My family came down for homecoming and the new Black Dog location was a must-try.
The new restaurant is located in a weird spot, we wouldn't have found it if it weren't for the signs outside. It's basically in an old train station, but don't let that fool you, the inside is really nice. It's definitely not as cramped as the Urbana restaurant, but with the crowds that Black Dog regularly draws, there still was a considerable number of people just hanging out around the entrance and about a ~15 minute wait on a Saturday at ~4pm.
The food, I would say is the same. The Urbana location never fails to disappoint, and the new location similarly made for an excellent BBQ dinner that my family and I enjoyed. I tried the smoked salmon this time as a change of pace and it was delicious.
The service was good, it's great to see that BD is hiring servers of the same caliber at the new location. Ours was nice and handled our group of 5 quite well. There was a little mix up on the sides, my grandfather received my sides and I received his. Not a big deal at all.
Still probably the best place in town for BBQ, definitely like the new location and it's nice to see a local business expanding like this.