I'm pretty judgmental about BBQ. I make a lot of my own at home, so I will admit to being a little critical when I get BBQ from restaurants. Black Dog does a lot of things right, but some things (particularly the Burnt Ends) are overhyped, in my opinion.
The new location is really nice and a completely different experience from the Urbana location, because there is so much more space and the wait times are nowhere near what they were in Urbana. I've eaten in at the new location a few times now for lunch and it's a good experience. Service is almost always very good.
A group of coworkers and I recently went for lunch. We got there right after open (shortly after 11AM) and just walked right in for a table of 6. Most of us got 2-item combo platters with some combination of pulled pork, brisket, burnt ends, and catfish. One diner ordered the small Beef Ribs and it came with three huge beef ribs that looked REALLY good. I personally got the pulled pork and brisket and it was all very good, except that the brisket was a bit drier than I like it. One diner that got pulled pork and burnt ends said that he preferred the brisket to the burnt ends, and I tend to agree. Burnt Ends are best (in my opinion) when you chunk them up, season them, and re-smoke them. I've found the Burnt Ends at Black Dog to just be smaller pieces of brisket that are more fatty. Like everything else related to BBQ, it's a subjective taste thing, but that's just my opinion.
We ordered a flight of sauces ($2) to try, in addition to the sauces that came with our meals. The habenero sauce is not part of the flight, but two of my companions got it with their meals and said that it was very good, and very hot. I always get the Hot Georgia Peach, but it was overly sweet on this visit, and I enjoyed the Texas Red more than the Peach this time. I usually don't care for Carolina-style sauces since most are vinegar-based, but the Carolina Red was pretty good too.
Price-wise, I feel that they are just a bit high for our area, but that's a common thing around here. We have a number of BBQ places around C-U that are more affordable, but some are not even close in quality so your mileage may vary based on your tastes.
Overall, I definitely recommend it, and will likely continue to go back for both eat-in and takeout.
Note: They do NOT accept American Express.