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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