Iowa's Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin Contest

The 2025 Contest

Nominations will open on Thursday, April 17, 2025, and close at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, June 1, 2025.

Restaurant Resources & Tips:

Utilize promotional displays in your restaurant that include a QR code to take customers directly to the nomination form and share contest details on your social media pages.

• Printable 8.5x11 Poster
• Printable 5x7 Table Tent
• Social Media Graphics

Who's eligible?

Nominated tenderloins must be from a restaurant that is typically open year-round with regular hours. Food trucks, concession stands, seasonal establishments, and catering businesses are not eligible. No email or social media nominations are counted. See official rules.

 

The 2024 champion was Dairy Sweet in Dunlap!

Read more about the winner

The top five restaurants for 2024 were:

• Dairy Sweet - Dunlap - 1st Place
• Ruby’s Pub and Grill - 2nd Place
• Bronson Bar - Bronson
• The Blind Pig - Monticello
• The Market at the Tap - Monticello

 

Check out past winners!

The Iowa Pork Producers Association has held a best tenderloin contest each year since 2003. Check out this complete list of restaurants that have won or have placed in the annual contest.