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Restaurants -- United States -- Menus

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 597 Collections and/or Records:

The Sherman Chicago Coffee Shop breakfast menu, undated

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1.9-1-020
Scope and Contents

The Sherman Chicago Coffee Shop menu.

Illustrated menu cover of a cow kicking a kerosene lamp while an old woman in the background reacts, holding a donut and a cup of coffee. Presumably this is Mrs. O'Leary and her cow from the apocryphal story as to the cause of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

Menu lists breakfast suggestions and a la carte options.

Dates: undated

The Sherman Room Service A La Carte menu, undated

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1.9-1-019
Scope and Contents

The Sherman Room Service A La Carte Menu.

Menu cover gives a list of suggested rooms and locations to visit, including the Pump Room, The Buttery, Beau Nash Club (men only at lunch—women are "invited" for cocktails and dinner from 4:07p.m.), The Parade, The Bath, and Sarah Siddons Walk. List also mentions the Ambassador Hotel on State Street, located in Chicago, Illinois.

Dates: undated

The Ship Ahoy menu, undated

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1.9-1-021
Scope and Contents

The Ship Ahoy, Houston's Leading Restaurant... 6638 S. Main.

Illustrated menu cover. Menu lists seafood, steaks, adnwiches, etc. Includes 3 attachment cards with chef specialties.

Dates: undated

The Space Needle dessert menu, after 1962

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 2
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-2-013
Scope and Contents

The Space Needle Restaurant, Seattle, Washington. Interior design and appointments by Western Hotels, Inc. Operated by Western Hotels, Inc.

Brown cover. Bi-fold dessert menu.

Dates: after 1962

The Space Needle Restaurant dinner menu [brown variant], after 1962

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 2
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-2-015
Scope and Contents

The Space Needle Restaurant, Seattle, U.S.A. Interior design and appointments by Western International Hotels, Inc. Operated by Western International Hotels, Inc.

Tri-fold dinner menu. Exterior flap has a gold foiled image of the Space Needle. Menu lists steak and seafood items, along with cocktails and wines. Kurt Wuest is listed as the Chef de Cuisine. Note: Menu items and prices are exactly the same as the white variant.

Dates: after 1962