Davenport

Los Primos is a place you go for the food and the margaritas — the wine list is an afterthought and everyone involved seems to know it. Order the cocktails, be happy, and don't let the Merlot talk you into anything.

Red Lobster's wine list exists to check a box, not to enhance your meal. Order the Riesling, enjoy the Cheddar Bay Biscuits, and save the serious wine drinking for somewhere that earned it.

Outback's wine list in Davenport is a chain doing the bare minimum — recognizable labels, steep markups, zero ambition. Come for the steak, order the Koonunga Hill if you must have wine, and save your serious wine spending for somewhere that earned it.

Come here for the steak and the rolls — they're genuinely good. But the wine program is an afterthought at best, and you're better off ordering a draft beer or skipping alcohol entirely than wrestling with this list.

Olive Garden's wine program exists to check a box, not to enhance a meal. Order the cocktails, split a bottle of Chianti if you must, and save your wine ambitions for somewhere that shares them.

Biaggi's wine list is the restaurant equivalent of a reliable sedan — nothing exciting, nothing embarrassing, gets you where you're going. If you're in North Davenport and want a glass with your Chicken Parm, you'll be fine; just don't come here expecting to discover something new.

The Machine Shed is a genuinely fun place to eat a massive Midwestern meal, but the wine list is strictly along for the ride. Order the Riesling, drink the beer, and save your serious wine curiosity for another night.

Ruthie's is a reliable casino wine list — it won't embarrass you and it won't excite you, but you can eat a serious steak and drink a serious California Cab without getting burned too badly. Just go in with eyes open on the markup and pick Jordan over Caymus.