Jim's Steakhouse

Jim's lands with the energy of a place that's been doing this a long time and knows its crowd. The wine list reads like a greatest-hits compilation — familiar names, crowd-proven bottles, nothing to scare anyone off. That's not a knock; it's just honest about who this list is built for.

You've got California as the backbone — Duckhorn and Stags Leap Merlot, Goldeneye and Belle Glos Pinot Noir, Orin Swift 8 Years in the Desert — all solid choices that lean into the steakhouse playbook. Italy gets a respectable nod with the Masi Costasera Amarone and Gabbiano Chianti DOCG, and there's a nice surprise in the Leonard Kreusch Riesling from Mosel showing up for the white wine crowd. The list doesn't push boundaries — no natural wine, no skin-contact stuff, nothing particularly obscure — but it covers Burgundy with Louis Jadot, Oregon with Four Graces, and Champagne with both Veuve Clicquot and Dom Pérignon. Gaps are mostly in South America and the Rhône, but for a mid-market steakhouse in Bloomington, this is more than serviceable.

At least ten options split evenly between white and red, running $10–$14 a glass. The pour program covers the basics — a Riesling, a Pinot Grigio, a Sauvignon Blanc, a Chardonnay on the white side — and doesn't rotate much, but what's there is priced fairly and appropriate for the room. Nothing that's going to blow your mind, but you won't feel ripped off either.