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Irving Mall Area · Irving · Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · June 27, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Outback Steakhouse – Irving’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at Outback Irving arrives laminated, tucked behind the cocktail specials, and it tells you everything you need to know in about fifteen seconds. This is a list designed to not offend, not to inspire. Corporate made the picks; Irving just pours them.
There's no real regionality happening here — you get the Mendoza greatest hits, a California Sauvignon Blanc, and the rest fills in with the usual national brand suspects you'd find at any TGI Fridays or Applebee's within a five-mile radius. Alamos Malbec and Clos du Bois Sauvignon Blanc are the headliners, which says a lot about the ambition level. No grower Champagne, no interesting Rhône, no domestic Pinot that would actually hold up to a ribeye. The list exists because it has to exist.
Glass pours run roughly $7–$12, which sounds reasonable until you realize you're getting bulk-production bottles marked up well past the 3x threshold. The rotation doesn't appear to rotate — what's on the menu today has been on the menu for years. There's no sense that anyone upstairs is tasting new options and thinking 'our guests deserve something better this quarter.'
Alamos Malbec — $9/glass
If you're drinking wine here — and we understand, sometimes you just are — Alamos is the honest move. It's a real wine from a real place (Mendoza), it handles red meat without falling apart, and the price isn't embarrassing. Damned with faint praise, but praise nonetheless.
Alamos Malbec
There's no hidden gem on this list. Alamos is the closest thing to it, and calling it hidden is a stretch — it's just the one wine that was actually grown somewhere with intention. On a list this flat, that counts for something.
Clos du Bois Sauvignon Blanc
Clos du Bois Sauvignon Blanc at chain restaurant markup is just not the move. You're paying restaurant prices for a wine that retails for under $12 a bottle at any grocery store in Irving. Order an Aussie lager instead — at least that's honest about what it is.
Alamos Malbec + Ribeye Steak
Malbec and a ribeye is the most reliable combo on this list because it's basically the only combo that makes sense. The fruit weight in Alamos can handle the fat in the cut, and at a table where the wine options are this limited, going with what actually works isn't a compromise — it's a strategy.
The Bottom Line
Outback Irving's wine list is a corporate checkbox, not a wine program. Order the steak, get an Alamos if you need something in a glass, and save the real wine drinking for somewhere that cares.
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Po Melvin's is almost certainly cooking something worth eating — the wine list just isn't part of the experience. Order the Riesling or Prosecco if you want wine, otherwise stick to a cold beer or whatever's on tap.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Valley Ranch · Irving · Japanese sushi and Asian fusion
The Blue Fish is a fun night out, and the food holds up — but the wine list is running on autopilot. Order the Mumm Napa, enjoy your rolls, and don't expect the list to surprise you.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Las Colinas / Toyota Music Factory · Irving · Modern American
The Henry Las Colinas isn't a destination for wine lovers, but it's a genuinely solid neighborhood option with fair pricing and a Tuesday half-price program that makes the whole conversation more interesting. Show up on a Tuesday, order the Jordan, and stop overthinking it.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
Irving Mall Area · Irving · Cajun / Creole
Razzoo's Irving is a great place to eat Cajun food and drink cold beer — the wine program is incidental and treated as such. If your table insists on wine, the Prosecco is your safest exit ramp.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Irving Mall Area · Irving · Pizza
Grimaldi's is worth the trip for the coal-fired pizza; the wine list is not worth thinking about. Order the Chianti or the Nero d'Avola, don't look at the markup math, and focus on the pizza.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Las Colinas · Irving · American Sports Bar / Casual Dining
Champps Las Colinas is a place to watch a game and drink a beer — the wine list exists as a formality, not a feature. If you're committed to wine anyway, grab the La Marca or the Joel Gott and make peace with it.
Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Atlanta · Steakhouse
Hal's delivers a competent, Napa-forward bottle list that does exactly what a steakhouse wine program is supposed to do — just without much surprise or value mercy. Send a friend here if they want a reliable big-red experience; warn them to leave the credit card breathing room.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Houston · Steakhouse
Perry's is a reliable steakhouse wine list — nothing that'll make you rethink your palate, but enough to drink well with red meat if you know where to look. The fortified and dessert wine section is genuinely worth your attention; the rest is competent but forgettable.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Atlanta · Steakhouse
New York Prime's wine list is exactly what it needs to be for its audience — safe, recognizable, and priced for expense accounts. If you know what you want and don't mind paying for it, you'll be fine; just don't come looking for discovery.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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