Cajun Po Boys & Signature Sandwiches - YES, PLEASE!

When you're searching for the best Cajun food at the Lake of the Ozarks, then Shorty Pants Lounge & Marina is the place you need to be! You'll find delicious Creole inspiration throughout our extensive menu. 

For example, we can turn a simple sandwich into a hearty meal that will have your mouth watering! Read on to learn all about the fantastic signature sandwiches waiting for you at our Lake of the Ozarks waterfront restaurant & bar, including a very special Louisiana classic. 

Po Boys
For any restaurant to claim to be Cajun food experts, they need to be able to serve a satisfying Po Boy sandwich. Not only have we perfected this delicious dish at Shorty Pants, but we also give you 4 mouthwatering versions to choose from! Each one is paired with your choice of a side dish.  

Catfish Po Boy
Southern-fried catfish with our homemade Cajun mayo, lettuce, and tomato. This one tastes great blackened too!

Oyster Po Boy
Big Gulf oysters deep-fried golden brown on French bread with lettuce, tomato, and Cajun mayo. 

Shrimp Po Boy
Hand-breaded Gulf shrimp, lettuce, tomato, and our house-made Cajun mayo. 

Andouille Sausage Po Boy
Smoked Cajun sausage and our homemade remoulade sauce served with shredded lettuce and tomato. 

Signature Sandwiches
Like we said earlier, we don't just do "sandwiches" here at Shorty Pants Lounge but instead, we pack all kinds of savory ingredients between two slices of bread that turn it into a full-fledged meal! You also get a side dish with your order, so prepare to come in good and hungry. 

Steak 'n' Cheese
Strips of beef tenderloin grilled and smothered in white America cheese on a toasted French roll. For a small additional charge, you may also add sauteed mushrooms, onions, &/or green peppers. 

Sweet Cajun Pulled Pork
Hickory-smoked pork with pepper jack cheese and a balsamic onion jam served on a hoagie. 

Pulled Pork Sandwich
Our award-winning Wobbly Boots Roadhouse recipe piled high on a toasted Kaiser bun served with Wobbly Boots BBQ sauce. 

Blackened Mahi Sandwich
Our Southern-spiced Mahi filet on a brioche bun served with green leaf lettuce, sliced tomato, and onion. 

Catfish BLT
One bite takes your taste buds to the South! A hand-breaded catfish filet served with bacon, lettuce, tomato, and our Cajun mayo on a toasted French roll. You can also try it blackened. 

WAIT... There's More!
Our chicken sandwiches are so amazingly delicious, they get their very own section on the menu entitled "Bird in the Hand!" Get a load of the many different ways we take chicken to a whole new level. 

Blackened Creole Chicken
Blackened chicken with sauteed peppers & onions topped with pepper jack cheese and served on a toasted Kaiser bun. 

Grilled Chicken Breast
Shorty's large grilled chicken breast garnished with lettuce, tomato, and onion served on a toasted Kaiser bun.

Jack Daniel's Glazed Chicken
Marinated and grilled Tennessee whiskey-glazed chicken breast served on an Asiago Focaccia bun with lettuce, tomato, and onion.

B.L.T.A. Chicken
Grilled chicken breast topped with crispy Bacon, shredded Lettuce, Tomato, and fresh Avocado served on an Asiago Focaccia bun.

Asiago Chicken Sandwich
Delicious grilled chicken breast topped with grilled onions, white America cheese, and a sweet balsamic sauce. 

How's that for a variety? (And we didn't even get to the Specialty Burgers found on the menu too!) Add to this list amazing entrees, hearty appetizers, savory salads, and more, and that's what you'll discover when you dine at Shorty Pants Lounge & Marina in Osage Beach. 

Authentic Cajun flavor can be found throughout our extensive menu plus plenty of other tastes for whatever you happen to be in the mood for. The next time you start feeling hungry, come on over and join us!  

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The Best Live Music at the Lake of the Ozarks - June 2020

Most people flock to Shorty Pants Lounge & Marina in Osage Beach for the fantastic Cajun cuisine and our refreshing adult beverages. Three nights a week while you're here enjoying those tasty foods and drinks, we also add the best live music at the Lake of the Ozarks to our offerings! 

That's right, not only is our dining season in full swing but our live music schedule is off to an incredible start featuring the most talented entertainers in the Midwest. We're closing out the month of May this weekend with the always entertaining Dustin James Clark on both Friday and Saturday night, May 29 & 30.

Now, here's a peek at the amazing musicians coming your way this June. 

JUNE LIVE MUSIC

Tuesday, June 2

Steven Hunt

Friday, June 5

Healing Box Project

Saturday, June 6

Grayson Wood

Tuesday, June 9

Steve Moore

Friday, June 12

Healing Box Project

Saturday, June 13

Art Bentley

Tuesday, June 16

Steven Hunt

Friday, June 19

Steven Moore

Saturday, June 20

Steven Hunt

Tuesday, June 23

Steven Moore

Friday, June 26

Grayson Wood

Saturday, June 27

Art Bentley

Tuesday, June 30

Travis Marvin

Dinner & A Show
The live music at our waterfront restaurant & bar at the Lake of the Ozarks begins at 6:00 pm during the week and at 7:00 pm on Friday and Saturday. That's perfect timing for you to come in and grab a seat for a delicious lakeside dinner. 

With live music this great, you'll want to settle in and stay for a while! Spread the meal out by starting with an appetizer or two, leisurely making your way through the main course, and then go ahead and get dessert. (Get up and dance to the music between courses and you won't even have to worry about the calories!) 

Your dining choices from our menu of the best Cajun food at the Lake of the Ozarks are many. For example, a few local favorites include Creole Quesadilla, Sweet Coconut Shrimp, Crab Cake Pasta, Crawfish 'N' Shrimp Etouffee, and to finish it all off, a plate of Beignets. 

Of course, you don't really have to make the meal last your entire stay. The bar will be open all night long so you can sip on a few cocktails while you enjoy the show. No need to rush off. Make an entire evening out of it! 

You'll find an incredible selection of ice-cold beers, a wonderful variety of wines, and a long list of mixed drinks including our signature Hurricanes, Cajun Bloody Marys, freshly muddled Mojitos, magnificent Margaritas, and those famous Pain in the A** frozen cocktails.  

Get out those calendars now and mark down the dates for the best live entertainment at the Lake of the Ozarks that you don't want to miss this June. 

Don't worry too much if you have to miss one of these musicians this time around because there's a good chance they'll be back to Shorty Pants Lounge & Marina at some point again this summer. (You can always find an updated entertainment list on our website.) One thing is for sure. No matter when you decide to join us, you're bound to have an incredible time! 

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10 of our Most Popular Menu Items To Make Your Mouth Water!

The best Cajun food at the Lake of the Ozarks is what we're known for, but Creole cuisine is only a portion of our extensive menu. (A large portion of it, but there are a lot of other delicious dishes too!)  

There's plenty of variety at Shorty Pants Lounge & Marina to please a variety of tastes. Here's a look at 10 of our most popular menu items to get you in the mood for a trip to our Lake of the Ozarks waterfront restaurant & bar. 

Crab Cake Pasta
Our crab cakes are irresistible as an appetizer already and being placed on top of a bed of pasta makes them even more so! We take two handmade shrimp and lump blue crab cakes and place them on a bed of fresh fettuccine with shrimp and top all of that with our delicious seafood cream sauce. 

Raspberry Chicken Salad
This salad is packed full of incredible flavors! It is filled with fresh spinach, apple slices, grapes, heirloom tomatoes, and grilled chicken and served with our house raspberry balsamic dressing. 

New Orleans Medley
When you simply cannot decide between the many different Cajun delicacies we have to offer, this plate gives you a taste of four of the best! It's a plateful of our signature entrees; creamy Crawfish Etouffee, rich Jambalaya, Red Beans & Rice, and a half-link of our Andouille Sausage. YUM! 

Black Jack Filet
For this mouthwatering delicacy, we serve up a dry, aged, blackened 7-oz. filet and top it with house-made Jack Daniel's steak sauce, bacon, sauteed mushrooms, and onions. 

Shrimp & Grits Tacos
Tacos are always a crowd-pleaser and with this special Cajun twist, we've made them even harder to resist! We place our famous jalapeno grits under shrimp, Andouille sausage, bacon, and jalapeno lime sauce. 

Plantation Wrap
A big, flavorful meal wrapped up in a tortilla! We pack a sun-dried tomato tortilla full of Andouille sausage, our Big Easy Shrimp, and red beans & rice to make a full-bodied wrap that will satisfy even the biggest hunger. 

Smothered Catfish
Catfish is a popular menu item all over the lake area and when we combine it with one of our other signature dishes, we're willing to bet it quickly becomes your favorite way to eat catfish! We fry a catfish filet to a golden brown and place it on a bed of rice. Next, it gets "smothered" in a heaping helping of our Crawfish Etouffee. Avoiding fried food? It's great blackened too. 

Baja Burger
This hearty burger is a favorite with diners who enjoy a bit of "heat" in every bite! It starts with an 8-oz burger patty made with a house blend of chuck, brisket, and short rib. Next, it's blackened and topped with pepper jack cheese and jalapenos! For anyone needing a little less "fire," we've also got 5 more mouthwatering burgers on the menu to choose from. 

Creole Quesadilla
We put more flavor inside this tortilla than you even knew was possible! It contains a bountiful blend of Andouille sausage, crawfish, shrimp, sauteed peppers, onions, and pepper jack cheese. 

Po Boys
You'll find four Po Boys on the menu that each sound so good, it may be a tough decision for you picking just one! You may choose either Fried Oysters, Blackened or Fried Catfish, or Fried Shrimp on French bread with lettuce, tomato, and Cajun mayo. We also offer a Po Boy with Smoked Andouille Sausage, our homemade remoulade sauce, lettuce, and tomato. 

Now that we've got you good and hungry, head on over to our waterfront Cajun restaurant at the Lake of the Ozarks and place your order. Our dining room is open again and following all the suggested guidelines to make sure everyone can practice safe social distancing. If you'd prefer to order your Shorty Pants Lounge food to go, we are currently still offering curbside and dockside pickup too. Any way you want it, we're here to make sure you get it! 

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Appetizers So Amazing You'll Want To Try Them ALL!

Shorty Pants Lounge & Marina is famous for serving the best Cajun food at the Lake of the Ozarks but our extensive menu also contains lots of other equally delicious dishes. Today we're taking a closer look at one of our menu sections and it just seemed sensible to start with the "Starters!" There you'll find a lot of variety like Creole cuisine, seafood, wings, and more! 

Shorty Pants Starters

Creole Quesadilla

A bountiful blend of Andouille sausage, crawfish, and shrimp with pepper jack cheese plus sauteed peppers and onions. 

Smoked Wings
Our house-smoked wings are served in orders of 10 or 20 in your choice of the following:

• Original
• Extra Hot
• Garlic Parmesan
• Barbecue

Pork Nachos

Slow-smoked pulled pork, Turbodog cheese sauce, and red beans piled high on corn tortilla chips and topped with lettuce, tomatoes, green onions, and jalapenos. 

Blackened Chicken Nachos

Tortilla chips piled high and smothered in our Turbodog cheese sauce, then topped with spicy chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, green onions, and jalapenos and served with our salsa and sour cream.  

Chicken Tenders

Fresh chicken tenders are hand-breaded and fried to a golden brown. 

Big Easy Shrimp
Large Gulf shrimp sauteed in butter, white wine, garlic, lemon, rosemary, and Cajun seasoning.

Crab Artichoke Spinach Dip

A mouthwatering mixture of crab, spinach, artichoke, and blended cheese served warm with tortilla chips. 

Crab Cakes

Two handmade shrimp and lump blue crab meat cakes topped with shrimp in our seafood cream sauce.  

Blackened Shrimp

Large Gulf shrimp seasoned and blackened in one of our cast iron skillets and served with a lemon wedge. 

Sweet Coconut Shrimp

Large Gulf shrimp breaded in a sweet frosted flake and coconut breading and served with our house-made sweet raspberry sauce. 

Peel and Eat Shrimp

Large shrimp spice-boiled and served with our house Bloody Mary cocktail sauce. 

Cajun Fried Oysters

Lively seasoned, hand-breaded, southern-fried oysters served with our house Bloody Mary cocktail sauce. 

Calamari
Flash-fried corkscrew calamari tubes served with your choice of jalapeno lime or cocktail sauce. 

Seared Ahi Tuna

A 6-oz. sesame encrusted Sashimi style Ahi tuna served with sesame ginger dressing and a wasabi cream sauce. 

We are now able to offer dockside dining on our lakeside decks! With the state of the country as it is right now, we realize that many people prefer to stay at home as much as possible to avoid crowds. That doesn't mean you have to miss out on all of your favorite Shorty Pants Lounge favorites though! (You know you've been craving them all winter long!) 

Give us a call at (573) 302-1745 and we're happy to pack up your food to go so that you may enjoy it at home. You can view the Shorty Pants Lounge menu online through our website. Carry-out plus curbside and dockside pick-up are all available! Keep yourself healthy now and we'll all get together to celebrate once all this is over.  

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The Cajun Flavors You LOVE & More Are Back at the Lake of the Ozarks!

This Friday, March 6, 2020, Shorty Pants Lounge & Marina will open our doors at 11:00 am and we are anticipating that another exciting season is on the way! A season full of delicious drinks, gorgeous lake views, entertaining live music, and of course, the best Cajun food at the Lake of the Ozarks! 

While Creole cuisine is what we're most famous for, we do offer a wonderful variety of other types of foods too. A little something for everyone, even the youngest diners. To refresh your memory after the winter break, here's a look at some of the tasty treats that will be waiting for you again this year.  

Starters
You'll find savory seafood, Cajun flavors, hickory-smoked wings, and even a sweet treat to enjoy before dinner on our appetizer menu. Enjoy these as a snack to share before the main meal or order one to eat by yourself as a meal on its own!

• Creole Quesadilla
• Smoked Wings
• Original, Extra Hot, Garlic Parmesan, or Barbecue
• Big Easy Shrimp
• Blackened Chicken Nachos
• Chicken Tenders
• Pork Nachos
• Crab Artichoke Spinach Dip
• Crab Cakes
• Blackened Shrimp
• Sweet Coconut Shrimp
• Seared Ahi Tuna
• Peel & Eat Shrimp
• Cajun Fried Oysters
• Beignets

Bourbon Street Eats
Now, onto our specialty Cajun entrees! The Bourbon Street Eats portion of the menu is filled with authentic Creole dishes. We use rubs and spices direct from Louisiana, giving our food the flavor that will make you think you are eating in the French Quarter instead of lakeside in mid-Missouri! 

• Crab Cake Pasta
• Cajun Alfredo
• Chicken New Orleans
• Voodoo Chicken
• Jambalaya
• Red Beans & Rice
• Smothered Catfish
• Easy Street Trio
• Crawfish-N-Shrimp Etouffee
• Shrimp-N-Grits
• New Orleans Medley
• featuring Crawfish Etouffee, Jambalaya, Red Beans & Rice, and Andouille sausage, all on one plate

Signature Entrees
As we mentioned above, Cajun food is our specialty but it's not the only type of cuisine we have to offer. These Signature Entrees satisfy all of those non-Cajun cravings, just in case you're in the mood for something else. 

• Black Jack Filet
• Filet Mignon
• 12-oz. Ribeye
• Blackened Ribeye
• Fried Shrimp Dinner 
• Big Easy Shrimp
• Blackened Shrimp
• Catfish Dinner
• Surf and Turf
• Filet and Crab Cake

Sandwiches & Po Boys
Next up, a fantastic selection of hearty sandwiches filled with mouthwatering ingredients. Among these sandwich selections, you'll find a few amazing versions of the classic Louisana Po Boy too. 

• Po Boys
• Catfish
• Oyster
• Shrimp
• Andouille Sausage
• Catfish BLT
• Sweet Cajun Pulled Pork
• Pulled Pork Sandwich
• Steak 'N' Cheese
• Cajun Club

Specialty Burgers
The succulent burgers that come out of the kitchen of our waterfront restaurant & bar at the Lake of the Ozarks earned a section all to themselves as well. While technically a sandwich, the way we cook them up makes these burgers so much more! Choose one of our creations or add toppings to make your own.   

• Salt Hollow Burger
• Bill Burger
• Baja Burger
• Bacon Cheddar Burger
• Jack Daniels Burger
• Black and Bleu Burger

Kid's Menu
Sometimes kids need to let their taste buds develop a little more before they're ready for the hearty flavors of New Orleans. For that reason, we've created an incredible kid's menu with foods they already love plus a few dishes to help them bridge over to the adult menu in the future. 

• Shorty Burger
• Chicken Tenders
• Shorty Mini Corn Dogs
• Grilled Cheese
• Pulled Pork Sandwich

But Wait... There's Even More!
This blog has already gotten a bit lengthy but that's because the menu at Shorty Pants Lounge is packed full of so many different options. We do that so you are able to visit us multiple times throughout the season and always try something new! (Of course, once you discover a couple of favorites, it will be hard to not order those every time you're here!) 

We haven't even had a chance to talk about the fresh salads, savory soups, wonderful wraps, and terrific tacos we serve on a daily basis. OH... and the desserts! The signature side dishes could definitely fill a blog of their own and last but certainly not least, all of those delicious drinks from the bar. 

Since our Lake of the Ozarks waterfront bar & restaurant has way too many irresistible food and drink items to keep talking about here, do yourself a favor and come by Shorty Pants Lounge & Marina in person to see it all at once. Beginning at 11:00 am on Friday, March 6, 2020, we'll be open 7 days a week, ready and waiting to cook up all of your favorites

You can also get a closer look at our menu plus descriptions for each dish by checking out the Shorty Pants Lounge menu online on our website. It seems like forever since we've gotten to hang out with all of you at our place, but that wait is finally over! Swing by soon. We've missed you! 

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