The Black Oak — Food, Spirits, Music(330) 804-0070
The Vault burger at The Black Oak — melted white cheese and caramelized onions over a charred patty.
Good Food. Strong Drinks. Great Company.

Rooted in Tradition.Raised on Hospitality.

The Black Oak is your neighborhood pub with an elevated take on classic fare, craft spirits, and live music that brings people together.

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Welcome to The Black Oak

Where the NeighborhoodGathers After Dark

Tucked along Portage Road in Wooster, The Black Oak is equal parts kitchen and bar — a warm room of dark wood and low light where smashburgers, flatbreads, and a serious cocktail list bring people together. Pull up a stool, settle into a booth, and stay a while.

The Black Oak storefront and sign on Portage Road in Wooster.

Smashburger Kitchen

Double-patty smashburgers, hand-stretched flatbreads, and wings built to share.

Craft Cocktail Bar

Classics, highballs, and a house shrub soda — poured the right way.

Live Local Music

Food, spirits, and music — the room is built for a night out.

A Place to Gather

Booths, high-tops, and a mezzanine — room for two or a whole table.

Featured from our Kitchen

Smashburgers. Flatbreads. Wings.
The Black Oak smashburger with cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomato, red onion, and pickle, served with fries.
House Signature

The Black Oak

Double-patty smashburger with American cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomato, red onion, pickle, and house burger sauce. Served with fries or chips.

$15
Margherita flatbread with mozzarella, tomato, and basil on a metal tray.

Margherita Flatbread

Fresh mozzarella, vine-ripened tomato, and basil over pizza sauce, finished with a balsamic glaze

$14

Pepperoni flatbread with bubbling mozzarella and a hot honey drizzle.

Pepperoni & Hot Honey

Pepperoni and mozzarella over pizza sauce, finished with a hot honey drizzle

$14

Buffalo wings tossed in cayenne sauce, served in a Black Oak basket with bleu cheese dressing.

Buffalo Wings

Tossed in cayenne pepper sauce, served with celery and bleu cheese dressing

$13

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The Bar

A Serious Pour,in Good Company

From a brown-sugar old fashioned to a copper-mug mule, the list is built to be sipped slow. Whether it's a house margarita or a zero-proof spritz, we'll take good care of you.

Brown Sugar Old Fashioned
Buffalo Trace · brown sugar · Angostura
House Margarita
Espolón Blanco · lime · agave
Espresso Martini
Vanilla vodka · coffee liqueur · espresso
Black Oak Shrub Soda
House blackberry shrub · soda · lime
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A Dark & Stormy on the bar at The Black Oak, with the back bar beyond.

Come See the Room

Inside The Black Oak

Dark wood, a long bar, and a mezzanine made for lingering — this is the kind of place you settle into.

The dining room at The Black Oak.
The Black Oak smashburger with fries.
A house Paloma on the bar.
The bar and snack chalkboard.
The mezzanine overlooking the floor.
Margherita flatbread from the kitchen.
A table set with baskets of wings and cold drinks in the dining room at The Black Oak.
Our Story

A Place to Gather.A Place to Belong.

Inspired by the strength and timelessness of the oak, The Black Oak was built to be a place where community takes root. We're passionate about honest food, warm hospitality, and creating memorable moments — every single day.

2026
Est. in Wooster
1931
Portage Road
OH
Wooster, Ohio
The mezzanine dining room at The Black Oak.
Reservations

Pull Up a Chair.Stay a While.

Date night, a celebration, or a casual pint after work — we've always got a seat with your name on it. Call us or walk in.

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Hours
Tue – Sat · 11am – 8pm
Sun – Mon · Closed
Find Us
1931 Portage Road
Wooster, OH 44691
(330) 804-0070
Getting Here

Walk-ins always welcome — call ahead on weekends.

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