Misuta Chows

10/09/2026

This one was hard to swallow and took a minute to process. His laugh, his energy, his happy-go-lucky, who-gives-a-s**t attitude, and the random-ass facts he’d drop into a conversation like we all needed to know them 😂. He was always the life of the party, and you always knew when Larry was in the room. That’s the kind of spirit you don’t forget. Legend! FYL and F**K cancer!

09/21/2026

You guys know how much community meant to us at Chow’s.
The artists. The musicians. The farmers. The chefs. The dreamers. The people who showed up and made that place what it was.

Groundwork Market Garden is celebrating 10 years — and raising money to build a permanent community barn.
Grab a ticket. Bring your people. Or just throw a few bucks their way. Let’s keep taking care of our own.

FOOD FOR ALL 2026
November 20 • 6–10 PM
Kleinhans Music Hall
Food. Drinks. Music. Raffles. Auction. 50/50. And a whole lot of Buffalo people coming together.

Entertainment By:
DJ Crespo
Peggy Farrell
Dominic Missana & Friends

Tickets + Donations:

A 10-Year Celebration & Barnraiser Event for Groundwork Market Garden

09/10/2026

BUFFALO BUSINESS FRIENDS — WE NEED YOU!

Groundwork Market Garden is celebrating 10 years with Food For All: a 10-Year Anniversary & Barn-Raiser Celebration on November 20 at Kleinhans Music Hall (ticket sales coming soon)

Misuta Chow’s was always about bringing people together, supporting local, and creating a little magic along the way. We’d love to see that same Buffalo spirit show up for Groundwork. Let’s see what Buffalo can do!

We’re looking for local businesses to help us build an amazing raffle + auction. Gift certificates, merch, experiences, products, tickets, art, services — anything your business thinks people would love. If you own a business, work for one, or know someone who might want to donate, tag them, share this, or send them my way.

FOOD FOR ALL
November 20, 2026
6–10 PM
Kleinhans Music Hall

Every donation helps Groundwork build what comes next — including the vision for a permanent community barn. Thank you to everyone who has already stepped up. You guys are the best.

For more information contact: [email protected]

09/07/2026

“FORGET WHAT OTHERS THINK. BE YOURSELF.” Someone wrote that on the bathroom wall at Chow’s. Thank you for the memory. Honestly, I think that might be the best way to describe Misuta Chow’s whole vibe.

One year ago today — September 7, 2025 — was our last day of service. It’s hard to believe a whole year has passed.

Chow’s was never just a restaurant. It was a little universe of its own. Loud, strange, colorful, creative, chaotic, beautiful… and unapologetically us.

We built it because we wanted to create something different. Something that didn’t give a s**t about fitting neatly into a box.

And along the way, you made it yours, too. So today, instead of being sad about what’s gone, we’re thinking about everything that happened inside those walls.

The people. The music. The food. The arcade games. The late nights. The ridiculous nights. The friendships. The celebrations. The heartbreaks. The stories that will probably never be told.

We’d love to see your memories. If you have a favorite Chow’s photo, video, story, or moment, tag us and share it.

Let’s fill this day with a little bit of the beautiful chaos that was Misuta Chow’s. Forget what others think.
Be yourself.

08/26/2026

The world feels a little dimmer now, and rhinestones will never shine quite the same—rest in peace, Queen Dolly

“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” — Dolly Parton

***flier from 2019***

08/24/2026

The Misuta Chow's family IS RALLYING FOR Groundwork Market Garden!

Mayda, Anders, and the entire Groundwork Market Garden crew are family to us. We’ve watched them grow something truly special on Buffalo’s East Side—good food, community, and a place where people come together.

Now they’re celebrating 10 years and working to raise $50,000 for a permanent community barn and pavilion at the farm. They’re already more than halfway there!

We’re asking our Buffalo family to rally behind them and help get them across the finish line.

Friday, November 20, 2026
Kleinhans Music Hall

Come celebrate with us for food, drinks, live music, raffle, auction + 50/50!

Save the date. Buy a ticket. Share this post. Bring your people.

Let’s show Groundwork Market Garden what Buffalo does best: show up for our own. GO BILLS!

*link to donate in bio*

06/20/2026

There are people who move through a room like a quiet song you don’t realize you needed until it’s already part of you. That was Jenn.

She came in color and rhythm—music always close, laughter always ready, hands that knew how to mend what the world had worn thin. A gifted massage therapist, she carried healing in everything she did. She loved animals with an easy kindness, and people the same way—without asking them to be anything other than themselves.

If the wind could talk it would say her name softer. If grief could write poetry it would borrow her warmth and try, again and again, to get it right.

She was wild in the gentlest way. The kind that heals. The kind that runs with wolves but still stops to hold your face and remind you you matter.

Rest easy, Jenn. Your light stays with us—steady, undeniable, and forever part of who we all are.

06/08/2026

To everyone who has ever been told to make themselves smaller so others could feel comfortable: never, EVER do it. This message is for you:

The comments on our recent Pride post were a painful reminder that hate still walks among us. Loudly. Proudly. Unapologetically.

But so do you.

For years, Misuta Chow’s was more than a restaurant. It was a gathering place. A refuge. A home away from home where people from every walk of life could sit at the same table, share a meal, laugh together, celebrate together, and simply be themselves.

That will always be what we stand for.

We will never apologize for supporting our LGBTQ+ family. We will never apologize for believing that every human being deserves dignity, respect, safety, and love. And we will never make room for hatred masquerading as morality.

Pride exists because generations of people were told they should hide, be ashamed, or disappear. Pride is the answer to that darkness. It is joy in the face of rejection. Love in the face of fear. Visibility in the face of erasure.

To those who feel targeted, attacked, or exhausted by the cruelty of others: we see you. We love you. We stand with you.

And to those who choose hate, know this: your voices may be loud, but they will never be louder than a community built on love.

The arcade may be quiet this year. The lights may be dim. But the spirit of this community burns as brightly as ever.

Today, this month, and every day after, we celebrate you exactly as you are.

Happy Pride, Buffalo.

01/28/2026

One of our favorite nights at Chows. Who remembers this?

Buffalo, NY - 8/3/2018

12/04/2025

Who misses Chows’s comedy nights? We know we do! New venue, same fun time with all the smiling faces and dirty jokes. Hope to see you there!