Saltgrass Steak House

The wine list at Saltgrass reads exactly like you'd expect from a national steakhouse chain — familiar labels, safe bets, nothing to argue with and nothing to get excited about. It's the kind of list designed to not lose sales, not to win fans. You're here for the chargrilled Patron Steak, and the wine list knows it.

Thirty to fifty bottles, nearly all California and Washington State, with the usual suspects filling every slot: Kendall-Jackson, Robert Mondavi Private Selection, Chateau Ste. Michelle. There's no real regional depth, no Old World representation worth mentioning, and zero producer surprises hiding in the back pages. The list skews heavily red and heavy-bodied, which at least makes sense for a steakhouse — but there's very little for anyone who wants to step outside the Cab-Chard-Merlot triangle. Hampton Water Rosé is the most interesting bottle on the menu, and that's a low bar.

Eight to twelve pours by the glass, all predictable — the kind of lineup you've seen at every Applebee's-adjacent restaurant in the country. Glass pour quality is serviceable but uninspired, and there's no evidence of regular rotation or seasonal switching. Don't expect anyone behind the bar to talk you through the options with any real conviction.