Menu from the Florida Avenue Grill restaurant

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A menu from the Florida Avenue Grill restaurant in Washington, DC. The menu is made from two (2) printed sheets of paper laminated and folded down the middle to make a bi-fold shape. The front cover features a text box with: "Specializing in / Southern Style Food / Florida Avenue / ...Grill... / since 1944" at center, followed by the restaurant's address and telephone number. 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 inside left of the menu, and dinner, seafood, desserts and beverages are listed on the inside right. The back cover lists sandwiches and house specialties.

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