Preview up to 100 items from this collection below. This collection contains of hundreds of menus collected over several decades, each revealing the food tastes of Seattle diners and prices paid for fine and casual dining around town.
Clark's Northgate Menu
Part of the Clark's restaurant chain, founded by Walter Clark, with 22 restaurants all across Seattle, Portland, Tacoma and Yakima. Opened in the early 1950's. Clark sold the chain to Campbell Soup Company in 1970. The family eventually bought back their favorite, The Red Carpet, and renamed it "Gene's Red Carpet Restaurant."
Identifier: spl_menu_00184
View this itemWoman in striped shirt on fire escape, Jack Large studio, Pike Place Market, July 1967
Girl on studio fire escape
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Date: 1967-07
View this itemCafé Express Menu
The café chain that operates out of the Nordstrom department stores. It started delivering sandwich boxes for lunch in 1985.
Identifier: spl_menu_00112
View this itemBruno's Menu
Open since 1975, Bruno's serves Mexican and Italian food as two separate parts of its menu, rather than trying to combine the two cuisines.
Identifier: spl_menu_00090
View this itemChen's Village Chinese Restaurant Menu
As of 2012, this restaurant is still in operation in its original location.
Identifier: spl_menu_00160
Date: 2001-05-02
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