Fun Room, Forgettable Bottles, One Good Wednesday
Westgate · Glendale · Italian · Visit Website ↗
Updated August 2026
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · June 27, 2026
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The room is loud, warm, and built for a good time — and the wine list is clearly an afterthought in service of that vibe. Forty labels sounds respectable until you see what those labels actually are. This is a list designed to move bottles at a party, not to make anyone think too hard.
The list leans almost entirely Italian, which makes sense on paper, but the depth just isn't there. Veneto sparklers like Zonin and Riondo anchor the top, and a house white does heavy lifting in the by-the-glass rotation. There's no real dive into regional Italian varietals — no Nero d'Avola from Sicily, no Aglianico from Campania, nothing that matches the restaurant's self-described Southern Italian identity. With 40 labels and the budget crowd-pleaser approach, this list never challenges or rewards the curious drinker.
The glass program starts with the 'Blanco Della Casa' house white at $11, which is the only confirmed BTG pour in our research. Pours land in the $11–$14 range across the board. With no visible rotation or craft BTG picks, this is a get-through-dinner program, not a get-excited-about-wine one.
Blanco Della Casa (House White) — $11
It's a bulk Italian white, sure, but at $11 a glass it's the honest play here — and on a Wednesday at half price, it's basically a rounding error on your bill. Don't overthink it.
Riondo Prosecco Rosé NV
Nobody comes to a meatball joint thinking rosé Prosecco, but Riondo's pink fizz is a genuinely fun pour that holds its own against a table of rich, meaty food. At full price it's overmarked; on a Wednesday it earns its place.
Zonin Gran Cuvee Brut NV
You can find this bottle at any Costco or Total Wine for $12. The restaurant charges $40, which is a 233% markup on a sparkling wine that has never once surprised anyone. Hard pass at full price.
Riondo Prosecco Rosé NV + Tableside Spaghetti Carbonara
The carbonara is rich, eggy, and porky — exactly the kind of dish that needs something light and effervescent to cut through. The Riondo rosé Prosecco does that work without demanding any attention, which is all you need from a wine at this price point.
Wednesday — Half Off Wine Wednesday is a standing weekly promo — 50% off every bottle on the list in the evening. This is the only time the markups become defensible. Plan accordingly.
The Bottom Line
Skip the wine list on any day that isn't Wednesday — the markups are too steep for what's in the glass. But Half Off Wine Wednesday genuinely changes the math, and a $20 bottle of Prosecco rosé with a bowl of meatballs is hard to argue with.
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Crowd Pleasers
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Set & Forget
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Plays It Safe
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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