I ate at Medium Rare, the steakhouse chain with only one choice on its dinner menu. My $35 meal was a pleasant surprise.

Medium Rare is most popular for its three-course prix fixe dinner menu, which includes artisan rustic bread, a mixed-green salad, and steak with fresh-cut fries for just under $35 before tax.

It’s a great choice for indecisive eaters like myself.

We each started our meal with a cocktail. I chose the blackberry sangria, and my friend opted for a gold rush, a bourbon-based drink with lemon juice and honey syrup.

The decently sized drinks each cost $16 and were a delicious accompaniment to our dinner.

The artisan rustic bread was served warm with salted butter and was everything you could want in freshly baked bread. It was soft and fluffy on the inside with a crunchy crust.

When the bread was served, we were also asked how we’d like our steak to be cooked. I went for medium well, and my friend asked for medium rare.

The simple mixed green salad came after the bread and was a nice addition to the meal.

I needed something light before my meat-heavy entrée.

Before we finished our salads, we were served a heaping plate of steak and fries, complete with Medium Rare’s “secret sauce.”

The flavorful steak was tender and cooked perfectly to our taste. Crispy and well-seasoned, the fries were also some of the best I’ve eaten in the city.

However, the star of the show had to be the sauce. I typically steer clear of sauce on my steak, but I could have drank this sauce by the gallon. It had a deliciously creamy, peppery, and slightly smokey flavor that complemented the steak wonderfully.

As we were finishing up our first plate of fries, we were brought a second portion. The food was steaming hot, fresh from the kitchen, and even though a different server delivered our next plate, they knew our steak order.

The second portion was even bigger than the last, including more secret sauce, so we had plenty of leftovers to take away.

Although we sadly didn’t have enough room for dessert, I would definitely try the restaurant’s double chocolate fudge cake ($12 per slice) next time.

The prix fixe menu and cocktails came to $110 before tip for two people, which was a great price considering the quality and amount of food we received.

Since the restaurant went viral on social media, we were worried that the food wouldn’t live up to our expectations, but I’m already looking forward to my next visit.