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Original vintage circa-1950s Thrifty Drug Stores Fountain Grill restaurant/lunch counter menu with Coca-Cola advertising and removable/clip-on daily special cards.
Fantastic piece of Southern California drugstore and restaurant history. The colorful cover features the classic Thrifty Drug Stores logo and a whimsical mid-century Fountain Grill waiter illustration carrying a hamburger and drink.
Inside is an extensive lunch-counter menu with wonderfully period food offerings and prices, including:
• Special Hamburger – 55¢
• Jumbo Cheeseburger – 54¢
• Fish & Chips – 59¢
• Grilled Northern Halibut Steak – 85¢
• Pot Roast of Steer Beef – 75¢
• Yankee Pot Roast – $1.00
• ½ lb. Cubed Minute Steak – $1.29
• Strawberry Shortcake – 25¢
• Large Coca-Cola – 10¢
• Ice cream, malts, sundaes, sandwiches and more
Especially interesting are the original clipped-on daily dinner/special cards, including:
Roast Leg of Pork – 75¢
Potted Swiss Steak Bordelaise – 75¢
Spaghetti Platter – 55¢
The cards feature period Coca-Cola “Have a Coke, too!” advertising and retain their small metal menu clips.
The reverse includes additional fountain advertising for Thrifty ice cream, malts, strawberry shortcake, Coca-Cola and other desserts.
Condition:
Vintage used condition with substantial age and wear. Most notably, the back has large areas of paper loss/adhesive residue and surface damage, as clearly shown in the photos. There is also age toning, discoloration, edge/corner wear, creasing and general handling wear throughout. The front cover remains extremely displayable with strong color and graphics. Interior printing and the attached special cards also retain excellent visual appeal. Please review all photographs carefully as they are an important part of the condition description.
An unusual surviving piece of mid-century Thrifty Drug Stores / California lunch-counter history, with particularly desirable Coca-Cola advertising and period restaurant graphics.
