Great steak, forgettable wine list
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Reviewed June 25, 2026
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Eight wines. That's the list. For a steakhouse charging $25–$45 an entrée, that's a number that should make you wince. The whole program reads like someone printed off the top sellers from a Sysco catalog and called it a day.
To be fair, the geography is broad — California, Italy, New Zealand, France, Argentina — but breadth of origin doesn't mean depth of thought when every bottle is a grocery store staple. Meiomi, La Crema, Juggernaut: these are fine wines, but they're also the wines you grab when you forget to bring something to a potluck. The one interesting outlier is the Perrin Côte du Rhône, which at least signals someone, somewhere, briefly considered variety. There are no aged bottles, no by-the-bottle options listed separately, no verticals, and nothing that would make a steak person lean in.
Every single wine on the list is available by the glass at a flat $10 for six ounces, which sounds generous until you realize that's also the entire list — there's nothing beyond those eight pours. No rotation, no seasonal swaps, no reserve option waiting in the wings. It's all-glass, all the time, and all the same.
Perrin Côte du Rhône Red Blend — $10
Perrin is a legitimate Rhône producer — this is the one bottle on the list with a real pedigree behind it. At $10 a glass it's the most honest drink in the house, especially alongside a red-meat-heavy menu.
Catena Malbec
Catena is one of Argentina's foundational names and most people ordering Malbec here will reach for it on autopilot — but it actually belongs on a steakhouse list. It's plush enough to flatter a hand-cut ribeye and it's usually marked up less aggressively than California cabs in this format.
Meiomi Pinot Noir
It retails for around $15 and lands here at $10 a glass, which means you're paying steakhouse rates for a sweet, fruit-bomby Pinot that coasts on brand recognition. It's not built for beef and it's not a deal — there are better options on this very short list.
Juggernaut Cabernet Sauvignon + Hand-cut steaks
It's not a subtle choice, but Juggernaut's dark fruit and firm tannins do exactly what you need against a seared ribeye or strip. Sometimes the obvious call is obvious for a reason.
❌ The Bottom Line
Chop Chandler is cooking real food at real prices, and the wine list doesn't come close to keeping up. Order the steak, drink the Perrin or the Catena, and make peace with it.
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