Suburban steakhouse wine that plays it safe
Burr Ridge · American Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 21, 2026 · How we review
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Wingman Metrics
Eddie Merlot's arrives with the full regalia of a high-end suburban steakhouse — white tablecloths, a buzzy bar, and a wine list clearly built to match a $60 filet. The vibe screams celebration dinner, which means the list is designed to impress without surprising anyone.
From what we can piece together, the program leans heavily into Napa Valley Cabernets and Italian reds — the two safest harbors in steakhouse wine country. That's not a knock, exactly, but it does mean you're unlikely to stumble onto anything that wasn't already on your radar. The list appears calibrated for the expense-account crowd and the anniversary table, with breadth that covers the bases but rarely ventures off the well-worn path. If you're hoping for a Jura oddity or a grower Champagne hiding in the back pages, you're probably in the wrong zip code.
We don't have confirmed details on the current glass pour selection or pricing, so we can't call out specific pours. What we can say is that a restaurant at this price point typically offers glass options built around the same Napa-and-Italy framework as the bottle list — expect the familiar names rather than anything adventurous.
The Bottom Line
Eddie Merlot's is a competent, predictable steakhouse wine program — it'll get the job done for a business dinner or a birthday without embarrassing anyone, but it isn't a destination for serious wine drinkers. The markups at this category of restaurant tend to run steep relative to retail, so go in with calibrated expectations and focus your budget on the steak, where this place clearly puts its heart.
· Brentwood · American Steakhouse
What we have here is a wine program that either doesn't try very hard or hasn't been documented well enough to make a case for itself — and neither is a good look. The six wines we can confirm are all tied to a single brand dinner, which means the everyday list remains a mystery. Until Del Frisco's Grille Brentwood shows us a real, standing wine program with range and honest pricing, we'd steer you toward the cocktail menu.
Crowd Pleasers
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Acceptable
· Southlake · American Steakhouse
If you're coming to Del Frisco's Grille in Southlake for serious wine, the list as we've documented it will leave you wanting. Six labels, all from one producer's family of brands, with no pricing transparency and no confirmed by-the-glass program is not a wine experience — it's a placeholder. Order a cocktail or ask what's actually available beyond the event menu, because what we found isn't enough to plan a wine-forward evening around.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Occasional
Acceptable
East Village · New York · American Steakhouse
A compact glass list at a beef-focused restaurant: 11 pours from $19 to $39 across France, Italy, Germany and California. Start with the $24 Domaine Perraud Chardonnay, or the $30 Signorello 'Edge' Cabernet if you're ordering steak, and confirm current pours because the page isn't dated. This unrated guide covers the posted glass list, not service, storage or markups.
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