Everyone in the team has a drink except for Reid likely because of his previous substance abuse. He is seen holding a jar of assorted nuts instead.
Jason Wiles, who plays Ben McBride, played police officer Maurice "Bosco" Boscorelli in another police procedure drama Third Watch (1999).
The bar Sam Cooper and Aaron Hotchner visit to discuss working together is also the same set used in the show New Girl. It is based on a real bar in Los Angeles called The Prince.