Breaded tenderloins are a true Indiana staple.
Hoosiers love them so much, they decided to make them big enough to cover 2 or 3 buns. They're on the menu at almost every restaurant. There's even a Tenderloin Trail. The tenderloin craze is something most folks don't understand, but we're here to guide you through *some* (not all) of our favorite tenderloins in town.
Be sure to check out Hamilton County's Tenderloin Tuesdays for discounts and more!
Photo: Mug-n-Bun
Speedway | 5211 W 10th St.
We're startin' this off with a true Indianapolis staple. Mug n Bun lovers have tried everything on the menu and deemed their breaded tenderloins delicious! We're not gonna tell you what to eat, but the tendy at Mug-n-Bun isn't a bad choice.
Photo: Muldoon's
Carmel | 111 W Main St.
This Irish bar sits in the heart of Carmel and is home to easily one of the best tenderloins we've ever had. Their tenderloins are so big they offer a mini version that is still enough for 2 sandwiches.
Photo: Big Lug Canteen
Nora | 1435 E 86th St.
It's no secret that Sahm's crew knows how to make a perfect tenderloin. It's the ideal thickness, full of flavor, and comes with their delicious fries.
Multiple Locations - Noblesville, Carmel, Fishers, Pendleton
With a few locations across Central Indiana, Wolfies knows what they're doing when it comes to hand-breaded tenderloins.
Noblesville | 101 N 10th St.
We've never tried something we didn't love at Grindstone Public House, but sometimes you need to switch it up! Their Indiana Pork Tenderloin is everything one hopes for in a breaded tenderloin, including the brioche bun.
Photo: Oasis Diner
Plainfield | 405 W Main St.
Everything a tenderloin in Indiana should be - perfectly breaded, bigger than your head, and topped with everything.
Photo: Trip Advisor
Broad Ripple | 6253 Ferguson St.
Deemed "The best tenderloin EVER!" by several people on the internet, we had to mention it! You know it's gonna be a good tenderloin when it says "Hoosier Breaded Pork Tenderloin" on the menu -that means business.
Photo: Trip Advisor
Multiple Locations - Fishers, Mass Ave, Butler
Under their house specialties lies a creation called War Pig, featuring a hand-breaded pork tenderloin topped with capicola, two strips of applewood-smoked bacon, a fried egg, Swiss, provolone, and gouda, THEN drizzled with jalapeno hollandaise. Would you try it? If not, they still have their classic Garlic Pork Tenderloin.
Let us know where we should try a tenderloin from next at [email protected]!
Cover photo by Festival County Indiana, Edinburgh Diner.
