Li'l Rizzo's Italian Restaurant

Li'l Rizzos is easily known as the best restaurant at the Lake of the Ozarks , but you should also know that we can bring the food to you. Our catering menu has more selections on it than you can imagine, and you'll probably find it hard to choose! Between our delicious appetizers to our fantastic desserts, we have your parties covered with the best Italian at the Lake of the Ozarks  from beginning to end. Here is a peak at our pasta and entree catering menu! Catering Pasta Carbonara Lasagna Spinach Lasagna Spaghetti and Meatballs Spaghetti and Italian Sausage Baked Mostacioli Spaghetti with Meatsauce Sausage-N-Peppers Chicken John Mannicotti Canneloni Con Bianco Cannloni Con Salsa Cavatelli Con Broccoli Fettuccine Alfredo Fettuccine Con Pollo Tortellini Alfredo Pesto Primavera Cavatelli Primavera Beef Ravioli Our pastas come in two sizes, 1/2 pan and full pan. A 1/2 pan will feed 9 people, while full pan will feed 18 people.  Entrees Chicken Speidini Ch...

August is National Romance Awareness Month, and what better way to spend a part of this month than by enjoy the best Italian at the Lake of the Ozarks ! Italian food is often considered an especially romantic meal, and couldn't agree more. Our venues have the right mood lighting, and our 2nd location on Horseshoe bend has a beautiful view of the Lake to help improve the romantic mood. Our menu has SO many delicious meals to choose from, so we're going to help you out and pick five of our favorite, romantic meals! Spaghetti & Meatballs Our delicious spaghetti and meatballs are smothered in in our chunky meat sauce, and are sure to induce romance! Maybe it's because we automatically start thinking about the Lady & the Tramp, or because a lot of romantic movies feature spaghetti. Either way, our spaghetti will make the perfect meal for your romantic evening! Lasagna Our homemade lasagna is layered with pasta, ricotta cheese, meat sauce, Italian sausage and a ...

Pasta is delicious, nutritious and oh so amazing! As the best Italian restaurant at the Lake of the Ozarks , we love our pastas! In fact, we have over 23 different dishes that feature pasta. With so many different styles, flavors and varieties, we were curious about the top favorite styles. After extensive research, and possibly extensive eating, here are our results for the most popular pastas! 7. Angel Hair This long, thin noodle has a round shape. It's generally used with light sauces and vegetables, as well as traditional Italian sauces. It may resemble spaghetti, but it's finer. We personally LOVE Angel Hair at Li'l Rizzos, and you'll find it in many of our pasta dishes! 6. Lasagna Lasagna comes from the Lain word for "pot" (lasanum). This long flat pasta is pretty popular in the scheme of pasta life. You'll find the lasagna pasta used in the lasagna dish, layered with sauce, meat, vegetables, cheese, etc. 5. Manicotti Manicotti ...

It's hard to believe that the first day of school is already upon us! Osage Beach and Camdenton both start school on August 18th. With less than two weeks to go, we want to help you get prepared and start the school season on the right foot! Here are a few things that will help you prepare for school and start the 2015/2016 school year off with a bang! 1. School Supplies Between pencils, notebooks, folders and textbooks, your child will be toting around a lot! Be sure to get a good backpack that will carry around the necessities. Most schools have a list of the things you will need to have for each grade. Contact your school if you have any questions about the specifics. 2. Uniforms or Seasonal Clothing Depending on the school your child attends you may have uniforms or dress codes. There are places at the mall where you can get uniforms that match the school guidelines. Also be sure to verify the school dress code before purchasing new school clothes. You may also wa...

This is the great pasta debate that keeps pasta eaters around the country asking the age old question, "To wind, or not to wind?" Li'l Rizzo's is here to solve your pasta conundrums! We have 23 different dishes featuring the best pasta at the Lake of the Ozarks , and we want to make sure you know how to properly eat and enjoy your pasta. Here are a few tips for eating these delicious noodles. Fork or Spoon? Fork and Spoon? As if eating pasta isn't complicated enough, some noodles are eaten with a fork, some with a spoon, and some with a fork AND spoon! If your pasta is served on a plate or in a shallow bowl (such as spaghetti and angel hair) you eat it with a fork. If it is served in a deep bowl (such as ravioli) you eat it with a spoon! The noodle length determines if you cut or wind the noodle. Thin noodles are wound around the fork tines, and you can balance the fork against the side of the plate or wind the strands with the spoon. If the noodles are wide...

Our specialty pizzas are delicious and made from the freshest ingredients. We are known for the best Italian food at the Lake of the Ozarks , and that includes our pizzas! We have a fun environment with TVs to catch a game, and an amazing selection of beer and wine. When you dine with us, you don't just get good food, you get a great time! Check out our specialty pizza menu to see why you want to get pizza tonight! Supreme Sausage, onion, bacon, pepperoni, mushroom, black olives Macho Meat Pepperoni, bacon, hamburger, Canadian bacon, sausage Veggie Mushrooms, tomatoes, green peppers, onions Hawaiian Pineapple, Canadian bacon, green peppers BBQ Chicken Roasted garlic chicken, bacon, onions in our tangy barbecue sauce Seafood Pizza Our Homemade cream sauce topped with shrimp, clams, real crab meat, mushrooms and bacon Buffalo Chicken Chicken tossed in our original wing sauce with bacon and green peppers The Sicilian Pepperoni, I...

For very obvious reasons, we LOVE pasta, and since you're reading our blog, you must love it too! With all of the sizes, shapes and colors, you are certain to find something for everyone. Between spaghetti, macaroni, and lasagna, there are over 600 different shapes of pasta around the world. With over 23 different and delicious pasta dishes to choose from, we have the  best pasta at the Lake of the Ozarks ! Here are a few fun facts about pasta to get your mouth watering before you come in for dinner tonight! 1. Pasta comes in many different colors. Most pasta is cream-colored, but some is made with spinach giving it a green color. Red pasta is made using tomato, and gray pasta is made using squid ink. Some pasta is called "cellophane" because it becomes transparent when cooked. 2. Pasta has always been in the lime light! Popular movies featuring pasta include Lady and the Tramp, Under the Tuscan Sun and Eat, Pray, Love. 3.  "Al dente" (al-DEN-tay) lite...