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COCO ASIAN CHINESE CUISINE bit.ly/2CJCoCo
This family-owned restaurant serves Asian and Chinese cuisine using fresh ingredients. Order some Vietnamese pork rolls, homemade pot stickers or other appetizers to kick off the meal, then choose from soups, noodle and fried rice entrees or the chef’s specials. Want a spicy dish? Try Hot Pepper Triple Delight, which combines shrimp, chicken and beef with jalapeno, red bell pepper, onions and mushrooms. Go traditional with Cashew Chicken, with mushrooms, snow peas and water chestnuts in a brown sauce. Open for lunch and dinner. Vegetarian dishes and take-out are available. BEST BURGER
SPECK’S BAR & GRILL bit.ly/CJspecks
Don’t expect fast-food times at this neighborhood bar and grill, which served its first meals in 1975. The restaurant makes all of its
74 | Best of Topeka 2018
Juli’s Bistro, a downtown coffeeshop and bistro, offers drip, espresso and gourmet coffee drinks as well as a variety of breakfast and lunch dishes. [2018 FILE PHOTO/THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL]