edison: food+drink lab
Science Experiment Gone Wrong on the Wine Front
Tampa · Tampa · New American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed February 21, 2026
Wingman Metrics
First Impression
The name promises innovation and experimentation, but the wine program feels like an afterthought stapled onto an otherwise ambitious concept. Walking in, you get the sense that wine isn't part of the 'lab' equation here — it's more like the forgotten beaker in the back corner collecting dust.
Selection Deep Dive
The list reads like someone took a quick trip to Total Wine and grabbed the usual suspects without much thought. You're looking at familiar labels — Kendall-Jackson Chardonnay, Josh Cellars Cabernet, maybe a Meiomi Pinot — marked up to restaurant prices without the curation to justify it. There's little regional diversity, no interesting producers, and zero sense that anyone spent time thinking about how wine fits into the food concept. For a place calling itself a 'lab', there's no experimentation happening on the beverage side.
By the Glass
The glass pour selection appears limited to safe crowd-pleasers that won't challenge anyone. Expect the standards: a generic Prosecco, an oaky California Chardonnay, a soft Pinot Grigio, and a jammy Cab. Nothing rotates, nothing seasonal, nothing that suggests they're paying attention to what's in the glass beyond 'white or red?'
House Beer — $6
Honestly, skip the wine entirely and go with whatever local craft they have on tap — you'll get better value and they clearly care more about the beer program
Any cocktail on the menu
The 'lab' concept likely translates better to their bar program where mixology gets the attention wine doesn't
Meiomi Pinot Noir
A $15 retail bottle marked up over 3x for a wine that tastes like grape juice with training wheels — hard pass
Your own bottle if they allow corkage + Whatever looks good on the food menu
The food might be worth the visit, but bring your own wine if the option exists — you'll actually enjoy what you're drinking
❌ The Bottom Line
Come for the food concept if it intrigues you, but the wine program is phoning it in. Order a cocktail or beer and save your wine budget for a place that cares.
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