Let's start with something positive: Winks is better than the vacant space in the Galleria that it replaced. God knows there needs to be more action in there. Maybe I just went on an off day, but I just didn't think Winks was anything special. Yeah, local beers, local booze, we get it. Newsflash: you're not the only ones offering that. The menu was a hybrid between your typical Winking Lizard fare and its cousin Lizardville, which is to say that it was better than a kick in the teeth, but still none too exciting. My roasted veggie wrap was good. Not great.
My experience started out a little rough, with a greeter who either didn't like people or was just having a bad day. Either way, I went to my table feeling like I was inconveniencing him. Our server was mercifully more quick and cheerful than he was.
One very positive note: it is 21 and over after 5 pm. I'll be back to try it then, and perhaps I'll be a bit sunnier about Winks with a cold beer in my hand.