The Show's Great, The Wine List Isn't
Las Colinas · Irving · Japanese teppanyaki and sushi
Reviewed June 27, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Benihana – Las Colinas’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list here is exactly what you'd expect from a national chain that considers wine an afterthought — a short laminated sheet of California grocery store staples that nobody at corporate lost sleep over. You're here for the flying shrimp and the onion volcano, and the wine list knows it. It doesn't even try to compete with the entertainment.
The entire list reads like the wine section at a mid-tier supermarket: Kendall-Jackson Chardonnay, Robert Mondavi Cab, Mirassou Pinot Noir, Woodbridge Moscato. Every bottle is a recognizable label engineered for mass appeal, and not a single one will surprise you. There's no regional exploration, no interesting producers, nothing that suggests anyone curated this with any intention. The list hasn't changed in years and likely won't.
You get somewhere between six and ten glass pours, which sounds reasonable until you realize they're all from the same four or five recognizable brands. There's no rotation, no seasonal additions, and no real reason to deviate from whichever pour sounds least offensive. At least the prices are modest — most glasses land between $8 and $14.
Mirassou Pinot Noir — $9
At $9 a glass for a wine that retails around $10, this is the least offensive markup on the list and light enough to actually work alongside hibachi chicken without steamrolling it.
Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay
Nobody orders Chardonnay at a teppanyaki grill, but KJ's lightly oaked, slightly fruity style actually holds up fine against the buttery fried rice. It's not exciting, but it's the most food-friendly white on a list that doesn't give you many options.
Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi Moscato
An $8 glass for a wine that retails at $7 is technically the steepest percentage markup on the list, and Woodbridge Moscato is just not a serious pour by any measure. Get the sake instead.
Mirassou Pinot Noir + Hibachi steak
Pinot Noir's lighter body and red fruit keeps it from clashing with the soy-butter-garlic sauce that hits every hibachi steak, and at $9 a glass you're not crying if the chef splashes it with a stray flame.
The Bottom Line
Benihana Las Colinas is a genuinely fun night out — just don't come for the wine. Order a cocktail, grab a beer, or accept that the Pinot Noir is the best hand you're getting dealt from this particular deck.
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Fogo de Chão Irving is a reliable call for wine if you go in with calibrated expectations — you're not discovering anything new here, but a South American red alongside a carved Picanha is a perfectly sound plan. The Wednesday half-price wine night rumor is worth investigating before you book; if it holds up, it dramatically improves the value proposition on a list that otherwise skews steep.
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Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
Las Colinas · Irving · Italian
Italian Cafe is a reliable neighborhood option for a low-key dinner with wine that won't embarrass itself alongside the food. The wine program isn't the reason to come here — the lakeside atmosphere and comfort Italian cooking are — but it should hold its own for a casual weeknight out. If you're a serious wine drinker, temper expectations; if you just want something decent in the glass with your lobster ravioli, you'll be fine.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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This is not the lazy hotel wine list you're bracing for. Someone made real choices here — Timorasso, Grignolino, Etna Rosso, Vajra — and priced most of them fairly for the setting. It earns the Wild Card badge because nothing about 'Ritz-Carlton in Irving, Texas' prepares you for a list this considered. If you're in Las Colinas for any reason, it's worth sitting down for a glass.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Varietal Specific
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Proper
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Bacchus has no business being this interesting with only four bottles on the list, but here we are. If you're open to drinking outside your comfort zone over brunch in suburban Texas, this tiny, weird card is worth the trip.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Deep Ellum · Irving · Bar / Entertainment
Electric Shuffle is genuinely a fun night out — just don't make wine the reason you go. Grab a cocktail, dominate at shuffleboard, and save the bottle hunt for somewhere that actually wants to be in that conversation.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Irving · Wine Bar
Mercy is punching way above its weight for Irving, Texas — a 14-bottle list that somehow covers natural wine, skin contact, sparkling, and old-world obscurities without a single safe-harbor Cab in sight. If you're anywhere near this zip code and you're tired of the same old list, this is your spot.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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