Cook Jobs in Topeka, KS

On The Border Mexican Grill and Cantina

Topeka, KS

We're looking for energetic people who are passionate about delivering great hospitality while having fun at work! For Nearly 40 years we've provided a vibrant, unique environment where people want to work, grow, and stay!

Red Robin

$16.5

Topeka, KS

You will learn the Red Robin style of food preparation, which includes cutting, sautéing, broiling, frying, and cooking various meals such as meats, fish, poultry, vegetables, soups, salads, and other ingredients. We offer great restaurant culinary careers for line cooks (cocinero / cocinera) who have back of house cooking, chef, sauté cook, or grill cook kitchen experience in a high-volume restaurant environment.

LongHorn Steakhouse

Topeka, KS

It takes passion, pride and commitment to create our bold and flavorful food… and we want you to join us. Your schedule, Your way – conveniently swap shifts using your team member app!

Noodles & Company

$13.5 - $19

Lawrence, Kansas

We are proud to be recognized on Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ Best Employers for Women, and Forbes’ Best Employers for Company Culture lists, and are committed to creating a workplace where Noodlers feel supported, respected, and able to bring their full self to work. We are hiring Team Members to join our back-of-house kitchen crew as cooks and line cooks who prepare fresh ingredients, cook dishes to order, and help keep our kitchens running smoothly and consistently.

Olive Garden

Lawrence, KS

As a prep cook, you must have a strong passion for delivering and flawlessly executing recipes to meet and exceed our guest expectations. We are committed to the highest safety and sanitation practices, including ensuring team member wellness and maintaining clean restaurants.

Holiday by Atria - Thornton Place

$13 - $15.6

Topeka, Kansas

As a valued team member at Atria, you’ll work in a supportive environment that provides advancement opportunities and promotes a healthy work-life balance. Employees may receive annual anniversary rewards dependent on classification, starting at $500 for Full Time employees.

Olive Garden

Topeka, KS

As a line cook, you must have a strong passion for delivering and flawlessly executing recipes and plate presentation to delight our guests. We are committed to the highest safety and sanitation practices, including ensuring team member wellness and maintaining clean restaurants.

Oak View Group

$14 - $18

Lawrence, Kansas

Offering an unmatched, 360-degree solution set for a collection of world-class owned venues and a client roster that includes the most influential, highest attended arenas, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions on the planet. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve, and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.

Chili's

$12 - $16

Topeka, KS

Our Heart of House Team Members are responsible for setting the pace for a great shift, every shift. If you take pride in great team work, then we want to hear from you!

On The Border Mexican Grill and Cantina

Topeka, KS

We're looking for energetic people who are passionate about delivering great hospitality while having fun at work! For over 40 years we've provided a vibrant, unique environment where people want to work, grow, and stay!

Dairy Queen

$11 - $12

Lawrence, KS

Wash counters, tables, restrooms, trash receptacles, gather trash and remove from dining/service areas to proper receptacle, sweep, mop, stock and other cleaning tasks. Occasional need to be out of building (i.e., parking lot, freezer, trash container areas, etc.) for parking lot pick-up, trash removal and other maintenance and cleaning activities.

Red Lobster

Topeka, Kansas

Prepping, seasoning, and cooking food according to recipes, quantity calls, and specification while maintaining portion control systems. Inspecting food preparation and serving areas, tools, and equipment to ensure observance of safe, sanitary food-handling practices.

KMG Hotels

$15

Lawrence, Kansas

Today, KMG owns and operates twenty one hotels, representing various franchises like Marriott, Hilton, Inter Continental Hotels Group & Choice Hotels International. As a premier lodging company that now employs over 800 plus associates, KMG Hotels provides increasing financial strength and stability to our stakeholders—namely our guests, associates and owners.

RECIPROCITY RESTAURANT GROUP, LLC

Topeka, KS

A qualified applicant must have good communication skills, be able to lift 35-75 pounds, stand for up to 8 hours, and occasionally use motion, which entails pushing, pulling, stretching and the use of a ladder. Duties of this position will include set up of equipment, verification of stock and the cleaning of fryers, while maintaining a clean work area.

Presbyterian Manors of Mid America

Topeka, KS

ACookis responsible for preparing food following the appropriate menus and recipes in accordance with accepted dietary practices and as may be directed by the department director or supervisor. Keywords: Dining Services, Cook, Cooking, Chef, Food Service, Food Preparation,Non-Profit, Hero, Health Care, Health-Care.

First Watch Restaurants, Inc.

Topeka, Kansas

Guided by its “Follow the Sun” culinary philosophy, First Watch’s chef-driven menu rotates multiple times per year to feature the highest-quality flavors at their peak, offering elevated executions of classic favorites, fresh juices like the Kale Tonic, and fan favorites such as the Lemon Ricotta Pancakes, Quinoa Power Bowl and signature Million Dollar Bacon. A recipient of many “Best Breakfast” and “Best Brunch” awards, First Watch was voted #1 Best Breakfast by Newsweek’s Readers’ Choice Awards 2025, and also named 2025 and 2024’s #1 Most Loved Workplace in America by the Best Practice Institute – an accolade most recently featured in The Wall Street Journal – after appearing on the list in 2022 and 2023, as well.

Church's Chicken

Topeka, KS

A qualified applicant must have good communication skills, be able to lift 35-75 pounds, stand for up to 8 hours, and occasionally use motion, which entails pushing, pulling, stretching and the use of a ladder. Duties of this position will include set up of equipment, verification of stock and the cleaning of fryers, while maintaining a clean work area.

La Petite Academy

Topeka, KS

The Child Care Cook, Food Specialist, is responsible for overall food preparation for the school’s enrolled children. Join a strong community where all we do is care-for the children and families we serve every day, as well as for our dedicated team members.