The Squire Best of Kansas City - Best Chili
The Pitch - Best Place to Eat after Midnight
The Pitch - Best Milkshake
Playboy.com America’s 10 Best Burgers
The Pitch - Best Place to Eat after Midnight
The Pitch - Best Diners in KC
The Pitch - Best Cheap Eats; Best Late Night Eats
Hamburger America - Top 150 Burgers in America
Kansas City Magazine - Little Diners Reveal the Soul of the City
Kansas City Magazine p.45 The $5 Lunch
Kansas City Magazine p.82 - My Bohemian KC
Kansas City Magazine p.115 - A Beason in the City - & a Cheeseburger
Kansas City Jewish Life p. 12-15; 18 - A Story of Growth and Change
Urban Times p.36 - The Reclamation of Urban KC
My Midwest p.30-32 - Insomniac’s Guide to Kansas City
Urban Times p.14-15 - Town Topic Sparks!
KC Star 5/14/67 - Office, Hub for Town Topic
The Missouri Restaurant Assoc. June 1967 - 30th year in Business Marked by Town Topic
KC Star 8/17/76 p.8A - “Late Night Snacks - Stomachs can be Satisfied”
KC Star June 1978 - “Results of the First and Last Star Hamburger Contest”
The Sun 10/8/86 p.6A - “Nostalgic hamburger diner to reopen”
KC Life Downtown, 4/20/88 p.13 “Spotlight on Town Topic”
KC Star 9/19/95 B1 - “Short-order Cook is long on the job”
The Sun 4/7/00 p.12C “Johnson County on $5 a day.”
KC Star 10/2000 p.A1 “Road to White House winds through KC”
KC Star 7/20/03 Metro p.4 “Hot Wheels and Hot Cakes” TT rated #9
KC Star 5/3/05 - “As landmark restaurants prove, theres no single recipe for success”
The Pitch, 6/3/10 - “This iconic trio of diners is still talk of the town”
KC Star 4/13/11, “Celebrity Chef Bourbains Tour of KC Flavors”
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY ABOUT US
MAGAZINE MENTIONS ABOUT TOWN TOPIC
AWARDS TOWN TOPIC HAS WON