding 2 -
Potatoes, Mashed 2 0.15
Potatoes, Home Fried 2 0.15
Potatoes, French Fried 2 0.15
Fresh Shrimps A La Creole With Rice 2 -
Potatoes, Brown 2 0.15
Ice Cream 2 -
Sherbet 2 -
Cheese And Crackers 2 -
Potatoes, Au Gratin 2 0.2
Candied Sweet Potatoes 2 0.15
Potatoes, Lyonnaise 2 0.2
Dinner Rolls With Butter 2 -
Hot Biscuits With Butter 2 -
Iced Tea 2 -
Tea 2 -
Fried Filet Of Sea Bass, Tartar Sauce 2 -
Milk 2 -
Buttermilk 2 -
Coffee 2 -
Stuffed Tomato With Pepper Hash 2 0.25
Donahoe's Special Evening Dinner 2 0.85
Apple Ring With Fresh Fruit Salad 2 0.25
New Peas In Butter Or Fresh Spinach 2 -
Lobster Salad 2 0.75
Fresh Crab Meat Salad 2 0.6
Fruit Salad 2 0.35
Head Lettuce 2 0.25
Chicken Salad 2 0.65
French Fried Or Home Fried Potatoes 2 -
Tomato Juice 2 -
Waldorf Salad 2 0.35
Orange Juice 2 -
Grape Juice 2 -
Fruit Cocktail 2 -
Rolls And Butter Served With Above Salads 2 -
Shrimp Cocktail 2 -
Herring 2 -
Crab Meat Cocktail 2 -
Philadelphia Pepper Pot 2 -
Head Lettuce With Dressing 2 -
Pie, Meringue 2 0.15
Pie, Rhubarb 2 0.15
Pie, Custard 2 0.15
Pies, Butterscotch 2 0.15
Minestra Milanaise 2 -
Pie, Pineapple 2 0.15
Pie, Apple 2 0.15
Pie, Apricot 2 0.15
Pie, Cherry 2 0.15
Pudding, Burnt Almond 2 0.15
Fried Filet Of Flounder With Tartar Sauce 2 -
Pudding, Peach Tapioca 2 0.15
Pudding, Apricot Fru Zert 2 0.15
Choice Of Pie, Watermelon, Cantaloupe Or Ice Cream 2 -
Baked Red Salmon With Lemon Butter 2 -
Cake, Pineapple Layer 2 0.15
Cake, Chocolate 2 0.15
Fried Scallops With Tartar Sauce 2 -
Cherry Sundae 2 0.2
Omelette With Mushrooms 2 -
Half Cantaloupe 2 0.15
Hot Biscuits Or Dinner Rolls And Butter 2 -
Fruit Jell O 2 0.15
Broiled Veal Kidney With Bacon 2 -
Ice Cream With Cake 2 0.2
Eclair 2 0.15
Pork Chops Saute With Pan Gravy 2 -
Chocolate Cream Puff 2 0.15
Ladylock 2 0.15
Broiled Club Steak With Mushrooms 2 -
Peach Melba 2 0.25
Parfait 2 0.2
Coffee, Tea, Milk Or Iced Tea 2 -
Prime Roast Ribs Of Beef 2 -
5th Ave. Special Ice Cream, Chocolate 2 0.15
5th Ave. Special Ice Cream, Vanilla 2 0.15
French Fried Potatoes 2 -
Home Fried Potatoes 2 -
5th Ave. Special Ice Cream, Strawberry 2 0.15
5th Ave. Special Ice Cream, Butter Pecan 2 0.15
5th Ave. Special Ice Cream, Fresh Peach 2 0.15
Candied Sweet Potatoes 2 -
Sherbet, Apricot 2 0.15
Sherbet, Fresh Pineapple 2 0.15
Fresh Spinach 2 -
Fresh Lima Beans 2 -
Head Lettuce With Dressing 2 -
Buttermilk 2 0.1
Fort Pitt Pilsener 2 0.15
Milk 2 0.1
Pudding 2 -
Canned Fruit 2 -
Duquesne Pilsener 2 0.15
Pie 2 -
Iced Tea, Glass 2 0.1
Coffee, Glass 2 0.1
Donahoe's Club Sandwich 2 0.6
Apricot Fru Zert Pudding 2 -
Burnt Almond Pudding 2 -
Iron City Beer 2 0.15
Chicken Sandwich 2 0.55
Apple Strudle 2 -
Cake A La Mode 2 -
Kaffee, Hag 2 0.15
Kaffee, Hag 2 0.15
Watermelon 2 -
Silver Top Beer 2 0.15
Silver Top Beer 2 0.15
Combination Sandwich 2 0.5
Cantaloupe 2 -
Cream Cheese With Crackers 2 -
Zeuger's Orangeade 2 0.1
Prime Ribs Of Beef Sandwich 2 0.5
Old German Export 2 0.15
Ice Cream 2 -
Coca Cola 2 0.1
Ox Tongue Sandwich 2 0.3
Hot Biscuits With Butter 2 -
Old Shay Ale 2 0.15
Dinner Rolls With Butter 2 -
Postum 2 0.1
Famous Ham Sandwich 2 0.3
Milk 2 -
Buttermilk 2 -
Coffee (Pot) 2 0.15
Iced Tea 2 -
Iced Tea (Pot) 2 0.15
Tea 2 -
Coffee 2 -
Corned Beef Sandwich 2 0.3
Tea (Pot) 2 0.15
Boiled Ham Sandwich 2 0.25
Liverwurst Sandwich 2 0.25
Salami Sandwich 2 0.25
Sardine Sandwich 2 0.25
American Cheese Sandwich 2 0.25
Swiss Cheese Sandwich 2 0.25