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Moved from the second greatest food city in the world, New York( Paris #1) to a Oahu eight years ago. Former wine educators so unique and creative food is a must. We have our favorites but XO has been on our list since it opened. It is now after only one visit in our top five. The restaurant is immaculate. The owner, Ken Lee spent a lot of time with us explaining via a very passionate rhetoric his culinary philosophy. Brilliant! Every dish we had was multi layered and filled with...
We decided to give XO in Kaimuki a try, and it definitely didn't disappoint. It was Restaurant Week here in Hawaii and they offered a 6 course family style tasting menu @ $50/person and the chef and owner Kenneth Lee welcomed us and went over the menu items with us. Here's the menu items. Veg: Beet & Pumpkin Roulade, Chimichurri, Shiso, Quinoa Starch: Loaded Potato Mochi Gnocchi Protein: Adobo Fried Chicken, Braised Peppercorns Protein: Sweet & Sour Char Siu...
This place has potential but I wouldn’t seek it out again. The menu needs more options - everything is fried - fried crab, fried chicken, fried oysters. The dishes that aren’t fried are still heavy and fatty - like foie gras on rice, loaded potatoes, pork belly. The veggies we ordered still had loads of oil. I’m not against ordering a few heavy dishes but there needs to be more light options on the menu to balance it out and make a complete meal. That being said, individually...
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