The Ox Cafe & Bakery

Dropped in before the Kc Garden Show.
Food is very good. Ladies are nice. I'll come back.

This is a small place in a building that has great history / atmosphere along great food and service. If you are looking for an oasis around the Hy-Vee Arena area for great lunch options or great baked goods, please come check out the The Ox Cafe & Bakery. The caeser salad was great!

This cafe inside of the historic stockyards exchange building (adjacent to the legendary Golden Ox steakhouse and Stockyards Brewing Co.) was a place I went on a lark. I was getting work done on my car and needed a place to eat and check in with work. Not a lot of open options depending on which day you find yourself in the West Bottoms. I was lucky enough that it was a Tuesday and it was 10:30 and The Ox Cafe had its doors open. The sweet potato bisque was recommended to me (the only customer at the moment) by the barista/bartender. Ordered a cup and perused the all-day breakfast menu. Not wanting anything too super heavy or greasy, I opted for the bagel with lox. My good Lord. Where have you been all my life? The bagel used in this lox sandwich had a sweet glaze that perfectly complimented the salmon, cut with a careful dash of dill and creamy cheese to hold it all together. The bisque was light and sweet and full of flavor. I swigged a Topo Chico, surrounded by portraits of cattle lords and eyed the offerings in a mid-century glass display. The place is black and white and leather and steel with a very open feel despite the low ceilings. Music was piped in on matching wooden PA speakers that look like they came with the place (but cleaned up and polished like the rest of the restaurant). It felt very Midwest, very California, and in my flannel on a gray cloudy day (that still lit up the space) -- I was feeling very Seattle as well. And isn't that just Kansas City? A town full of unique history but also a melting pot of every coast meeting up in the middle. Grab a coffee (you enter through the front lobby of the Exchange apartments), meet some locals, and enjoy a surprisingly lived-in vibe for such a new cafe. A great addition to an already stacked block (and, mercifully, something I can enjoy when in the West Bottoms during the day on the front half of the week!)

Great place for breakfast or having a meeting. Quiet, great food, historic, and the service is excellent.

Great lunch spot! We had a turkey club with fries and a house salad. Both meals were delicious! Got a peanut butter cookie and coffee to go too... YUM!!

The food here is tasty, and the staff is extremely friendly! Reasonably priced mid-day fare you'll want to try if you're in the neighborhood.

I work in the building and have coffee there every morning. Lunch is great and they have daily specials. It is on the lighter side. There is no fear of ever leaving there feeling as if you have over indulged.

Great little spot in a fantastic old building. Great Philly. Awesome prime rib mac & cheese. Staff was helpful and friendly. Look forward to going back again & again!

Very nice and clean place, reminds you of a old 1960s movie. The whole building is old, but clean. *if you go to the 8th floor, there is a nice wooden sculpture of a bull. *

We had a wedding rehearsal dinner there.very nice place and great service. Food was fabulous

The breakfast burrito is absolutely divine and the service outstanding.

Cali Breakfast Burrito is too good. Honestly can’t go wrong with anything there

Super nice atmosphere and yummy!

Very reasonably priced! Great atmosphere and service! 👍👍

I literally buy here every week. Awesome staff.

Love this place. Always a great experience!!!

Wonderful place to visit.

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