Menu from the Florida Avenue Grill restaurant: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A menu from the Florida Avenue Grill restaurant in Washington, DC. The menu is two (2) identical copies of the same menu printed on paper, placed back to back, and laminated. On both sides, the foods are listed in three (3) columns, with the Breakfast Menu at the left, the Dinner Menu at center and Sandwiches at the right. The header has the text [Florida Avenue / ...Grill...] at left, and at center, the restaurant's address followed by [Specializing in / SOUTHERN STYLE FOOD]. At the proper right corner of the header, on both sides, is a line drawing of a man wearing a chef's hat.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: late 20th-early 21st century
• Created by: Florida Avenue Grill, founded 1944
• Printed by: Unidentified
• Type: menus
• Medium: printing ink on paper with laminates
• Dimensions: H x W x D (overall): 9 13/16 × 15 3/8 in. (25 × 39 cm)
• Place used: 1100 Florida Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Black Enterprise
• Topic: Business
• Topic: Cooking and dining
• Topic: Foodways
• Topic: Local and regional
• Object number: 2016.114.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Imar and Tasha Hutchins, Florida Avenue Grill
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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