PT's Coffee (KC operations)

Topeka, KS-headquartered specialty coffee operation; founded 1993 by Jeff Taylor + Fred Polzin; KC operational presence via two cafés (Power & Light and Crossroads). Tier 2 with disclosure — KC cafés operate under a Topeka HQ (out of Map dataset scope per Geographic-Scope).

Description

PT’s Coffee was founded in 1993 in Topeka, Kansas by Jeff Taylor and Fred Polzin. Pre-founding, Jeff Taylor was an award-winning photojournalist with bylines at Topeka Capital-Journal, Sports Illustrated, NY Times, USA Today, ESPN The Magazine, AP, and Reuters.¹ In 1997, PT’s began roasting at its second retail location; in 1999, Fred led the formation of PT’s Coffee as a wholesale supplier of micro-roasted coffee in the Midwest.¹

PT’s runs three retail locations + 200+ wholesale accounts across the country.¹ The KC presence is two cafés — Power & Light (1310 Baltimore Ave) and Crossroads (310 Southwest Blvd) — operationally part of the KC coffee landscape but the operation HQs in Topeka.² Topeka’s Wheatfield Village café is out of Geographic-Scope for the KS.City Map dataset; both KC cafés are in scope.²³

Menu

Last verified: 2026-08-30 · Source: PT’s official PerDiem order-ahead (Crossroads pickup) + ptscoffee.com retail collections · URL(s): https://ptscoffee.order.tryperdiem.com/order?locationId=8TENH31HAJNH2&fulfillmentType=PICKUP; https://ptscoffee.com/pages/find-us; https://ptscoffee.com/collections/signature-blends; https://ptscoffee.com/collections/single-origin-coffee · Confidence: High (first-party) · menu_status: verified

Café drinks and food below are the Crossroads order-ahead catalog (operator PerDiem storefront, locationId 8TENH31HAJNH2, pickup). Linked from the official Find Us page. Power & Light has a separate PerDiem storefront and is not mixed in here. June 2026 AllMenus café dollars are retired and discarded. AllMenus-only names that do not appear on the operator card (Nitro, Kyoto-style, Mug, Bagel Sandwich, Biscuit Sandwich, Ham & Cheddar Burrito, Veggie Burrito, House-Made Granola, PB&J, Chicken Salad, Turkey Wrap, Phoenix, bagels, Mediterranean quiche, Caesar/Homesteader salads, combos) are omitted rather than priced from the aggregator. Descriptions copied only where PerDiem or ptscoffee.com print them.⁴

Category headings are the PerDiem catalog’s own names.

Barista Signatures

• Raspberry Espresso Tonic — A fruity spin on our classic espresso tonic! Raspberry syrup, tonic, a dash of bitters, and sparkling water, topped with a double shot of our Southpaw espresso. ($7.00)⁴
• Ginger Peach Fizz Lemonade — Enjoy a housemade ginger peach syrup paired with refreshing lemonade and Perrier. ($6.00)⁴
• Honey Chamomile Latte — Honey and chamomile combine to create this sweet latte. Try it iced! ($6.00)⁴

Brewed Coffee

• PT’s Coffee Traveler — 96oz of our John Brown Signature Blend or rotating Single Origin coffee. Comes with 8 12oz cups, lids and milk. ($25.00)⁴
• Pour Over — A rotating selection of Single Origin coffees brewed to order. ($4.50)⁴
• Drip Brew — Enjoy our John Brown Signature Blend or our rotating Single Origin offering. ($3.50)⁴
• Cafe Au Lait — Our John Brown Signature Blend with steamed milk. ($4.00)⁴
• Cold Brew — Our Cold Front Signature Blend, cold-immersion brewed. ($5.50)⁴

Espresso

• Cappuccino — A 6oz beverage featuring a double shot of espresso with steamed milk in a 1:2 ratio. ($4.50)⁴
• Latte — Flying Monkey espresso and steamed milk. ($5.75)⁴
• Flat White — An 8oz beverage featuring a double shot of espresso and steamed milk in a 1:3 ratio. ($4.75)⁴
• Espresso — Enjoy a 2oz double shot of your favorite espresso—Flying Monkey, South Paw, or our current Decaf offering. ($3.25)⁴
• Espresso Tonic — Enjoy our double shot of our southpaw espresso mixed with tonic syrup, a dash of bitters, and sparkling water in this 12oz beverage. ($6.00)⁴
• Americano — Enjoy your favorite espresso—Flying Monkey, South Paw, or our current Decaf offering—in water. ($3.75)⁴
• Mocha — Rich and creamy latte with dark chocolate. ($6.75)⁴
• Macchiato — A 3oz beverage with double shot of espresso marked with 1oz of milk. ($3.75)⁴
• Cortado — A 4oz beverage featuring a double shot of espresso and steamed milk. ($4.25)⁴

Tea & Non-Coffee

• Iced Tea — Brewed tea served cold. ($3.50)⁴
• Hot Cocoa — A warm drink made of mocha and steamed milk. ($2.50)⁴
• Matcha Latte — Matcha and steamed milk combined. ($5.75)⁴
• Chai — Tipu’s Masala Chai and steamed milk. ($5.00)⁴
• Lemonade ($3.50)⁴
• 50/50 — Half Iced Tea & Half Lemonade ($3.50)⁴
• London Fog — Earl Grey Tea and steamed milk combined with a hint of vanilla. ($4.50)⁴
• Spirit Tea — Speciality loose-leaf teas, steeped to order. ($4.50)⁴
• Earl Grey Tea — Harney & Sons Earl Grey freshly steeped to order. ($3.75)⁴

Baked Goods

Operator catalog prints names and prices only on these SKUs. Several were marked out of stock on the 2026-08-30 Sunday scrape (café closed until 7am); they remain published menu items.⁴

• Cinnamon Rolls ($5.00); Banana Chai Bread ($3.50); Croissant ($5.00); Pain Au Chocolat ($5.50)⁴
• Blueberry Muffin ($4.00); Chocolate Muffin ($4.00); Gluten Free Blueberry Muffin ($5.00)⁴
• Strawberry Poptart ($5.00); Brown Sugar Poptart ($5.00)⁴
• Blueberry Scone ($4.00); Blackberry Lemon Cream Cheese Danish ($5.00)⁴

Food

• Breakfast Sandwich — Our classic breakfast sandwich features egg, cheddar cheese, chipotle aioli, and your choice of bacon or sausage. Alternatively, you can choose the veggie option, which includes egg, cheddar cheese, chipotle aioli, tomato, pickled onions, and arugula. All served on a brioche bun. ($8.00)⁴
• Protein Bites — 2 Protein Balls made with peanut butter, chocolate chips, oats, flax seed, and maple syrup ($4.00)⁴
• Tomato Basil Mozzarella Quiche — From our friends at Scratch bakery! Enjoy a quiche with tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella. ($8.00)⁴
• Avocado Toast — Avocado toast on thickly sliced whole-grain bread with smashed avocado, arugula, and pickled onions, topped with zaatar, olive oil, and lemon juice. ($8.00)⁴
• Breakfast Burrito — Local burritos made by our friends at Wake & Bacon! The Wake & Bacon: bacon, spinach, bell peppers, onion, eggs, and cheese. The Chief: chorizo, potatoes, onion, bell peppers, eggs, and cheese. The Veg Out: spinach, bell peppers, potatoes, onion, mushrooms, eggs, and cheese. ($8.00)⁴

Frappes / Smoothies

• Dr. Smoothie — 100% fruit / Gluten-free ($7.00)⁴
• Frozen Latte — A blended version of your favorite iced latte. ($7.50)⁴

Bottled / Canned

Operator catalog prints names and prices only.⁴

• Perrier ($2.50); Mexican Coke ($2.50); Jarritos Soda ($2.50); Diet Coke ($2.00)⁴
• Canned Kombucha ($5.00); SmartWater ($3.25); Simply Orange Juice ($3.00)⁴

Bagged retail coffee (in-café + online)

10oz bag prices on ptscoffee.com collections, re-verified 2026-08-30. Crossroads PerDiem 10oz SKUs match these dollars where they overlap. Tasting notes copied from the operator product cards.⁵⁶

Signature blends (ptscoffee.com/collections/signature-blends):⁵

• John Brown — Baker’s Chocolate, Black Cherry, Sweet Pipe Tobacco ($17.50)
• Flor del Sol — Cocoa Powder, Raisin, Sweet Lemon ($16.50)
• Cold Front — Blackberry, Grape, Caramel ($17.50)
• Flatlander — Bittersweet Chocolate, Tangerine, Roasted Almonds ($16.50)
• Ad Astra — Dark Chocolate, Cola, Brown Sugar ($18.00)
• Dog Days (seasonal; sold out on the collection page) — Black Cherry, Milk Chocolate, Vanilla ($19.00)
• Southpaw espresso — Caramel, Peach, Sugarcane ($17.50)
• Flying Monkey espresso — Chocolate, Honey, Graham Cracker ($17.50)
• John Brown Signature Blend Pour Over Pouch ($2.75); PT’s Espresso Box $33.00 (regular $35.00)

Single-origins (ptscoffee.com/collections/single-origin-coffee; 10oz “From” prices). Rotating lineup; current card:⁶

• Lote Valeria Washed (Colombia) — Red Grape, Cocoa Powder, Limeade ($21.00)
• Gesha Washed (Guatemala) — White Peach, Coriander, Clementine ($24.00)
• El Vapor AAA Natural (Costa Rica) — Shortbread, Purple Grape, Coriander ($21.00)
• Terra Alta Natural (Brazil) — Peanut Brittle, Apricot, Semi-Sweet Chocolate ($18.00)
• Typica Mejorado Washed (Ecuador) — Cashew, Nectarine, Black Tea ($28.50)
• Villa Loyola Washed (Colombia) — White Peach, Candied Almond, Yuzu ($22.00)
• Musa Abalulesa Honey (Ethiopia) — Green Grape, Shortbread, Oolong Tea ($26.00)
• San Fernando Cedrobamba Washed (Peru) — Candied Almond, Orange, Black Tea ($21.00)
• Tres Dragones Natural (Colombia; back soon) — Strawberry Jam, Lime, Vanilla ($25.25)
• Red Bourbon Washed (Guatemala) — Malt, Orange Zest, Peanut Brittle ($20.50)
• Pineapple Process (Guatemala) — Black Tea, Marmalade, Almond ($20.00)
• La Bandera Red Honey Gesha (blue label; sold out) — Hibiscus, Guava, Vanilla Bean ($24.00)
• Melaku Negash Chelba Organic Washed (Ethiopia) — Peach, Butterscotch, Dried Blueberry ($20.00)
• Sidama Natural SWP Decaf (Ethiopia) — Molasses, Cherry, Dark Chocolate ($21.00)
• Single-Origin Subscription — From $44.00
• Single-serve pour-over pouches $2.75 (Kenya Karagoto AA, Colombia Tres Dragones Natural, Peru Lima MWP Decaf)

Price tier: café drinks Medium for KC specialty coffee ($2.50–$7.50; drip $3.50, latte $5.75, most espresso drinks $3.25–$6.75). Breakfast sandwiches/burritos/toast $8.00. Retail 10oz bags $16.50–$28.50 on the live collection ($16.50 Flor del Sol / Flatlander through $28.50 Typica Mejorado). Prices subject to change.

Sources

• Status verified active 2026-08-30 via PT’s Coffee — Find Us. Confirms two operating KC cafés plus Topeka Wheatfield Village. Hours delta vs 2026-06-23: Crossroads is now daily 7am–1pm (was listed Mon–Fri 6:30am–4pm / Sat–Sun 7am–4pm on the June pass). Power & Light hours unchanged (Mon–Fri 6:30am–4pm; Sat–Sun 7am–4pm). Sibling page pts-coffee-power-and-light. Both cafés are open.

Footnotes

1. PT’s Coffee — official “Our Team” + “Our Story” pages; ptscoffee.com. Asserts: 1993 founding by Jeff Taylor + Fred Polzin in Topeka; Taylor photojournalist background; 1997 roasting launch; 1999 wholesale formation; 200+ wholesale accounts; 3 retail locations. ↩ ↩² ↩³

2. PT’s Coffee — Find Us + café location pages; ptscoffee.com; ptscoffee.com. Asserts (accessed 2026-08-30): three cafés — Power & Light, 1310 Baltimore Ave, Kansas City, MO 64105, Mon–Fri 6:30am–4pm / Sat–Sun 7am–4pm, phone (816) 895-2223; Crossroads, 310 Southwest Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108, daily 7am–1pm, phone (816) 255-2402; Wheatfield Village, 2811 SW Fairlawn Rd, Suite C, Topeka, KS 66614, daily 7am–6pm. Order-ahead links to ptscoffee.order.tryperdiem.com (Crossroads locationId 8TENH31HAJNH2). ↩ ↩²

3. KC Crossroads — PT’s Coffee Crossroads listing. Asserts: Crossroads café at 310 Southwest Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108; phone (816) 255-2402; ptscoffee.com. ↩

4. PT’s Coffee — official PerDiem order-ahead menu, Crossroads pickup (linked from ptscoffee.com). Firecrawl scrape 2026-08-30. Asserts: Crossroads pickup catalog with operator names, prices, and descriptions transcribed in the Menu section (Barista Signatures, Brewed Coffee, Espresso, Tea & Non-Coffee, Baked Goods, Food, Frappes / Smoothies, Bottled / Canned). Header reads “Pickup · Tomorrow, 07:00 AM Crossroads.” Official Shopify path ptscoffee.com is a 404. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵ ↩¹⁶ ↩¹⁷ ↩¹⁸ ↩¹⁹ ↩²⁰ ↩²¹ ↩²² ↩²³ ↩²⁴ ↩²⁵ ↩²⁶ ↩²⁷ ↩²⁸ ↩²⁹ ↩³⁰ ↩³¹ ↩³² ↩³³ ↩³⁴ ↩³⁵ ↩³⁶ ↩³⁷ ↩³⁸ ↩³⁹ ↩⁴⁰ ↩⁴¹ ↩⁴²

5. PT’s Coffee — Signature Blends collection + Southpaw product page; ptscoffee.com. Asserts (accessed 2026-08-30): 10oz bag prices and tasting notes for John Brown $17.50, Flor del Sol $16.50, Cold Front $17.50, Flatlander $16.50, Ad Astra $18.00, Dog Days $19.00 (sold out), Southpaw $17.50 (caramel, peach, sugarcane), Flying Monkey $17.50; pour-over pouch from $2.75; Espresso Box $33.00. ↩ ↩²

6. PT’s Coffee — Single-Origin Coffee collection. Asserts (accessed 2026-08-30): rotating 10oz lineup and tasting notes as transcribed; single-origin subscription from $44.00; pour-over pouches from $2.75. ↩ ↩²