Schoop's - @@@

Just wrote up the review of the hamburger at Schoop's which I thought was really good. I also had another sandwich and some various sides that I figured I would write up separately.

I actually first ordered the breaded pork tenderloin sandwich as I was instantly intrigued by it. This curiosity started earlier in the year when I read a serious eats article about the origins in the Midwest. When I saw it on the menu, I couldn't help but order it to try. It is this massive breaded tenderized piece of pork which to me tasted more like the loin rather than tenderloin. I say this because I thought it was a bit dry and tough, and also due to the size it would be hard to get the tenderloin that large. Obviously could be wrong but that was my impression. It was topped with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise; reading some comments in the original article it sounded like mustard is the more traditional condiment. Also due to the somewhat perfect round shape, I am wondering if it was a premade patty. Because I thought it was a bit dry, I would give it a @@ with the complete disclaimer of no other baseline.

Also pictured are the fries which were decent but nothing to write home about. Thus I will not write about them; they are standard restaurant fries that were served fresh out of the fryer (a good thing).

Not pictured was the meal-capper...a salted caramel ice cream sundae. This was quite good, creamy and no doubt unhealthy. Handmade in front of you, the small was pretty large (20 ozs maybe??) and they had a large 32 oz monster that would be completely crazy. I had a 3 hour drive in front of me and didn't even finish the small. That's a lot of sugar!! The only bummer about the shake was that I was hoping it would keep me awake on the drive home but still had to stop at two rest stops on 94 for a quick nap. I would give it a @@@ with an extra point maybe for the size.

Overall would recommend the hamburger with fries and a shake. Solid combo and served hot and quickly if you are in the need for a quick bite. Also good to hang out at as they have little jukeboxes at each booth and seemed like a good local joint.

Original serious eats article:
http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/01/best-breaded-pork-tenderloin-sandwiches-midwest.html