30 July 2011

1933 menu

From the tumblr of the Hennepin County (MN) Public Library.  Charlie's Cafe Exceptionale was a premier supper club in Minneapolis from the 1930s to the 1980s.

8 comments:

  1. HitsThingsJuly 30, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    I'm pretty ignorant of inflation - Are those prices in dollars or cents?

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  2. MinnesotastanJuly 30, 2011 at 7:46 PM

    Cents. Except the filet mignon is a dollar.

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  3. JDJarvisJuly 30, 2011 at 8:11 PM

    That $1.00 fillet Mignon was selling for the equivalent of $17.36 today.

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  4. PiperJuly 31, 2011 at 11:43 AM

    Average income for that year was $1,500 per year

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  5. nolanddaJuly 31, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    From a recent NPR/APM show:

    "Wiki-Feed-ia: The New York Public Library’s What’s on the Menu? program enlists the public to help digitize the thousands of historical menus (and individual dishes) in its collection. In only a few months, volunteers and foodies have already logged nearly half a million entries in the searchable menu database. Brendan talks to the NYPL’s Rebecca Federman and Michael Inman about the project - and some gems unearthed. Boiled sheepshead egg sauce, anyone?"

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  6. MinnesotastanJuly 31, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    Very interesting. Thanks.

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  7. richJuly 31, 2011 at 9:54 PM

    Charlie's was the favorite restaurant of my families' Nana, who is a St. Louis Park native. At 90 she still holds restaurant service and food quality up to the standard that Charlie's created.

    Here is the link for a postcard of the interior of the restaurant.

    https://picasaweb.google.com/r.neefe/CharlieS?authuser=0&feat=directlink


    Nana, enjoyed seeing the old menu and thanks you for the memories.

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  8. MinnesotastanJuly 31, 2011 at 10:26 PM

    I lived in Edina and Excelsior during the Charlie's era, but never ate there. I'm glad your family's nana enjoyed the post. :.)

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