What's new and chow-worthy in the Buffalo area?

It's time for my semi-annual trip to the area. Has anything opened since last fall that's worth a visit? I'll be in the Hamburg area mostly, and looking for places my elderly mother will also be comfortable at (she is boycotting Mulberry's for reasons I don't understand, so that's out). I will have access to a car, so other areas are accessible.

There must be some Hounds in WNY: where do you eat?