Lago Vista Grill

09/04/2026

🎸 LIVE MUSIC SATURDAY | TYLER SWAIN | 6–9 PM

Labor Day Weekend is always a little chaotic around Lago Vista.

We’ve got the restaurant running, the crew slinging food at ABATE, catering going out the door, boats on the lake, drinks on the patio and probably three other things we forgot we agreed to.

So this year, we figured we might as well put a little chaos on the pontoon stage too.

Tyler Swain takes over Saturday night from 6–9 PM.

Playing country like he has his life together and living like we know he doesn’t. 😂

Grab a margarita, claim a spot on the patio and settle in for some country music, lake air and the general Labor Day ruckus that happens when everybody collectively decides summer isn’t over yet.

🤠 Tyler Swain 🎶 Saturday | 6–9 PM 🛶 Live on the Pontoon Stage 🍹 Lago Vista Grill at Perry Lake

Come enjoy the chaos. We’ll be right in the middle of it.

09/04/2026

🌶️ LAGO VISTA GRILL × DUDE SAUCE 🌶️

When Lago Vista and Dude Sauce share a spot at ABATE, apparently we don’t know how to behave ourselves.

We’ve been growing peppers together all season specifically for this moment. Carolina Reapers. Puma Reapers. Pineapple Ajis. Red Habaneros. And a few other little demons we probably shouldn’t mention without legal counsel.

Today we suited up, harvested the goods and pickled the whole beautiful, terrible mess.

Saturday at the ABATE Labor Day Rally, they’re going into our Papas Burrito for the Spicy Eating Contest.

The challenge is simple:

🌯 Papas Burrito
🌶️ Loaded with our homegrown, pickled pepper arsenal
⏱️ Eat it faster than everybody else

Lago brings the food.
Dude Sauce brings the heat.
Together, we make questionable decisions.

Come find the Lago Vista Grill × Dude Sauce camp at ABATE this Saturday and see who has the stomach, speed and complete disregard for tomorrow morning necessary to take the crown.

🔥 ABATE Labor Day Rally 2026
📅 Saturday
🌶️ Spicy Eating Contest

Who’s stupid enough to try it? Tag ’em.

08/28/2026

🎸 SATURDAY NIGHT — WE’RE TURNING IT UP AT THE LAKE.

This Saturday we’re welcoming Haunts N Hearts to Lago Vista Grill for the first time — and this one’s going to sound a little different than what you’re used to hearing out here.

That’s exactly why I booked them.

Haunts N Hearts is a Topeka-based, high-energy band bringing the 90s and 2000s alternative, rock, pop-punk and emo songs a whole lot of us grew up on.

Think less sit quietly and listen.

More “Oh hell, I know this song.” 🤘

Good food. Cold drinks. Perry Lake in the background. And a band that knows how to put on a show.

Haunts N Hearts 🎶 Saturday Night ⏰ 6–9 PM 📍 Lago Vista Grill at Perry Lake

Come early, grab a table, order something cold and settle in.

We’ll handle the rest.

Life slows down at the lake. Saturday night, we’re turning the volume back up. 🌊🎸

08/21/2026

This is Lucas.

When I first came to this area, he was 16 years old and working on my crew. Over the years, he spent time with me at Lago before eventually leaving for a kitchen management job in Topeka.

Recently, he moved back.

I asked him if he needed a kitchen again, because some things don't really change — he'll always have a seat at my table.

He took me up on it.

And this week, I came across some beautiful garden-fresh jalapeños. Lucas took one look at them and already knew what needed to happen.

He pulled out his jalapeño popper recipe, we kicked some ideas around, and together we turned it into something worthy of a Lago weekend:

🔥 THE POPPIN' ASADA — $13.99

Lucas' jalapeño poppers topped with steak and chipotle crema, served with rice, beans, and flour tortillas.

That's the thing about a kitchen. If you do it right, you're not just building cooks for the shift in front of you. You watch people grow up. They leave, build their own skills, find their own way — and sometimes they come home carrying a few recipes of their own.

We're pretty damn proud to have Lucas back behind the line.

Come try what he brought back to the table.

Poppin' Asada — this weekend at Lago Vista, while supplies last.

08/15/2026

☀️🌴 BEACH PARTY AT THE LAKE — SATURDAY NIGHT! 🌴☀️

Tomorrow night, Urban Safari is bringing a 7-piece reggae band to the Lago Vista patio, and this one has all the ingredients for a hell of a summer night.

🎶 Urban Safari — LIVE
📅 Saturday, August 15
⏰ 6–9 PM
🌊 Lago Vista at Perry Lake

Come hungry. Grab some dinner, order a cold margarita, find yourself a spot on the patio and settle in for three hours of reggae, lake air and good company.

No beach required. We brought the party to the lake. 😎🍹

Bring your friends. Bring the family. Wear the Hawaiian shirt that's been waiting all year for its moment.

Summer doesn't last forever. Saturday night, we're using it.

🌴 Live music.
🍹 Cold margaritas.
🌮 Dinner on the patio.
🌊 Life at the lake.

Life slows down at the lake. Come spend Saturday night with us.

08/08/2026

🎶 Saturday Nights at Lago Vista 🎶

These summer evenings have been hard to beat. The sun starts to settle, the patio fills up, cold drinks hit the table, and the music takes over.

This Saturday, Smith & Wilson will be playing live on the patio from 6:00–9:00 PM, bringing another great night of classic tunes and good vibes.

Grab your favorite people, order dinner from our scratch kitchen, enjoy a margarita or an ice-cold b**r, and spend the evening with us overlooking one of the best patios around.

📍 Lago Vista Grill
102 Main St. • Ozawkie, KS
🎵 Smith & Wilson
🗓️ Saturday, August 8
🕕 6:00–9:00 PM

Come hungry. Stay for the music. Leave with another great summer memory.

08/07/2026

It's Friday! We'll have music from 6 to 8pm but if you're in Perry my brother will be serving his tamales at Fredrick's Liquor Barn. Honestly his pork tamales are the best I've tried yet. Go check him out!

Today Friday 8/7 we will be in Perry at Friedrich's Liquor Barn from 4pm to 7pm! We're taking a fresh batch of Chicken Rojo and Pork Verde Tamales!

08/06/2026

🎶 Friday nights are made for good music, great food, and even better company.

Donnie from Take Two is back on the Pontoon Stage this Friday from 6:00–8:00 PM, bringing the perfect soundtrack for an evening on the Lago Vista patio.

Grab your favorite margarita, enjoy a scratch-made meal, and settle in while the music sets the vibe. Whether you're kicking off the weekend with friends or bringing the family out for dinner, we've got your Friday covered.

🌮 Scratch-made food
🍹 Cold drinks
🎸 Live music
🌅 Patio vibes

See you Friday at Lago Vista Grill!

07/27/2026

Summer doesn't take Mondays off, and neither do we.

We know how tough it can be to find a good meal on a Monday here in Jefferson County. Instead of driving into town, save the gas and spend the day exploring everything our community has to offer.

We'll take care of dinner.

Lago Vista Grill is now open 7 days a week, including Mondays from 11 AM to 9 PM.

Every meal is made in our scratch kitchen with fresh ingredients, house-made recipes, and the kind of care you can taste. Whether you're craving tacos, burgers, burritos, salads, or just a cold drink on the patio, we've got a seat waiting for you.

Keep your dollars local. Keep your adventures local. Let us do the cooking.

See you Monday at Lago Vista.

07/26/2026

One of my favorite parts of running Lago Vista Grill is that every summer our regulars start showing up with the fruits of their gardens.

This week we've been blessed with baskets of homegrown tomatoes, fresh-picked sweet corn, and a zucchini that might have its own ZIP code.

People bring these to us because they know they'll become something special instead of going to waste. That's a trust we don't take lightly.

We don't believe scratch cooking starts when the pan gets hot. It starts in gardens, on back porches, in conversations with neighbors, and in people who are generous enough to share what they've grown.

Over the next few weeks you'll see these ingredients finding their way into our specials. Every dish will carry a little piece of this community with it.

Food has always been more than something to eat. It's how we gather, how we care for one another, and how strangers become friends.

To everyone who's shared a little of your harvest with us, thank you. We can't wait to share it back with everyone at Lago. ❤️