Fish City Grill - Georgetown

Walking into a strip mall seafood chain in Georgetown, Texas, you're not expecting much from the wine list — and then you clock the Monday half-price bottle deal and suddenly the whole calculus shifts. The list is short at 14 labels, all by the glass, which keeps things simple but leaves zero room for exploration. It's a practical list built for people who want a cold glass of white with their shrimp tacos, not a deep dive into terroir.

The list leans heavily on coastal-friendly whites, which makes sense given the Gulf Coast seafood focus — Oyster Bay Pinot Grigio, Rainstorm Pinot Gris from Oregon, Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc, and Sonoma-Cutrer Chardonnay cover the crowd-pleasing white bases pretty thoroughly. The Louis Jadot Chablis is the lone old-world outlier and easily the most interesting bottle on the menu. On the red side, Angeline and the Bezel by Cakebread Cabernet Sauvignon round things out for guests who insist on red with fish, which, hey, no judgment. Burgundy, New Zealand, Oregon, and California all show up, but the list stops well short of anything adventurous — this is a greatest-hits compilation, not a curated selection.

Every single wine on the list is available by the glass, starting at $5, which is genuinely refreshing for a casual spot — no bottle minimums, no awkward half-pours. The selection of 14 by-the-glass options covers whites and reds with reasonable variety for the format. What's missing is any rotation or seasonal program to speak of; what you see is what you get.