Kokoro Maki House

Kokoro Maki House is a casual, family-run Japanese and Korean restaurant in the Waldo neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, known for fresh, reasonably priced sushi and a notable Korean menu of bibimbap, kimchi jjigae, and marinated short ribs.¹²³

Description

Kokoro Maki House is an order-at-the-counter, casual sushi and Asian restaurant at 340 W 75th Street in Waldo, KCMO.¹² It offers “a wide array of authentic Japanese & Korean food, such as variety of Sushi, Rolls, Tempura, Udon, Bibimbap and more.”² Beyond its sushi program, the restaurant is locally noted for a comparatively deep Korean menu — including dolsot (stone-bowl) bibimbap, marinated short ribs, spicy pork, and kimchi jjigae, served with traditional banchan.³ The restaurant offers lunch specials, a daily happy hour, dine-in, and takeout.²

Ownership and history

Kokoro Maki House is described in customer accounts as a warm, family-run operation.⁴ The business was reviewed by The Pitch in May 2013, establishing that it was operating in Waldo by at least that date.³ The restaurant’s exact founding year and the names of its owners are not published in available public sources “. A The Pitch review of the era highlighted the restaurant’s Korean offerings as a local rarity, noting “there are so few places around here that serve bibim bap.”³

Links

• Official website: https://www.kokoromaki.com/
• Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/kokoro-maki-house-kansas-city
• Waldo KC business listing: https://www.waldokc.org/businesses/kokoro-maki-house/

Sources

Disputes

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Footnotes

1. Yelp — Kokoro Maki House, Kansas City. https://www.yelp.com/biz/kokoro-maki-house-kansas-city — asserts: address (340 W 75th St, Kansas City, MO), sushi bar / restaurant category, active listing with reviews and photos updated February 2026 (operating-status proof). ↩ ↩²

2. Kokoro Maki House official website. https://www.kokoromaki.com/ — asserts: name, address (340 W. 75th, Kansas City, MO 64114), “authentic Japanese & Korean” cuisine, menu items (sushi, rolls, tempura, udon, bibimbap), current operating hours, takeout/dine-in. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴

3. “Waldo’s Kokoro Maki House makes decent sushi — and good Korean food,” The Pitch, May 23, 2013. https://www.thepitchkc.com/waldos-kokoro-maki-house-makes-decent-sushi-and-good-korean-food/ — asserts: operating by 2013, Korean menu depth (dolsot bibimbap, short ribs, spicy pork, kimchi jjigae, banchan), Waldo/75th St location, sushi program description. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴

4. Waldo KC business listing — Kokoro Maki House. https://www.waldokc.org/businesses/kokoro-maki-house/ — asserts: Waldo-neighborhood placement, address, Japanese-and-Korean cuisine, family-run/welcoming character. ↩