Fat Bee Café, an Overland Park-based bubble tea company, has opened a second Johnson County location in Shawnee.
Where exactly? The new store is located at 13223 Shawnee Mission Parkway, just east of Pflumm Road by Johnny’s Tavern and Zara Furniture.
- The original location, at 6936 W 135th Street in Overland Park, opened in 2017, according to the company’s website.
- Fat Bee now has other locations in Arizona and Colorado.
Why Shawnee: Shawnee franchisee Bao Bo said he has wanted to open a business for a while — and had been looking for both national and local brands.
- Fat Bee’s ingredients and menu stood out to him, he said, and there was a need for a boba and coffee shop in that part of Shawnee.
Key quote: “There are a lot of community get-togethers in Shawnee,” Bo told the Post. “They don’t have a lot of boba shops or coffee shops, my first thought is this will be a good opportunity for me to get in Shawnee and get a lot of people to experience the new taste of boba.”
Need to know: Fat Bee in Shawnee held a grand opening on Tuesday.
- Bo said the shop is still in its “soft opening” phase due to some delays caused, in part, by the holidays.
- A second, more formal grand opening will happen at a later time, he added.
Go deeper: View Fat Bee Cafe’s menu online here.
