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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8qn68hw Online items available California Menu Collection MENU COL California Historical Society 678 Mission Street San Francisco, CA, 94105-4014 (415) 357-1848 [email protected] California Menu Collection MENU MENU COL 1 COL Title: California menu collection Date (inclusive): 1889-1996 Date (bulk): 1943-1944 Collection Identifier: MENU COL Physical Description: 5.4 Linear feet(8 boxes and 1 oversize box) Repository: California Historical Society 678 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94105 415-357-1848 [email protected] URL:http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org Location of Materials: Collection is stored onsite. Language of Materials: Collection materials are in English. https://www.flickr.com/photos/chs_commons/sets/72157639867605596/ Abstract: Consists of menus and wine and spirits lists from California restaurants. Materials are primarily from restaurants located in San Francisco and the Bay Area, but the collection also includes menus from other California cities; bulk of the materials are from 1943-1944. Access Collection is open for research. Publication Rights All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Director of the Library and Archives, North Baker Research Library, California Historical Society, 678 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. Consent is given on behalf of the California Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], [File name], California Menu Collection, California Historical Society. California ephemera collection California business ephemera California art gallery and museum ephemera San Francisco ephemera Kemble Z3 ephemera collection Accruals Additions to collections are ongoing. Processing Information Processed by intern Nora Coyne under the supervision of Jaime Henderson in 2013. System of Arrangement The collection is arranged in two series: Series 1: San Francisco menus and Series 2: Other California cities menus. Within each series menus are arranged alphabetically by name of the restaurant or by name of the hotel the restaurant resides or resided in. Scope and Contents Collection consists of menus, and some wine and spirits lists, of California restaurants. The materials are primarily from San Francisco and the Bay Area although other California cities, such as Los Angeles, are represented. The collection includes menus from restaurants located in hotels such as the Tonga Room in the Fairmont Hotel and Victor's, located in the Hotel Sir Francis Drake. Other restaurants represented include the Cliff House, Tadich Grill and Trader Vic's. The collection dates from 1889 to 1996 with the bulk of materials created 1944. Most menus from 1944 include printed or handwritten notices of compliance with the Office of Price Administration's (OPA) price controls established during World War II. Indexing Terms California Menu Collection MENU MENU COL 2 COL The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog: Bars (Drinking establishments)--California. California Ephemera Project. Menus. Restaurants--California. Wine lists. San Francisco menus Numeric 311 Restaurant (American, Italian, San Francisco) 1943, 1944, 1954 A A. Sabella (Seafood, San Francisco) Adolph's (American, San Francisco) Aladdin Studio Tiffin Room (American, San Francisco) Alfred's Restaurant (American, San Francisco) Alouette (French, San Francisco) Amelio Cafe (San Francisco) Location of Materials: Includes oversize menus, stored in OV box 1, folder 1. Art's Sandwich Shop (Deli, San Francisco) 1944 Assay Office (American, San Francisco) Auntie Pasta (Italian, San Francisco) B B and K Coffee Shop (Cafe, San Francisco) 1944 Bal Tabarin (Restaurant and nightclub, San Francisco) Bank Exchange (American, San Francisco) Basque Restaurant (Basque, San Francisco) 1968 Bardelli's (French, San Francisco) Bay City Grill (American, San Francisco) 1939, 1950 Ben Johnson, The (San Francisco) Beresford Dining Room (American, San Francisco) 1944 Berghoff (American, San Francisco) 1948 Bernstein's Fish Grotto (Seafood, San Francisco) B/G (American, San Francisco) 1944 Big Ben Fish Grotto (Seafood, San Francisco) 1954 Bimbo's 365 (American, San Francisco) Bird's Quaker Restaurant (American, San Francisco) Bismark Cafe (German, French, San Francisco) Black Cat, The (San Francisco) Blue Fox Cafe, The (French, Italian, San Francisco) Blum's (American, San Francisco) Bohemian Club Restaurant (American, San Francisco) 1954 Brighton Express (American, San Francisco) Broadway Pizza (Italian, San Francisco) Bunny's Waffle Shops (American, San Francisco) 1944 California Menu Collection MENU MENU COL 3 COL San Francisco menus C C Ceasar's (Italian, San Francisco) Cafe El Portal (French, American, San Francisco) 1953 Cafe Esprit (Italian, San Francisco) California Grill and Coffee Shop (American, San Francisco) 1944 Camille Restaurant (French, San Francisco) 1948 Canary Den Restaurant (American, San Francisco) 1939 Canton Kitchen (Chinese, San Francisco) 1965 Capwell's Roof Garden Restaurant (American, San Francisco) 1956 Caravansary (Indian, San Francisco) Carl's Kitchen (American, San Francisco) 1944 Carnelian Room (Italian, French, San Francisco) Caruso's (Italian, San Francisco) 1944 Casino Cafe, The (American, Chinese, San Francisco) 1944 Cercle de l'Union (French, San Francisco) 1948, 1950 Challenger, The (French, San Francisco) Charles Fashion Restaurant (French, Italian, San Francisco) Charlie's Fly Trap Restaurant (French, Italian, San Francisco) 1922, 1923 Chateau Latour (French, San Francisco) 1951 Chestnut Street Grill, The (American, San Francisco) Chic's Place (Seafood, San Francisco) China Inn Restaurant (Chinese, San Francisco) Chinese Kitchen (Chinese, San Francisco) 1943 Chinese "T" Garden (Chinese, San Francisco) 1944 Chris's Grill (American, San Francisco) 1944 Chris's Place (American, San Francisco) 1944 Chutes at the Beach (American, San Francisco) Claridge, The (San Francisco) Cliff House (American, San Francisco) 1955 Clipper Restaurant (American, San Francisco) Clover Grill (American, San Francisco) 1944 Coachman, The (French, Indian, Seafood, San Francisco) Coffee Dan's Turkish Village Coppa's Restaurant (American, Italian, French, San Francisco) Corbett Grill (American, San Francisco) 1944 Crillo's Specialty Kitchen (San Francisco) Crocodiles' Casbah, The (Cafe, San Francisco) D Dan's Waffle Shop (American, San Francisco) 1943 Davenport's (Italian, San Francisco) 1925 David's of San Francisco (Israeli, San Francisco) Delmonico Restaurant (French, San Francisco) Dish (American, San Francisco) 1984 Dixie Dixon Shoppe (American, San Francisco) 1944 Domino Club (French, Italian, San Francisco) Dong's Cafe (American, Chinese, San Francisco) 1944 OV 1, Folder 1 Doros (French, Italian, San Francisco) undated Down Under (Steakhouse, San Francisco) E Eatmore Coffee Shop (Cafe, San Francisco) Ed Chuck Wagon (San Francisco) Eddy Cafe, The (American, Chinese, San Francisco) 1944 California Menu Collection MENU MENU COL 4 COL San Francisco menus E Edy's (American, San Francisco) 1943 El Sombrero (Mexican, San Francisco) OV 1, Folder 2 Ernie's Restaurant (French, Italian, San Francisco) undated Excelsior Fish Market (Seafood, San Francisco) 1943 Exposition Fish Grotto (Seafood, San Francisco) 1948 F Fairmont Hotel (The Squire Room, San Francisco) OV 1, Folder 1 Fairmont Hotel (The Camellia Room, Continental, San Francisco) undated OV 1, Folder 2 Fairmont Hotel (Tonga Room, Chinese, San Francisco) undated Famous Coffee Shop (Cafe, San Francisco) 1944 Feldermann's (German, San Francisco) Ferry Terminal Restaurant, The (American, San Francisco) Fior d'Italia Restaurant (Italian, San Francisco) 1886 Location of Materials: Includes oversize menus, stored in OV box 1, folder 2. Fishermen's Grotto (Seafood, San Francisco) 1940, 1946 OV 1, Folder 2 Fleur de Lys (French, San Francisco) undated Florence Restaurant (Spanish, San Francisco) Fly Trap Restaurant, The (American, San Francisco) 1944, 1953 Fong Wan's Club Shanghai (American, Chinese, San Francisco) Foster and Orear's (American, San Francisco) Fosters (American, San Francisco) Fox Coffee Shop (American, San Francisco) Frank's Italian Restaurant (Italian, San Francisco) 1944 Fred Solari Inc. (Solari's Restaurant, San Francisco) 1927, 1928, 1930 Freeman's Downyflake (American, San Francisco) Front Room, The (American, San Francisco) Fruit Bowl, "The" (Snack Bar, San Francisco) G Gang Plank (American, San Francisco) Garibaldi Tamale and Enchilada Cafe (Mexican, American, Italian, San Francisco and Oakland) 1943 Gene Compton's (American, French, Mexican) 1944 Golden Gate Ferry Co. (American, San Francisco) Golden Gate Waffle Shop (American, San Francisco) 1944 Golden Harbor Restaurant, The (American, San Francisco) 1937 Golden Pavillion, The (Chinese, San Francisco) Golden Pheasant, The (American, San Francisco) 1927, 1940, 1945 Gold Rail Cafe (American, San Francisco) 1944 Goodfellow's Grotto (Seafood, San Francisco) 1924 Goody's (American, San Francisco) 1944 OV 1, Folder 2 Great American Music Hall, The (Continental, San Francisco) undated Griscon's Steak and Chop