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Black Dog Coffeehouse is an independent, family-owned coffeehouse and café at 12815 W 87th St Pkwy in Lenexa, Kansas — open continuously since 2003, now paired with the family-run Ibis Bakery next door. A neighborhood fixture for 20+ years, it sources its coffee from area roaster Messenger Coffee.

Description

Black Dog Coffeehouse is an independent neighborhood coffeehouse and café in Lenexa, Kansas, occupying a storefront at 12815 W 87th Street Parkway near the I-35 / 87th Street corridor in Johnson County. The café pairs a full espresso and drip program with a kitchen serving breakfast and lunch, and bread and pastries from the adjacent Ibis Bakery. The space is known for a cozy, lived-in atmosphere and rotating décor featuring local artists.12

The coffeehouse’s beans are sourced through Kansas City–area roaster Messenger Coffee, which the café describes as a socially responsible supplier that pays farmers above Fair Trade pricing.3 The café is open daily 6am–6pm, with the kitchen running roughly 7am–2pm.4

Ownership and history

PeriodOperator
March 2003 – June 2008Becki McCray + daughter Sarah (founders)
June 2008 – ~2013Jeremy + Helen Meiss
~2013 – presentCarole + husband (current owners); son Chris + Kate opened Ibis Bakery next door in 2014

Black Dog Coffeehouse began in March 2003 as a collaboration between then-owner Becki McCray and her daughter Sarah. In June 2008, McCray sold the business to Jeremy and Helen Meiss, who continued the café’s emphasis on customer service and socially responsible coffee sourcing.1 Around 2013 the business changed hands again: Carole and her husband purchased Black Dog, and in 2014 her son Chris and his wife Kate opened Ibis Bakery in the adjoining space — making the two businesses a single family-owned and -operated pairing.3 Throughout its ownership changes, the coffeehouse has remained independent and locally owned, with no corporate parent or franchise affiliation.

AUDIT-NOTE: The seed brief lists the Meiss family as owners “since ~2008” and treats this as current. Research indicates the Meisses owned Black Dog from 2008 to roughly 2013, after which Carole and her family bought it; the seed’s owner field is therefore outdated. The “founded 2003” date is confirmed. on the exact 2013 transfer date and Carole’s full name/surname.

See also

  • Registry

Sources

Footnotes

  1. Black Dog Coffeehouse — official site history (founding March 2003 by Becki McCray + daughter Sarah; June 2008 sale to Jeremy & Helen Meiss), as summarized via bdcoffeehouse.com, accessed 2026-05-31. https://bdcoffeehouse.com/ ↩ ↩2

  2. “Caffeinated Kansas: Black Dog Coffeehouse (Lenexa),” The 614orty-Niner, March 2015 (café atmosphere, local-artist décor, Ibis Bakery pastries). http://614ortyniner.blogspot.com/2015/03/caffeinated-kansas-black-dog.html ↩

  3. Current ownership (Carole + husband purchased 2013; son Chris + wife Kate opened Ibis Bakery next door 2014) and Messenger Coffee sourcing — per Feast Magazine, “Black Dog Coffeehouse in Lenexa Streamlines Kitchen For More Menu Flexibility,” Aug. 2017. https://www.feastmagazine.com/article_4e231e52-8424-11e7-b40e-eb5202ea7e85.html ↩ ↩2

  4. Black Dog Coffeehouse — Contact / The Cafe pages (address 12815 W 87th St Pkwy, Lenexa KS 66215; phone 913-495-5515; daily 6am–6pm, kitchen 7am–2pm), accessed 2026-05-31. https://bdcoffeehouse.com/contact ↩

See also

  • Registry
Categories
  • Locally owned
  • Coffee
  • Lenexa