Rue Franklin

so much for the patio Wednesday night as nine of us huddled inside Rue Franklin and avoided the torrential downpour.
the group seemed to avoid the Rue's standard fare with most of us ordering their pre fixe meal which started with either a tuna nicoise salad or a pesto gnocchi. i opted for the gnocchi which was excellent but also tasted the nicoise which was good as well. i also had a taste of their foie gras over mixed greens and mango. oddly enough, i had two different conversations earlier in the week about fruit in salad - no one seems to like fruit and greens together. discuss. needless to say, the foie gras appetizer was very rich and interesting. i was told their hearts of palm salad was good too.
FYI - i did not order their raw venison carpaccio with balsamic vinegar sauce. just sayin'.
the pre fixe also provided for either short ribs in a wine sauce or an atlantic char over i believe vermicelli as an entrée. the waiter reminded the group after six of us ordered the char that we could substitute mahi mahi as the entrée (no one did). the char was good but not exciting - i cannot even recall the sauce with which it was served. i'm not really a rib guy but their ribs were excellent. also excellent was their filet of sole with lobster sauce and rice pilaf. also ordered were their tuna steak and filet mignon, neither of which i tried.
a choice of any dessert came with the pre fixe and most ordered the chocolate cake soufflé with vanilla ice cream which was excellent. also tried was their fruit in a cream sauce over a crepe(?) which was very good as well.
Rue Franklin is another is fine dining experience and as such the portions were somewhat small but satisfying. i do think their pre fixe is a decent deal if you can handle the limited choices. with the lack of diversity in the dishes ordered and what i tried i'm tempted to give Rue Franklin an incomplete but will give it a B+ with an asterisk.