The Break Room

The Break Room is a great option if you work downtown. The buffalo chicken wrap is delicious and I’ve always had good luck with ordering their fries as a side. The service is friendly and helpful, and the menu is pretty solid for a lunch joint with plenty of options.

I have only had coffee from this place, so take this review for what it is worth. If you want to pay premium coffee prices for overly sweet, cheap coffee that is served from a vending machine, then this is the place for you. I work in downtown Topeka and wanted a coffee. I’d exercised the day before so I thought, go big buddy, you deserve it. I ordered a 16oz mocha. The person at the counter literally grabbed a cup and walked over to a Nescafe dispenser (like what you see in gas stations) and proceeded to push a button to make my latte. As a former server, I make it a policy not to complain until I’ve tasted the end result. The coffee tasted exactly what you would expect… hot chocolate mix with cheap coffee. I love to support local businesses and I truly hope that this place serves great food, but I will likely never know because I have no immediate plans to go back. If you are going to advertise yourself as a coffee shop, please, for the love of sweet baby jesus, have some quality coffee.

Named one of Topeka ‘s cleanest restaurant with no health code violations in 2013! This place has always been clean and tasty. I personally love their wraps but about anything will do.

The break room is a tasty and cheap option for lunch in Topeka.
The service was friendly and helpful. We got here at around 11:30 and were a little disconcerted when the establishment had a definite ghost town sort of atmosphere.
But we ordered and sat down, and by the time we got our food 15 minutes later there was a significant line of people waiting in line.
I had the Italian chicken panini, and I enjoyed it very much. The chicken, the cheese, the sauce, the bread… all of its parts were high quality, fresh and delicious.
I also got a big chocolate chip cookie that rocked my world. If you’re getting a cookie, ask which types were freshly baked that day. My colleague got a day-​old that he didn’t really like at all.
My only other problem with this place is the fact that they still use Styrofoam for their cups. Get some plastic cups, reuse them, and hurt the world a little bit less.

I work in the downtown area and usually eat lunch here at least once a week. A solid menu, events during the weekend, and a friendly wait staff. Instead of going to Subway or McDonald’s every day try giving this place a chance. You won’t regret it.

I love the breakroom. When I worked downtown I came here all the time. Its not a fancy sit down restaurant, so remove those expectations before you come. This is like a cross between a gas station and an amazing vending machine. Great for breakfast, coffee, daily lunch specials, and buying that new tube of chapstick during the middle of the day after you lose one. Staff are very friendly and constantly working to improve downtown Topeka. Ask about their monthly email newsletter.