I didn't get to try either the bowling or the arcades but this place is worth visiting for the food alone. Everything from delicious salads to well-sauced wings to a crazy variety of fries. You're looking better, downtown Topeka! read more

What's the skinny on this place everyone wants to know...well wait no further heres some reviews on pieces of the menu. Overall this place is fun, exciting and has a bit of something for everyone. Wanting to chill at the bar and watch a game...they have it, wanna enjoy some old school arcades and skee ball...yep 2nd floor. This place is great for date night, gals/guys night, happy hour, kid bonding, team lunches...etc. Here's to expanding downtown...to something that if fun. Apps Tater Tot Nachos - decent, worth sharing, hard to mix across a group since they are tater tots. Don't mistake the fried avocado bits for fried jalapenos. Fried Mac & Cheese - CROWD PLEASER!!! This one comes out in three meatball like balls....with some cheesy sauce and dipping sauce. Fried Pickle Spears - Can't just have one...these spears have the right amount of batter to pickle that it leaves you with wanting one more bite. You get about 5 spears on this one. Onion Rings - so/so, big plate of them but nothing too hot to rave about. Good to share. Burgers Bourbonator - decent, would have liked the jam to be more pronounced, but the "in cognito" would be to layer on some of the onion rings and this baby is a pleaser. My Boy Blue - great mix of the tanginess of the blue cheese with the red onion mix...ask for extra blue cheese Picante - try this bad boy with the Fried Chicken instead of the beef...both are equally as good...also might add the shoestring haystack for the additional enhancer Pennant Original - your standard burger...nice flavor and size. Fries - share share share share share...the 1/2 order can be shared with 2 people. Can't comment on the larger order. Jalapeno Goodness - yes goodness to the heat. They jalapenos aren't mild, but these are tasty and you can't just have one. Buffalo - okish, think buffalo wing sauce with blue cheese crumbles. The fries get a bit soggy but overall good. Roasted Garlic Parmesan - #2 choice after the jalapeno goodness. Twisted Poutine - there is some work on these that need to be done. Not a fan favorite gravy needs to be tweaked a bit. Shakes - must try they are fun. read more

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Oh my gosh everyone here is so welcoming!! They make eye contact and the place is clean and well kept! The mushroom burger was messy and loaded with flavor and my salad was fresh. They had a stout on tap and the bowling looks fun, too. Great atmosphere, great value! read more

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Always a fun time here. I love eating & then going to the arcade upstairs. I have yet to try bowling but I will next time. We had the Mac & cheese balls, the Asian salad, the original pennant burger, & onions rings & it was all great. Iron Rail Brewing's Tangerine Wheat & the special Dino Dig shake to drink. Topeka needs more like this- Can't wait to come back!! read more

The Pennant - The Donut Me Up Signature Shake - American Near Me - Topeka, Kansas

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Sandwiches are amazing!! Salads also very good. Prices also very reasonable Not to be a good snob but didn't have highest expectations for such a small town. Very pleasantly surprised. read more

A super fun atmosphere. Food is good but you are paying for both food and atmosphere. My husband got the bourbonator and LOVED it. We ordered nachos with beef and were disappointed but staff made it right! The next time we ordered the Strawberry Joy, Teriyaki Wrap and fries. The salad and the fries were both amazing. I didn't care for the tortilla on the wrap but I just ate the middle and it was delicious! read more

The Pennant - Teriyaki Wrap - American Near Me - Topeka, Kansas

The historic building is so cool! Love what they did to make this space relevant and fun!! The food choices and prices we awesome! I had the California Club sandwich with the sweet potatoe fries- they bring a maple dip for them that was delicious! We also got the nachos.... And they were awesome too! Everything from the hostess to paying the bill was awesome!! read more

The hostess was kind and acknowledged us when we arrived, however after being sat we waited for ten minutes and no one else ever came to our table (we saw multiple employers walk by). We left and will most likely not try again. read more

Please stop using styrofoam and then I will remove this review Fries are delicious, also. read more

The Pennant - Styrofoam cup - American Near Me - Topeka, Kansas

I love The Pennant. Best burger and shake joint around!!! I cannot recommend this place enough! Absolutely great service. They always have some kind of theme in the restaurant that changes every few months that I love to go in to see. Best Mushroom burger I've had anywhere. Their shakes are to die for!! Great atmosphere with the bowling alley downstairs and the arcade and bar area upstairs. If you are looking for a little something for everyone, this is THE place to go!!!! read more

I moved to Topeka in June and this is my favorite restaurant so far. The mac and cheese bites and the Chicken Elote Pasta are my favorites. Definitely a 5 read more

We came to Topeka to go the Capitol Building and explore. We stopped in this fun spot! Not only was the food tasty and even original, but the staff was incredibly helpful, kind and fast. Don't miss this place. It's perfect for all ages with bowling, arcade and a good view. read more

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I got a Buffalo chicken grilled wrap and it was DELICIOUS!!! Very good, would totally drive out of the way to get if I was ever in Kansas again! Fried pickles were tasty (spears!) Friendly staff, cool atmosphere read more

First time here. Really enjoyed it! We had the Thai Cauliflower as an appetizer. It was spicy and delicious. The peanut dipping sauce was perfect with it. For dinner I had the Cubano and it was very good. My wife had the Pollo Loco sandwich and she solved it. The fries pictured here are very good. Sweet potato with a marshmallow drizzle. Definitely would recommend it. The place is very popular and gets very busy on Friday nights. So get the early! read more

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It's really about the games and atmosphere, they go all out for different themes throughout the year. May the 4th be with you is probably my favorite. Food is typical bar food that takes a while to get. Service has always been good and staff are friendly. Draft beer selection on the other hand is poor. Out of 12 tap beers 8 are IPA? No one likes IPA, it's just a trend. Stick to a cocktail or a bottle of domestic. It's basically a classic Dave &Busters with vintage Arcade games. And they finally put new carpet on the skee-ball to dampen that noise. Enjoy. read more

The venue is super clean and very well laid out. The servers are very kind and attentive. Did not get to try the milkshakes but they all look delicious!! I ordered the bourbonator, it was very tasty meat, nice quality, but with everything together it was kind of soggy and too much breading. The original burger again was very plain, non wow worthy but it was decent quality meat. The cheese curls (curly fries with cheese and bacon) were great! The blackberry basil mule was one of my favorite drinks I've had, and was garnished with lime and bacon! The bowling and the arcade games are a cool touch to a downtown night of fun! read more

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Excellent burgers, fries and shakes! Such a fun and unique atmosphere as well. Always a great place to go.

Delicious food and drinks. Quick service. The theme was Alice in wonderland and it was spot on! It was busy but we didn't have to wait at all. read more

The Pennant is a great addition to Downtown Topeka and is a fun spot for families or to just hangout with friends. They have the downstairs area with bowling and an arcade upstairs. We went on a Friday evening and they had a deal for a 2 for 20.00 that included one appetizer and two entrees. We chose the White Queso with chips, Riskey Ruben and the Burnin Barbacoa which is the 2020 Top City Food Champion. The Ruben is probably the best I have had in a while and the chips are enough for 4 to share. The burger is like a taste explosion in your mouth and a very delicious spin on a burger. I chose this place for a birthday dinner and for the arcade which had unlimited play for $5.00, they even have cones on the machine so they know once they're taken off that the machine should be sanitized. If you love pinball then this is probably your type of place. read more

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Horrible service... we arrived at 11 am and called the day before to inform them that we would have a larger group of people coming in. We didn't receive our drinks until 11:45 and didn't receive our food until 12:20... the waiter/bartender was by herself so i can understand she was overwhelmed but why didn't they bring in the staff that was appropriate to serve these people ??? Poor management decisions to say the least. DEFINITELY WONT BE BACK ! read more

Caitlin, the bar tender nice! Now that we have established that! DO IT TOP CITY. Full disclosure I live in New Orleans but was born & raised in Topeka. This spot will be great for grown ups (kids at times). Great meeting spot when I'm back in town visiting family & friends! read more

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A very fun establishment with very good burgers, different flavor of fries, malts adult beverages etc. They have a downstairs bowling alley and an arcade with pinball, video games, skee ball, with prepaid cards to use instead of coins. Fun for the family , date nights or outings with friends/groups! Fast friendly service. Prices a little high but not any worse that other places. read more

Have to go with 2 stars food was good. Wait staff needs to do better food was good would recommend for a good place to eat. Price is a bit high. Wait staff spilt ranch on the floor and never cleaned it up. We had to after people had slipped and fell because of it. Appetizer came out at the same time as the food. read more

The Pennant - Nachos appetizer - American Near Me - Topeka, Kansas

Update: I ate here again for lunch, and got the Fig Burger, but they forgot the cheese and the jam on the burger? Come on it's a $13 burger... -- Go ahead and have a bite here if you're looking for a place with flavor. I ordered the Cubano with Jalapeño fries, both were appropriately seasoned and presented. I would have rated 4.5/5 stars if Yelp would have Everything seemed to be created from fresh ingredients. 5/5 The sandwich lacked a little zing that commonly comes from Cuban foods and had more of a sweet flavor. I put a little mustard on the sandwich to pair with the pickles and that really brought the sandwich together, but that's just my opinion. 4/5 The fries were the star of this dish, I highly encourage anyone that likes spicy fries to give them a shot. The fries were blanched and served while they were still crisp. 5/5 The wait staff was friendly, quick, and efficient. 5/5 read more

The Pennant - Cubano Sandwich - American Near Me - Topeka, Kansas

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My server Ashlyn was very attentive and made me feel welcomed the whole time. She got to my table right away and brought all of my food in a timely manner. read more

WHAT. The worst thing about this place is the parking (parking garages in Topeka aren't a normal place to be, and it's really the only option. BUT they do validate BUT the tickets wouldn't work BUT we called someone and they helped us). We got tator tot nachos and they were delicious. They put the queso on the bottom, which I think is genius because it keeps the tots crispy. I got the big Apple, which is a pork belly burger with apple chips and I'm still thinking about it. I got the gluten free bun, which sometimes doesn't work out, but it was good! I need to figure out how to come back 1,000 more times. read more

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Atmosphere was pretty good. I opted to try the original pennant burger and timeless fries. For the burger, it was hooked exactly how I ordered. However, it lacked flavor and reminded me of something you could whip up at home on the grill. Nothing amazing. The fries were a home run! Battered with the right amount of crispy breading and salt. I was really hoping to have a better experience, but unfortunately fell short, especially since the burger alone was $10. For the price, I expected excellent taste, but almost felt robbed due to my expectations. Would recommend trying a different dish instead of the burgers. Will give it another try down the road. read more

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I love this restaurant the best bean burgers in town I wanted to know if you could get some vegan mayo for my boyfriend thank you for your great staff and food read more

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Not bad though I wasn't blown away. Adding an arcade is a nice touch. Surely, that will help bring people in. So too will the very nice and accommodating wait-staff. The food was good, but not what I would describe as memorable. That said, my son absolutely loved his dessert, which was a shake of some sort- an oreo shake with a churro wrapped in oreo crumbs to go with it. Interesting idea. read more

The Pennant - Fried mac n' cheese bites. Solid. - American Near Me - Topeka, Kansas

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If you like loud places to eat this is your spot! Arcade upstairs with machine noises bouncing off on concrete doors and all other hard surfaces. Lots of TVs, food ok. Hard to have a conversation. read more

Fun atmosphere! Servers are super fast, super friendly. We had the pickle fries, BLT and Cuban sandwich. All were pretty awesome. Large portions! read more

The food was AMAZING, the staff were polite, the restrooms were clean, the atmosphere was great, kill time by watching TV. If it's for a good meal, STOP AT THE PENNENT, time? Reconsider it. END OF REVIEW. Thanks for reading and have a great day! read more

Disclaimer: I'm vegan I called ahead to find out what they might offer, but the (very nice) employee who picked up let me know they're very limited on vegan options. He recommended the Cauliflower or Black Bean patties on the Gluten Free Bun, which he said would be vegan. They knew what veganism was though, so here's hoping they will make at least one vegan menu item, as even most fast food places now have. read more

Really enjoyed this place. First time in and it was kinda crowded for a Tuesday night. Nevertheless we were seated right away. Service was excellent and the food was very tasty. Highly recommend the Thai cauliflower. A spicy delight. I had the Nashville Chicken sandwich and it was deliciously juicy and flavorful. The topping choices for the fries were really fun. Creamy jalepeno was very good. Surprised it took us this long to check this place out. Next time we'll enjoy the arcade.:) read more

The Pennant - American Near Me - Topeka, Kansas

best burger i've ever had my waitress was super friendly I loved the harry potter theme for halloween read more

Just stopped in for a drink and an appetizer with friends. Fun spot with arcade games and bowling. They had a fun menu with lots of options and a good cocktail menu. Loved all the decorations for the holiday pop up bar. read more

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This place was super fun! The food and shakes were delicious! If you like garlic, make sure to get the garlic Parmesan fries- I would go back for them alone! read more

The Pennant - American Near Me - Topeka, Kansas

The "Bacon Me Crazy" burger was so good. $1 for 6 boneless wings as a side was solid. Also has the bacon cheese fries as an app, just enough and not enough to spoil the meal. Perfect meal to split between a couple overall. Cool atmosphere, clean, and solid service. read more

I truly think the only reason this place gets good reviews is the ambiance and the milkshakes. The food is nothing spectacular and the service is never consistent. The last time I was there on a Saturday night the bar was packed and they were pushing people out at 9pm because they wanted to close. I really want this place to be good because the concept is fun but they need an overhaul on the kitchen and operating hours. read more

Great food jalapeño fries and Bourbon burger is awesome. Friendly staff and great service.