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A retro green goat trailer converted into a mobile coffee shop booth, featuring wood counters, hanging light bulbs, and a handwritten chalkboard menu.

The Spark of an Idea: A 25-Year Journey Begins

Longtime Richardson resident Richie Conry said when he opened Moon Wolf Provisions in April it was a course of action that started brewing about 25 years ago on a flight to India.

“We were going out there to visit a friend who was living there—we were going to all the mountain towns,” Conry said. “It was a 14-hour straight flight, and I was drawing up a café in a sketchbook. I knew I wanted to open a café in a little mountain town. That would be cool.”

Owner Richie Conry wearing a gray t-shirt and a baseball cap, smiling while sitting at a custom wooden bar inside his hand-built coffee shop.
From knocking down office walls to hand-scrubbing ceilings, longtime resident Richie Conry poured his own elbow grease into every square inch of the shop.

Have Goat Trailer, Will Travel: The Mobile Coffee Shop Era

In the ensuing quarter-century, Conry owned and operated a design and remodel company where he did a variety of construction projects including bathroom remodels, custom work, building tiny houses and more. He was also a real estate professional.

About six years ago, the café idea resurfaced.

“Today we’re going to go get a goat trailer and I’m going to turn it into a coffee shop,” Conry said he told his daughter. “I didn’t need to do it, I just thought it would be fun.”

Conry transformed the vintage goat trailer into a traveling coffee shop using supplies he had from his construction business. He worked his way onto the vendor circuit including nearby events such as Bishop Bazaar in Dallas and further destinations like Big Bend. Conry kept this up for about four years which allowed him to strengthen his coffee aficionado chops.

A bold red and white painted mural on a white brick building facade reading "Moon Wolf Coffee, Richardson, Texas" near a storefront entrance with potted cacti.
A dream 25 years in the making officially gets its permanent home at 920 Custer Road in Richardson.

From Mobile to Stationary: Finding a Permanent Home on Custer Road

When his mobile cafe started showing its age, Conry knew it was time to pivot.

“The trailer was falling apart, all my vehicles were getting worn down from pulling it,” Conry said. “The goat trailer was tired—it was born in the 70s.”

When searching for a permanent coffee shop location, Conry wanted a standalone building with ample parking, easy access and a location close to home. He set sights on the vacant building at 920 Custer Road but had to wait nearly a year for leasing information to appear. Once it did, he contacted a friend who was the leasing agent. Though surprised by Conry’s interest in the former office building, the agent showed him the space, and Conry signed the lease the next day.

“I called and said, ‘Danny, you have my listing.’ He asked which one then said, ‘You want that building?’” Conry said. “There were eight offices in here back and then. He asked, ‘Are you sure you want it?’ I signed the lease the next day.”

A cozy coffee shop seating corner featuring tan leather couches, a live-edge wooden coffee table, an patterned rug, acoustic guitar, and unique wall art.
Meticulously curated right down to the eclectic vinyl playlist, the warm interior fills a highly anticipated neighborhood void where locals can stay and linger.

Red Tape Entanglement: Overcoming Construction Delays

Wielding decades of construction experience, Conry, who signed the lease June 4, 2025, estimated an October opening. Moon Wolf Provisions officially opened April 18.

“This was easily a 90-day project and then it was not,” Conry said.

He cites bureaucracy as being the cause of most of the delays including a steady stream of inspections.

“I didn’t realize you needed all these plans. I was like, ‘Why do I need that? I know what I’m doing.’ This is an easy project,” Conry said. “Everything’s got to be stamped by somebody. I have to pay somebody to just visit with the stamp. You have to pay the architects because they have an official stamp. You have to pay the engineer … for a stamp of approval.”

A retro green goat trailer converted into a mobile coffee shop booth, featuring wood counters, hanging light bulbs, and a handwritten chalkboard menu.
Before the brick-and-mortar reality, Moon Wolf Provisions built its loyal community following on the local Texas vendor circuit out of a repurposed 1970s goat trailer.

Elbow Greasing and Community Greeting: Building the Shop by Hand

Meanwhile, Conry meticulously completed one construction project after another, starting with knocking down all the office walls resulting in a building shell.

“I did all the framing, all the drywall, all the painting,” Conry said. “There were probably a million staples in the ceiling from their old insulation, we removed those and I was hand scrubbing it with a sponge.”

Although he did most of the work himself, including building wooden tables and counters, he voiced deep appreciation for his brother, stepfather and girlfriend, Sarah Ratliff, for being instrumental in getting the project over the line.

He also credits Taylor Paige Work, the shop’s barista, as being crucial to the business’ success. Work tapped into her industry connections and helped Conry grow from a goat trailer to a much larger space.

“She has opened a couple coffee shops,” Conry said. “We wouldn’t be where we are without her.”

Throughout the process, Conry was getting a sense that Moon Wolf Provisions was about to fill a void. The soft launch proved him right.

“Community anticipation was huge. [So many] people would come by the shop and say, ‘I can’t wait for you to open.’ I was seeing how much people needed it and wanted it,” Conry said. “When we had this soft opening, we didn’t even announce that we were open. It was supposed to be a secret soft launch and we had a line at the door for nine hours.”

 

A barista carefully pouring bright green ceremonial-grade iced matcha from a black pitcher into a clear plastic cup on a concrete counter next to a tiny potted cactus.
Hyper-focused on quality: Barista Taylor Paige Work helps bring an elevated menu of specialty teas, lattes, and matcha to eager local regulars.

Drinks, Food and Tunes: What’s on the Menu

The drink menu features cortados, cappuccinos, lattes, teas and matcha. The food menu includes pastries made by Taste and See, a local contract food service provider. Conry is currently looking for additional contractors to round out his food offerings.

In addition to drinks and food, customers will also find carefully curated gift items as well as branded merchandise and a variety of plants.

In between chatting with customers and making drinks, Conry and Work make selections from three boxes of eclectic vinyls ranging from 20s jazz to Johnny Cash, to Tame Impala—an indie rock musician.

“We have people come in and they’re like, ‘Man, I Shazammed every song on the playlist today,’” Conry said. “And I’m like, man, we love that!”

Focused on Quality: The Vision for Moon Wolf Provisions

In the short time Moon Wolf Provisions has been open, Conry said he has had a few people approach him saying they would like to invest when and if he decides to open another location. At this point, that is not Conry’s plan.

“I want one location that has hyper-quality and is super focused. I’d rather go deeper on one spot than go wider,” Conry said. “I don’t want to involve investors—they might have an opinion. Our quality could go down because the numbers aren’t there for them. I’d rather have hyper-quality.”

Cutlines & Photo Captions

  • Man: Richie Conry, who has been a Richardson resident for 28 years, opened Moon Wolf Provisions on April 18. (Karen Chaney/Richardson Life Magazine)

  • Latte: Honey cinnamon lattes are top sellers at Moon Wolf Provisions. (Karen Chaney/Richardson Life Magazine)

  • Matcha: Matcha options, including ceremonial grade, are served at Moon Wolf Provisions. (Karen Chaney/Richardson Life Magazine)

  • Scone: Pastries made by Taste and See are available at Moon Wolf Provisions. (Karen Chaney/Richardson Life Magazine)

  • Plant: A variety of plants are displayed and sold at Moon Wolf Provisions. (Karen Chaney/Richardson Life Magazine)

  • T-shirt: Local artist Sarah Ratliff created the Moon Wolf Provisions logo and other artwork displayed at the shop. (Karen Chaney/Richardson Life Magazine)

  • Stereo needle: The “playlist” consists of Richie Conry and Taylor Work playing albums from the shop’s eclectic collection. (Karen Chaney/Richardson Life Magazine)

  • Interior: Moon Wolf Provisions, located at 920 Custer Road in Richardson, offers a variety of seating options. (Karen Chaney/Richardson Life Magazine)

  • Goat trailer: Prior to opening a brick-and-mortar Moon Wolf Provisions location, Richie Conry repurposed a goat trailer to be a mobile coffee shop. (Courtesy Richie Conry)

A retro green goat trailer converted into a mobile coffee shop booth, featuring wood counters, hanging light bulbs, and a handwritten chalkboard menu.

The Spark of an Idea: A 25-Year Journey Begins

Longtime Richardson resident Richie Conry said when he opened Moon Wolf Provisions in April it was a course of action that started brewing about 25 years ago on a flight to India.

“We were going out there to visit a friend who was living there—we were going to all the mountain towns,” Conry said. “It was a 14-hour straight flight, and I was drawing up a café in a sketchbook. I knew I wanted to open a café in a little mountain town. That would be cool.”

Owner Richie Conry wearing a gray t-shirt and a baseball cap, smiling while sitting at a custom wooden bar inside his hand-built coffee shop.
From knocking down office walls to hand-scrubbing ceilings, longtime resident Richie Conry poured his own elbow grease into every square inch of the shop.

Have Goat Trailer, Will Travel: The Mobile Coffee Shop Era

In the ensuing quarter-century, Conry owned and operated a design and remodel company where he did a variety of construction projects including bathroom remodels, custom work, building tiny houses and more. He was also a real estate professional.

About six years ago, the café idea resurfaced.

“Today we’re going to go get a goat trailer and I’m going to turn it into a coffee shop,” Conry said he told his daughter. “I didn’t need to do it, I just thought it would be fun.”

Conry transformed the vintage goat trailer into a traveling coffee shop using supplies he had from his construction business. He worked his way onto the vendor circuit including nearby events such as Bishop Bazaar in Dallas and further destinations like Big Bend. Conry kept this up for about four years which allowed him to strengthen his coffee aficionado chops.

A bold red and white painted mural on a white brick building facade reading "Moon Wolf Coffee, Richardson, Texas" near a storefront entrance with potted cacti.
A dream 25 years in the making officially gets its permanent home at 920 Custer Road in Richardson.

From Mobile to Stationary: Finding a Permanent Home on Custer Road

When his mobile cafe started showing its age, Conry knew it was time to pivot.

“The trailer was falling apart, all my vehicles were getting worn down from pulling it,” Conry said. “The goat trailer was tired—it was born in the 70s.”

When searching for a permanent coffee shop location, Conry wanted a standalone building with ample parking, easy access and a location close to home. He set sights on the vacant building at 920 Custer Road but had to wait nearly a year for leasing information to appear. Once it did, he contacted a friend who was the leasing agent. Though surprised by Conry’s interest in the former office building, the agent showed him the space, and Conry signed the lease the next day.

“I called and said, ‘Danny, you have my listing.’ He asked which one then said, ‘You want that building?’” Conry said. “There were eight offices in here back and then. He asked, ‘Are you sure you want it?’ I signed the lease the next day.”

A cozy coffee shop seating corner featuring tan leather couches, a live-edge wooden coffee table, an patterned rug, acoustic guitar, and unique wall art.
Meticulously curated right down to the eclectic vinyl playlist, the warm interior fills a highly anticipated neighborhood void where locals can stay and linger.

Red Tape Entanglement: Overcoming Construction Delays

Wielding decades of construction experience, Conry, who signed the lease June 4, 2025, estimated an October opening. Moon Wolf Provisions officially opened April 18.

“This was easily a 90-day project and then it was not,” Conry said.

He cites bureaucracy as being the cause of most of the delays including a steady stream of inspections.

“I didn’t realize you needed all these plans. I was like, ‘Why do I need that? I know what I’m doing.’ This is an easy project,” Conry said. “Everything’s got to be stamped by somebody. I have to pay somebody to just visit with the stamp. You have to pay the architects because they have an official stamp. You have to pay the engineer … for a stamp of approval.”

A retro green goat trailer converted into a mobile coffee shop booth, featuring wood counters, hanging light bulbs, and a handwritten chalkboard menu.
Before the brick-and-mortar reality, Moon Wolf Provisions built its loyal community following on the local Texas vendor circuit out of a repurposed 1970s goat trailer.

Elbow Greasing and Community Greeting: Building the Shop by Hand

Meanwhile, Conry meticulously completed one construction project after another, starting with knocking down all the office walls resulting in a building shell.

“I did all the framing, all the drywall, all the painting,” Conry said. “There were probably a million staples in the ceiling from their old insulation, we removed those and I was hand scrubbing it with a sponge.”

Although he did most of the work himself, including building wooden tables and counters, he voiced deep appreciation for his brother, stepfather and girlfriend, Sarah Ratliff, for being instrumental in getting the project over the line.

He also credits Taylor Paige Work, the shop’s barista, as being crucial to the business’ success. Work tapped into her industry connections and helped Conry grow from a goat trailer to a much larger space.

“She has opened a couple coffee shops,” Conry said. “We wouldn’t be where we are without her.”

Throughout the process, Conry was getting a sense that Moon Wolf Provisions was about to fill a void. The soft launch proved him right.

“Community anticipation was huge. [So many] people would come by the shop and say, ‘I can’t wait for you to open.’ I was seeing how much people needed it and wanted it,” Conry said. “When we had this soft opening, we didn’t even announce that we were open. It was supposed to be a secret soft launch and we had a line at the door for nine hours.”

 

A barista carefully pouring bright green ceremonial-grade iced matcha from a black pitcher into a clear plastic cup on a concrete counter next to a tiny potted cactus.
Hyper-focused on quality: Barista Taylor Paige Work helps bring an elevated menu of specialty teas, lattes, and matcha to eager local regulars.

Drinks, Food and Tunes: What’s on the Menu

The drink menu features cortados, cappuccinos, lattes, teas and matcha. The food menu includes pastries made by Taste and See, a local contract food service provider. Conry is currently looking for additional contractors to round out his food offerings.

In addition to drinks and food, customers will also find carefully curated gift items as well as branded merchandise and a variety of plants.

In between chatting with customers and making drinks, Conry and Work make selections from three boxes of eclectic vinyls ranging from 20s jazz to Johnny Cash, to Tame Impala—an indie rock musician.

“We have people come in and they’re like, ‘Man, I Shazammed every song on the playlist today,’” Conry said. “And I’m like, man, we love that!”

Focused on Quality: The Vision for Moon Wolf Provisions

In the short time Moon Wolf Provisions has been open, Conry said he has had a few people approach him saying they would like to invest when and if he decides to open another location. At this point, that is not Conry’s plan.

“I want one location that has hyper-quality and is super focused. I’d rather go deeper on one spot than go wider,” Conry said. “I don’t want to involve investors—they might have an opinion. Our quality could go down because the numbers aren’t there for them. I’d rather have hyper-quality.”

Cutlines & Photo Captions

  • Man: Richie Conry, who has been a Richardson resident for 28 years, opened Moon Wolf Provisions on April 18. (Karen Chaney/Richardson Life Magazine)

  • Latte: Honey cinnamon lattes are top sellers at Moon Wolf Provisions. (Karen Chaney/Richardson Life Magazine)

  • Matcha: Matcha options, including ceremonial grade, are served at Moon Wolf Provisions. (Karen Chaney/Richardson Life Magazine)

  • Scone: Pastries made by Taste and See are available at Moon Wolf Provisions. (Karen Chaney/Richardson Life Magazine)

  • Plant: A variety of plants are displayed and sold at Moon Wolf Provisions. (Karen Chaney/Richardson Life Magazine)

  • T-shirt: Local artist Sarah Ratliff created the Moon Wolf Provisions logo and other artwork displayed at the shop. (Karen Chaney/Richardson Life Magazine)

  • Stereo needle: The “playlist” consists of Richie Conry and Taylor Work playing albums from the shop’s eclectic collection. (Karen Chaney/Richardson Life Magazine)

  • Interior: Moon Wolf Provisions, located at 920 Custer Road in Richardson, offers a variety of seating options. (Karen Chaney/Richardson Life Magazine)

  • Goat trailer: Prior to opening a brick-and-mortar Moon Wolf Provisions location, Richie Conry repurposed a goat trailer to be a mobile coffee shop. (Courtesy Richie Conry)

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