Li'l Rizzo's Italian Restaurant

 Here at Li'l Rizzo's Italian Restaurant , we love reading reviews left by our diners across the internet. Those reviews help us to better understand what a truly satisfying dining experience is from a customer's point of view. Each individual experience tells what is currently working well and where improvements can be made at our Italian restaurant at the Lake of the Ozarks .  These same reviews are also extremely helpful to people that have not yet dined with us. Finding out what others like about Li'l Rizzo's can help them decide whether our pasta & pizza at the Lake of the Ozarks is something they will also enjoy.  Here are some of our latest customer reviews from various sites around the internet. Let's see if they match what you look for in a dining establishment.  Li'l Rizzo's in Lake Ozark " We stopped in after the home show for a beer and appetizer. The service at the bar was fast and friendly! Food was very tasty! Beer was cold! 👍👍...

March is here, bringing with it the lovely days of spring, St. Patrick's Day, and for you sports fans out there, March Madness. It also brings out new cravings for us at Li'l Rizzo's Italian Restaurant . Here's a closer look at some of the delicious dishes we're thinking about right now at our  Lake of the Ozarks Italian restaurant . We're willing to bet that once you read about these irresistible foods, you'll be craving them too!    Italian Chef Salad Many of you have already fallen in love with Li'l Rizzo's "World Famous" House Salad, filled with a blend of iceberg and romaine lettuce, diced red peppers, green onions, Provel cheese, Parmesan cheese, and our homemade red wine vinegar-based creamy Italian house dressing. For one of your meals in the near future, you might consider upgrading that amazing house salad to our Italian Chef Salad.  In addition to the fantastic flavors the house salad already contains, we add sliced pastrami, Ita...

Have you had a chance to check out the new menus online for Li'l Rizzo's Italian Restaurant yet? (Our Osage Beach location has had theirs up for a while now but we've just added the beautifully updated menu for our Lake Ozark location recently.) They have a much sharper, colorful look and best of all, they include photos of the best Italian food at the Lake of the Ozarks too! (And a picture is worth a thousand words.)  If Li'l Rizzos is new to you, it may surprise you to see the many delicious choices our menu has to offer. As for our regular diners, you may have visited us enough times that you don't even look at the menu anymore because you already have your favorite foods in mind when you come in.  Today's blog features a quick overview of the menu plus a peek at some of our most popular dishes. This will give newcomers a better idea of what we serve and give our "regulars" a reminder of the other foods they may want to branch out and give a try n...

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, ...

  A simple trip through the pasta aisle at any grocery store will show you that there are lots and lots of different types of pasta in a variety of shapes and sizes. This is also evident if you browse the long list of pasta dishes on the menu at our Italian restaurant at the Lake of the Ozarks !  Have you ever wondered if there was a reason for so many different types of pasta? Well, there actually is and today Li'l Rizzo's has that answer for you, along with a closer look at our many pasta dishes. There are quite a few but we're open 7 days a week, year-round, so you've got plenty of time to try them all!  Why So Many Different Pasta Shapes? One might assume some creative chefs started coming up with all kinds of different sizes and shapes of pasta simply so that their dishes looked unique. Actually, there is a culinary reason that has to do with a meal's taste rather than the fact that it just looks pretty. The shape of a piece of pasta affects the way that it ...

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...

The holiday season is here with colder temperatures, an exciting festive atmosphere, and visions of sugar plums dancing through most of our heads! While we do not have sugar plums on the menu at Li'l Rizzo's Italian Restaurant , we do have lots of other tasty treats that are guaranteed to cure your cravings this December.  Here's a peek at a few of the delicious dishes our Lake of the Ozarks Italian restaurant serves on a daily basis that we've been having cravings for lately. (After reading this, we bet you'll be having some cravings too!)  Parmesan Breadsticks After a hectic day of holiday shopping, a plate full of hot, fresh from the oven breadsticks is sure to hit the spot deliciously and tide you over until you can decide what the main dish will be. We hand-roll the dough for our Parmesan Bread Sticks, lightly brush it with butter, sprinkle on Italian seasoning and Parmesan cheese, and then bake it to a perfect golden brown. Add some home-made marinara or alfr...