Dobutsu

Thank you all very much for your support during this difficult time. While we are closed right now as we adjust and strategize on how to deal with our new limitations, we are committed to be back as soon as we are able to do so safely! We love being a part of the small business community here in Buffalo, and your positive messages, gift card purchases, and take out support has been amazing! It's been a tough year, and we have weathered it with everything we have. Our team can...not wait till we can deliver to you the Dobutsu experience you have come to know and love! Gift Card purchases can be made online at our website @ www.dobutsubuffalo.com, for future restaurant use, if you are so inclined. We will mail them via priority mail, to you or directly to your recipient, within 3 business days of purchase. Please support your local small businesses, today and everyday, by doing whatever you can, they are truly depending on it! We have tagged some of our favorites in this post, but all small businesses make up the fabric of this amazing community! Happy Holidays Buffalo! We will see you very soon! #dobutsu #feedtheanimal #smallbusinesssaturday #smallbusiness #2020 #support #giftcards #2021 See more

FYI Dobutsu will be closed tomorrow 11/19/20, and for the near future, as we evaluate our next steps in our new orange microcluster designation. We will be offering curbside to go as soon as we are able, to fulfill all your noodle dreams, in the very near future. Meanwhile, stay safe buffalo, we love you! #dobutsu #feedtheanimal #curbside2.0

Unfortunately, Dobutsu will be closed this evening 11/14/20 due to an employee who notified us they had been confirmed positive for COVID19. While we are confident we have been diligent in following and exceeding all mandates and safety protocols, sanitizing and cleaning thoroughly, and remaining vigilant in our personal actions to limit exposure, we believe this is for the best for our community, guests and staff. This team member had no guest contact and had been in the bu...ilding during service this weekend. They are asymptomatic and feeling well, but have begun their directed quarantine starting today. We will be closing until we can get all staff tested again, beginning today, and will remain closed until all active staff can return negative results. In the interim, we have initiated contact tracing and reporting in accordance and with the Erie County Department of Health. We will sanitize and deep clean our entire facility, and continue to practice the disciplines that have kept us safe for so long. This is truly a sign of our current climate, especially now in Western New York. We are appreciative of all the support and understanding in advance. We will always put the public health and safety of our employees and loved ones above all else. We implore our officials and leaders to continue to fight for adequate testing, free and accessible for all industries, with expedited returns of results, and efficient strategy, especially for our essential workers and our hospitality community. We will get through this together, and we will be back soon. Stay safe, wear your mask, be kind. - The Dobutsu Team

Fibonacci Kumamotos #dobutsu

One of the prettier fish I have ever seen, this kintokidai snapper was a request for a very special guest. I think we’ll salt pack it a bit and then grill it real hot over binchotan charcoal, maybe with crab, pea tips and rice on the side. Such vibrant colors! Love when we see new species! Should be very tasty! #fish #tai #snapper #japan #nz #specialrequest #ppx

Another beauty! Wild Hawaiian Big Eye, this time in small (-ish lol) lean filets, firm and ruby red. A little different texture but as pristine as weeks past! Serving this primo all weekend! Crudo, Szechuan seared, poke bowls, however you like! Let’s go! Still only booking up to four tops and closing at 10, but we got all this beautiful fish, somebody’s gotta eat it! Bring three of your friends! #dobutsu #tuna #bigeye #mahalo #hawaii

Mahalo! Finally back to Wild Hawaiian Big Eye! This monster beauty landed yesterday from the big island and we couldn’t be happier to see the quality return from the aloha state! We will definitely be running some fire crudo with this beast, icing our poke bowls with jewels of the toploin, and featuring it in our new Szechuan Seared Entree! Wow! Another perfect filet! #tuna #hawaii #bigeye #catch #fresh #herefishyfishy #poke #crudo #ilikeitraw

Been a minute for a sourdough post, these fresh baked beauties will be the base for our Lump Crab Tartine tonight! Gulf Lump Blue Crab, avocado, yuzu vinaigrette, herb salad, radish and pickled fresno, it’s a great starter to share! We’ve also got some new menu items tonight, a winter version of our vegetable ramen, now with roasted roots, sesame spinach, leeks and spicy squash, the kimchi braised pork made the cut, and a new Szechuan Seared Hawaiian Tuna Entree! Come down and check us out this weekend, we’re beaming from the @thebuffalonews review today in the Gusto! Let’s do this! #dobutsu #sourdough #madefromscratch #feedtheanimal #review #grizzlybear #

Feeling grateful for the love and the appreciation for our quest for quality and discipline. We aim for deliciousness without pretense and a warm welcoming environment for all. Dobutsu is a fun restaurant for us, everyday different. We hope you feel the same. We can’t wait to show you what we’ve been working on lately! Come down and see us at Five Hundred Seneca

These bao-strami buns are a huge hit! House smoked pastrami brisket , Weber’s mustard, half sour pickles, and fried shallots on our fresh made steamed bao buns, WOW! These won’t last long, so see you later tonight? #bao #pastrami #deli #smokedup #smokeemifyougotem #halloween #alltreats #notricks

Brrrrrrr... saw a little snow flying so we made a proper warm up! Kimchi braised pork is on feature tonight! A traditional jjigae featuring @barrelnbrine kimchi, tender pork shoulder, radish, scallion, and tofu in a savory dark soy broth, this one is like a personal heated blanket! Warms from the inside out! Gonna run a few bowls tonight in addition to our ramens, lump crab tartine, an aged miso soup with @flat12mushrooms and peatips, @brettkrebs new cocktails, and little bit of trick or treat! . .reminder: we will be closed tomorrow night for a private event. Do come down and see us this evening! We’ll be back next Thursday normal hours. #dobutsu #jjigae #pork #kimchi #woah

Nothing to see here.... #pastrami #pickles #mustard #bao #dobutsu #baostrami?

Word is there may be a smoked pastrami bao this weekend... half sours, mustard, fried shallot...woooooweeeee!! This baby looks and tastes amazing! Come check us out this week Thursday and Friday night 5-10pm and curbside too! This one won’t last long, so get down to @500seneca and get you some! FYI Saturday we will closed for a private event, just a heads up! No tricks! #dobutsu #halloween #pastrami #bao #deli #spicy #trickortreat

Can’t wait to get my ramen on with this forecast! Thursday can’t get here soon enough! #ramen #lobster #noodles #sun #chilly #weather #ramenszn #dobutsu

Last but not least in our new cocktail offerings, a choose your own adventure of gin or vodka with It’s Essential! Cucumber meets lime oleosaccharum, bay leaf, and cardamom, shaken with mint and topped with a touch of sparkling water, this refreshing retreat will have you saying it’s essential As well! These liberating libations are here to stay so come downtown and check us out! Here till 10pm Thursday Friday and Saturday nights! #dobutsu #doyouwanna #cocktails #gin #vodka #lime #oleo #drinks

Got a new friend today! The hot fire for our bowls just went up a few notches! If you see this thing on the poke bar, don’t pick the peppers, they’re Carolina Reapers! thanks Matt and Wendy for the spicy gift! We’ll get her a nice indoor pot, the crew already named her Tina! #plantlyfe #fosterhabaneros #reaper #superhots #chile #peppers

Cocktail Time! New libations dropped this week and we are pumped to introduce these fall/winter flavors to you. Next up, More Allowance a ruby riff of Tequila, beet habanero shrub, lemon, sfumato, mezcal, and a touch of black pepper. This subtly spiced combination blends sweet, smokey, spicy, and savory all rolled up in a rocks glass retreat! Come down and check it out, here till 10pm! #saturday #downtown #dobutsu #cocktails #tequila #mezcal #beet #beetmetoit #habanero #chile

New desserts dropped tonight too! Hawaiian Malasadas, a soft vanilla yeast donut topped with coconut sugar and honey is a big hit already! We’ve also got house made sorbets, tonight’s flavors are mango dark rum and a dark chocolate sorbet. That’s right, a dark chocolate sorbet, dairy free! Tastes just like a fudgsicle, using 70% Belgian chocolate and atomized couverture,it’s deep and rich! Let’s do it! #dobutsu #desserts #sweetie #coldasice

New Cocktail Day is the best day! We’re breaking out a little fall flavor for y’all! First up, a mulled pear, gin, cardamaro, sherry and sparkling wine potion sure to get your inner fire pit going in Pear Necessities! Stay tuned for the others, or come down and taste for yourself! We’re here till 10pm tonight and tomorrow, slinging noodles and snacks! #dobutsu #cocktails #happyfallyall