When you say medium rare you expect a little pink. I think shoe leather would have been easier to chew than the piece of meat I got. The service took forever so the steak was probably cooking for the full 45 minutes. Silverware was filthy as well. Somebody needs to step thing up or they won't last long. Unfortunately I see they've got a lot of 1 star reviews. Wish I'd looked before assuming Applebee's was a safe choice.