Item #51-1070 Menu for the last day at Bergez-Frank's Old Poodle Dog Restaurant, San Francisco, 1922. Bergez-Frank's Old Poodle Dog Restaurant.
Bergez-Frank's Old Poodle Dog Restaurant

Menu for the last day at Bergez-Frank's Old Poodle Dog Restaurant, San Francisco, 1922.

San Francisco: Bergez-Frank's Old Poodle Dog Restaurant,1922. 4pp. cover on rag paper with 4 page menu insert for Sat. April 15, 1922. 10.25 x 6.5 inches. printed in black and blue with Indian.

According to Jim Smith: 'Surviving the great earthquake, the Old Poodle Dog unfortunately failed to hold up under prohibition. The restaurant closed it doors the night of April 15, 1922. Lalanne stated that, "great cuisine cannot be served without wine.'

In 1908, the owners of the Poodle Dog, the Old Poodle Dog, John Bergez Restaurant and Frank's Rotisserie merged their businesses, opening Bush Street and Claude Lane under Lalanne with partners Jean B. Pon, Jean Bergez, Louis Coutard and Camille Mailhebeau. The restaurant now boasted five floors; the top floor offered a ballroom. A side door mimicked the earlier establishment with a birdcage elevator that took the men and their "companions" upstairs. They brought the elegance of the Nineties back to San Francisco as the Bergez-Franks Old Poodle Dog. The cuisine reflected the skills of some of the finest French chefs in the city but also included innovations unique to San Francisco. The original Louis Dressing originated in the Bergez-Franks Old Poodle Dog circa 1908; a product of the skills of Louis Coutard. Item #51-1070

Price: $250.00

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