Menu from the Florida Avenue Grill restaurant

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A menu from the Florida Avenue Grill restaurant in Washington, DC. The menu is one (1) printed sheet of black text on cream paper. The inside of the menu has a banner across the top that reads "MENU" in the upper left corner, with illustrations continuing across the top of various foods and chefs with pots. Breakfast foods are listed on the left side, and dinner, seafood, desserts and beverages are listed on the right. The verso of the sheet of paper shows what would be the front and back covers of the menu, if the menu had been folded into a bi-fold shape. The back cover, at proper left, lists sandwiches. The front cover, at proper right, features the name of the restaurant at center [Florida Avenue / ...Grill... / since 1944], followed by the restaurant's address and telephone number and [Specializing in / Southern Style Food].

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