TOWN TOPIC Address: 2121 Broadway Street, Kansas City MO 64108 and1900 Baltimore Avenue, Kansas City MO 64108 Short Order: Smallish burgers with a salty crust and grilled onions embedded in the meat. A single is a snack; get a double if you're hungry. Want Fries With That? I've never really gotten fries at Town Topic. Do they even have them?
Went to one of my favorite burger joints in Kansas City over my Christmas trip back home.
Town Topic makes some seriously good little burgers. Fresh-not-frozen beef, coarse grind, and salted just enough. They start with a fairly small meatball (looked to be about 3 ounces, so I'd recommend getting a double burger) which they place on the grill and smash down with the spatula. After salting the patty, they throw some sliced onions on top, smash those in a bit, and let it sit a while.
After a couple minutes, it's flip and press, to embed the onion in a bit further. Yeah, yeah, I know. Smashing is bad. Supposedly. But it sure yields a nice crisp crust.
The burger is served on a nice squishy bun with plenty of cool, crisp pickles. Pictured is a cheeseburger, with American, of course. (You have no other choice -- as it should be!)
they do have fries, but they're nothing to get too excited about. i would say that they've never done me wrong at 2 am, which is one of the best times to hit town topic.
Have you ever had the Truck Stop for breakfast? They scrape everything on the grill into a stack of eggs, scramble them, and then dump cheese over the top.
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they do have fries, but they're nothing to get too excited about. i would say that they've never done me wrong at 2 am, which is one of the best times to hit town topic.
Hamburger sam at 4:24PM on 01/04/07
smashing is only bad is cooking over a flame... flat griddle smashing is good stuff.
Hamburger burgerseeker at 3:12AM on 01/07/07
I love that name--Town Topic. And very cool sign.
Hamburger Lisa (Homesick Texan) at 4:04PM on 01/10/07
Have you ever had the Truck Stop for breakfast? They scrape everything on the grill into a stack of eggs, scramble them, and then dump cheese over the top.
Hamburger Jared at 4:49PM on 01/15/07
from kc!?! i miss the topic...first timers: ask the waitress for an ash tray for a treat - she'll snarl and tell you to use the floor. love love love.
Hamburger drea at 2:13AM on 05/09/07