Frisco

Bottled In Bond is not a wine destination — but Wednesday's half-price bottles turn a modest list into a genuinely good deal, and the Poet's Leap Riesling alone justifies a glass order. Come for the cocktails, stay for the Wednesday wine math.

Salsa Tex-Mex is a solid neighborhood spot for tacos and a great margarita — the wine list, however, tells you exactly how much thought went into it. Come for the food, skip the wine, and let a frozen cocktail do the heavy lifting.

Randy's is a legitimate steakhouse with a wine list that respects the room — 150 bottles, some genuine regional character, and a happy hour that makes the glass pours worth arriving early for. The markups sting, but if you navigate toward the Bordeaux and Texas sections, you'll drink better than the average table next to you ordering on autopilot.

Cane Rosso Frisco isn't a wine destination, but the Tuesday and Wednesday half-price program turns a grocery-store-safe list into a genuinely compelling reason to show up mid-week. Come for the pizza, come back on a Tuesday, and don't overthink the wine.

P.F. Chang's Frisco isn't trying to impress anyone with its wine program, and it shows — this is a list built for familiarity, not discovery, with pricing to match. Eat the Mongolian Beef, maybe grab a cocktail, and save your wine curiosity for somewhere that returns the favor.

Kona Grill Frisco won't surprise you, and that's kind of the point — it's a reliable, crowd-pleasing wine program built for a busy suburban bar crowd, not serious wine exploration. Come for happy hour, order the Craggy Range, and leave the $145 Caymus for someone else.

Tupelo Honey Frisco isn't a wine destination, but it's a fair one — and Wine Wednesday half-price bottles make it genuinely worth planning around. Show up on a Wednesday, order the Fried Chicken & Waffles, and grab a bottle without sweating the markup.

Bonnie Ruth's is a pleasant neighborhood bistro that treats wine as a supporting character rather than a destination — the list does its job without embarrassing anyone, but the markups are consistently steep for what you're getting. If you're going, go on a Wednesday when half-price bottles make the math a lot easier to swallow.

Half Shells Frisco is not a wine destination, and it knows it — but Monday's half-price bottle deal genuinely changes the math. Come for the oysters, grab a bottle of Santa Margherita at half off, and call it a win.

Taverna Rossa Frisco is a solid neighborhood spot where the wine list won't embarrass anyone but also won't inspire anyone. Go for the pizza, pick the Chianti, and don't overthink it.

Order a margarita. Seriously, order a margarita. If someone at the table insists on wine, point them toward the Louis M. Martini and move on — this list exists to check a box, not to enhance your meal.

Silver Fox is a reliable steakhouse wine program that doesn't embarrass itself — just don't expect to discover anything new. Come on a Wednesday, order the Paraduxx, and you'll have a perfectly good time.

Fogo de Chão Frisco isn't trying to be a wine destination, and the list makes that clear — but it's doing enough of the right things with legitimate South American producers to avoid embarrassment. Drink the Malbec, skip the markup on the prestige bottles, and stay focused on why you actually came here.

For a beer-and-wine-only pizza spot in Frisco, this list has no business being this interesting — all-Italian, regionally diverse, and priced without ego. If you're eating Neapolitan pizza in North Dallas suburbs, you could do a lot worse than landing here with a glass of Falanghina.

Perry's Frisco is a reliable steakhouse wine program — well-organized, staffed by someone who actually knows wine, and broad enough to keep most tables happy. The markups are steep and the list plays it safe, but if you work the Social Hour glass pours and know what you're ordering, you can drink well here without regret.

TruFire is a perfectly competent neighborhood wine program that will make most tables happy, but it's playing to the gallery rather than pushing anyone's palate. Send a friend here if they want Duckhorn with dinner — not if they want to discover something new.

Palato plays it safe with wine, but it plays it well — fair prices, recognizable producers, and enough Italian backbone to justify the cuisine. It's not a destination wine list, but it's an honest one, and in Frisco, that counts for something.

Dee Lincoln Prime is the real deal — a legitimately deep, properly managed wine program at a high-end North Texas steakhouse that earned its Wine Spectator credentials. Markups are steep, as they are everywhere in this zip code, but the cellar, the staff, and the selection justify the trip if you're willing to spend.