The Best Happy Hour at the Lake of the Ozarks (6 Days a Week!)

When you need a mid-day break to relax, unwind, and take a few minutes to get away from the daily grind, you need to visit the best Happy Hour at the Lake of the Ozarks. You'll find that at Wobbly Boots Roadhouse in Osage Beach six days a week. (One of those days, you don't even need to come in mid-day because it lasts all day long!) 

6 Days a Week!
Most bars only offer Happy Hour specials during the week, but that just didn't seem like enough to us, so we added a bonus extended Happy Hour to the schedule at our Lake of the Ozarks bar & restaurant too! Our discounts aren't just limited to drinks either.  

Every Monday-Friday from 3-6 pm and all day Sundays you can belly up to the bar (or sit at a table in the dining room) and enjoy many of our bar offerings plus some excellent BBQ appetizers "on sale." 

Happy Hour Drinks
Whether you are in the mood for an ice-cold beer, a glass of wine, or a masterfully mixed cocktail, we've got you covered. Drink specials during Happy Hour at the Boot include $1 off all well drinks, wine, and draft beer! Our fully-stocked bar is filled with all kinds of tempting refreshments to choose from, including 21 different beers on tap. 

Happy Hour Food
Once you step inside and get a whiff of those savory, hickory-smoked meats cooking you're bound to feel hungry! We've got an extensive menu filled with the best hickory-smoked BBQ at the Lake of the Ozarks for you to enjoy beginning at 11:00 am daily. If you happen to come in during Happy Hour, you may want to give these delicious specials a try.

• Pulled Pork Sliders - 3 for $6
• Shaved Prime Rib Sliders - 3 for $9
• Large Pulled Pork Nachos - $2 off  

Join Us For All the Games

Quite a few professional sports have started up again (finally!) or are just about ready to. Soon we'll once again have all the baseball, basketball, and hockey we can handle. (With football not too far behind!) Occasionally those games conveniently fall during our 6 weekly Happy Hours! (Especially since a lot of games take place on Sundays.) 

Even when they don't, with 21 TVs positioned all around the room plus a giant projection screen on stage, this is still the best place to watch sports at the Lake of the Ozarks! With that many screens to watch, there's not a bad seat in the house and you never miss any of the games! 

No matter what time of day or what day of the week you come into our BBQ restaurant & bar at the Lake of the Ozarks, we'll do everything in our power to make sure that you and your taste buds are happy. If you manage to come in during our "Happy Hours," well then, it's just a lot easier to make you happy a lot faster! Join us at Wobbly Boots Roadhouse soon for the most delicious happiness you've ever experienced! 

BEST BBQ at the Lake of the Ozarks

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4717 Osage Beach Parkway

Osage Beach, MO 65065

573-348-2277

The ONLY Way to Celebrate National Chicken Wing Day is With Our Wobbly Wings!

July 29 is annually set aside to celebrate one of the most popular appetizers there is - chicken wings! If you happen to be in the lake area when National Chicken Wing Day rolls around, you need to make your way on over to Wobbly Boots Roadhouse in Osage Beach to get a mouthful of the best chicken wings at the Lake of the Ozarks! (If you're not already near the lake area, this would be a perfect time to arrange a vacation!) 

Wobbly Wings at the Boot
Anyone that knows how to make hot wings has their own special way of doing it, but we're positive that the way our BBQ restaurant at the Lake of the Ozarks prepares them is simply the best! Just what makes our Wobbly wings so darn good? Well...

Our hickory-smoking expertise is a big part of that. First, we take only the finest jumbo chicken wings and generously coat them in our house dry rub. Next, they are slow-roasted in our hickory pit to ensure the perfect degree of doneness. (With years of practice, we've got it down to a science!)

Once they're ready for serving, the best hot wings at the Lake of the Ozarks are so mouthwateringly delicious that they can easily be enjoyed sauceless. Of course, if you prefer a "sauced" wing, as most people do, we've got some amazing varieties for you to give a try.

• BBQ - Our house recipe sauce. A great addition to anything!
• Original - A mustard-based sauce like no other. Try it and you'll be hooked!
• Chipotle Buffalo - Our version of a traditional Buffalo sauce. 
• Teriyaki - Sweet and delicious!
• Trashed - Our smoked wings deep-fried before serving.  

Wings & More

We've also got a couple of sampler plates on the appetizer menu that allow you to enjoy our awesome Wobbly wings alongside some additional BBQ favorites. 

• Ribbies & Wings
  Two of our most popular items - 4 individual pork spare ribs with our house recipe BBQ sauce and 6 Wobbly wings with your choice of sauce. 
• The Wobbly Boots Sampler
  Even more of some of the best of what we have to offer! This plate contains 4 Wobbly wings, 4 spare ribs slathered in BBQ sauce, 4 famous onion rings, and 4 bacon wrapped shrimp.  

The Origin(s) of Wings
Ever wonder exactly who came up with the brilliant idea of serving chicken wings the way we know and love them today? Well, the following stories may give you an idea but, as is the case with most legendary tales, not everyone agrees on the exact origin.

They were definitely first introduced in Buffalo, New York in 1964, hence the popular name "Buffalo" wings. The rest of their actual history is up for debate. 

• The most popular origin stories revolve around Teressa Bellissimo, a Buffalo, New York restaurant owner. One account chalks the appetizer creation up to a mistake. She and her husband Frank were expecting a delivery of necks, which they used to make spaghetti sauce for their establishment, the Anchor Bar. Frank convinced her to get creative rather than waste the shipment. Teressa chose to deep-fry the naked wings, toss them in some hot sauce, and serve them up with bleu cheese dressing and celery sticks.
• Their son, Dominic, remembers the story a little differently. He says that his mother created the wings after he asked her to make up something special late on a Friday night. Most of their customers were Catholic and weren't eating meat on Fridays. Since they had been spending lots of money in the bar that evening, Dominic wanted to offer them a special treat at midnight as a thank you for their patronage.
• One last twist on this particular tale was that Teressa came up with her amazing wings one night when Dominic and his friends from college came in hungry. The one thing that all of these stories have in common is Teressa and her delicious creativity. 
• There is one story that does not involve Mrs. Bellissimo. John Young says that he grew up eating chicken wings and he created a special "Mambo Sauce" to go with them. His wings were breaded before they were deep-fried and the drummies and flats were not separated before cooking. He registered the name of his restaurant, Wings 'n' Things, in the mid-'60s before he left Buffalo in 1970.

While we cannot tell you which story is the real one, we can tell you where to get the best chicken wings in the lake area, and that's out of the kitchen at Wobbly Boots Roadhouse! Whether you order them as an appetizer to enjoy before your meal of the best BBQ at the Lake of the Ozarks or have them as a meal on their own, let us know how many you want and we'll make it happen! 

BEST BBQ at the Lake of the Ozarks

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4717 Osage Beach Parkway

Osage Beach, MO 65065

573-348-2277

Our Fried Pickles Are Kind of a Big "Dill"!

The southern United States, along with a few other BBQ meccas of the U.S.A., had a big influence on the hybrid-style of 'que we serve here at Wobbly Boots Roadhouse in Osage Beach. In addition to inspiring us to create the best hickory-smoked BBQ at the Lake of the Ozarks, we also borrowed a few other southern favorites to fill out our extensive menu. 

For example, fried pickles began as a delicacy throughout the southern United States. This delicious treat eventually headed north and we all fell in love with the taste too. Our Lake of the Ozarks BBQ restaurant found our own way to cook up this fantastic dish that makes it a "must-try" item from our appetizer menu.

Fried Pickles at the Boot
Here at the Boot, we serve up a half-pound of pickle chips with every order. They are hand-breaded in our specially seasoned flour, fried to a golden brown, and served with a delicious Chipotle Ranch dipping sauce. Either as a snack, an appetizer, or side dish, the fried pickles at Wobbly Boots BBQ are always an excellent choice.

So, Who Created the Fried Pickle?
As with many origin stories, there is more than one. There is a record of a "French Fried Pickle" recipe being published as early as 1962 for the Food Editors Conference in New York. That said, here are a few more claims which may be true. 

Another popular story, which seems to have come about much too late to be the original, is from the Hollywood Cafe out of Hollywood, Mississippi. Their tale from 1969 begins with a crowded restaurant and a cook without enough catfish to feed them all. In desperation, he reached for the industrial-sized jar of dill pickles that was handy, rolled them in the catfish batter, dropped them in the fryer, and served them to the patrons. They were an immediate hit.

The most popular story, which seems to fit into a more plausible time frame, is out of Atkins, Arkansas. In 1963, Bernell "Fatman" Austin owned the Duchess Drive-In across the highway from the Atkins Pickle Plant. (FYI: Atkins is known as the pickle capital of Arkansas!) Staring across the street at the pickle plant, Bernell was inspired to create a recipe.

That particular recipe is a well-guarded, family secret to this day. You can now only get a taste of Bernell's original creation once a year at the annual Picklefest held each May in Atkins. The family dishes up about 2,500 orders of the "Fatman's Original Fried Dill Pickles" at every festival and the money raised is used for scholarships and charities that Bernell supported.

Sometime in the late 1990s, three high school friends brought the southern deep-fried pickle to the Minnesota State Fair, calling them the "Preferred Pickle." They were so popular, the same three friends began manufacturing them under KWF Foods and selling them to the foodservice industry.

The Boot's Are the Best!
It looks as if no one can quite agree on exactly how or when the fried pickle was created. One thing that we do know for sure is that the fried pickles at our Lake of the Ozarks family restaurant are the best darn fried pickles you've ever tasted! There's only one way for you to truly know that's a fact though, and that's to come into Wobbly Boots Roadhouse soon and give them a try! Believe us, you won't regret the trip! 

BEST BBQ at the Lake of the Ozarks

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4717 Osage Beach Parkway

Osage Beach, MO 65065

573-348-2277

Start Your Meal Off Right With Our Awesome Appetizers

Wobbly Boots Roadhouse in Osage Beach offers a great big menu filled with all kinds of hearty plates full of the best BBQ at the Lake of the Ozarks. Before you get to the main meal of lunch or dinner, you'll want to take a look at the many delicious appetizers we have to offer. 

While the purpose of an appetizer is to eat a "little something" to keep your hunger at bay until the main dish arrives, a lot of the apps at the Boot are actually enough to make a meal out of on their own! We suggest that you either come into our Lake of the Ozarks BBQ restaurant either very hungry or with a few friends to share some appetizers with so you don't miss out on this tasty section of the menu. 

Wobbly Boots Appetizers

Wobbly Wings
These juicy, jumbo chicken wings are coated with our house dry rub and then slow-roasted in our hickory pit. We serve them up with your choice of ranch or bleu cheese dressing. Each order can be eaten plain (tickling your taste buds with that hickory-smoked goodness) or tossed in one of our incredible sauces. 

• BBQ - Our house recipe sauce. A great addition to anything!
• Original - A mustard-based sauce like no other. Try it and you'll be hooked!
• Chipotle Buffalo - Our version of a traditional Buffalo sauce. 
• Teriyaki - Sweet and delicious!
• Trashed - Our smoked wings deep-fried before serving. 

Our Famous Onion Rings

A heaping stack of thick-cut yellow onions, hand-breaded to order and deep-fried to a golden brown, served with chipotle ranch. 

Bacon Wrapped Shrimp

Six large Gulf shrimp individually wrapped with our hickory-smoked bacon and grilled to perfection. Try them tossed in our Chipotle Buffalo sauce too!

Ribbies & Wings

Two of our most popular items! 4 individual pork spare ribs with our house recipe BBQ sauce and 6 of our Wobbly Wings with your choice of sauce. 

BBQ Pork Nachos

Corn tortilla chips covered with spicy queso cheese sauce, pulled pork, baked beans, cheddar-jack cheese, tomatoes, and onions served with a side of jalapenos. 

Brisket Quesadilla

Smoked beef brisket, bacon, tomatoes, green onions, cheddar-jack cheese, and BBQ sauce in a wheat tortilla served with a side of salsa and sour cream.

Chicken Tenders

Fresh chicken tenders, hand-breaded and cooked to a golden brown, served plain or tossed in one of our wing sauces. 

Buffalo Chicken Dip

Smoked chicken breast mixed in a Buffalo cream cheese dip topped with Provel cheese and baked to a golden brown, served with corn tortilla chips. 

Fried Pickles

A half-pound of pickle chips hand-breaded in our special seasoned flour,  fried to a golden brown, and served with chipotle ranch. 

Burnt Ends & Sausage

Delicious burnt ends and smoked sausage served with a piece of Texas toast. Available while they last!

Crab Stuffed Mushrooms

A bountiful blend of crab meat, cream cheese, cheddar-jack cheese, and special seasoning stuffed in large mushroom caps and topped with Provel cheese and baked to a golden brown. 

Texas Fries

Seasoned fries smothered in spicy queso cheese sauce, bacon, green onions, and cheddar-jack cheese served with a side of jalapenos. 

The Wobbly Boots Sampler

Some of the best of what we have to offer! 4 Wobbly Wings, 4 Onion Rings, 4 Bacon Wrapped Shrimp, and 4 Spare Ribs slathered in BBQ sauce. A mountain of food suitable for a big meal or sharing!

As you can see, these irresistible appetizers are so amazing, you've got to plan to come in good and hungry so you have enough room to give them a try! They also make a great mid-day snack, possibly when you join us for Happy Hour each Monday-Friday from 3-6 pm or all day every Sunday. (Yep, Happy Hour ALL day, EVERY Sunday!) As a matter of fact, we even have a few of our apps on special during Happy Hour.  

Another awesome idea is to order up a few platters of your favorite Wobbly Boots BBQ appetizers the next time you host a meeting, party, or get-together. They're the perfect choice for feeding any hungry crowd. In a situation like that, you might even get a chance to try one of everything!   

BEST BBQ at the Lake of the Ozarks

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4717 Osage Beach Parkway

Osage Beach, MO 65065

573-348-2277

It's Not 4th of July Without Wobbly Boots BBQ!

Statistics show that the most popular holiday for BBQ is the 4th of July. Pair that fact with the knowledge that Wobbly Boots Roadhouse in Osage Beach serves the most popular BBQ at the Lake of the Ozarks and, well, you know what needs to happen! A trip to the Boot needs to be penciled into your holiday weekend plans! 

Wobbly Boots BBQ is the most taste-tempting, melt-in-your-mouth, hickory-smoked BBQ you'll ever sink your teeth into. We achieve that irresistible flavor with our specially formulated "hybrid-style" BBQ that was inspired by the BBQ meccas of the USA: Kansas City, St. Louis, Memphis, Texas, and the deep South. 

While our menu is packed full of a wide variety of tasty options to choose from, here's a look at what we have to offer compared to the most popular 4th of July foods to grill. 

Top 4 BBQ'd Foods for the 4th of July
We researched multiple different sources to find out what the most popular BBQ foods were on the 4th of July.  These four topped the majority of those lists. 

• Burgers
  Even top grillmasters agree that we've got 7 of the best hand-pattied, Black Angus burgers in town! They are made with a special blend of Black Angus chuck, brisket, and short rib that we cook on a flat-iron top grill and serve on a fresh Kaiser bun with a variety of incredible toppings. 
• Steak
  You'll find the juiciest, most flavorful, hand-cut 12-oz. Ribeye right here at the Boot. Each one is beautifully seasoned, fire-grilled to perfection, and served with a great big piece of Texas toast and one of our homestyle side dishes. Beyond that, we've also got many delicious sandwiches on the menu featuring hickory-smoked Prime Rib as the main ingredient. 
• Hot Dogs
  No hot dogs served here, but our hickory-smoked sausage is a million times better than a regular ol' hot dog! Either on a bun or piled on a plate, it's always a crowd-pleaser. 
• Chicken
  We've got plenty of chicken sandwiches on the menu to keep the poultry-lovers pleased and our hickory-smoked Wobbly Wings are the best hot wings in town. As for entrees, we serve up a 1/2 chicken that has been spice-rubbed, smoked, and glazed in our homemade BBQ sauce. You can also get that same 1/2 chicken as a combo meal with a 1/2 slab of our famous pork spare ribs too!

Dine-In, Carry-Out, or Order Online
Our smoke-free, family-friendly dining room opens daily at 11:00 am to serve up the best BBQ at the Lake of the Ozarks. We've got plenty of room for all size groups, both large and small. 

Of course, if you're planning a backyard picnic or holiday get-together at another location, we're happy to pack up all of your BBQ favorites to-go too! Many of our hickory-smoked meats and homestyle side dishes can be ordered in "bulk" which is perfect for feeding big crowds of hungry diners. 

New this year, you can also conveniently order Wobbly Boots BBQ to-go online! Simply head on over to our website, pick out what you're craving, and we'll have it hot and ready for you to pick up later that day! So you see, whether you join us here or grab some Wobbly Boots Roadhouse to-go, we make it easy for you to make the very best BBQ a part of your 4th of July holiday! 

BEST BBQ at the Lake of the Ozarks

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4717 Osage Beach Parkway

Osage Beach, MO 65065

573-348-2277