Wobbly Boots Road House

For many years there were a limited number of BBQ places at the lake, one of which was JJ’s BBQ.  Located just over the Grand Glaize Bridge close to the old Kalfran Lodge resort.  It was a wonderful BBQ. They had a fairly limited menu, focusing on brisket or pork sandwiches. Both the brisket and the pork was essentially “pulled” heavily sauced and came stacked on a bun so deep that you had to eat some of it off before you tried to lift the sandwich, and so greasy that if you did not get to it quick the bread fell apart and you could not lift the sandwich.  They had a potato peeler that cut the potatoes in long curves, and they came with the grease pooling under the fries and heavy with salt.  There were times you could get most of a potato in one continuous piece!  This was the BBQ that gave physicians vicarious heart attacks.   It was absolutely wonderful BBQ, with awards to prove it.

The couple that owned JJ's eventually sold, and Wobbly Boots opened in the same location.  I don't know if they came from some place else, or whether they started there.  They kept the fries but changed the BBQ.  It was a nice place.  After a couple of years Wobble Boots moved north back across the Grand Glaize Bridge to a location across from the Golden Door Motel.  It is located at 4705 Hwy 54 Osage Beach. It is a very nice BBQ.  It has a nice atmosphere and great BBQ.  It has a nice band stand, and I bet it really gets the road house feel on a weekend night.  I go for lunch, so it is a quieter place.  It has a full BBQ menu.  Their proportions are huge.  The meat is very flavorful, thinly sliced and came with a BBQ sauce on it, that I wish they had put on the side, though it reminds me of the original JJ's sauce.

There are many BBQ options at the lake now, but I would put Wobbly Boots Road House as one of the better places.