THAT ROAD JUST REOPENED AT 4:00. THE FINALISTS WERE ANNOUNCED TODAY IN A FIERCE BUT TASTY COMPETITION ACROSS OUR STATE. ROLL THE SLEEVES UP. GET READY TO EAT THE BIB ON THE IOWA PORK PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION NAMED THE FIVE RESTAURANTS WHOSE BREADED PORK TENDERLOIN COULD BE NAMED BEST IN THE STATE THIS YEAR. THEY ARE BRONSON BAR AND BRONSON DAIRY. SWEET AND DUNLAP. RUBY’S PUB AND GRILL IN STUART, THE BLIND PIG IN MONTICELLO, AND THE MARKET AT THE TAP IN MONTICELLO. THE WINNER CAN TAKE HOME 500 BUCKS AND OF COURSE, PROBABLY MORE IMPORTANTLY, BRAGGING RIGHTS. THE RUNNER UP WALKS AWAY WIT
Who makes Iowa's best breaded tenderloin sandwich? Finalists announced in annual contest
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Updated: 4:34 PM CDT Oct 1, 2024
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Five finalists are vying for the prestigious title of "Iowa's Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin." More than 500 restaurants were nominated this year in the Iowa Pork Producers Association's annual contest, a list that was narrowed to 40 over the summer before judges picked the top five. The top five restaurants have been chosen by the Pork Producers: Bronson Bar in Bronson Dairy Sweet in Dunlap Ruby’s Pub and Grill in Stuart The Blind Pig in MonticelloThe Market at the Tap in Monticello “There were 532 restaurants nominated for our 22nd annual contest, which goes to show that Iowans love their breaded pork tenderloins,” Kelsey Sutter, the marketing and programs director for IPPA, said in a news release. “Over the years, I’ve seen firsthand that Iowa has no shortage of these hand-breaded favorites.”The winner will be announced later in October in celebration of National Pork Month.Cliff's Place in Manning won top honors last year.Iowa's Best Breaded Tenderloin Contest winners2012: Breitbach’s Country Dining, Balltown2013: River Rock Café, Mt. Pleasant2014: The Lucky Pig Pub & Grill, Ogden2015: Belmond Drive-In, Belmond2016: Nick’s, Des Moines2017: Grid Iron Sports Bar and Grill, Webster City2018: Three C’s Diner, Corning2019: The Pub at the Pinicon, New Hampton2020: PrairieMoon On Main, Prairieburg2021: Victoria Station, Harlan2022: Lid’s Bar & Grill, Waukon2023: Cliff's Place, Manning
DES MOINES, Iowa — Five finalists are vying for the prestigious title of "Iowa's Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin."
More than 500 restaurants were nominated this year in the Iowa Pork Producers Association's annual contest, a list that was narrowed to 40 over the summer before judges picked the top five.
The top five restaurants have been chosen by the Pork Producers:
- in Bronson
- in Dunlap
- in Stuart
- in Monticello
- in Monticello
“There were 532 restaurants nominated for our 22nd annual contest, which goes to show that Iowans love their breaded pork tenderloins,” Kelsey Sutter, the marketing and programs director for IPPA, said in a news release. “Over the years, I’ve seen firsthand that Iowa has no shortage of these hand-breaded favorites.”
The winner will be announced later in October in celebration of National Pork Month.
Cliff's Place in Manning won top honors last year.
Iowa's Best Breaded Tenderloin Contest winners
- 2012: Breitbach’s Country Dining, Balltown
- 2013: River Rock Café, Mt. Pleasant
- 2014: The Lucky Pig Pub & Grill, Ogden
- 2015: Belmond Drive-In, Belmond
- 2016: Nick’s, Des Moines
- 2017: Grid Iron Sports Bar and Grill, Webster City
- 2018: Three C’s Diner, Corning
- 2019: The Pub at the Pinicon, New Hampton
- 2020: PrairieMoon On Main, Prairieburg
- 2021: Victoria Station, Harlan
- 2022: Lid’s Bar & Grill, Waukon
- 2023: Cliff's Place, Manning
