Why alienate vegan/vegetarians when you can just use fake meat? Sure it might not be "real" but with the right seasoned breading it would be quite delicious.

I've had the vegan version of the cheesesteak in philly (gianni's) and it was excellent.

Vegan is good. There's some really good recipies for vegans out there. But meat...ew. Well, ok. As long as the state drink is chocolate soy milk. Yes? Any takers? :)

There is no question in my mind that the breaded tenderloin is Indy's signature food let alone state sandwich.

I can't get behind the pickles, but I'm an onion, lettuce, mayo, and tomato man myself.

(I have also come the conclusion that grilled tenderloins are much better than the breaded ones...)

Ya mean we gotta vote fer it?

I done thought that everbody done knowed that the Bredded Pork Tenerloin sandwich wuz the State Sandwich. And it is the Indiana state sandwich fer the reasons that mumbleby-whaterver stated and more!

1 - If done right, it makes a regular sammach bun look like a White Castle bun.

2 - It sticks to yer ribs and it makes yer belly big.

3 - It goes really well with Budweiser Beer. (the only import I drink!)

4 - You can eat one during NASCAR and not have to go back to the frige unless you forgot to put a cooler with some spare beers next to yer Laz-E-Boy.

5 - Not only does it offend Muslems and Vegeratarians but if ya eat one on a Friday you can offend: Vegeratarians, Vegans, Muselems, Jews, Catholics, Buddhists, Liberals who donate to UNICEF, and them there skinny lil' whimps - the French - who don't eat nothing but snails and frogs.

Show yer Hoosier pride, make ya a loud holler of "God Bless America!" and get ya a big ol' tenderloin sammach - so you can show them freaks n' foreigners who's really an American.

I will concur with this movement. I nominate Plumps last shot as the tenderloin as well. Its as big as your head and its tasty. I personally just like ketchup and may and onions on mine.

I totally agree. If you travel outside of Indiana and ask for a tenderloin (breaded or grilled) you either get a puzzled look from the waitstaff person or they ask you if you mean "beef" tenderloin. There is nothing like a breaded tenderloin with lettuce and mayo!! Indiana is definitely "home" to the breaded tenderloin and should claim it.

I have issues with meat patties that don't even come close to fitting on their bun counterparts.

Hooray Cornelius for Chocolate Soy Milk!

sigh just talking about this sandwhich makes me hungry for summer and shadily-assembled ferris wheels, county fairs and State Fair Food....

I've been searching for a ridiculously large mock-pork tenderloin to meet my non-pork-eating Hoosier-ish girl food needs. It's such a surprise that there's no porque tenderloin out there to share the shelves with Quorn fake chicken, huh?

Apparently I'm a freak cause I don't eat meat. Awesome. (And I think God blesses other countries too...like all of them).

MMM...Quorns fake breaded chicken with cheeeesse. I'm hungry now.

Who's calling you a freak? Vegan/vegetarian Indiana-dwellers should unite and demand the creation of the mock-pock-tenderloin from the big fake meat producers. No joke. The time has come.

See 9 comments above. I won't name names. I have no problem for someone mistaking my vegitarianism for freakism. They just might not understand is all.

It's comments like the one you are referring to that make me embarrassed to be human.

its the PORK TENDERLOIN SANDWICH that makes me HAPPY to be human!!!

so last weekend i had the PTS at Binkleys. it was pretty good, really good to tell you the truth, but it lacked a certain something under the bun. breading? 7/10 _ crispy, but still a little lacking in crunch and flavor. consistency? 7/10 _ i had a few questionable bites, but there was no vein or anything gross. flavor? 6/10 _ i tasted mustard, onions, and pickles... the meat itself was there, but wasnt why i kept eating it. i was hungry!

im on a tour peoples! tell me where to go!

I wish I could tell you where to go, but since there is still no faux PTS, I am stymied. But I really think this could be a whole blog, if you wanted it to be. I'd happily link to it from my little blog.

I don't think you can beat the pork tenderloin at the Red Key. Get it with a side of potato salad and a beer... you're in heaven.