The Squire Best of Kansas City - Best Chili

The Pitch - Best Place to Eat after Midnight

The Pitch - Best Burger

The Pitch - Best Milkshake

Playboy.com - America’s 10 Best Burgers

The Pitch - Best Diner

The Pitch - Best Place to Eat after Midnight

The Pitch - 10 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 Beacon in the City - & a Cheeseburger

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!

p.56 Hallmark Dream Book

KC Star - 5/14/67 – “Office, hub for Town Topic”

The Missouri Restaurant Ass., 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 8/6/95 p. 14-15 – “Doing a Double Take”

KC Star, 9/19/95, B1 – “Short-order cook is long on the job”

The Sun, 4/7/2000 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, there’s 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 Bourdain’s tour of KC Flavors”

Kansas City Jewish Life p. 12-15; 18- A Story of Growth & Change

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