# McRib **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 3, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328 "2010-11-03T14:39:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/21 "2010-11-03T17:21:58Z")
> [@Duke](#): > > Surely it wouldn’t take a genius to put a squirt of McRib BBQ sauce on a burger and, bada-boom-bada-bing, Cowboy McDouble or whatever. Seriously. One of the reasons I still go to Carl’s Jr. is their Western burgers. BBQ sauce and onion rings are fantastic on a burger. I _can_ ask for BBQ sauce at Whataburger, but there’s a 1 in 3 chance the cashier will get confused and sometimes it’s just easier to get ketchup and mustard. ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/22 "2010-11-03T17:28:00Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Burger King used to have the Rodeo Burger which was just a regular BK burger with a couple of onion rings and BBQ sauce. I was addicted to those things! They still do. I had a couple of those the other day. I wouldn’t eat a McRib very often, but they’re OK and I’ll probably grab one while it’s back. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/23 "2010-11-03T17:32:11Z")
> [@BlackKnight](#): > > They still do. I had a couple of those the other day. It’s not at every BK anymore. I haven’t seen one around here (DC Metro area) for a good decade or so (though I don’t go to BK very often; like once a year maybe but they never have it). I suppose I could just ask them to make me one, if I really can have it my way. ---
**Author:** ![MN\_Maenad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e95f7d/32.png) [@MN\_Maenad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MN_Maenad)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/24 "2010-11-03T17:52:39Z")
My gramma LOVED them. Every time they came back, my brother would drive to McD’s to buy one for her. Fond memories. Still wouldn’t eat one, myself. ---
**Author:** ![FordTaurusSHO94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f07891/32.png) [@FordTaurusSHO94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordTaurusSHO94)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/25 "2010-11-03T18:00:55Z")
I tried one for the first time yesterday. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t good. There’s a local BBQ place down the road from it that makes a real BBQ sandwich for about the same price, so I’ll keep going back there. ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/26 "2010-11-03T18:04:23Z")
I’ve been eating at McDonald’s for decades, (but thankfully, not nearly as often in recent years), including a few summers actually working there in high school–and I’ve never had a McRib…until last week. It was OK, I guess. I wouldn’t go out of my way to get another one. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/27 "2010-11-03T18:13:53Z")
I just had two and it was the first time I’ve had one. We had a buy one, get one free coupon. Meh. It’s just a barbecue sandwich thingy. I wouldn’t order one again, but I’m glad I could try it once. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/28 "2010-11-03T18:16:37Z")
McRib:McDonald’s::Sliders:White Castle, at least in the context of hype. ---
**Author:** ![Gilliver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5fc32e/32.png) [@Gilliver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gilliver)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/29 "2010-11-03T18:17:46Z")
I had my first one the other day. Pretty tasty, actually. After I ate it though, I was so stuffed I could barely move. It was almost as if it expanded after I ate it. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/30 "2010-11-03T18:54:52Z")
Yuck. Bad BBQ. Eat real BBQ, not that. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/31 "2010-11-03T19:07:49Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > I think it’s just that it’s something different. It’s nothing that special really, just a processed **pork** patty shaped like a tiny rack of ribs with artificial grill marks on it slathered in sugary BBQ sauce and slapped in a bun. Think smaller, and more legs. Lots more legs. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/32 "2010-11-03T19:57:40Z")
> [@Larry\_Mudd](#): > > …christ on a bun… It’s good, but it’s not _that_ good. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/33 "2010-11-03T20:18:26Z")
I quite like it, but then I like canned chili and corned beef hash too. 😃 I had one last week, and I always get it without pickles and onions. One of the things that makes it better than my former staple, the AM/PM BBQ sammich is that on the McRib, I can occasionally actually taste pork. I love them. To bad I’m being all cautious of what I eat. Stupid weight loss plan. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/34 "2010-11-03T20:46:17Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Just had one not an hour ago. I try to get at least one every time they come back. > > I like 'em, but then nobody has ever accused me of having the most sophisticated of culinary tastes. Yes, the meat is processed and pressed, but that means what you get is absolutely _not_ “gristle meat”. It’s actually quite tender, and I find the texture to be palatable. And it doesn’t taste bad, if you’re somebody who likes pork and doesn’t mind McDonald’s in the first place. > > But oh! The sauce! that’s really what makes it a true McRib. Yummy. They absolutely _drench_ it in the stuff. The pickles add a nice counterpoint, though I always order without onions – I don’t like raw onions on anything. For me the secret is in the bread. It’s not like the bread they use for their other sandwiches. Rather it’s a really chewy, hoagie style bun with a dusting of cornmeal. Just compliments the meat and sauce so well. (Flings head back, mouth wide open, tongue hanging out and makes a Homer Simpson-style gurgling noise) > [@FordTaurusSHO94](#): > > I tried one for the first time yesterday. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t good. There’s a local BBQ place down the road from it that makes a real BBQ sandwich for about the same price, so I’ll keep going back there. I too love real barbecue, but to me the McRib is really it’s own thing. I don’t see it as barbecue. I just see it as a fast food pork sandwich and judge it on its merits as that. Same thing with Taco Bell. I enjoy authentic Mexican, and would never confuse it with the stuff they serve at Taco Bell. But I enjoy Taco Bell for what it is, which is American fast food with a bit of spiciness and south-of-the-border flair. Anyway, my dad, who is pretty health conscious and rarely eats fast food, loves McRibs also. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/35 "2010-11-03T20:54:44Z")
What kinds of animal was that I ate? ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/36 "2010-11-03T22:06:53Z")
Wow, I didn’t realize this was a nationwide apparition. Mmm, gotta get me some McRib. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/37 "2010-11-03T22:53:07Z")
I like 'em. I got one today thanks to this thread for reminding me. I get it extra wet with fries and a large Dr Pepper. Dr Pepper is the only way to fly with that sandwich. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/38 "2010-11-03T22:53:46Z")
Had one for dinner tonight. Yummy. But hold the pickles, please. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/39 "2010-11-03T22:55:38Z")
Dammit. Now I have to go to McDonald’s tomorrow just to get it out of my head. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328/40 "2010-11-03T22:55:44Z")
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