Great food, grocery store wine list
East Plano · Plano · Tex-Med (Texas and Mediterranean Fusion) · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · June 25, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Ferah Tex-Med Kitchen’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The room is genuinely nice — bright, modern, the kind of place that makes you want to linger. Then you open the wine list. It reads like the endcap of a Total Wine on a Tuesday, and not the good endcap.
The concept promises Spain, Greece, California, and Italy — which sounds adventurous until you realize those regions are represented almost entirely by grocery-tier brands rather than anything with a story to tell. There's no Tempranillo from Rioja with some age on it, no Greek Assyrtiko to make the mezze plates sing, just the usual cast of Meiomi, Kim Crawford, Josh Cellars, and Ménage à Trois doing their thing. For a kitchen that's clearly putting thought into the food, the wine list feels like it was assembled in about twenty minutes. The Mediterranean angle of the cuisine practically begs for a Pecorino, a Vermentino, or a Garnacha — none of which appear to have gotten the invite.
Eight to fourteen pours by the glass is a reasonable count, and the $10–$16 price range won't shock anyone in Plano's casual-fine dining scene. The problem is that the pours almost certainly mirror the bottle list — meaning your glass options are the same recognizable labels you've bought at Costco, just marked up considerably. There's no evidence of any rotation or adventurous additions keeping things fresh.
Decoy by Duckhorn Cabernet Sauvignon — $44
It's the least offensive markup on the list at roughly 2x retail, and at least Decoy has some actual structure and depth behind the Duckhorn name. It's still overpriced, but if you're ordering a bottle, this is where you lose the least ground.
Decoy by Duckhorn Cabernet Sauvignon
On a list where everything else is grocery-shelf filler, Decoy is quietly the most legitimate bottle here — it actually has winemaking credentials behind it. Most people will reach for the Josh or the Meiomi out of habit, but this is the one worth upgrading to.
Ménage à Trois Red Blend
A $12 bottle priced at $32 is a 167% markup on a wine that costs less than a movie ticket. It's not interesting enough to justify the price at retail, let alone what they're charging here. Hard pass.
Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc + Hummus and mezze small plates
Kim Crawford's grassy, citrus-forward profile has enough acidity to cut through tahini and play nicely with bright herb-forward mezze flavors. It's not a thrilling pairing, but it's the most logical match on a list that doesn't give you many options for Mediterranean food.
Wednesday — Wine Down Wednesday: 50% off bottles of wine. Exact exclusions not published, but the deal appears to apply to most or all list bottles. This is the only night the markups make sense.
The Bottom Line
Come for the Tex-Med Chicken Kabob and the lamb, stay for the food — but seriously consider ordering a cocktail instead of wine unless it's a Wednesday. Wine Down Wednesday's 50% off bottles is the one legitimate reason to engage with this list; at half price, even the steep markups become defensible.
The Shops at Legacy · Plano · Pizzeria
Grimaldi's wine list is exactly what it needs to be for a pizzeria — recognizable, inoffensive, and Italian-leaning enough to feel intentional. Just don't expect anyone behind the counter to guide you through it, and steer clear of the California crowd-pleasers when the Tuscans are right there.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Plano · Seafood
Half Shells isn't trying to be a wine destination, and the list knows it — but the seafood-friendly whites, honest pricing, and full by-the-glass program make it a perfectly decent place to drink if you're eating there anyway. Order the Albariño or the Vouvray, skip the Cakebread, and you'll be fine.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Plano · Italian
Palato is doing more with wine than anyone in its neighborhood is giving it credit for — the Enomatic system, the Italian label selection, and fair-to-reasonable pricing make this a genuine find in the Plano dining scene. If you're going for Italian food in the suburbs, this is where you want to drink.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
· Plano · Italian
Lombardi is a reliable dinner destination where the wine list does its job without embarrassing itself — or impressing you. Come for the handmade pasta and the room; just don't expect the list to steal the show.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Plano · Wine Bar
Corner Wines is a small list doing big things, especially if Greek varietals are your thing or you've been wanting to get into them. The value is real, the curation is genuine, and in Plano of all places, that earns some serious points.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Granite Park · Plano · European Bistro
Flamant is a genuinely nice place to drink wine in Plano — the setting does a lot of the heavy lifting, and the Iberian-French focus is a smart identity to build around. The list just needs more courage and more transparency to fully match the room.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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