Medium Rare, the award-winning restaurant famous for its French-influenced steak and frites (fries) — is officially in laissez les bons temps rouler mode at 5538 Magazine Street in Uptown.
At Medium Rare, simplicity and consistency are the key ingredients. The menu is deliciously uncomplicated and yet, oh-so exciting. It’s just $30 for a three-course prix fixe meal: fresh mixed green salad, artisan rustic bread, hand-cut fries and the most flavorful Coulotte steak you’ve ever enjoyed, topped with their famous secret sauce. Fear not veggie lovers, there’s a vegetarian option: Grilled portobello with fired roasted red pepper sauce. Insider tip: there’s always a lagniappe–a little something extra– in the middle of every meal. You get seconds! Yes, that’s right: SECONDS! At no extra charge. But let’s keep that between us–and surprise your friends.
While simplicity is their mantra, there are plenty of choices when it comes to their over-the-top, decadent desserts – like the 7-layer chocolate cake, the 7-layer carrot cake or their legendary hot fudge sundae – now that’s a tough choice. When it comes to weekends, Medium Rare brunches are sizzling with their bottomless mimosas, bloody marys and vodka with some orange juice (aka screwdrivers) along with plenty of delicious choices on the menu. Another insider tip: get the French Toast – it’s changement de vie – life changing!
Medium Rare is universally loved and is passionate about becoming a beloved neighborhood eatery in New Orleans, just as it is in its home base of Washington, D.C., where it’s been named Best Steakhouse and OpenTable’s Diners’ Choice. Medium Rare chose New Orleans as its premier location outside the nation’s capital for its appreciation of great food– and other fun reasons:
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French culture. We both have it. (We actually pipe French lessons into the bathroom if you need a refresher. Tres bonne!)
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No decision overload — one perfectly priced prix fixe menu — you could call the whole experience “the Big Easy.”
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New Orleans loves a good bottomless brunch
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When it comes to the best food, the only thing New Orleans is missing is Medium Rare!
More than just serving up great food and great service, the owners of Medium Rare plan to continue their dedication to helping the New Orleans community address food insecurity, just like they do in D.C. with their Feed the Fridge program. Feed the Fridge is a series of community refrigerators filled daily with restaurant quality food. Anyone and everyone can help themselves to as many meals as they need, for free, no questions asked.
Medium Rare New Orleans will be open for dinner daily starting at 5pm and 10:30am on Saturdays and Sundays for brunch. Reservations can be made on OpenTable but fear not, much of the dining room is reserved for walk-ins.
The choice is simple — Medium Rare is well-done, and now at home in New Orleans.
About Medium Rare
Medium Rare is an award-winning, iconic, full-service restaurant serving the Washington, D.C., metro area since 2011. Including New Orleans, there are 4 locations–with more on the way.
About Feed the Fridge
Feed the Fridge is an effort to bring nourishment where there is hunger while helping small, local restaurants stay in business. Though it started as a short-term response to the pandemic, it now plays a major role in solving hunger by transforming “food insecurity” into “meal security.”
In just over two years, Feed the Fridge has increased community food supply chains by:
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Placing 34 refrigerators at recreation centers, schools and other locations around D.C and Maryland.
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Providing more than 3 million free meals to anyone who needs them.
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Through donations, paying participating restaurants more than $2 million to provide meals, which in turn helps those restaurants stay open and pay employees.
Available for Interview: Medium Rare Co-Owner, Mark Bucher
Mark Bucher is a Washington, D.C. area restaurateur, a 2022 Washingtonian of the Year, and World Burger Champion who has been combating food insecurity since March 2020 when the pandemic first hit. Through the Medium Rare restaurants he co-owns, Bucher has launched multiple charitable efforts to fight hunger, which he plans to bring to New Orleans.
