Thrillist names area diner to its national list of 'best burger joints'

Americans love burgers, so many restaurants feel compelled to put a burger on their menu, Thrillist said.

But at times even an $18 chef-driven creation just won't do.

So the leading men's lifestyle website has named The 31 Best Burger Joints in America. The operations, which include Kansas City's Town Topic, make burgers the "unquestioned stars of the show."

It had this to say about Town Topic: "Yes, the prices on the burgers have increased slightly since Claude Sparks began slinging them for a nickel in 1937. But the taste hasn't. Or, it TASTES like it probably hasn't — we weren't there in 1937. But, the bottom line is you can still get one of the finest renditions of a diner burger in America, 24/7 in downtown Kansas City, for less than four bucks, and we hope that never changes.

Nearly a year ago, Thrillist named Town Topic to its list of eight 'most legendary' Kansas City burgers. Town Topic has two locations, in the Crossroads and one in Mission.

This story was originally published April 4, 2018 at 2:53 PM with the headline "Thrillist names area diner to its national list of 'best burger joints'."