Restaurant

landshark bar & Grill at Margaritaville Resort

26 MM of the Lake 494 Tan Tar A Drive Osage Beach; 348-8593 MargaritavilleResortLakeoftheOzarks .com

larry’s on the lake

31 MM of the Main Channel 364 Galley Rd . Camdenton; 873-5227 larrysonthelake .com

lazy Gator’s

7 MM of the Main Channel 132 Sweet William Rd . Lake Ozark; 365-6464 lazygators .com

Miller’s landing

28 .5 MM of the Main Channel 1431 Runabout Dr . Osage Beach; 348-5268 themillerslanding .com

nauti cantina Mexican Restaurant & lakeside Pool

5 .5 MM of the Gravois Arm 16319 P Road Gravois Mills; 372-6112 www .facebook .com/letsgetnauti

nautifish Rum bar

3 MM of the Niangua Arm 1022 Nautica Rd . Camdenton; 286-2226 thenautifish .com

Papa chubby’s food & booze

26 MM of the Main Channel 820 Serene Valley Dr . Sunrise Beach; 374-8000 papachubbys .com

Paradise Tropical Restaurant & bar

24 MM of the Main Channel 430 Tropical Trail Dr . Sunrise Beach; 374-4777 paradisetropicalrestaurant .com

Red fox bar & Grill

50 MM of the Main Channel 1433 Red Fox Rd . Climax Springs; 345-4596 redfox50 .com

RedHead lakeside Grill

21MM of the Main Channel 1700 Yacht Club Dr . Osage Beach; 693-1525 redheadyachtclub .com

shady Gator’s

7 MM of the Main Channel 132 Sweet William Rd . Lake Ozark; 365-6464 shadygators .com

sharkbite bar & Grill at Runaway ii

45 MM of the Main Channel 267 Runaway Dr . Climax Springs, 345-4590 runawayresort .com

shorty Pants lounge

21 MM of the Main Channel 1680 Autumn Ln . Osage Beach; 302-1745 shortypantslounge .com

skippers bar and Grill

59 .5 MM of the Main Channel 33880 ivy Bend Rd . Stover; 372-9903

T’s fish Tales

6 .5 MM of the Gravois Arm 27485 Cross Lane Barnett; 539-2176

Tap and Grill lake side brew Haus

6 .5 MM of the Main Channel 31959 Dunwandrin Rd . Gravois Mills; 207-0029 tapandgrillatthelake .com

WineRies/bReW Golden Rock Winery

955 N . Business Rt . Hwy . 5 Camdenton; 317-9463 goldenrockwinery .com

ozark Distillery & ozark brewery

1684 Hwy . KK Osage Beach; 348-2449 ozarkdistillery .com

seven springs Winery

846 Winery Hills Estates Linn Creek; 317-0100 sevenspringswinery .com

shawnee bluff Vineyard

8 Tolwood Rd . Eldon; 365-1100 shawneebluffwinery .com

shawnee bluff Winery

2430 Bagnell Dam Blvd . Lake Ozark; 365-9463 shawneebluffwinery .com

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andy’s frozen custard

4820 Osage Beach Pkwy . Osage Beach; 302-0020 eatandys .com

brew brothers coffee

404 East 4th St . Eldon; 280-6430 brewbrotherscoffee .net

Wok N Roll oN Facebook Wok N Roll Thai Restaurant is located on the Bagnell Dam Strip!

celebration sQeZ Juice & Health

cruises 3869 Osage Beach Pkwy . N . 0 MM of the Main Channel Osage Beach; 552-8790 1006 Bagnell Dam Blvd . sqezjuicehealth .com Lake Ozark; 480-3212 cruiselakeoftheozarks .com Yankee Peddlers Tea Room coral Reef seafood Osage Beach; 348-5045 5370 Osage Beach Parkway yankeepeddlerstearoom .com Osage Beach; 348-4000 coralreefseafood .net

Great stone coffee

1375 State Hwy . KK Osage Beach; 693-9273 greatstonecoffee .com cree Mee Drive-in 801 S . Aurora St . Eldon; 392-5418 Harmy’s cheese store & 6378 Osage Beach Pkwy . Osage Beach; 693-1243 harmys .com More culver’s 5785 Osage Beach Pkwy . Osage Beach; 302-0244 culvers .com/restaurants/osageloTo lounge beach 5180 Osage Beach Pkwy . Osage Beach; 693-1404 Dairy Queen 619 N . Bus . Hwy . 5 Randy’s frozen custard 4681 Osage Beach Pkwy . Camdenton; 346-5855 dairyqueen .com Osage Beach; 348-0711 randysfrozencustard .com eldon Drive-in 607 S . Aurora St . sip coffee House Eldon; 392-3490 932 U .S . Hwy . 54 Camdenton; 317-1900 Jimmy John’s 4082 Osage Beach Pkwy . shady Gables Tea Room 300 E . Newton St . Osage Beach; 302-7323 jimmyjohns .com Versailles; 378-2740 1011 Main St .

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by Mitch Prentice

Eldon’s hidden gem at PC Tacos

Every small town hopes to attract that certain business or restaurant that becomes a must-visit. For Eldon, PC Tacos is becoming that spot. Ask most people in town for a good lunch or dinner idea, and more likely than not, you’ll get the suggestion to try that little place down E 3rd St. For Patti Wieskamp, the journey started in Reno, Nevada. There was a restaurant there that she would take her kids to where they would sprinkle parmesan in the tacos. Wieskamp says they always loved their food and wanted to try making them for herself at home. While trying to recreate the tacos, she says she accidentally fried some of the parmesan cheese onto the tortilla shell and created something new, something unique. Thus, the original PC Taco was formed. For those who haven’t had a chance to go to PC Tacos yet, PC stands for parmesan crusted. The tacos are all made fresh and one of the first steps is to fry a layer of parmesan cheese onto the outside before throwing the remaining ingredients inside. Though a small twist on the typical taco formula, the results are truly something special. The restaurant also serves a number of different Mexican dishes, such as burritos, nachos and more. Wieskamp, along with her son Corey Schuhmacher, moved to the Eldon area a decade ago and got fed up with working at a department store. She says she always dreamed of opening a business of her own but never had a solid plan for it.

One day, she and Schuhmacher made a batch of these tacos and took them to work, handing them out to coworkers. The response was very positive. They decided it was time to move on the idea and find a place to call their own. In Sept. 2019, PC Tacos opened up and saw success immediately.

“We thought to ourselves, ‘What does Eldon need?,” Wieskamp said. “It didn’t need another diner, it didn’t need another antique store. We decided to try our idea and open a Mexican to-go restaurant. We thought, ‘Let’s see how it goes.’”

Being open just over a year now, both Wieskamp and Schuhmacher have felt the local impact the restaurant has had. Wieskamp says she feels the restaurant has built a reputation on providing great food and being something different. Schuhmacher says he wasn’t so sure at first how the restaurant would be received, but that worry has dissipated. Now, he feels that Eldon is happy to have a spot that people are proud to share as their own.

“Of course, we wanted people to care and we wanted people to come back, but we never thought it would be some-

PC TACOS | 207 E. 3rd Street, Eldon | Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Closed Sunday & Monday.