Restaurant
Pad Restaurant
2 locals recommend
Tips from locals
Jennifer Ann
October 23, 2021
Local owned burger joint with homemade curly fries and mini corndogs.
Brandie
January 17, 2018
Pad Restaurant The Pad has been a Topeka icon for 52 years. Troy Mentzer is the third generation to own the restaurant. His grandfather, Whitey, opened it in 1961 as a drive-in, with customers ordering inside and then eating their food in their cars. The restaurant’s name was originally The Launching Pad because the United States was experiencing space-travel fever at the time, which also explains the rocket logo. Through the years, the name was shortened to just The Pad. Enjoy delicious burgers, popular pork tenderloin sandwiches, other sandwiches and a salad bar. The Pad cooks at fast-food speeds with taste that tops what you’ll find at a fast-food chain.
Pad Restaurant The Pad has been a Topeka icon for 52 years. Troy Mentzer is the third generation to own the restaurant. His grandfather, Whitey, opened it in 1961 as a drive-in, with customers ordering inside and then eating their food in their cars. The restaurant’s name was originally The Launchi…
Location
1730 NW Topeka Blvd
Topeka, KS
North Topeka East