Big Texas Steak, Serious California Cellar
Frisco · Frisco · American Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · April 9, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Dee Lincoln Prime’s wine list and gave it The Rager — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
Wingman Metrics
The wine list at Dee Lincoln Prime lands with the confidence of a place that knows its audience — and its audience wants Napa Cabernet and French classics, served properly. Four hundred to six hundred selections is not a modest number, and the presence of two named sommeliers, Shawn Spiker and Richard Patino, signals this isn't a list assembled by a beverage distributor on autopilot. We're in a real wine program here.
California is the obvious anchor — Caymus, Silver Oak, Shafer Hillside Select, Stag's Leap, Far Niente, Duckhorn — the Napa greatest-hits board is fully stocked and then some. France holds its own with Château Margaux, Château Lynch-Bages, and Louis Jadot Burgundy in the mix, and Italy brings genuine depth with Gaja Barbaresco, Antinori Tignanello, and Sassicaia rounding out a trifecta that earned this list its Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence since 2022. The one gap worth noting: if you're hunting outside that California-France-Italy triangle, you may find the terrain thins out fast. But within those three regions, the depth is real.
Twenty to thirty-five by-the-glass options is a strong program for a steakhouse, and the quality of the underlying list suggests these aren't just the house pours propping up the margins. That said, we didn't find evidence of an active rotation or seasonal by-the-glass program — what's on the list tends to stay on the list. For a room full of prime beef, that's not necessarily a problem, but don't expect a lot of discovery in the glass pours.
Jordan Vineyard & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon — $80–$100
Jordan is a perennial overachiever at its price point — structured, food-friendly, and reliably well-made. At a steakhouse where bottles climb fast and hard, Jordan is where you land when you want a proper Sonoma Cab without the Opus One sticker shock.
Gaja Barbaresco
Everyone at this table is ordering Napa Cab, and we get it. But Gaja Barbaresco is one of the greatest wine producers on earth, and Nebbiolo alongside a prime steak is an argument that holds up just as well as Cabernet. Most people walk right past it. Don't.
Caymus Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
Caymus is fine. It's also the most over-ordered, most marked-up bottle on every steakhouse list in America. You're paying a premium for familiarity, not quality. The money goes further almost anywhere else on this list.
Antinori Tignanello + Prime Steak
Tignanello is a Sangiovese-Cabernet blend with enough structure to stand up to heavily seared beef and enough Old World earthiness to make the whole thing feel like more than just a meal. On a list that leans heavily California, this is the move that makes the table look up.
🔥 The Bottom Line
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.
Stonebrook & Tollway (Frisco border) · Frisco · American with Caribbean-Influenced Dishes & Craft Cocktails
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.
Plays It Safe
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
Eldorado Parkway · Frisco · Tex-Mex, Mexican
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.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Occasional
Acceptable
Historic Downtown / Rail District · Frisco · Steakhouse
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.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
The Star / Lebanon Road · Frisco · Neapolitan Pizza
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.
Plays It Safe
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
Stonebriar Centre · Frisco · Asian-fusion, Chinese-inspired
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.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Stonebriar · Frisco · American grill and sushi, contemporary Asian-American
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.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
East Side · Green Bay · American Steakhouse
LongHorn is a perfectly fine place to eat a steak in Green Bay — just don't expect the wine list to keep up with the kitchen. Order a cocktail, split a bottle of the Malbec if you must, and save the serious wine drinking for somewhere that cares.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Belleair Bluffs · Clearwater · American Steakhouse
E&E Stakeout Grill is a perfectly decent neighborhood steakhouse wine list that asks too much on most nights — but Wine Wednesday flips the math entirely and makes this one of the better value plays in the Clearwater area. Come on a Wednesday, order the Chianti Classico, and you'll have zero complaints.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
Unknown · Billings · American Steakhouse
Texas Roadhouse Billings is not a wine destination, and it doesn't pretend to be — but the gap between the quality of the food and the quality of the wine list is real. Order the Chateau Ste. Michelle, eat the rolls, and save your serious wine curiosity for somewhere that reciprocates it.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
One wine list review, one adventure pick, one quick tip, and a personal note. Every week. Under 500 words.