MARCH
3/11 - Opening Day
March 11 was the day that we opened our kitchen and bars and welcomed all of our wonderful customers back for another exciting season. In addition to the delicious tastes that we offer every year, we also had a special "Luck of the Irish Menu" to celebrate the St. Patrick's Day holiday, featuring dishes like Smoked Corned Beef & Cabbage, Schlafly Beef Stew, and Irish Corned Beef Bombs.
APRIL
4/15-17 - LOMDA In-Water Boat Show
For the month of April, our chefs came up with a mouth-watering "Sunny Spring Specials Menu." It featured flavors like Spring Chicken Salad and Pan-Fried Rainbow Trout. The bartenders also contributed with new drinks, including Mellow Berries and the Lemon Drop Rum-tini.
The Lake of the Ozarks Marine Dealers Association always opens up the season by hosting their excellent in-water boat show right here at the Dog. This event always shows off the newest models of yachts, cruisers, fishing boats, ski boats, PWC's, and pontoons, as well as a few used trade-ins for sale. The vendor village highlighted all of the boating accessories and necessities that you could possibly need for a great day on the water. Expect to see this event right here again in 2017.
MAY
5/7 - Spring Harbor Hop
5/15 - Homegrown Music Festival
5/21 - Nautique Proving Grounds Tour
The lake area's "summer season" unofficially begins and ends with the annual spring & fall harbor hops, and this year was no exception. A couple of brand new events for Dog Days Bar & Grill happened in May too. The Homegrown Festival was a day filled with Missouri's best beer, wine, and live music. The Show-Me-State really did show all of us some incredible things that day!
Our limited time "Mahi Mega Menu" made an appearance this month featuring dishes like Crab Stuffed Mahi and our Asian Mahi Sandwich. The monthly drink specials included a Pineapple Whip and Mango Moscato Creamsicle.
Marine Max brought us an exciting Ride, Drive, & Surf event along with Nautique. Not only did they allow customers to get behind the wheel of their boats, but they also gave everyone the chance to get behind the boat and try their hand at wakeboarding, wakesurfing, and water skiing.
JUNE
6/7 - White Party
6/17-19 - Canine Cannonball
Next came a couple of annual events that bring loads of people to Dog Days ever year. For the second year in a row, we hosted the White Party that originated at our sister restaurant, Shorty Pants Lounge & Marina. After that, we filled the giant pool and welcomed some pretty incredible four-legged friends and their handlers to compete in the very popular Canine Cannonball. No world records this year, but lots of action and friendly competition.
JULY
7/16 - Aquapalooza
We celebrated the "Dog days of Summer" in July through our specialty menu of the same name. New dishes included Peach Habanero Baby Back Ribs and the Comanche Bison Burger. Some of the delicious drinks that graced this menu were our Frozen Hurricane and the Straw-Pomegrino.
We get requests for the dates of our next Aquapalooza rolling in before the current one is even over! Our afternoon lakeside concert brought thousands of people, both by land and by water, to party together and experience a day full of live music on our waterfront stage.
AUGUST
8/13 - Warriors Against Melanoma Poker Run
8/5-7 - Dueling Dogs
We are always proud to be a part of the Warriors Against Melanoma Poker Run, which raises funds for and awareness about this deadly disease. A new addition to our event lineup was born from the popularity of the Canine Cannonball. Dueling Dogs made its debut this summer. Instead of having one dog compete at a time in jumping categories, this time two dogs competed head-to-head to see who was the fastest. It was a huge hit!
SEPTEMBER
9/15-18 - Lake of the Ozarks Bikefest
9/28 - Bogeys & Beef Golf Tournament
The lake area's 10th Annual Bikefest brought riders from all over the country to enjoy the gorgeous scenery and many biker-friendly bars and restaurants. We were a part of the passport ride for a brand new Harley Davidson, plus we helped to locate the best live performers for our own stages as well as the stage set up in the parking lot of the Lake of the Ozarks Harley Davidson dealership.
Our Bogeys & Beer Golf Tournament was just as fun as it is every year, and we raised money for many well-deserving local organizations. If you like playing golf and drinking, then you need to make sure you participate in this awesome golf tourney when we throw it again next year!
OCTOBER
10/8 - Fall Harbor Hop
10/15 - Disco Party & Closing Day
10/19 - 15th Annual CADV Brunch
October brought the unofficial close to the lake area boating season with the Fall Harbor Hop (even though the amazing weather we've had has lengthened it a little longer!) A week later, your favorite waterfront bar at the Lake of the Ozarks ended our season with the annual blow-out - the Disco Party! One last time to get together, share in some incredible food & drinks, and get funky in our grooviest get-ups.
Not quite ready to quit completely, Dog Days Bar & Grill hosted a table and provided some tasty food for the 15th Annual CADV Brunch. They hold it every year in recognition of Domestic Violence Abuse Month, and it's their biggest fundraiser of the year. Due to the fact that this year's theme was "Favorite Decade," we whipped up a 1930's inspired dish - a Southwest Shrimp Beggar Pouch.
WINTER 2016-2017...
The doors won't be open to our waterfront restaurant at the Lake of the Ozarks, but we will be making plans for all of the exciting events, amazing live music, fantastic drinks, and mouth-watering menu items that we'll have for you in 2017. Also, don't forget that the Barrett Restaurant Group, made up of Dog Days Bar & Grill, Shorty Pants Lounge & Marina, and Wobbly Boots Roadhouse, is available to cater all of your holiday parties and yearly events.
So don't be sad that this season is over. Instead, think back fondly on the awesome times that we had together, and look forward to next spring when we'll be doing it all over again, but even better!
VOTED BEST WATERFRONT RESTAURANT LAKE OF THE OZARKS,BEST ENTERTAINMENT, AND TOP 10 WATER BAR IN THE NATION!
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