Li'l Rizzo's Restaurant - Lake Ozark

Ruth Crowley

Beware! I have an allergy to dairy products, so I asked multiple questions of the server because the restaurant was basically empty on a Saturday afternoon, a little after noontime. I always order a salad as I'm afraid of getting into dairy through cross-contamination. At first, I was going to get the house salad priced at $13.95, but it had no usual vegetables on it, only red peppers. I asked if I could get grilled chicken added, and she said yes. My friend didn't know yet what she wanted, so I decided to get the chef salad instead which listed roast beef, smoked turkey, and pastrami on it for the $13.95. When the waitress came back to get my friend's order, I told her I wished to get the chef salad instead, thinking it was safer for me and also a better buy. I asked if the waitress would make sure the meats were all dairy-free. She said that she would check. She never came back to tell me, so I assumed everything was OK. Meanwhile, a few more customers came in, were waited on, and even served before we got our salads. When our salads finally came out, there were two buttery rolls on top of my salad. I reminded the waitress of my dairy problem, so she whisked away the salad. When she returns a couple minutes later (grilled chicken in 2 minutes????), the rolls are removed, and I am served the original salad with grilled chicken, not the salad that I ended up ordering. Because my friend already felt funny eating before me, I didn't make a big issue of the error. When the waitress finally checked back with us, i informed her that I was given the wrong salad. She admitted that she had messed up the order but didn't even offer to correct it. I also inquired if the chicken had dairy on it as the top was not just charred, it had a golden brown hue and spices on it; she said no, just grilled. When I received my bill, I was charged for the wrong salad $13.95 + $5 for the chicken I didn't order. I should have only been charged for the one I ordered and should not have been charged the extra $5 for her mistake. On top of this errror, I know I got into dairy from the grill as my system has had the usual reaction that dairy gives me which lasts for four days and is very uncomfortable. This was my first and LAST TIME eating here. (Also, the lettuce used is from a bag as you can taste it.) Not a place I would recommend!!!

Katherine Hanson

Portion sizes were large, the bread was amazing. Had the Cajun shrimp pasta which was very good! House salad was meh but not bad enough to deserve a lower review.

Jenna McKinney

This restaurant is gorgeous. The view is unmatched. The service was ok. Unfortunately, our salad was immensely over dressed, making it inedible. The Spinach Green Chili Jalepano dip fails to provide any pepper heat. The pizzas, while tasty, appear to be conveyor belt pizzas. We tried the baked Mostaccioli. It was penne pasta with a lot of meat sauce and cheese. The cream sauce buried away. So there wasn't anything to cut the overwhelming red sauce. Overall, I think if you're traveling with kids, or grabbing pies for a group, this place is fine. But as someone from NJ, we felt it just fell short. I wouldn't go back.

D Chill

My family stopped here for dinner on a Monday evening. We were seated after a short 5 min wait. They had signs up letting us know that service may be slow due to low employment numbers. We waited about 15/20 min for our food once we ordered. The pizza was good according to those eating that. The Alfredo was not super flavorful but was still good. I had the manicotti which was good but could have used some more seasoning. The cheese bread was very good. Over all I would recommend this place when you find yourself in the area.