Cardboard Corner Cafe

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

Menu

Last verified: 2026-06-23 · Source: Official site (cardboardcornerkc.com), Toast online ordering, Yelp menu listing · URL(s): https://cardboardcornerkc.com/lenexa/ · https://order.toasttab.com/online/ccclpm · https://www.yelp.com/biz/cardboard-corner-cafe-overland-park · Confidence: Medium (concept/structure & game-access model verified to official site; itemized prices from a dated aggregator snapshot that may lag)

Cardboard Corner Cafe pairs an all-day breakfast-and-waffle kitchen with a build-your-own boba program and a full bar, all wrapped around a free board-game library. The headline draw is the waffle — served sweet, savory, and as a “wafflewich” handheld — alongside shareable snacks, sandwiches, salads, and milk teas.⁶ Representative prices below are drawn from a June 2026 menu listing and are subject to change.⁷

Waffles & breakfast

• Sweet waffles — Blueberry Streusel and Cinnamon Roll waffles (~$7.99 each); rotating dessert waffles such as s’mores and strawberry cheesecake.⁷⁶
• Savory waffles — buffalo chicken, loaded baked potato, Philly cheesesteak, and pizza-style waffles; chicken-and-waffles.⁶
• Breakfast — Bacon, Egg & Cheese on biscuit or croissant (~$5.99); “wafflewich” breakfast sandwiches.⁷⁶
• Add-ons noted on the menu: gluten-free waffle (+$2), vegan options (+$3).⁶

Shareables & sandwiches

• Shareables — Toasted Pita & Hummus ($4.99), Spinach Artichoke Dip & Pita ($5.99); loaded waffle fries, large nachos, and a chips-and-dip plate (queso, guac, salsa).⁷⁶
• Sandwiches — Italian Hero ($8.99), Roast Beef Fontina ($8.99); grilled cheese.⁷⁶
• Salads — Blueberry Arugula ($10.99), House Salad ($11.99).⁷

Drinks & bar

• Boba / milk teas — build-your-own milk teas (Thai, Taro, Matcha, and more) with a choice of popping or crystal boba; specialty combinations such as Cherry Limeade Boba; sodas.¹⁶
• Coffee — espresso/coffee program suited to remote work.¹
• Full bar — cocktails and local beer; happy-hour well drinks ~$5 (Overland Park), with house cocktails like the CC ‘Rita and Tsuro of the Sea Breeze.⁸

Game access (pricing model)

• No cover charge. No time limits. The free-to-play board-game library is open to all guests with food/drink purchase rather than a gaming fee. The Lenexa Public Market location advertises 250+ games on aggregator listings and up to 500+ on the official site; no reservations are needed for walk-in dining and gaming.¹³

Note: Prices are representative, drawn from a June 2026 third-party menu snapshot that the source flags “may not be up to date”; the official itemized menu and live prices are served through Toast online ordering. Game library count is stated as 250–500+ across sources.¹³⁷

Links

• Website: https://cardboardcornerkc.com/lenexa/
• Lenexa Public Market vendor page: https://www.lenexapublicmarket.com/Food-Drink/Cardboard-Corner-Cafe
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cardboardcornerkc/

Sources

Disputes

None at time of compilation.

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 ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵

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 ↩⁷ ↩⁸

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. ↩

6. https://cardboardcornerkc.com/lenexa/ — Cardboard Corner Cafe official site (Lenexa page). Asserts: menu concept — signature sweet & savory waffles, breakfast wafflewiches, build-your-own boba milk teas (Thai, Taro, Matcha), Cherry Limeade Boba, sodas, coffee, full bar (cocktails + local beer), gluten-free and vegan options; free board-game library with “no cover charge, no time limits”; walk-in dining and gaming. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸

7. https://www.yelp.com/biz/cardboard-corner-cafe-overland-park — Yelp menu listing for Cardboard Corner Cafe (Overland Park; updated June 2026; flagged “menu may not be up to date”). Asserts: representative itemized prices — Blueberry Streusel Waffle $7.99, Cinnamon Roll Waffle $7.99, Italian Hero Sandwich $8.99, Roast Beef Fontina Sandwich $8.99, Toasted Pita & Hummus $4.99, Spinach Artichoke Dip & Pita $5.99, Bacon/Egg/Cheese Biscuit or Croissant $5.99, Blueberry Arugula Salad $10.99, House Salad $11.99; favorites include Loaded Baked Potato Waffle, Buffalo Chicken Waffle, Loaded Waffle Fries, large nachos. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷

8. https://cardboardcornerkc.com/lunch-specials-and-happy-hour-in-overland-park/ — Cardboard Corner Cafe official site (lunch specials & happy hour). Asserts: happy hour 11am–5pm Mon–Fri (Overland Park); any half waffle + side salad or soup; chips-and-dip (queso/guac/salsa), hummus & pita, spinach-artichoke dip, s’mores waffle; well drinks $5 with mixer choice; house cocktails CC ‘Rita and Tsuro of the Sea Breeze. ↩