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The food is amazing! It's usually really crowded and there's too many posters on the walls with too much info., but the service is great. Don't get the garlic bread. It has no garlic flavor at all and it's not really toasted. The ham and cheese casserole's ham tastes artificial and like fat and is really disgusting. Other than that, everything else is great!

Cheap east village hot spot. It can be crowded and the atmosphere isn't fancy but they have unique posters for better view of the menu. I had the watercress dumpling and the japanese pan-fried dumplings which were all good and besides dimsum their congee were amazing. I will be back for more.

This is the best Chinese food in the city. The pan fried noodles, sliced fish congee is so good it makes my mouth water just thinking about it. I go here with friends, alone, with family....the food keeps bringing me back. The hot sauce is pretty amazing as well. I just wished they delivered!! It's a bit of a dive place but with the food, really nice people, great prices I'll take this dive over some fancy place any time. Enjoy!!

XO has a lot of items that I don't usually see in normal chinese take out places in the city (probably the case for most restaurants in chinatown... but i have yet to try them all!) I ordered the abalone and clam congee, got a huge bowl for $6 (I think it is meant to serve 2 people). As an appetizer, I got the baked clams with cheese--they were really good! The only negative thing about this place was the service. After giving us the menus, the waitstaff didnt come back for a while to take our order even after closing the menu. They didnt look that busy either. Wouldn't recommend this place for a date or a special dinner though, the surroundings are kind of ratty, chairs have stuffing coming out of them. This is perfect for a quick meal.

I've always liked the idea of going to XO Kitchen late at night. That's when the normally busy crowd starts to dissipate and you can really sit down to enjoy some great food. Their menu offers a wide variety of foods with many western fusions. I recommend the baked casseroles which are rice/spaghetti in a cream sauce topped with cheese...yum!

I ate here last weekend with my wife and daughter and we had something we all liked (the squab), something my wife liked (chicken casserole in Chinese wine and Chinese herbs) which was "too Chinese" for me, something my daughter liked (fried dumplings) which I thought were too meaty, and something no one cared for (salt baked pork chop with egg and rice) which was only $3.95. Read the menu. I'm guessing it will take a dozen trips to this place before I know what I like most. In addition to an extensive list of food at various price points, there are desert items and a lot of beverage choices, plus an authentic Chinese breakfast special (warm soy milk, crullers wrapped in rice noodles, etc.) which you won't find on every block in Chinatown.

i am a one day n.y.c visitor. i alway come back to xo kitchen. i have never been disappointed and i still love the food there. many good choices on the menu and a very very decent price!! very fast and decent service. if you are looking for a quick meal w/ a small price tag, xo kitchen is the place to go!!