Top Ten Restaurants
Top Ten Restaurants
They started by determining the top 20 restaurants of Topeka using community’s input. They compiled a list of restaurants, put an online survey together and ask the Topeka community to vote on their favorite restaurant.
The next step was to take the top 20 restaurants down to the top 10. The food critics developed a criteria rubric that included: service, appearance, quality of food, menu diversity, price vs. quality, taste and overall experience. The food critics then mystery shopped all 20 restaurants.
PHOTO/RANKING OF TOP 10
RowHouse Restaurant
RowHouseRestaurant.net
515 SW Van Buren Street
Service/Staff: 5
Appearance: 5
Quality: 5
Taste: 5
Overall Experience: 5
Price Level: $$$$
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Paisano’s Ristorante
paisanoskansas.com
4043 SW 10th Avenue
Service/Staff: 4.5
Appearance: 4.5
Quality: 4.5
Taste: 4.5
Overall Experience: 4.5
Price Level: $$
Steve Butland, Paisanos owner_operator
KiKu Japanese Steak House
kiku.longshotsolutions.com
5331 SW 22nd Place | Fairlawn Plaza Mall
Service/Staff: 4.5
Appearance: 4
Quality: 5
Taste: 4
Overall Experience: 4.5
Price Level: $$$$
Sheena Shen, owner; Ian Shen, owner; Kikus
Blue Moose Bar & Grill
topeka.thebluemoosebarandgrill.com
3030 SW Wanamaker Road
Service/Staff: 4
Appearance: 4.5
Quality: 4.5
Taste: 4.5
Overall Experience: 4.5
Price Level: $$$
blue moose; Scott Price, Private event manager; Tyson Armstrong, executive chef
AJ’s New York Pizza
ajsnypizza.com
1930 SW Westport Drive
Service/Staff: 4.5
Appearance: 5
Quality: 4
Taste: 4
Overall Experience: 4.5
Price Level: $$
aj's pizza, adam Peyton owner
Burger Stand
thecasbahburgerstand.com
1601 SW Lane Street
Service/Staff: 4
Appearance: 4
Quality: 4
Taste: 4
Overall Experience: 4
Price Level: $$
burger standCyndi Russell, assistant manager; Thomas West General Manager
College Hill Pizza Pub
collegehillpizzapub.com
1418 SW Lane Street
Service/Staff: 4.5
Appearance: 4
Quality: 4
Taste: 3.5
Overall Experience: 4
Price Level: $
Pizza Pub, Ryan Duncan, operating partner
Glory Days Pizza
glorydayspizza.com
3310 SE 29th Street | 2811 SW Wanamaker Road | 1033 SW Gage Boulevard
Service/Staff: 5
Appearance: 4
Quality: 5
Taste: 4
Overall Experience: 4.5
Price Level: $$
David Tofflemire, Fleming place manager; Jason Lehnherr, co owner; Ryan Baker, Lake Shawnee manager; Bill Henson, West Topeka Manager; James Cook, west lawrence manager; George Hughes, co owner
Via’s Pizzeria
viaspizzeria.com
738 SW Gage Boulevard
Service/Staff: 4
Appearance: 3
Quality: 4
Taste: 4
Overall Experience: 4
Price Level: $$
vias William Cox, owner
El Mezcal Mexican Restaurant
5301 SW 21st Street
Service/Staff: 4.5
Appearance: 3.5
Quality: 3.5
Taste: 4
Overall Experience: 4
Price Level: $$
El Mezcal, Alberto Lopez bar owner_manager
Price Guide:
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You can have a full meal at this restaurant, including a non-alcoholic beverage, for $10 or less before tax and tip.
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Expect to spend $10-15 per dinner, which means entree and soup or salad, plus non-alcoholic beverage. Top-end entrees at some of these restaurants may be more, but most choices will fit comfortably in this range.
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An average entree, with soup or salad plus beverage, will be $15-20 here. Again, you can spend more for some special entrees, but you can get out of one of these places for less than $20 on most nights.
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$20+ is the average bill for one at the following restaurants. Generally, salad and entree are priced separately at one of these restaurants.
