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Creative pizzas, classic subs & dozens of beers served in a cozy storefront a mile from Ohio State.
attractions: Goodwill Thrift Store, The Magical Druid, Yao Lee Oriental Supermarket, Queen Bee's Royal Hair Gallery, The Wayfaring Buckeye Hostel, Tuttle Park Community Center, Evolved Body Art, Campus Cuts, CAS, Rafiel’s Studio, restaurants: Lavash Cafe, Old North Arcade Bar, Cazuelas Mexican Cantina, Ray Ray's Hog Pit Clintonville, Harvest Bar + Kitchen - Clintonville, Jack & Benny's Old North Diner, Kafe Kerouac, Ace of Cups, New Taj Mahal, O'Reilly's Pub
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Creative pizzas, classic subs & dozens of beers served in a cozy storefront a mile from Ohio State.
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Hounddogs is a great bar and pizza joint in the University district near OSU. They have parking behind the building, but the nearest street is only one way the other direction, so you have to go around the block to park in the parking lot. They have 2 different styles of pizza - Hounddogs and Smokin' Joe's. Hounddogs style pizza is basically Ohio/Midwest style (thin crust, square cut) with an option to choose the spiciness of your pizza sauce. Smokin' Joe's style is a thicker more traditional style with a garlic butter crust and a sweeter pizza sauce. The wife and I ordered a large (16") cheese lover pizza with pepperoni and pineapple hounddogs style with spicy sauce, "The Russell" large smokin Joe's style, an order of Kraut Balls, and 6 bone in buffalo wings. Price came to $61 - which is a bit expensive, but I get it since they're in a prime location near OSU. After trying both pizzas, I actually preferred the Smokin' Joe's style to Hounddogs, even though I personally love Ohio/Midwest style pizza with spice. Don't get me wrong the Hounddogs style was excellent as well, but the pizza was pretty greasy. The Smokin' Joe's style crust was indeed a delicious garlic butter crust , as well as doughy but with the right amount of crispy. There was an issue with The Russell I ordered though - the description on their menu says "your choice of sauce, mozzarella & provolone cheese, seasoned chicken and bacon, TOPPED with scallions and ranch. Everything was on there except the ranch, which is a shame because their ranch is homemade and glorious (got some with the Kraut Balls). Overall both pizzas had fantastic flavor, toppings, sauce, and cheese. The Kraut Balls were more like sausage balls, but that's not a bad thing either - you only get 5 for 7.99 though, should probably be 6 or 8 for that price. Wings were decent, plenty of sauce and good flavor. Personally I give the pizza a 4.8, the ranch a 5.0 (look out Tommy's Pizza, you have a challenger for best ranch in the city), and the sides a 4.5. Since Google doesn't allow decimal reviews, I just rounded up to a 5. Other than maybe a very slightly messed up order and the high price, this is an all around really good place to eat.
Colin FlackColin Flack
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06/29/2024 We love Houndogs! I prefer the Houndogs thin crust! It always taste consistently excellent! I wish they had more parking but then they would need a bigger building! 04/01/2023 This is absolutely the best pizza in all of Columbus, in my opinion! If you like your crust crispy! Our server Sarah was so friendly and an absolute pleasure! We come from Grove City for this pizza and circle the parking lot until a spot becomes available! It's worth it! It's to coolest place inside too, with the coolest music! OMG! What a great place! First time here and what a great place! The atmosphere was so fun! Our server Mike was a lot of fun and willing to converse and make recommendations! We got an original Houndog's with pepperoni, also a Smokin Joe's supreme, a Italian Sub, Mozzarella cheese Sticks, buffalo bites a jalapeno poppers. It was all amazing but I suggest the original and we all felt the same way! Thin crackery crust great flavor delicious cheese. This pizza reminded me of a pizza from my childhood, Cassano's Pizza! My wife agreed! Excellent!
Jim WeaverJim Weaver
30
I tried them after seeing so many amazing reviews on the local FB pizza group. I must say it didn't impress me, but it did impress my husband. That is saying something bc he is not a big pizza fan, but he loved this pizza. We obviously have different tastes when it comes to the local pie shops in c-bus. My fav is grandma's on the westside and little Sicily's on the east. I gave it four stars bc even though I didn't necessarily enjoy it, my hubby did so they are doing something right. The atmosphere of the joint is pretty darn cool as well. I'm gonna give em another try and order a different crust to see if I'd rather prefer it. I had the famous smokin Joe's. So do yourself a favor and definitely try Hound Dogs, you'll never know if it's as good as everyone says unless you give em a shot. P.S. my picky hubby also said the Italian sub was on point.
felicia gillmanfelicia gillman
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I had never heard of Hounddogs Pizza until yesterday. 10-07-18. My 2 sons wanted me to meet them there for lunch. It was hard finding a parking space. So I had to park on the street. What does that say to u? I thought Massey, pizza hut, even Donatos was good, but this has moved to the top of my list. Oh, my God. It was wonderful. For those who like watching sports on a big screen that r all around the place, or music ( juke box ), or just would like to come in for the bar of alcohol. This is the place to be. A little expensive on their food but so we'll worth it. It sits on North High street 1 block north of Hudson. Parking in the rear. If u r lucky enough u will get to see their car for delivering in. It has a hounddog on top of the car with a rocket on his back and it has his shades on also. If u ever get a chance u really need to try it.
Tina McKittrickTina McKittrick
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I've been coming to Hounddogs for a few years now and the food is good. 🍕 I give the place 3 stars mostly because it's always crowded, the seating is kinda awkward if you don't get a booth because the tables are in the middle of a small-ish room, and some of the waiters/waitresses aren't the best. For example, I was there tonight and a waiter dropped a tray of food (no big deal) but he splashed BBQ(?) sauce on my coat and my friends shirt and her arm. He didn't even stop to try to clean up what he dropped or apologize? Like okay lmao but other than that, the food and atmosphere is alright. I wouldn't recommend bringing a group of more than 5 people here but I would recommend sitting on the "bar side" of the restaurant since it's a bit more out of the way of the hustle bustle.
Lindsey DemareeLindsey Demaree
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Hounddog’s is an institution (next to an institution - OSU)! And it is the BEST PIZZA IN THE WORLD!!! I am a long time fan of this pizza. A little more about the pizza. It is unique - you get the option of selecting from 3 differs levels of base sauce (I usually get howling hot - yeah, the spiciest) and an option for smoking joe’s crust (garlicky deliciousness!). I take it to next level with choice of awesome toppings. I would be heartbroken if this place ever went outta biz. Luckily it has been there for decades and I hope that continues. I’ll take pics of the inside in my next trip snd post it. For now, it’s my review and few pics that are takeout. If you are in USA or in Ohio, it’s well worth your time to get this unbelievable pizza. Happy eating!
Raj VenkitachalamRaj Venkitachalam
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