Perhaps the favorite sandwich in Iowa and it’s presented in many forms. We’re talking about the Pork Tenderloin sandwich and we’re propping up one from all 99 of Iowa’s counties! Have fun reading Part 1 of our delicious list, and keep supporting Iowa’s producers, local restaurants and the communities they call home.


*The list below is not a ranking! It’s the order of counties we’ve featured. Feel free to click on the highlighted links to get more info on many of these restaurants we’ve showcased. Now, let’s gallivant!
34. Iowa County: Home Town Cafe-Millersburg, Iowa

35. Keokuk County: Pigtail Charlie’s Diner-Hedrick, Iowa

36. Washington County: Lebowski’s-Washington, Iowa

37. Buchanan County: Sparky’s Place-Winthrop, Iowa

38. Scott County: The Filling Station-Davenport, Iowa

39. Adams County: Three C’s Diner-Corning, Iowa

40. Union County: The Old Fashioned Bar & Grill-Creston, Iowa

41. Page County: Ice House-Clarinda, Iowa

42. Jasper County: Goldie’s Ice Cream Shoppe-Prairie City, Iowa

43. Hamilton County: Grid Iron Grill & Sports Lounge-Webster City, Iowa

44. Webster County: Stumpy’s Bar & Grill-Duncombe, Iowa

45. Calhoun County: Lake City Drive In-Lake City, Iowa

46. Crawford County: O’Meara’s & Two Doors Down-Dow City, Iowa

47. Woodbury County: Walker’s of Salix-Salix, Iowa

48. Jefferson County: Peck’s Pub-Libertyville, Iowa

49. Des Moines County: The Buffalo Tavern-Burlington, Iowa

50. Buena Vista County: Malarky’s Bar & Grill-Storm Lake, Iowa

51. Taylor County: Bootleggers Bar & Grill-Clearfield, Iowa

52. Cedar County: Ditto’s Family Restaurant-Stanwood, Iowa

53. Shelby County: Troy’s Bar & Grill-Earling, Iowa

54. Delaware County: Delhi Landing-Delhi, Iowa

55. Jackson County: Kalmes Restaurant-Saint Donatus, Iowa

56. Henry County: Short Stop-New London, Iowa

57. Van Buren County: AJ’s Saloon-Mount Sterling, Iowa

58. Wright County: Belmond Drive In-Belmond, Iowa

59. Tama County: Harper’s Public House-Dysart, Iowa

60. Franklin County: Stumble Inn-Bradford, Iowa

61. Boone County: The Lucky Pig Pub & Grill-Ogden, Iowa

62. Story County-Nite Hawk Bar & Grill-Slater, Iowa

63. Marshall County: Smokin’ G’s BBQ-Marshalltown, Iowa

64. Dallas County: Ambro’s Roadhouse-De Soto, Iowa

65. Louisa County: The Junction Bar & Grill-Ainsworth, Iowa

66. Hardin County: Firehouse Saloon & Grill-Eldora, Iowa

Thank you to everyone we’ve met on this entertaining road trip throughout Iowa. It’s already been an incredible ride and wave of mustard. Keep checking in, Gallivant Nation, because I’ll be announcing my favorite tenderloin soon after the 99th county!
-JayJay Goodvin, Chief Explorer of The Iowa Gallivant


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