xo — Restaurant in Kansas City

XO is a five-week-old, one room, vinyl-spinning, Japanese inspired cocktail and small bites bar in the eclectic Westside neighborhood that we found to be delightfully unpretentious and full of flavor. After a 25% tip the two of us spent ~$143 on two Pork Katsu sandwiches (delicious), one Salmon Bowl (delicious), and four cocktails (delicious). That said, between the HH menu and reasonable prices one could spend much less. SADE and Boz Scaggs were among the many artists in the rotation the evening we visited. The music was just the right volume, the servers were quick, precise (in their food prep), super-friendly and accommodating, and the street parking was easy to find. We're already looking forward...

I would love to experience this place in the daytime! Me and my friends visited Friday evening around 10pm and this is a sit down bar. We all ordered drinks and some food and overall, if you like “stronger” tasting drinks, i recommend coming here. The drink selection is fairly decent and they can make you just about anything you’d like.

Although the music was slightly louder than i anticipated it to be. If they could maybe try turning down the music a little, just so that people can hear each other have a conversation…. That’d be great! Since it is a “lounge” type of environment.

Overall...

My husband and I are l fans of Japanese culture and the simplicity that surrounds it. We were happy to have taken the opportunity to try. XO HiFi. We appreciated the intimate nature of the cocktail bar, the retro speakers and simple Japanese touches throughout the space. Even if it’s not necessary, make a trip to the restrooms. We were impressed with the service, the well-crafted drinks and the music playing in the background. We arrived early, but by the time we left, the bar was full. We commented to each other that we would come back and bring out of town, guests...