In Indiana, the breaded pork tenderloin sandwich is practically a food group. It is a thin cut of pork, pounded wide, breaded, and fried until it hangs way past the edges of the bun.
The best ones come from small towns where family-run diners and drive-ins have been making them the same way for decades. If you love a good road trip with a big crispy sandwich at the end, this list is for you.
Here are seven Indiana spots where the tenderloin is the star of the menu.
1. Nick’s Kitchen, Huntington, Indiana
Credit for putting Indiana on the tenderloin map often goes right here. Nick’s Kitchen in downtown Huntington is widely recognized as the birthplace of the breaded pork tenderloin sandwich, dating back to the early 1900s…