I couldn't eat that.




Too many pickles.

I remember when it came out in the 1980s. It was terrible.

I distinctly remember a promotion: buy a McRib, get any 2nd sandwich free. Since the McRib was something like $1.79 and the Quarter Pounder was a little bit more - maybe $2.19 - I once tried to order a McRib and a Quarter Pounder, hold the McRib. The manager got mad at me and forced me to accept the McRib. Fortunately another guy in line wanted one so I gave it to him.

Then 20 years went by and I was in Toronto one day talking to buddies there who were planning a McRib roadtrip for that weekend. The McRibs were back - but not at any of the Canadian locations (or at least not the ones near Toronto). So these guys were plotting a bordertown run. That's when I realized the Internet loves McRibs. I've had one since, just to reaffirm what I knew when I was 12: they're not good and they don't remotely approximate anything one would consider real barbecue.

I haven't had one since the mid-2000s. I recall it not being great, but I love getting caught up in the hype so I'll make an effort to try one this week.

-J.

I tried the McRib locator and struck out.

However the official McDonald's site says they're available at the 20 closest restaurants. Lunch!

Speaking of fast food hype, isn't Popeye's supposed to have chicken sandwiches again by now? I seem to recall their target was late September to have them back in stock but I have not heard the Internet lose its collective sh** so I don't know if that actually happened.

Just the meat might be OK, maybe riblets served with a bit of fruit sauce and sides of green salad and French fries. Now I'm getting hungry.

I had their side salad for the first time a couple of weeks ago, and it was actually pretty good. I would get it again.

The meal you describe doesn't sound bad at all.

-J.

I haven't had one in probably 10 years. The problem I have/had with it is that it's totally drenched in (a not good) BBQ sauce. It makes for a drippy, slippery mess. It would be so much better if there was just a light glaze of BBQ sauce. The raw onions also ruin it.

I always order without onions. You can ask for them to not put sauce on it and just get the bbq on the side, also never an issue.

Where on the official site did you see a place that said they had it? The McRib Locator doesn't show anything remotely near me. There has to be a McRib somewhere in NYC.

-J.

This can be the goal for your next work trips, although I suspect it's too late to pick routes with that in mind.

I don't entirely trust that website anyway. It's very strange and most of the locations it does bring up say they don't have it.

-J.

That neat trick is just cooking them right and pulling them out :)

Same for pork roasts, bone in beef roasts, if you're cooking them to be tender the bones should just come out clean.

I need to pick up a couple of these ... one is not enough !!

This is purported to be the official site. McRib

I wonder if I'll be able to get one at christmas.

Great, 50 miles from me. Either there is no real site, or I am not getting a McRib :(

-J.

The linked site says nothing near me at all, which is surprising as I think of the Midwest (and South too) as being pork country

This is what I get:

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It's a weird site - I put in different zip codes and get different mixes of restaurants. For example, if I put in a zip code for about the center of Kansas City, I get shown a many options extending 25 miles south but zero options going north, as if the Missouri River is a magic McRib Line.

Then I throw in a zip code that is barely north of the river, and all of those McDonald's show up.

So I *think* it's everywhere, but I don't actually care enough to go find out.

Based on drive-through lines, I decided it was available. That also encouraged me to select Panera for lunch.

I tried a zip code near me (Jamaica, NY), and I got ZERO results :(

-J.

I always end up getting one or two when they appear, but I have them sub out the raw onions for the dehydrated onions they put on the regular hamburgers. That makes it better for me (of course, it's already in the "so bad it's good" category, so I'm not sure what "better" actually means in this case).

NO McRIB FOR YOU. !!!!

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Thought I’d taunt those who are craving one and can’t get it😂 I pulled in to get my $1 Diet Coke and saw they even have a deal on them.

This is making me hungry for a rib sandwich. Though I might get one at a local restaurant that serves a similar item (frozen preformed patty) instead of McD's. Then again, it'd be interesting to try McD's once to compare quality.

ETA: I'm curious why this isn't in DiningBuzz.

No deals for me. The sandwich was $3.79, I think. Large fries and a drink, with tax, took the tab up over $8.00.

I haven't been in a McDonald's this year. The last visit I can recall was on a road trip south probably April 2018 when I pulled off I-75 and Mrs. BV begged for a filet-o-fish. They had just introduced kiosks and there was an employee who walked us through the process in exchange for $1 off. I thought it was overly complicated. I'm not a fan of self check-out and I didn't like this any better. Today it seemed easier to a point, and then I got lost. I backtracked and somehow was able to consummate the purchase.

Impressions:

I haven't had a McRib since they first came out, probably sometime in the early 80's. At the time, my experience with pork was pretty much limited to my mother's dried out yet mostly fatty pork chops. So, I thought this was an improvement. Today, not so much. Bun - okay. Fresh, sprinkled with sesame seeds that couldn't be tasted. BBQ sauce - way too sweet and had a slimy texture. Pickles - I think they must be the usual burger pickles. Thin, dill, slightly sour - not bad. Onions - fresh without the tang/heat, but not a sweet onion. Possibly the best part of the sandwich. I'm no fan of reconstituted dried onions. You could taste these. Patty - I was caught off guard by the texture. I expected to have to tear off a bite, that it would be more pork-like. It has the consistency of a burger. I also noticed that the colder it got, the less I enjoyed the flavor. I challenge anyone to remove the sauce and eat this patty cold. I'd rather eat bugs.

That's probably all the McDonald's I can stand for another year.

Using the locator, I found them near former homes in Anniston, Al and Morristown, TN. I looked further north and found them around Hagerstown, MD. I tried old hometowns in MA and there was not a single McRib to be found.

Just pounded down two McRibs ... now I need to take a nap !!

-J.

Aside from its other nutritional benefits or detriments, what is "whopping" about the McRib having 500 calories? It's one lunch. If I had a McRib for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, which I wouldn't, I'd still be 500 calories short of my USDA recommended number of calories for a day.

I drove by my local McDonald's this evening and did not see any signage for the McRib, so I am assuming they don't have it. Perhaps I will check inside tomorrow.

I hope I can find one before they stop selling it.

-J.

I don’t think any of the locals here are promoting it. No window posters. Nothing on the marquee. No banners. But they have the McRibs.

The company locator doesn't work for me. Tried three different browsers and it displays nothing. But, I know there's a confirmed location 10 miles away.

My local McDonald's does not have the McRib and the cashier asked me why everyone was asking about it. The manager suggested the BBQ chicken tenders but I passed on it. :(

-J.

I stopped by the McD's nearest to my house yesterday. No McRib. I asked the cashier about it; he said it's a franchise level decision whether to carry it and believes that the store a few miles away, operated by a different franchisee, has it. I might try there sometime next week.

I tried my old address on the McRib locator BamaVol posted here, and it turns out the McRib can be had in Salt Lake City! As long as it's before midnight you can enjoy one, even with side salad meal option. So it does appear this site is somewhat accurate.

-J.

Bumping this thread... the McRib has made its McReturn, and its availability seems to be more widespread than in the past.

You can find one near you here: https://mcriblocator.com

-J.

I guess I am going to have to break down and try one. I thought I heard that it was back for good.

I'm on a diet now and will have to skip it. I didn't hear it was back for good, but apparently it is available in all locations nationwide, which hadn't been the case since 2012.

-J.