# McRib back at all locations thru Nov 14 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 24, 2011, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-back-at-all-locations-thru-nov-14/600629 "2011-10-24T15:12:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-back-at-all-locations-thru-nov-14/600629/1 "2011-10-24T15:12:13Z")
😃 😃 😃😃😃 I’m salivating already. It’s been a year since my last McRib. 😛 I’ll be eating at McDonalds a couple times a week through Nov 14. McRibs are a slice of heaven. [http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/\_news/2011/10/24/8464427-no-bones-about-it-the-mcrib-is-back](http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/10/24/8464427-no-bones-about-it-the-mcrib-is-back) ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-back-at-all-locations-thru-nov-14/600629/2 "2011-10-24T15:24:57Z")
Thanks for the info! At least once a McRib cycle, I have 2 for lunch and 2 for dinner, comprising my entire diet for the day. Sometimes, it’s more often. ---
**Author:** ![Lips\_Obsession](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bbce88/32.png) [@Lips\_Obsession](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lips_Obsession)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-back-at-all-locations-thru-nov-14/600629/3 "2011-10-24T16:28:51Z")
Glad to see it confirmed here, although I was able to get one over the weekend. Many times in the past I’d hear that they were back in certain areas, but it didn’t seem to be a nationwide revival - so I was skeptical when I heard first that they might be back again. This is my favorite entree that is not on the permanent McDonalds menu. The Shamrock Shake would be my favorite seasonal item. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-back-at-all-locations-thru-nov-14/600629/4 "2011-10-24T16:32:19Z")
It used to be that every time the McRib would come out, I would have to make my way to McDonalds. And every single time, I’d be disappointed. These days, I just skip the first step. 🙂 I have to hand it to McDonalds for falling for their demand-through-scarcity (or whatever you’d call it) model with the McRib. Now, if only they’d bring back that damned Cheddar Melt sandwich they had in the early 90s. ---
**Author:** ![fjs1fs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@fjs1fs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fjs1fs)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-back-at-all-locations-thru-nov-14/600629/5 "2011-10-24T17:48:59Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > It used to be that every time the McRib would come out, I would have to make my way to McDonalds. And every single time, I’d be disappointed. These days, I just skip the first step. 🙂 I have to hand it to McDonalds for falling for their demand-through-scarcity (or whatever you’d call it) model with the McRib. Now, if only they’d bring back that damned Cheddar Melt sandwich they had in the early 90s. Wait, I don’t get it. Why do you keep going back to be “disappointed.” If you don’t like the McRib, then skip “both steps.” As for me, I’m psyched. Planning a McRib outing as I type this. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-back-at-all-locations-thru-nov-14/600629/6 "2011-10-24T18:05:02Z")
> [@fjs1fs](#): > > Wait, I don’t get it. Why do you keep going back to be “disappointed.” If you don’t like the McRib, then skip “both steps.” What I mean is for a number of years, I got psyched about the McRib, only to get to McDonalds and remember that I didn’t really like the McRib. But, somehow, because of the passage of time, I’d forget that fact. And then I’d go again to McDonalds, only to realize that no, I really don’t like it. Repeat several times over. I really do think their approach to selling the McRib is clever. If it was on the menu always, I would never order it, but having it “limited time,” for whatever reason, causes me to think that either I like it, or that I need to give it another chance. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-back-at-all-locations-thru-nov-14/600629/7 "2011-10-24T18:22:05Z")
If you want the disappointment without going to McD’s, check the grocery store for frozen BBQ rib patties. The ones in my area are made by OnCor, and they’re pretty McD-like. Get some dinner rolls, some chopped onions if you really want, and they’re pretty darn good for what they are and not artificially scarce like McRibs. Course, that all said, I kinda want a McRib… ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-back-at-all-locations-thru-nov-14/600629/8 "2011-10-24T18:23:56Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > …only to get to McDonalds and remember that I didn’t really like the McRib. But, somehow, because of the passage of time, I’d forget that fact. And then I’d go again to McDonalds, only to realize that no, I really don’t like it. Repeat several times over. … I think that that’s the definition of insanity! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kozmik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-back-at-all-locations-thru-nov-14/600629/9 "2011-10-24T18:24:23Z")
I’ll eat McDonald’s. I won’t eat the McRib, though. Bring back Chicken McBites! ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-back-at-all-locations-thru-nov-14/600629/10 "2011-10-24T18:32:38Z")
I wish they didn’t have to package the slippery little bastard in a box. That’s the main problem with the BigMac, too, imho. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-back-at-all-locations-thru-nov-14/600629/11 "2011-10-24T19:41:26Z")
Better you than me. Next to KFC Bowls, they’re the second most disgusting major fast food option out there. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-back-at-all-locations-thru-nov-14/600629/12 "2011-10-24T19:51:16Z")
Pickles? PICKLES? Bletch. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-back-at-all-locations-thru-nov-14/600629/13 "2011-10-24T22:47:20Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Pickles? > PICKLES? > > Bletch. Fling them at a cow-orker. That’s what I did with the three that came on this McRib. mmmm, pork. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-back-at-all-locations-thru-nov-14/600629/14 "2011-10-24T23:31:49Z")
Surely, wherever you are, there must be local mom-and-pop type eateries with some kind of great BBQ ribs (either beef or pork). Just google for BBQ ribs \ Myself, I was researching this just yesterday! Funny you should ask. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-back-at-all-locations-thru-nov-14/600629/15 "2011-10-24T23:33:36Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Surely, wherever you are, there must be local mom-and-pop type eateries with some kind of great BBQ ribs (either beef or pork). Just google for BBQ ribs \ Myself, I was researching this just yesterday! Funny you should ask. No, see, it’s not about BBQ ribs. It’s about boneless shaped rib patties. It’s also about paying $3 instead of $12. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-back-at-all-locations-thru-nov-14/600629/16 "2011-10-25T00:44:57Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Surely, wherever you are, there must be local mom-and-pop type eateries with some kind of great BBQ ribs (either beef or pork). Just google for BBQ ribs \ Myself, I was researching this just yesterday! Funny you should ask. Hear him! Hear him! Er, I mean, “Word.” The processed pork of McRibs is made from stuff at the butcher’s that falls on the floor. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-back-at-all-locations-thru-nov-14/600629/17 "2011-10-25T00:53:01Z")
I’ve never had one, but they were in a funny line from the pilot episode (first season) of the American sitcom _Raising Hope_. Our hero is going to prison to visit his ex-girlfriend who is on death row. The prison guard who is taking him to her cell tells him: “Your girlfriend’s pretty clever. For her last meal she asked for a McRib and a Shamrock Shake. That should buy her a few months. Those two are almost never available at the same limited time.” ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-back-at-all-locations-thru-nov-14/600629/18 "2011-10-25T01:01:43Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Better you than me. Next to KFC Bowls, they’re the second most disgusting major fast food option out there. I hope the brains in those two corps don’t suddenly remember those old Reeses Peanut Butter Cup commercials :eek: ---
**Author:** ![lavenderviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-back-at-all-locations-thru-nov-14/600629/19 "2011-10-25T01:05:12Z")
I used to love the McRib when I ate meat. Thankfully Morningstar Farms makes a vegetarian riblet thing that is close enough that I don’t really miss the real thing. Bonus: the veggie kind is available all year! [http://www.adventuresinfakemeat.com/2010/01/morningstar-hickory-bbq-riblets.html](http://www.adventuresinfakemeat.com/2010/01/morningstar-hickory-bbq-riblets.html) ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-back-at-all-locations-thru-nov-14/600629/20 "2011-10-25T01:12:55Z")
> [@lavenderviolet](#): > > Thankfully Morningstar Farms makes a vegetarian riblet thing that is close enough that I don’t really miss the real thing. ARRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Oh. Close to a McRib. Never mind. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-back-at-all-locations-thru-nov-14/600629.md?page=2)