What comes to mind when you think of Rare Steakhouse, 833 E. Michigan St.? A great happy hour? A Japanese Wagyu steak? A wine list recognized by the Wine Spectator Awards? 

How about lunch?  Rare put lunch back on its menu earlier this year and has since expanded lunch hours to include Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Even better, in addition to their full lunch menu of soups, salads and offerings like New England lobster rolls, classic burgers and fish ‘n’ chips, they’ve also introduced a $35 Executive Lunch that includes three courses of your choice. 

Treat yourself

Everyone starts off with Rare’s signature pop-overs, which are baked up warm and crisp on the outside, airy and soft on the inside and served with sweet and savory maple butter.

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From there, however, you have choices. First: choose from Caesar Salad or Lobster Bisque

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Classic Caesar salad is never a miss. Rare’s features classic Caesar dressing, crisp lettuce, croutons and parmesan cheese. 

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But who can turn down a creamy housemade indulgence made with cold water lobster and Wisconsin dairy and then poured tableside right into your bowl? 

Next up: choose Steak Frites or Amish Country Fried Chicken

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The steak frites are as classic as they come, a generous portion of fries topped with 8-ounces of sliced steak (done your way) and topped with France’s famous entrecote sauce, a delectably buttery sauce that’s packed with equal parts umami and fresh herbs.

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But maybe it’s a fried chicken day. If so, you can opt for three generous pieces of country fried chicken served with pickled red onions, watercress, agave and chicken jus.

Finally: choose a housemade baked cookie or seasonal sorbet for dessert. 

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A classic chocolate chip cookie offers up just the right amount of sweetness to finish up your meal. 

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Then again, a bit of sorbet is refreshing and fruity (and, in this case, filled with bright lemony flavor). 

Visit for lunch and – should you decide to come back – consider attending returning on Wednesday nights for half-priced seafood towers and Veuve by the glass.  Or mark your calendar for the steakhouse’s first wine dinner!

Orin Swift Wine Dinner

Rare will host the Orin Swift Wine Dinner on Tuesday, April 29 from 5 to 8 p.m. The dinner will feature five distinctive courses, each paired with memorable wines from Orin Swift, a California winery known for its innovative blends like The Prisoner.
Courses include: 

• Beet Carpaccio with whipped goat cheese
• Seared scallops with corn veloutte, crispy leeks, beurre noissette and braised greens
• Ravioli with Meadowlark Mills polenta, braised beef cheeks, roasted shiitake, roasted fennel and red wine jus
• Lamb chops with romesco, braised winter greens, red wine au jus and pistachio
• Prime filet with celeriac parsnip puree, hazelnuts, parsnip crunch and herb oil

Tickets are $125 per person and can be purchased online. 

Get Rare with OnMilwaukee!

Maybe you’ve heard about the OnMilwaukee Squad, our unique membership program which gains you admission to monthly events with OnMilwaukee writers, free tickets to various fun things around town and first dibs on tickets for OMC events.. 

But – if you haven’t experienced it in action – this is your invitation to give it a try! We’ll be hosting our next event with Senior Dining Writer Lori Fredrich at Rare Steakhouse!

Past dining excursions have included: An amazing Happy Hour at Maxie’s; a behind-the-scenes tasting at the James Beard-nominated Agency Cocktail Lounge; a wine pairing and chef’s dinner at Union House and more. Just one or two of these events would easily pay off an entire year of your membership!

So, don’t wait. Join the OnMilwaukee Squad now and we’ll get you on the invite list.