Mecca Tavern

Came down here from South Bend to tour the Sanatorium and knew nothing of the hype of this place. I just googled 'food near me ', and Mecca appeared in the search results. I am so glad we drove the little ways to try it! Words do not do justice for how good the food is. We had the breaded tenderloin, a burger, and the pretzel. The pretzel was the size of moped tire. Served in a pizza takeout box because I 'm sure they know you 're going to be taking it home. Two people can 't finish it. The tenderloin was enormous and without a doubt the best breaded tenderloin I 've ever had! It is no wonder they sell out. The burger was equally good. Greasy, cheesy, deliciousness. Let 's talk about the atmosphere for a moment. I 've read the complaints about the tavern smell, smoke smell or whatever. This is clearly an old tavern that predates the Indiana smoking ban. Heck, I don 't know if you still can smoke in there after a certain hour. I didn 't see anyone however. But if you 're old enough to be in a bar, the smoke smell shouldn 't shock you. Or maybe it does if you 're on the younger side and no smoking bars have existed for you since turning 21. I, however, remember bars being smoking. So my question to the complainers about the smell , what do you want people to do? Gut their entire place to suit your needs? This place is a hidden gem. Off the beaten path and well worth the drive. You can 't beat the scenery getting there. We will drive back from South Bend, for sure!

Fun little dive, middle of no where. Hands down best tenderloin i have ever had. Worth the stop! Price per person: $10–20 Food: 5 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 4

Great off the trail bar! Great atmosphere, we were there when a band was playing. Tenderloin was big and delicious. All the food was geat! Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Ribeye Sandwich Fries, Onion Rings, Breaded Tenderloin Sandwich, Pretzel

Biggest tenderloin I've ever bought,it makes four sandwiches easily. You can taste the tenderloin too! Prices are right. Price per person: $10–20 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 3 Recommended dishes: Breaded Tenderloin Sandwich, Pretzel

Wanted to take my fiance someplace different for Father's Day and based on reviews and our neighbor's recommendation, I chose Mecca Tavern. BIG MISTAKE!! Yes, the breaded tenderloin will make 3 meals (6 if you're a regular/local as the gentleman sitting next to me who was with the band got two tenderloins). But don't go if you're hungry. It took us about 1 hour and 20 minutes to get our food and they weren't that busy. We only got our food because we threatened to leave. Then we were charged for a beer we never received and $5 for 4 jalapeno poppers! We will, obviously, never go back. Maybe if we were locals/regulars we would have received better service...that seemed to be the case with those seated around us who came in after us and got their food before us.