Terry's Bar and Grill

My husband and I have gone to Terry's Bar for years. The New owner has really improved the quality of food and has a good selection of items. I had the Catfish. I can honest attest that it was the best Catfish in the city. The owner told us that within the next couple of weeks, it will be a daily menu item.

Reopened with a new owner, Mike Babb!!!! Fresh bar style food. Excited to be back here!

Their website says cocktails yet when I asked for a Moscow Mule I was told it was too fancy for them to make. I ordered the catfish special and while it was very crispy the batter had zero flavor. Good tater tots and very cold beer. I'll give them a second try sometime.

Was in town visiting on September 28th and was craving a chicken salad, and an order of fries. I went in to pick up the order to take it back to my hotel. It was delicious. It was ready quickly, chicken was perfectly seasoned, and the fries were crispy, despite being in a styrofoam container....impressive. The conversation while paying was great, too. Next time I'm in Topeka, I will definitely stop in and try something else.

Good food! A divey place (don't go expecting anything but a bar atmosphere) with a big menu of typical diner food & drinks plus some unexpected stuff like corn fritters and fried pickles. Everyone in our large group enjoyed their food. My nachos were especially delicious- cheese, 2 kinds of queso, beans, beef, salsa (super yummy salsa btw,) sour cream, & jalapeños. Our server was great even though the place was packed full. Everyone was really nice and welcoming. And it's crazy inexpensive too!! Only downside was the restroom- horribly laid out. It wasn't dirty but it's not user-friendly at all. It was kind of hilarious, actually- I felt like I was on candid camera!

Went in with a group of Pickleball friends! There were about 21 of us. They seated us promptly. I ordered the enchiladas which were extremely delicious! Orders came out promptly and the service was excellent!

The authentic Topekan experience here, truly. This was the very first place I came in Kansas when flying in from California. I was excited to be here in this state, the air was crisp and cool as it nipped at my lungs and nostrils, and oh how naive I was at the time. Upon walking in to this place I thought to myself "meh this will be alright" but mind you I was loaded on two xanax bars from my flight still. None the less, at first glance this place seemed like it was going to be worth my time. We were seated at a table by a waitress who provided us with menus, and notified us of a special for chicken wings occurring. My heavily medicated brain immediately said "awesome" and I handed my menu back to the waitress saying let's do the wings.Though heavily medicated and my judgment was impaired I looked around my environment after having waited for more than twenty-five minutes for my wings. The place was pretty quiet and empty for a bar in the middle of the night. Finally, my wings arrived and I began to chow down without thinking as the wait for the wings had built a mighty hunger in my gut. Half way through my plate my girlfriend noticed something, THE WINGS WERE RAW. A near thirty minute wait for raw wings. When brought to the attention of the waitress she questioned why I had eaten so many if they were supposedly raw, good point, though after explaining my xanax fueled mind and starving stomach at the time impairing my judgement I still had to argue that the wings were raw, tearing wings open to show her. Luckily, she finally agreed to comp us more wings. Upon the arrival of the next wings they were dried on the outside, and RAW AGAIN. I was baffled, and downright amazed at how this could happen, fully aware now due to the sobering experience of ingesting raw chicken. Needless to say, I never got the wings again. I've only been back there twice and both times got the chili dogs on special. Mediocre chili dogs I should say. For the price, it was worth it but that doesn't change the fact they were mediocre. To top off the terrible experiences here, and being a rare occasion drinker as I hate drinking, I ordered myself a jager bomb. Now, I have a specific way I drink the jager bomb: shot of jager, chaser of red bull. The traditional way is to drop a shot of jager into a shooter of red bull. The bartender decided without asking that mixing the jager with the red bull and serving it to me lukewarm was the best way to serve it. "That's how I always serve it," she said in a snarky tone with contempt on her face. Stifling our vomit we downed it and against her poor judgement she let us have the warm can of red bull and poured us another warm shot. We let that shot sit on the bar, and ordered a beer. This was my first experience in Topeka, and my first in the state of Kansas. To my surprise, and eliminating my naivete in regards to Kansas permanently, this is a great base experience to judge everything off of. Nearly everywhere in this state I go is riddled with alcoholics, tweakers, alcoholics-in-training, and general low lives who have somehow convinced themselves otherwise. Thank you for popping my "Average Kansas Experience" cherry, Terry! I'll never forget you.

We probably visit Terry's on Date Night about once a month. We love the serving sizes (not huge!) and prices. Plus, the service is normally very good and attentive.Some of our favorites lately have been the chicken fried steak, pork tender, cheese balls, and chicken livers (the best in TopCity). Again, don't judge this place based on the address or neighboring buildings. Walk inside and it's clean, friendly, and never disappoints!

Went looking forward to experiencing great food like at Mike's previous restaurant. Went on Thursday for the Chicken Fried Steak special. Wife and I both ordered Chicken Fried Steak as we both enjoy a good one. Meat came out with a nice golden brown outer coating of breading. Somehow the meat itself on one side was BURNT, like it was pre-fried before breading. I finished mine with help from the white gravy. Wife ate a fourth of hers and had enough and said we didn't need to take it home.Appetizer of onion rings were identical to Sonic. My tater tots were okay but seemed miniatures. Wife's fries looked like straight out of an OreIda bag.Staff was enthusiastic when we walked in but halfway through the meal our waitress seemed to disappear.We were so looking forward to enjoying a great chicken fried stead from here but on a scale of 10 giving it a 4 would be pushing it.

Reopened in November as Terry's Grill and Bar. go check them out. Excellent service and food. Owners are awesome!