AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
Awards? In MY Pizzeria?? It’s More Likely Than You Think!
From local People’s Choice awards to national pizza competitions, we’re incredibly proud of what our team has accomplished—and incredibly grateful to the customers, judges, pizza lovers, and community who have cheered us on along the way!
AMERICA’S BEST GARLIC KNOTS
FIRST PLACE • GREAT AMERICAN PIZZA CHALLENGE • 2025
Turns out our garlic knots aren’t just good. They’re award-winning good! Woof!
Black Dog’s Shop Leader Brayden Miller took First Place in the Breadsticks/Garlic Knots category at the 2025 Great American Pizza Challenge at Pizza Expo Columbus, bringing home a national win for our little Columbus pizza shop! Not too shabby!
Menu / Price List
BLACK DOG BY THE NUMBERS
#1 - AMERICA’S BEST GARLIC KNOTS
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Great American Pizza Challenge • 2025
Black Dog’s Brayden Miller took First Place in the Breadsticks/Garlic Knots category at the Great American Pizza Challenge during Pizza Expo Columbus. A national win—and one very good reason to order the knots.
2× FAVORITE SLICE
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Franklin County Fair Pizza + Brew • 2025 & 2026
Black Dog took home Favorite Slice two years in a row at the Franklin County Fair’s Pizza + Brew competition.
Apparently, once wasn’t enough!
3× BEST PIZZA IN DUBLIN
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Visit Dublin Voter’s Choice • 2023–2025
Three years, three wins! Black Dog was voted Best Pizza in Dublin three consecutive years in Visit Dublin’s annual Voters’ Choice Awards. We’re especially proud of this one because it comes directly from the people who eat our pizza!
#1 PEOPLE’S CHOICE
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Re-Slice of Columbus • 2024
Black Dog took First Place in the People’s Choice vote at Re-Slice of Columbus, going up against some of Central Ohio’s favorite pizza shops. Even better? Re-Slice brings Columbus pizza lovers together while supporting Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
Finalists & Recognition
Winning is pretty awesome—but we’re also proud every time Black Dog earns a seat at the kennel alongside some of the best pizza shops around.
2ND PLACE • RE-SLICE OF COLUMBUS 2025
Black Dog took Second Place at Re-Slice of Columbus, competing alongside some of Central Ohio’s favorite pizzerias.
SWEET 16 • PIZZA MADNESS 97.1THE FAN • 2025
Starting with 64 Columbus-area pizza shops, Black Dog battled its way into the Sweet 16 of Man & Bone’s Pizza Madness.
2ND PLACE • BEST PIZZA FRANKLIN COUNTY FAIR PIZZA + BREW • 2024
Before our back-to-back Favorite Slice wins, Black Dog took Second Place for Best Pizza at the Franklin County Fair’s Pizza + Brew competition.
TOP 10 PIZZA SHOP PIZZA CONNOISSEURS OF COLUMBUS • 2024
Black Dog was voted into the Top 10 Pizza Shops of the Year by the Pizza Connoisseurs of Columbus community.
4TH PLACE FINALIST MIDWEST REGIONAL PIZZA COMPETITION • 2022
Our Atta Boy—meatball, banana pepper, whipped ricotta and fresh basil—earned Black Dog Fourth Place at the Midwest Regional Pizza Competition hosted by Pizza Today and Performance Foodservice.
We Couldn’t Do It Without You!
Every vote, every person who tells a friend to try Black Dog, every positive recommendation and review given, and everyone who keeps coming back has helped our little shop become what it is today. The trophies are pretty rad, but having Columbus in our corner means a whole lot more!
Thank you for rooting for Black Dog!