SIDNEY, Neb. - What was once just a dream for Pat and Sharrell Keane is now a reality as their very own coffee shop, Beans & Steams Coffee House, is now open in Sidney. Serving a wide variety of hot and cold coffee beverages, smoothies, and bagels/pastries, the doors officially opened Friday morning at the Glover Road facility. 

While the past few months, in particular a few “sleepless” weeks as Pat described, have been challenging and exhausting, seeing community residents finally walk through the door and order is very rewarding for the husband-wife team. When patrons enter Beans & Steams, they're met with the all familiar scent of coffee beans, of which they have a selection of seven different types currently, and the ambiance often associated with a sit-down coffee house. That was ultimately the vision the Keanes, admittedly Sharrell more so than Pat, had for the location. 

“We love coffee shops, so we’ve been in a lot of coffee shops, that’s why we wanted to do this, so we just took pieces from here and there and then put our little spin on it,” Pat explained when asked about the interior design and decor. “So actually we used a lot of reference materials from other places, just took ideas, and a few things we just made up on our own.

Keane specifically thanked Wayne Gray Construction in Sidney for his help in working with Sharrell to change an area that used to be all offices to a modern day coffee house. Visitors have the option of ordering at the front register and waiting for their beverage at the long coffee bar where they can watch their creation be made in front of them, sit down at one of the several tables towards the back of the shop, or even utilize the drive thru on the East side of the building if on-the-go.  

Not only did the Keanes borrow some design and decor ideas from other locations where they’ve stopped over the years, but they’ve also taken full advantage of a partnership with Barista’s Daily Grind based out of Kearney, Nebraska to help them with everything from training of staff, drink recipes, ingredient decisions, and more. 

Right now, according to Pat, the primary focus is to continue mastering execution as a team. He noted he’s very pleased with the group of baristas and managers they have been able to hire which has a mix of experience and enthusiasm to learn. Lori Rowan, former owner of the Coffee Corner in downtown Sidney, has joined the Beans & Steams team along with others who have been in the coffee business before too. 

As he told KSID during an interview in late September, the goal for Pat and Sharrell Keane is to have a community-first focus, as they’ll be relying on feedback from area residents to make sure the shop maintains that local feel and delivers a great product for Sidney. 

“I just want to thank everybody already, we had so much support before we even opened the door,” Keane said. “To have people come in and we’re already getting messages back, I haven’t even had time to check my phone, it’s been blowing up. I guess our message right now is to have a little patience with us. Anytime there’s a new business in town everybody wants to flock there, so we’ve done a ton of training already, we know how to do everything right we just might not be as fast, but the speed will come. We will make sure your drinks are the highest quality and taste really good too.” 

Beans & Steams Coffee House is located at 610 Glover Road.

- Dewayne Cook