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Location: 61 W. Jefferson St. in Winterset Iowa, about 20 minutes drive south and west of Des Moines.
Directions: Take the Highway 169 Exit south from I-80, leading straight into Winterset. This is on the North side of the town square in Winterset, facing the courthouse.
The Tenderloin: This one falls into the category of thin cut pieces of pork loin. The breading is cooked better and browned more on one side. The breading was a little dusty and had not grease dripping off. This is a little on the thin side and is not big. Overall, a not-impressed 5.5 out of ten.
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Price: $4.25 with all the fixins.
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Service: Its seat-yourself with an attentive wait staff.
Ambiance: This has a great town square cafe ambiance. Vintage photos cover the walls over the woodwork. There are booths and a counter to dine at.
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Try the grilled one. Its better. I grew up in Winterset, I dated Kens youngest daughter Sherry. Every time I go back I have the grilled ones 2 at a time!
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Wow, the Starlight Cafe! Yep, they had very good breaded pork tenderloin sandwiches, it's still goin is it???? I grew up in Winterset myself, and that is one of many stops I intend on doin, next Covered Bridge Festival time!
ReplyDeleteI think the Starlight Cafe closed about a year ago. If you have the time, drive to Peru Bar & Grill in the backroads of Madison County.
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