Waco's Steakhouse With a Few Wine Surprises
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Updated August 2026
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · April 7, 2026
RagingWine reviewed OneThirtyFive Prime’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 OneThirtyFive Prime reads exactly how you'd expect a polished Texas steakhouse to read — Cabs, Malbecs, Meritage blends, repeat. It's a safe hand played for a crowd that came to eat beef, not argue about terroir. That said, there are one or two selections lurking here that suggest someone in the building has actual opinions about wine.
The list leans hard on California and Argentina, with Grayson Cellars holding down the approachable-price end and Meritage blends filling out the middle. Italy gets a nod, though the depth there is unclear. The real outlier is the 2023 Can Sumoi Xarel-Lo from Catalunya — a crisp, mineral-driven Spanish white that has absolutely no business being this interesting on a Waco steakhouse list, and we mean that as a compliment. The 2020 Kathryn Kennedy 'Small Lot' Cabernet from Santa Cruz is a legitimate producer choice that shows someone went beyond the usual distributor defaults.
By-the-glass specifics aren't published, which is a miss — if you're not telling us what's available by the glass, we assume the program isn't a priority. What we can say is that a list anchored by Malbec and Meritage almost certainly pours the same four crowd-pleasers on repeat. Ask your server what's open before you assume the interesting bottles are available by the pour.
2023 Can Sumoi Xarel-Lo — $50
Fifty bucks for a well-made, food-friendly white from a serious Catalan producer is a genuinely fair ask in a steakhouse context. Order it with the Chilean sea bass and thank us later.
2020 Kathryn Kennedy 'Small Lot' Cabernet
Kathryn Kennedy is a small, serious Santa Cruz Mountains producer that most people walk past because they don't recognize the name. That's exactly why you order it — it's not the Napa brand name your table neighbor is drinking, and it's almost certainly more interesting.
Grayson Cellars
Grayson is a solid $12-retail Cab that does its job at home. At steakhouse markup, you're paying restaurant prices for a grocery store wine. It's not bad — it's just not worth the math.
2023 Can Sumoi Xarel-Lo + Chilean Sea Bass
Xarel-Lo has the acidity and minerality to cut through rich, buttery fish without disappearing next to it. It's the kind of pairing that makes the bass taste better and the wine taste better — which is the whole point.
The Bottom Line
OneThirtyFive Prime is a reliable steakhouse wine list with one foot in predictable territory and one foot trying something interesting — enough to keep us from calling it lazy, not enough to call it a destination. If you're in Waco and want a proper glass with a ribeye, you won't leave disappointed; just know what you're walking into.
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Gouge
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Gouge
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Deep & Eclectic
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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