Diner cuisine: the best places to taste it in Topeka

6 restaurant menus in Topeka, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated)
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Hanover Pancake House
Hanover Pancake House
89/100 (336 ratings)
Restaurants
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Diner
Diner
American
American
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Brunch
Breakfast
Lunch
Pancakes
French Toast
Toasts
Omelette
Waffles
Biscuits and gravy
Sit down
American
Diner
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Parking Available
Highchairs Available
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Lunch
Brunch
Mid-range
"Our waitress was awesome. I had the Philly steak omelette with toast and pancakes. My daughter had eggs sunnyside up, bacon, hash browns and..."
Armandina Munoz
"This is one of the old pancake house in Topeka KS downtown. When I visited for office trip, coworkers told that it’s more than 30 yrs old. Service..."
Avantika Bhutani
"The food was fantastic. It was hard to choose from all of the wonderful..."
Crista Farrer
"Oh my goodness. I can not believe I lived in Topeka for so many years before I came here for breakfast. I did not know what I was missing out on. Met..."
Dan Wayman
"What a great place for breakfast! There was an issue with my food that was quickly fixed. No place is perfect but it was handled well. Staff were..."
Melissa Blakemore
"Love love love this place! Even when they're busy, it doesn't take long to be seated and food ordered. Food... so good! Never a complaint. Their..."
Shanti
"Hanover Pancake House was a fun place to eat. It's like stepping back to 1972. There isn't a whole lot of places like Hanover left. The service..."
Scott Lane
Banjo's Cafe
Banjo's Cafe
83/100 (1305 ratings)
Restaurants
Vegetarian Friendly
Diner
Cafe
American
Diner
Cafe
American
Vegetarian Friendly
Brunch
Breakfast
Lunch
Burger
Pancakes
Toasts
Sit down
American
Diner
Café
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Parking Available
Highchairs Available
Takeout
Seating
Lunch
Brunch
Breakfast
Cheap Eats
"My family and I had breakfast on 7/14/18 and it was some of the best food we have had. Highly recommend trying Banjo’s if you are in the area!!..."
Lisa Allen
"The place was packed and we were warned by our server that the food was taking about 30 minutes to come out, but it was well worth the wait!..."
Kori Reist
"This was my first time here. My boyfriend has been here a lot and raves about it. We brought our 1 1/2 year old son as well. I ordered the “Cooks..."
Krystle Simpson
"No better place in town for breakfast! The food is great, the portions are generous and the service is..."
John Batson
"Have ate here several time. The food is always great, very tasty, and you get so much, you will have a hard time finishing it all. I am ready to go..."
Bonnie Greenlee C Lark
"Stopped in for breakfast, great service and good food. We will be..."
April Delaet
"Love this place, great service, amazing food! Especially their Breakfast! So much better than..."
Patsy Waggle
"We had omelettes that were well presented and tasted great. Don’t let a bunch of cars out front discourage you from coming in, they have ample..."
Erich Glave
"Tremendous as always.....pleasntly surprised with a very short wait. Best breakfast on..."
Jeff Mittermeier
"Took the kid in for a breakfast feast..loved it. Left full as a bull....thanks La Shell for..."
Paul Escarcega
"I live in KC my daughter lives in Topeka. Everytime we go to breakfast/brunch it's at BANJO'S. Great service and food. No complaints here. Highly..."
Dallas Hartman
"Kaylie are waitress was wonderful and the food was..."
Michelle Acker
"Great Place for Breakfast or Lunch!. This is one of my favorite places to eat breakfast. The food is excellent and the staff is always very friendly...."
Shannon
"This is the kind of place you want to go to because you want good, inexpensive food with great friendly service! Fantastic breakfast combos. Closes..."
Jim Ogle
"Great and friendly mom and pop resturaunt. A must eat for local..."
RaquelR
"Best food since Kountry Kitchen!!! I now have a new love for sourdough toast!!! The Half order of biscuits and gravy was ginormous! My eggs were..."
Shasta LeDuc
"My server,Tina was excellent! Food was great the sub roll was soft, my wife likes the soft buns. Tina was very impressive with handling a rude..."
William Womack
"What can you say. Tastes like homemade food. Everything was delicious and cooked how everyone asked. You get a huge portion that could easily be make..."
Cole Percival
"Excellent cafe for breakfast and lunch. I was in the area for a coupke of days and ate here twice. The homemade meatloaf is fantastic! If you like..."
Doug Hall
"BEST. FOOD. IN. KANSAS. You have to come at unregular times if you don't want to wait an hour. But the food is SO worth it. I have never had anything..."
Donna White
"Family friendly restaurant. The food was tasty and reasonably priced, and the staff were helpful and kind. My only criticism is there was no baby..."
Bethany Mahner
"The food was delicious and the service was absolutely amazing will definitely be back to this awesome restaurant. If you are looking for a down home..."
Wes Reed
Chick-a-dee Cafe
Chick-a-dee Cafe
82/100 (499 ratings)
Restaurants
Diner
Cafe
Cafe
Diner
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Sit down
Café
Diner
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Takeout
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Cheap Eats
"Went by today (Sunday 3-27-22) and they weren’t open. Afraid they have closed for good. Being open only on Sat & Sun would make it difficult to..."
Mike Davies
"Having just recently moved to Topeka, we are still finding the niches. This place was excellent. Food was delicious and service was top notch. We..."
Bill Ziegler
"The food is what you would expect from your typical American dinner. Freshly made comfort food...yum! The service was outstanding and very welcoming..."
John Strawn
"A really good mom&pop operation. Great food, prices are super good. A must try when in the area. You won't be disappointed with the..."
Frank Hudson
"Oh this place is so, so good. A small, local home cooking Cafe. Get there early. It fills up fast. But the food is just great. And the staff so, so..."
Angela Nowell
"If you miss the feeling of going into your mom or grandma's kitchen, To a nice warm plate of food. 2 eggs, bacon, toast, fried potatoes and onions..."
Gemma Collins
Bobo's Drive-in
Bobo's Drive-in
82/100 (1010 ratings)
Restaurants
Fast food
Diner
American
Diner
American
Fast Food
Dinner
Lunch
Cheeseburger
Burger
Hamburgers
Wings
Apple pie
Fish
Pork
Sit down
American
Diner
Fast food
Parking Available
Takeout
Seating
Lunch
Dinner
Cheap Eats
"Found this drive in on our road trip and was quite impressed! Cheap menu items, fresh made burgers and fries, nostalgic diner feel. Small dining room..."
McKayla Chambers
"This place is exactly what we expected and hoped for when we stopped. I just wanted to get a burger after a long drive and didn't want a chain. I..."
Justin Smith
"The service was quick! Stopped by for a quick snack before leaving Topeka. Ordered home-made kettle chips, chilli cheese fries, and a vanilla shake...."
Sianna Palomo
"Tasty burger! Very small inside diner. It was very cold with the door opening and closing and will be staying in the car next..."
J Bern
"The burgers are absolutely delicious. I've been to a lot of burger joints in my 57 years on the planet and this place is in my top 3. I don't know..."
Richard Meek
"Five stars for the onion rings. The Spanish burger was good but the onion rings and the root beer were the stars of the..."
Bill Perkins
"Pretty typical drive in food - burgers, fries, shakes. Server was prompt and food came out..."
Ruth Choate
Cook's American Grill
Cook's American Grill
81/100 (1450 ratings)
Restaurants
Grill
Diner
American
Diner
Grill
American
Lunch
Brunch
Breakfast
Dinner
Cheeseburger
Burger
Sit down
American
Diner
Grill
Takeout
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Lunch
Breakfast
Dinner
Cheap Eats
"THE best place to grab a quick lunch. The staff know you by name and treat you like family. Great food, staff, management, and reasonable prices...."
Britny Cushing
"I go there every single Saturday for years now and my Dad before me. I have never had a bad experience with staff,food,service ever. if I had one..."
David L Craig
"Seriously love this place. I have not one single negative thing to say. Delicious, and affordable, food. Incredible staff. And the waitress on..."
Angela Rose Juarez
"Today March 18,2017 I went for the first time and had breakfast. The food was delicious and the prices reasonable. The staff very nice. I will go..."
Marilyn Sauerhagen
"The owners really do care about their business and the community they serve! Definitely a place to eat breakfast, lunch, or..."
Ted Frieden
"always good food..best Ruben around....great pies....oh and their cinnamon rolls,..."
Rena Garner Leeburg
"Great food, reasonable prices, great service. This place has good home cooked..."
Fran Johnson-Ebert
"Really good American food. The staff is always..."
Kristi Michaelson
"Amazing food. Great staff. Been going to this place for about 10..."
Robert Croney
"Great food, reasonable prices. It was nice family friendly atmosphere. We really enjoyed the little cars that came with the kids..."
Ryann Brooks
"Serves one of the best burgers ever! :-) Where else can a kid get their food served in a 1955 bel air..."
Kim Abad
"good service and great home cooked food. recommend..."
Vicki Drechsler
"One of our "go to" places. Cook's American Grill is one of our families "go to" eateries. When we don't have a lot of cash, or we just feel like good..."
Vicki
"Go Cooks!. The environment is just so-so, but the burgers and fries are always super hot and fresh! I've had a few other things that weren't as great..."
Cristina_beena
"I love them!!!!. I could eat at Cook's American Grill 7 days a week. I love their bacon cheeseburgers. I recomend this place to all my friends..."
Desmon
"I was wanting a open face roast beef and Cook's fit the bill. Coconut cream pie was..."
Rodney Rhodes
"Always great! Today I got to experience lunch at Cooks, like their breakfast, EXCELLENT! I had a mushroom Swiss single burger with onion rings, out..."
John Modde II
"The pork tender sandwich is amazing! The service is quick and the prices are reasonable. You order at the counter as soon as you walk in. The menu..."
Mary McAferty
"All I can say is yesssssssss. Try this place it's a amazing. A place u can easily drive by due to the location. You'll be happy when you reverse and..."
R.J.T
"Excellent food, and friendly staff served in a comfortable neighborhood..."
James Miller
"OMG I think I just found the best diner in Topeka! Amazing tuna salad sandwich was so good I had to get another and share it with my boyfriend. My..."
Susann Barnes
"Amazing home cooked food.....when I don't want to cook but want to eat a home-cooked meal this is always my..."
Danielle Flesher
Heartland Cafe
Heartland Cafe
74/100 (262 ratings)
Restaurants
Diner
Cafe
Cafe
Diner
Brunch
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Sit down
Diner
Café
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Takeout
Brunch
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Cheap Eats
"They're food is do good. Large quantity at an affordable price. Small quite cafe. The staff is a little strange and you have to go up to the counter..."
Nicole Cook
"The Heartland Cafe was wonderful! The good was super, the atmosphere is nice. My biscuits were underdone, but that's not a huge huge deal. My only..."
Rikki Raiken
"Food was pretty good. A little over priced, but good. They ran out of corn beef hash, brought out the rest of the food and informed us they..."
Mary Smith
"If you want glitz and glamour then don’t go here but if you just want to enjoy a nice meal come on in. My wife and I decided to try Patty’s for..."
A Robertson
"I have been eating at this cafe since c. 1979 under various names and owners. The present owner is a sweetheart. The atmosphere is family-like. The..."
Forrest Acton