Review: At Toutant, Southern-focused craft and creative ferment make a can't-miss Buffalo place

Shrimp airlifted from Gulf suppliers, perfected po-boy rolls, sublime Nashville chicken, and a dedicated team make many happy returns

Toutant’s Nashville chicken

When it’s time for small talk, my go-to safe space isn’t the weather, or the Buffalo Bills. It’s restaurants. 

Asking people about dishes that make them want to shout is a more amiable way to pass the time. As a happy byproduct, it feeds my database of Buffalo-area restaurants. That intel collection, updated with firsthand visi…