Red Lobster – South Topeka

Chez Yasu

· Topeka · French

The Lazy List

Chez Yasu clearly puts its energy into the kitchen, not the cellar — but two grocery-store wines at a notable markup is not a wine program, it's an oversight. Order water, order a cocktail, or call ahead and ask about corkage.

Blue Moose Bar & Grill Topeka

· Topeka · American Bar & Grill

The Lazy List

Blue Moose isn't here for wine, and wine isn't here for Blue Moose. Order a local draft and call it a day — but if you absolutely need a glass, reach for the La Vieille Ferme Rosé and manage your expectations accordingly.

Jose Pepper's Mexican Restaurant

West Topeka / Wanamaker Corridor · Topeka · Tex-Mex

The Lazy List

Jose Pepper's is a great spot for a frozen margarita and a chimichanga — the wine list just isn't why you're here, and it knows it. Order the cocktails and don't look back.

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant – East Topeka

East Topeka · Topeka · Italian

The Lazy List

The wine list at Olive Garden East Topeka is a corporate document, not a wine program — marked up steeply on bottles that deserve no such confidence. Order a cocktail, split a bottle of the house Chianti if you must, and save your wine curiosity for literally anywhere else in Topeka.

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant – Wanamaker Central

West/Central Topeka · Topeka · Italian

The Lazy List

The wine list exists because every Italian restaurant has to have one — not because anyone here is passionate about it. Drink the Cavit, enjoy the unlimited breadsticks, and save the serious wine drinking for somewhere else.

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant – Wanamaker South

West Topeka · Topeka · Italian-American

The Lazy List

Olive Garden is not a wine destination and was never trying to be one — the list exists to move bottles, not to inspire anyone. Order the Il Grigio if you want something worth drinking, otherwise stick to the Chianti and save your wine energy for somewhere else.