Tokens, Tvs, and Grocery Store Wine
· Glendale · Entertainment Restaurant · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · September 3, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Dave & Buster's’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 at Dave & Buster's Glendale arrives tucked somewhere between the loaded nachos and the Mega Margarita Tower, which tells you everything you need to know. This is not a place that has thought hard about wine. Fifteen labels, half of which are the same brands you'd find in a supermarket end-cap display.
The list leans hard on accessible mass-market names — Josh Cellars Cabernet appears twice (yes, twice, on the same list), Kendall Jackson Chardonnay holds down the Chardonnay flank, and Freakshow does double duty with a Chardonnay and a Cab. Markstone fills the budget tier, and Archer Roose shows up in canned form, which at least tracks for an arcade floor. There's no regional curiosity here, no discovery waiting to happen — just the wines a purchasing department ordered in bulk because they move. The closest thing to a curated choice is the Coppola Prosecco, which is at least a recognizable name with some credibility behind it.
It's reasonable to assume everything on this 15-bottle list is available by the glass — that's how D&B operates. There's no rotation, no seasonal BTG program worth mentioning, and the Strawberry Sangria, Mango Beach Bellini, and Strawberry Watermelon Rosé Seasonal occupy the fuzzy border between wine and boozy slushie. If you're here for the games, these make sense. If you're here for wine, recalibrate your expectations immediately.
The Bottom Line
Dave & Buster's wine list exists because a liquor license requires one, not because anyone here cares. Order a cocktail, grab tokens, and save the wine night for literally anywhere else.
· Glendale · Gastropub
Bar Louie is a perfectly fine place to drink a beer or a cocktail, but the wine list is an afterthought dressed up in column formatting. If wine is why you're going out, go somewhere else.
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Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Glendale · Hotel restaurant
Desert Sage is a hotel bar wine list that knows exactly what it is and makes no apologies. Unless DAOU is calling your name, order a cocktail and save the wine for dinner somewhere else in Glendale.
Crowd Pleasers
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Basic Stemmed
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Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Glendale · Modern American
The Lola isn't trying to be a wine destination, and the list makes that perfectly clear. If you're eating here, order the Chandon to start, pick the Cape Mentelle Semillon if you want to feel something, and budget the rest of your enthusiasm for the food.
Crowd Pleasers
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Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
VAI Resort · Glendale · Rooftop Bar / Small Plates
Amara Rooftop is a place you go for the view and a cocktail — the wine list is an afterthought dressed up in a resort price tag. If wine is your thing, drink something fun downstairs and come up here for the sunset.
Crowd Pleasers
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Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
VAI Resort · Glendale · Mediterranean / New American
Cala isn't where you go to have your wine mind blown, but it's a competent, Mediterranean-focused list with enough range to drink well through dinner — and the Tignanello alone is reason enough to look past the resort pricing tax. Send a friend here knowing they'll be fine; just steer them away from the Santa Margherita.
Solid Range
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Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Westgate Entertainment District · Glendale · American gastropub / bar & grill
Bar Louie Westgate is a perfectly fine place to drink beer and watch a game — the wine list is an afterthought and everyone involved seems to know it. If wine is your thing, order a cocktail and come back to the wine conversation at a different restaurant.
Crowd Pleasers
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Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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