Tacos, small plates, and a wine list that gives a damn
South Highlands / Line Avenue · Shreveport · Modern Mexican, tacos and casual Latin fusion
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · June 30, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Ki' Mexico’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Wingman Metrics
A hip taco spot on Line Avenue with a wine list that has no business being this interesting — and we mean that as a compliment. The $30–$60 bottle range keeps things accessible, and the presence of small California producers signals that someone here actually cares. For Shreveport, this is a quiet overachiever.
The list is small — somewhere in the 15-to-30 bottle range — but it leans into California and eclectic small producers rather than defaulting to the usual Meiomi-and-Malbec playbook. Field Recordings out of Paso Robles is a legitimate callout: they're a label known for affordable, food-friendly wines made from interesting varieties, and their presence here is a signal worth paying attention to. The gaps are real — no deep Old World representation, no bubbles worth mentioning — but for a casual taco joint, the intention behind the curation is refreshingly clear. This list was built by someone who drinks wine, not just someone who needed a wine list.
Six to ten options by the glass with a price range of $9–$14 is right in the sweet spot for a neighborhood spot like this — low enough to experiment, high enough to suggest the pours aren't coming out of a bag-in-box. We'd love to see more rotation and a dedicated glass pour strategy, but what's here is more than most taco spots bother with.
Field Recordings Red Wine — $30–$40 (bottle est.)
Field Recordings punches well above its price point — Paso Robles-based, food-friendly, and the kind of label that wine shops sell out of fast. Finding it at a casual Mexican spot at accessible pricing is exactly the kind of discovery we're here for.
Field Recordings Red Wine
Most people at Ki' Mexico are ordering margaritas, which means this bottle is just sitting there waiting for you. A Paso Robles red with real producer credibility at a casual taco spot is the definition of a hidden gem — let everyone else order the cocktails.
Generic California House Red
With Field Recordings on the list, there's no reason to default to whatever the house pour is. The house red likely exists to check a box; the named producers are where the value actually lives.
Field Recordings Red Wine + Street-style tacos
Field Recordings tends toward fruit-forward, lower-tannin reds that don't fight with spice — exactly what you want when you're working through a plate of street tacos with house salsa. It's not a precious wine, which makes it perfect for this setting.
The Bottom Line
Ki' Mexico is a Wild Card in the best possible way — a lively taco spot that quietly stocks a wine list built with actual taste. If you're in Shreveport and want something other than a frozen margarita, this is your move.
East Shreveport / Fern Avenue · Shreveport · Louisiana / Cajun-Creole
Frank's isn't a destination wine list, but it's not trying to be — it's a solid neighborhood pour that gets the job done and occasionally surprises you with something like that Santenay. Send a friend here for dinner; just steer them toward the French side of the list.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown / Red River District · Shreveport · Upscale Steakhouse & Seafood
Jimmy's is a perfectly functional steakhouse wine list for a perfectly functional casino steakhouse — it'll get the job done on a business dinner or a special occasion, but don't come expecting to discover anything. Order the Jordan, skip the Caymus, and save the wine exploration for somewhere else.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Fern Avenue / Southern Hills · Shreveport · Neapolitan-style pizzeria and Italian restaurant
Frank's is a Wild Card in the best way — a casual Shreveport pizza spot that built an Italian-focused list with actual intention behind it. We'd send a friend here for wine without hesitation, with the standing instruction to order the Falanghina and stop second-guessing themselves.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Line Avenue / South Highlands · Shreveport · Tex-Mex
Superior Grill is the Wild Card precisely because nobody expects a Tex-Mex place on Line Avenue to stock Cakebread and Merry Edwards alongside a $6 house pour — but here we are. Tuesday half-price wine at the bar is one of the better deals in Shreveport, full stop.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
Line Avenue / East Shreveport · Shreveport · Mediterranean / New American
Bella Fresca is doing more with five bottles than most Shreveport spots do with fifty, but a wine program this thin can't fully carry a chef's table concept. Come for the food, order the Languedoc, and hope they expand the list soon.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
North Bossier · Shreveport · Steakhouse Bar
2Johns is the real deal for this corner of Louisiana — a wine list with actual ambition, fair glass prices, and staff who know what's on it. If you're eating steak in the Shreveport-Bossier area, this is where you want to be drinking.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Occasional
Proper
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