Eastern Iowans Name Their Favorite Pork Tenderloins in the Area [GALLERY]

The 2026 Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin Contest is underway, and you can only choose ONE restaurant to nominate... which Eastern Iowa restaurant would you choose?

We asked Eastern Iowans on Facebook which area restaurant they will be nominating for the 2026 Best Pork Tenderloin Contest, and there were quite a few responses! Here are some of the favorites:

• The 1854, Gilbertville
• AJ's Saloon, Mount Sterling
• Bigfoot Betty's, Cedar Falls
• The Blind Pig, Cedar Rapids/Monticello
• Brogan's Pub & Grub, Palo
• Bully's North, Center Point
• Chommy's, Eldon
• The Classic Deli & Ice Cream Shoppe, Brooklyn
• Cracken's Grill, Iowa City
• The Double Z Bar & Grill, Cedar Rapids
• Ernie's Steak & Ice Cream, Nichols
• Foxy's Chill & Grill, Central City
• Gibby's Downtown, Independence
• Harper's Public House, Dysart
• The Inn Restaurant and Bar, Cedar Rapids
• Kula's It's Just Sauce, Walker
• Lebowski’s Bar & Grill, Robins
• The Other Place, Cedar Falls/Waterloo/Waverly/Evansdale
• The Place, Protivin
• Pregame Brew and Chew, Cedar Rapids
• The Pub at the Pinicon, New Hampton (2019 winner)
• Sally's On Broadway, Springville
• Sasquatch Jacks Hideaway Barroom & Grill, Waverly
• Scooters Bar and Grill, Anamosa
• Still Four Corners, Hopkinton
• Sumner Family Restaurant, Sumner
• Tavern 61, Bluegrass

For more information on how to nominate your favorite Iowa tenderloin for this year's contest, click HERE!

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