Two Jones County Restaurants are 2024 Best Tenderloin Finalists

We're happy to report that not one, but TWO Eastern Iowa restaurants have made the list of the top five best tenderloins in the state for 2024!

On Tuesday, October 1st, the Iowa Pork Producers revealed the finalists for this year's Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin competition. They narrowed it down from 532 nominated restaurants to 40 restaurants, and then narrowed down the 40 to just these five:

• Bronson Bar - Bronson

• Dairy Sweet - Dunlap

• Ruby’s Pub and Grill - Stuart

• The Blind Pig - Monticello

• The Market at the Tap - Monticello

As you can see, two restaurants in Monticello made the finals, which is a pretty big accomplishment! It's also interesting that both restaurants are still fairly new, opening their doors in 2023.

The official winner of Iowa's Best Pork Tenderloin contest will be announced later on in October, which is also known as National Pork Month. Three judges will visit each finalist and then determine first and second place. The press release says that "the runner-up will receive $250 and a plaque from IPPA, while the winning restaurant will receive $500, a plaque, a banner, and statewide publicity—which has been known to send pork tenderloin sales hog wild!"

We will keep you updated as soon as the 2024 winner is revealed!

Curious about the past winners of Iowa's Best Pork Tenderloin Contest? You can check them all out below:

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