It took over 10 months of searching, but once again the judges got it right as the Prairie Moon on Main in Prairieburg serves a fantastic sandwich:
Our friends at the Iowa Pork Producers Association were on hand to make the award presentation to owners Loren and Amy Lacy:
It's a small, intimate setting with a great atmosphere:
Marion Hy-Vee supplies the loins so meat department manager Jim joined in, as did local pork producer Dominic Hogan, who along with the Jones County Pork Producers did the nominating:
It's only the second year the Lacy's have owned the restaurant, which features a beautiful patio:
Loren says he's been a life long tenderloin lover, and has done a lot of consumption research into creating the perfect pork product for his customers.