Li'l Rizzo's Italian Restaurant

Have you made plans for Valentine's Day yet? (Head's up - it's this Sunday!!!) Don't panic if it slipped your mind because Li'l Rizzo's Italian Restaurant has got your back. Treat your sweetheart to a delicious meal of the best Italian food at the Lake of the Ozarks , a few refreshing drinks, and maybe even something sweet after dinner.  Surf & Turf Dinner Special Our chefs have created a very special dinner special, especially for Valentine's Day Weekend.  You'll want to eat light all day long so you have plenty of room for this fantastic feast.  This Valentine's Day dinner at the Lake of the Ozarks will be available both Saturday and Sunday. It includes a 6-oz. filet of beef tenderloin, a 6-oz. lobster tail, asparagus, and our famous house salad plus a piece of turtle cheesecake for dessert.   More Delicious Dinner Choices If you're not in the mood for steak and lobster, our regular menu full of a wonderful variety of appetizers, salads, ...

This time of year at both Li'l Rizzo's Italian Restaurant locations, the best Happy Hour at the Lake of the Ozarks happens 6 days a week. You can enjoy it every Monday-Friday from 3-6 pm and all day every Sunday!   Those all-day Sunday Happy Hours have made football fans very happy on NFL Sundays this season. We're continuing this day full of great food and drink deals on the very "super" NFL Sunday coming up this weekend on February 7, 2021.  Kick-off is at 5:30 pm and if you can join us in the dining room of our Lake of the Ozarks restaurant & bar , here's a closer look at the Happy Hour specials we'll have waiting for you. After that, for those of you that prefer to watch at home, we've got a few "super" ideas for menu items you can order to-go to enjoy while you watch the game.  Happy Hour Drink Specials You can't have an amazing Happy Hour without some incredible drink specials and that's never a problem here at Li'l Ri...

Here at Li'l Rizzo's Italian restaurant , a lot of attention is given to our menu items involving pizza and pasta at the Lake of the Ozarks . What you may not realize is that the appetizer section of our menu deserves a good look too (as well as a few tastes!)  This is especially true during Happy Hour when our entire appetizer menu is available for half-price! (More about that below, so keep reading until the end!)  Li'l Rizzo's Amazing Appetizers According to the dictionary, an appetizer is " a small portion of a food or drink served before or at the beginning of a meal to stimulate the desire to eat; any small portion that stimulates a desire for more or that indicates more is to come ."     Well, here at  Li'l Rizzo's  our appetizers can fit that description if you're sharing a plate with the table before your main meal. Of course, if you're tackling a plate of appetizers at our  Lake of the Ozarks Italian restaurant  on your own, you'l...

It's a new month, a brand new year, and we've got some new cravings at Li'l Rizzo's Italian Restaurant ! The weather is cold outside but it's always cozy and warm inside our Lake of the Ozarks Italian restaurant . Once you dig into some of the delicious dishes from our menu, you'll be all warmed up from the inside out, full, and happily satisfied! Here are a few menu items we're loving right now to inspire your own cravings.  Hot Soup January is National Soup Month. That was good thinking on someone's part because it's the perfect time of year to enjoy a piping hot bowl of soup. Here at Li'l Rizzo's, we offer two different types of soup daily.  Our Soup of the Day changes between an irresistible rotation of savory soups, so be sure to ask your server what we've got on the stove on the day you join us. Our Minestrone Soup is a staple on the menu, so it's always hot, fresh, and ready for you to enjoy. We make this tomato-based soup fr...

With 2020 ending and a brand new year nearly here, many of you are probably creating a list of New Year's resolutions for 2021. Li'l Rizzo's Italian Restaurant has a few items you can add to that list which shouldn't be too hard to keep. These are promises to yourself that will add more fun and excitement (and deliciousness) to your life and our Lake of the Ozarks Italian restaurant can help to make these happen.  Try Something New A new year is a perfect time to begin introducing new experiences into your life. Variety is the spice of life, after all. The menu at Li'l Rizzo's has all the classic Italian dishes you'd expect but that's only a small portion of the many delicious dishes we have to offer.   Beyond traditional spaghetti, lasagna, and tortellini, you might want to branch out with a dish that pulls together unique flavors your taste buds may not be used to. For example, Our Cajun Shrimp Pasta from the regular menu is definitely worth a try. W...

Do you have a few (or quite a few) hard-to-shop-for people on your gift-giving list this year? One thing that everyone always seems to love receiving is food and when that food comes from Li'l Rizzo's Italian Restaurant , they'll love it even more!  Not only do we serve the best pasta & pizza at the Lake of the Ozarks but also amazing appetizers, a "world-famous" house salad, savory sandwiches, incredible drinks from the bar, and a whole lot more. There's also a fantastic Happy Hour to enjoy 6 days a week, an unbelievable gift card sale happening right now, and we cater too! Here are a few ways you can put all of that tasty information to good use and give the gift of YUM from Li'l Rizzo's this year.  Share Gift Cards Right now, especially for the holidays, our Lake of the Ozarks Italian restaurant is offering a great gift card promotion that includes a special gift for you, the gift-card-buyer, as well! For every gift card purchased, we'll g...

Did you know that Happy Hour has it's very own national day on the calendar? Well, it does and it just so happens to fall this week on Thursday, November 12, 2020!  How do we at Li'l Rizzo's Italian Restaurant suggest you celebrate National Happy Hour Day this year? By partaking in the best Happy Hour at the Lake of the Ozarks , of course!   6 Days a Week National Happy Hour Day gives you an added excuse for heading to our Lake of the Ozarks Italian restaurant & bar , but no worries if you can't make it by this Thursday. We celebrate Happy Hour 6 days a week around here!  Every Monday-Friday from 3-6 pm , you can belly up to the bar or have a seat in the restaurant to enjoy fantastic food and drink specials from our Happy Hour menus. Also, every Sunday our Happy Hour lasts all day long!   (You know, when all of those great NFL games are on our TVs!)  For anyone not familiar with the incredible specials we have to offer, keep reading.   Half-P...