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Cardboard Corner Cafe is a board-game café founded in Overland Park in 2021 by Madeline and Chase Davis; its second location is a stall in the northwest corner of the Lenexa Public Market, opened Feb. 16, 2024, pairing 330+ free-to-play board games with food and boba drinks.123

Description

Cardboard Corner Cafe at the Lenexa Public Market is a board-game café that combines food, creative drinks and gaming, occupying the northwest corner of the market at 8750 Penrose Ln.3 It offers more than 330 free-to-play board games for casual players and seasoned strategists alike, with no reservations needed for walk-in dining and gaming.3 The menu features waffles, grilled sandwiches and snack-style shareables, plus a drink program of milk teas, sodas and creative flavor combinations with popping or crystal boba.3 The stall operates 7 a.m.–9 p.m. Monday–Saturday and 7 a.m.–3 p.m. Sunday.3

Ownership and history

Cardboard Corner Cafe was founded by Madeline and Chase Davis, who opened the original café in 2021 in Overland Park next door to Tabletop Game & Hobby in the Regency Square shopping center after friends and family routinely gathered at their home to play games.45 Following success in Overland Park, the Davises expanded to the Lenexa Public Market, where the second location opened Feb. 16, 2024, in the market’s northwest corner.23

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Footnotes

  1. https://fox4kc.com/news/cardboard-corner-cafe-opens-in-overland-park/ — FOX 4 Kansas City. Asserts: Cardboard Corner Cafe opened in Overland Park (2021) with hundreds of board games; food-and-gaming concept. ↩

  2. https://johnsoncountypost.com/2024/02/14/cardboard-corner-cafe-lenexa-open-225985/ — Johnson County Post. Asserts: Cardboard Corner Cafe unveiled its new Lenexa Public Market space; Lenexa is a second location expanding from Overland Park. ↩ ↩2

  3. https://www.lenexapublicmarket.com/Food-Drink/Cardboard-Corner-Cafe — Lenexa Public Market vendor page. Asserts: Cardboard Corner Cafe in the northwest corner of the market at 8750 Penrose Ln; 330+ free-to-play board games; menu (waffles, grilled sandwiches, shareables, milk teas, boba); hours 7a–9p Mon–Sat, 7a–3p Sun; no reservations needed. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  4. https://www.thepitchkc.com/cardboard-corner-cafe/ — The Pitch. Asserts: Founders Madeline and Chase Davis opened next door to Tabletop Game & Hobby in Regency Square, Overland Park; idea grew from friends/family gathering to play games. ↩

  5. https://johnsoncountypost.com/2023/12/13/cardboard-corner-cafe-lenexa-public-market-221254/ — Johnson County Post. Asserts: Cardboard Corner Cafe, known for board games and waffles, coming to the Lenexa Public Market; founders Madeline and Chase Davis; Overland Park origin. ↩

See also

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  • Owner-And-History-Research-Toolchain
Categories
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