Wine Monday Makes This Worth Knowing About
Corbin Park · Overland Park · Steakhouse / American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · June 29, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Firebirds Wood Fired Grill – Overland Park’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at Firebirds reads exactly like what it is — a polished chain steakhouse that knows its customer. You're getting California Cabs, Pacific Northwest whites, and a few Argentine picks, all in a tidy, laminated format that won't surprise anyone. That's not a knock; it's just the deal.
Sixty to eighty labels deep, the list leans hard on California and Pacific Northwest with some Argentine representation rounding things out. Think J. Lohr, Decoy, Santa Margherita, Chateau Ste. Michelle — names your parents recognize and your date won't argue with. There's no Old World to speak of, no natural wine rabbit holes, and zero adventurous detours. What's here is competently curated for a broad suburban audience, not for anyone chasing terroir.
Fifteen to twenty pours by the glass is genuinely respectable for a chain of this type, and the range covers the usual suspects without embarrassing itself. Regular pricing runs $8–$15 a glass, which is reasonable given the room. But the real headline is Wine Monday — every glass on the menu at half price, all day, which is the kind of deal that changes a Tuesday-night vibe into a Monday-night tradition.
Decoy by Duckhorn Cabernet Sauvignon — $7.50 on Wine Monday ($15 regular)
Decoy retails around $25 a bottle, so getting a glass for $7.50 on Monday is legitimately good math. It's a clean, well-made Cab that holds up next to a wood-fired steak without making you feel like you compromised.
Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling
Everyone at the table is ordering Cab, and that's fine. But this Washington Riesling at $9 a glass — or $4.50 on Monday — is the move if you're eating lighter or want something that cuts through a rich sauce. It's perennially underordered in steakhouse settings and it shouldn't be.
Canyon Road Chardonnay
At $8 a glass, you're paying more than retail for a $6 bottle of grocery-store Chardonnay. Even at $4 on Wine Monday, there are better options on this same list. Pass.
Decoy by Duckhorn Cabernet Sauvignon + Wood-fired steak
This is the pairing the list was built around, and it delivers. The Decoy has enough structure and dark fruit to stand up to char and beef fat without overpowering a mid-weight cut. It's not a complicated call, but it works every time.
Monday — Firebirds runs Wine Monday chain-wide, including Overland Park — all wine by the glass at half price, all day. No time window, no asterisks. Just show up on a Monday.
The Bottom Line
Firebirds isn't where you go to discover wine, but Wine Monday genuinely earns this place a spot in your rotation — $7.50 for a Decoy Cab next to a wood-fired steak is hard to argue with. Solid, predictable, and occasionally a real deal.
I-435 & Metcalf / South Overland Park · Overland Park · Upscale Steakhouse
Ruth's Chris Overland Park delivers exactly what it promises: a big, well-managed wine list staffed by people who know it, served in proper glassware at prices that will make you wince. Send a friend here for a business dinner or a celebration, but tell them to stick to the mid-tier California reds and leave the prestige bottles for someone else's tab.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
Central Overland Park · Overland Park · Italian
Garozzo's isn't a wine destination, but it's a reliable Italian dinner with a list that won't embarrass you — especially if you show up on a Sunday. Half-price bottles up to $100 is a legitimate deal, and for a neighborhood Italian that's been around long enough to bottle its own Chianti, there's more to like here than the list length suggests.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
Overland Park · Overland Park · American
The Cheesecake Factory's wine list exists to reduce friction, not create excitement — it's a corporate safety net dressed up as a wine program. Order the Decoy, enjoy your Chicken Madeira, and save your wine curiosity for somewhere that actually wants it.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Mission Farms · Overland Park · New American
Tavern at Mission Farms is a reliable neighborhood wine list — nothing that'll move you, but Wednesday half-price bottles flip the math entirely and make this worth a weekly habit. Come for the deal, not the depth.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
Overland Park · Overland Park · Pizza
Spin! Pizza is a perfectly fine place to eat pizza; the wine list is an afterthought that exists because restaurants need wine lists. Come on a Monday, order a bottle of Gnarly Head at half-price, and make peace with what this is.
Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
Southwest Boulevard · Overland Park · Spanish Tapas
La Bodega isn't trying to be a wine bar, but the half-price Monday and Thursday deals, Spain-focused list, and food-friendly pours make it the most fun you can have drinking wine with tapas in Kansas City. Go on a Thursday, order the Marqués de Cáceres, and don't overthink it.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
Downtown / Spalding Hall · Bardstown · Steakhouse / American
The Rickhouse is a perfectly competent steakhouse wine list doing exactly what a steakhouse wine list in bourbon country is supposed to do — familiar names, heavy pours, and enough bottles to keep the table happy. Just go in knowing you're paying for the atmosphere and the ambiance of that historic cellar as much as what's in the glass.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown · Durango · Steakhouse / American
Ore House delivers a competent, Napa-centric wine list that matches the room and the menu without much ambition beyond that — the markups sting on the trophy bottles, but there are a few smart finds if you know where to look. Send a friend here for steak and the Eroica Riesling; tell them to skip the Silver Oak.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
North Atherton · State College · Steakhouse / American
Texas Roadhouse is not a wine destination and makes no pretense of being one — the food is the point, and the wine list is a legal obligation. Order a beer, enjoy the rolls, and save your wine curiosity for somewhere that earned it.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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