Nut Tree Menu (2 results)

The Nut Tree has been a legendary road stop off Interstate 80 for more than 100 years. Along with dining, it is now home to shopping and Nut Tree Plaza, which features the No. 5 Train and a carousel. This 8-page menu booklet (8 1/2" x 11") recounts the history of the restaurant founded in 1921 by Helen and Ed "Bunny" Power, who set up a roadside fruit stand as a last resort in a bad crop year. By 1967, the restaurant had become a destination for serving "western food" which included everything from broiled lamb chops to a turkey tamale plate (with avocado) and chicken curry. Desserts were 80 cents and domestic and imported beers were available for dine-in or take home (less 10 cents per bottle). Bound with staples in stiff colorfully illustrated wraps. Some light wear; otherwise very good.

8vo, 7-1/2 x 7 in. pamphlet in self wrappers; with the separately printed bifolium "Nut Tree History" loosely inserted. Founded in 1921, the late and lamented Nut Tree in Vacaville became a destination stop for travelers through northern California and an important progentior of what they termed "Western Food" and what came to be known as California Cuisine. This menu dates from the early 1960s as evidenced by both the pricing and the reference on the inside rear wrapper to the "Nut Tree Airstrip," which was later known as the Nut Tree Airport. Some adhesive residue on rear where it appears that the menu was once part of a scrapbook, otherwise fine.