Driving to the game this Friday

[HawkinMN]

Buddy of mine and I are driving down for the Whining Illini game. We were going to stay in Dubuque, but have decided to stay in Iowa City that night. Give me an idea of a place with a great breaded pork tenderloin sandwich. Don't disappoint the aging HawkinMN.

 

[iCRUNCH]

Perkin's

 

[Jackie Treehorn]

Buddy of mine and I are driving down for the Whining Illini game. We were going to stay in Dubuque, but have decided to stay in Iowa City that night. Give me an idea of a place with a great breaded pork tenderloin sandwich. Don't disappoint the aging HawkinMN.

Augusta in Oxford.

 

[2bagger22]

I always enjoyed the tenderloins at Bo James.

 

[HawkinMN]

I should have specified we may be doing this on the way down for lunch, so perhaps closer to the Dubuque area.

 

[iCRUNCH]

Iowa pork tenderloin blog: http://des-loines.blogspot.com/

 

[gojojo]

Not on the way from DBQ, but Jon's in Tiffin is my favorite in the IC area, followed by Shakespeare's. I'm guessing you will get a lot of people suggesting Jonsey's, but I only gave them 2 chances as there was so much gristle it was unenjoyable each time.

I'd also suggest stopping at Short's Shines on Clinton next to the Airliner for one of the best burgers and fries you will find in Iowa. It's owned by Nate Keading. There will be a wait but it's well worth it

 

[iCRUNCH]

Here are the 2014 winner's according to Iowa Pork Producer's. Looks like they pick new one's every year.

2014

1st – The Lucky Pig Pub & Grill, Ogden
2nd – Brick Street’s Butler Café, Bondurant


Honorable Mention:

TC’s Point After, Dewitt
B & S’s 529, Carroll
Go Fish Marina Bar


http://www.iowapork.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/t-loin-winners-list.pdf

 

[Wendy79]

Augusta. Or wait until game day and get one at the stand on the corner of Melrose and Melrose Pl. Five bucks and it's ridiculously good...thick, juicy, flavorful.

 

[fredjr82]

thick, juicy, flavorful.

We talking about a tenderloin or HawkinMN's man bits?

 

[theiacowtipper]

Augusta. Or wait until game day and get one at the stand on the corner of Melrose and Melrose Pl. Five bucks and it's ridiculously good...thick, juicy, flavorful.

Have never done a tenderloin on gameday. Is there a specific vendor? Is there only one in that location?

 

[fredjr82]

Have never done a tenderloin on gameday. Is there a specific vendor? Is there only one in that location?

that's because you should be looking for Big Ass Turkey Legs and skipping the loin.

 

[stevenpatrick]

Augusta. Or wait until game day and get one at the stand on the corner of Melrose and Melrose Pl. Five bucks and it's ridiculously good...thick, juicy, flavorful.

Bingo. Shakespeare's is another good call.

And LOL at the Bo James suggestion. That place has been putting out hot garbage for far too long.

 

[2bagger22]

Bingo. Shakespeare's is another good call.

And LOL at the Bo James suggestion. That place has been putting out hot garbage for far too long.

My palate in college was far from advanced.

 

[Bulldogs1974]

St. olaf tap depending on the route you are taking and time.

 

[stevenpatrick]

St. olaf tap depending on the route you are taking and time.

We've gone over this here-St Olaf tap dropped off with the new ownership. Don't bother.

 

[Wendy79]

Have never done a tenderloin on gameday. Is there a specific vendor? Is there only one in that location?

It's just the one in that spot. They also sell chicken tenders.

 

[HawkinMN]

I should have specified we may be doing this on the way down for lunch, so perhaps closer to the Dubuque area.

We talking about a tenderloin or HawkinMN's man bits?

I will save my man bits for Wendy. It'll be fabulous.

 

[Wendy79]

 

[stevenpatrick]

I should have specified we may be doing this on the way down for lunch, so perhaps closer to the Dubuque area.


I will save my man bits for Wendy. It'll be fabulous.

Where, specifically, in Minnesota do you live where you drive through Dubuque?

 

[NoleSoup4U]

BTW, congrats on your 5-0 start. I'm hoping FSU can follow suit this weekend, especially since they are playing Miami.

 

[millah_22]

BTW, congrats on your 5-0 start.

Thanks, I've put a lot of hard work into it.

 

[HawkinMN]

Where, specifically, in Minnesota do you live where you drive through Dubuque?

I'm in south metro, so out of the way, but will drive down 35 and cut over to Rochester, then down 52 to Dubuque, then 151 over towards IC.