Backwater Jacks Waterfront Bar & Grill

It's tradition for people to make New Year's resolutions. However, it is also pretty common to not follow through with them. While a resolution to visit the Lake of the Ozarks' favorite waterfront bar and grill more this year is an easy resolve to keep, not all resolutions are so easy. At Backwater Jack's , we want to help you keep your New Year's resolutions this year and not let them fall to the wayside. Here are seven tips from the best waterfront bar and grill at the Lake of the Ozarks to help you stick with your New Year's resolutions.  1. Be Realistic One way to make sure you fall short of your goal is to make it unattainable. If you think you drink too much caffeine, making a New Year's resolution to completely cut it out is setting you up to fail. Instead, make that goal attainable by setting it as avoiding it more often or limiting your intake.  2. Make A Plan Decide how you are going to handle it when you begin to think about breaking you...

We couldn't hold off the winter season forever, and unfortunately, this will be our last week of the season. To celebrate the wonderful 2016 season, we are thanking all of our customers with a Customer Appreciation Day on December 23 with half price food and drinks until it's GONE!  With the season coming to a close at Backwater Jack's , we wanted to take some time to look back at the fabulous summer season at Lake of the Ozarks' best waterfront bar and grill ! Best Spot on the Lake My favorite restaurant on the Lake is BJ's Bar and Grill. Great food and friendly staff, but dining outside on the deck and soaking up the ambiance is the best! Had the grouper--excellent! ~ 44beachbonnie Springfield, Illinois Crabby Monday's Very Enjoyable "Great service when many other locations already closed for the winter months. The cleanliness and service quality matched the solid food quality. Drinks also yummy! Loved the crab legs. No sides included for the ...

All good things must come to an end. While we are sad that we will be closing our doors for the season on December 23, we want to celebrate how great of a season this one has been. This has been a fantastic summer and fall, but since you can't stop winter from coming, we will just have to remember all the good times and just wait it out until summer 2017 when we can do it all again. Before we settle in for the winter, we're going to throw one last party that you definitely won't want to miss! Here are the top three reasons to come celebrate with the best waterfront bar at the Lake of the Ozarks as we close out another amazing season.  1. Unbeatable Specials Since it's the end of the season, everything must go! Join us on Friday, December 23 for our Annual Customer Appreciation Day. We'll be serving 1/2 price food and drinks ALL DAY (or until it's gone)! Without our loyal customers, we would not have been able to stay open this far into the season, so ...

The weather is getting colder and many people have switched from delicious, frozen drinks to drinks that warm us up! Many favorite winter cocktails feature whiskey, so your Lake of the Ozarks waterfront bar and grill dug up some facts about it so you can impress your friends the next time you're around the bar.  1. Whiskey can last forever. If left unopened and out of direct sunlight, whiskey can be kept indefinitely. In addition, if you open a bottle and seal it up properly, it can stay for a very long time. The sun won't ruin whiskey, however, it can change the taste.  2. There are millions of barrels of whiskey. Because of the aging process, whiskey is kept in barrels for several years by most distillers. This means that in warehouses around the world there are tons of barrels just sitting. Kentucky alone has 5.7 million barrels of bourbon in storage, which is the most the state has had since 1975.  3. Whiskey is clear before barreling.  Whiskey is pe...

Backwater Jack's is still open and serving some of the best food at the Lake of the Ozarks! We are so grateful for all of our wonderful customers, who have allowed us to stay open this late into the season. Moving forwards, we will be open Thursdays - Sundays. December is going to be an exciting month with our Raw Deal Thursdays, Friday Steak Nights and our tailgating parties on Saturdays and Sundays. Check out some of our other delicious entrees you can order at the best waterfront restaurant at the Lake of the Ozarks!  Entrees 14 oz Ribeye - Seasoned to perfection, cooked to your desired temperature and topped with garlic butter. Grilled Pork Loin - A 14 oz pork loin smoked, grilled and then smothered in apricot teriyaki sauce and sprinkled with sesame seeds. Grilled Chicken Tenders - Four chicken tenders marinated in teriyaki glaze then grilled and served over rice. Blackened Ahi Tuna - An 8 oz. charbroiled tuna steak blackened and cooked to your desired temperature (b...

Thanksgiving is just a couple days away on the 24th. Many people around the Lake of the Ozarks are getting the turkey ready and picking out their Black Friday wish list. Thanksgiving itself is filled with eating, football and parade watching, however, do you know how these traditions began? There are many interesting things about Thanksgiving, so Lake of the Ozarks' favorite waterfront bar has gathered a few fun facts you can share around the table this Thursday. Fun Facts About Thanksgiving - The first Thanksgiving was held in the autumn of 1621. There were 50 Pilgrims and 90 Wampanoag Indians present and it lasted three days. It is said by many historians that there were only five women in attendance at the first Thanksgiving, as many of the women settlers didn't survive the first year in the U.S.  - Thanksgiving didn't become a national holiday until 1863. Sarah Josepha Hale, famous for writing "Mary Had a Little Lamb," convinced Present Lincoln to make ...

Summer isn't the only time to visit the Lake of the Ozarks! Autumn is full of fun activities for you and your friends to enjoy. From fishing to spelunking, fall is one of the best times to come to the Lake. After a fun filled day of adventures, swing on by the best waterfront bar and grill at the Lake of the Ozarks . We are still open SEVEN days a week throughout the season and offering the best daily specials at the Lake of the Ozarks . Check out all the fun you can have this season at the Lake. Photo Credit: FunLake.com 1. Bass Fishing Fishing is one of the most popular activities to do during the fall. In addition, the Lake of the Ozarks offers some of the best fishing in the midwest. The Lake is loaded with a variety of fish species including largemouth bass, spotted bass, black and white crappie, blue catfish, channel catfish, flathead catfish, white bass, hybrid stripers, paddlefish, walleye and bluegill.  2. Holiday Shopping Excursions Many people come to the L...