McDonald’s has put the McRib sandwich back on the menu – wait for it – in the UK. However, it may soon be introduced to U.S. restaurants as well.
This beloved (at least by some) menu item typically appears in the fast food chain’s U.S. restaurants in the fall. The McRib returned to select U.S. stores last fall, and before that in 2022 during what McDonald’s considers the sandwich’s “farewell tour.”
Earlier this week, the McRib arrived in British restaurants for a limited time, The Independent reported on Wednesday. It hasn’t been available in the UK since 2016, but the sandwich is a regular menu item in Germany and Luxembourg.
“This is more than just a sandwich. It’s a phenomenon. We’ve heard our fans loud and clear, their petitions and pleas on social, and after almost a decade of anticipation, we’re proud to announce this iconic menu item. We’re delighted to be bringing it back,” said Thomas O’Neill, head of menu at McDonald’s UK. , in a press release, the sandwich is also available in Ireland for a limited time.
“Knowing how much the McRib is loved, we had little choice but to make it happen. It was time to step up and fulfill the desires of McRib lovers across the country. ” he said.
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When will the McRib return to the US?We don’t know exactly, but there are signs of the McRib’s impending return.
Back in June, McDonald’s U.S. president Joe Erlinger told the Today Show that the sandwich “will be coming later this year. It’ll be back.” Recently, some stores have expressed support for the McRib’s return.
McDonald’s restaurants in Topeka, Kansas, will begin selling sandwiches the week of Nov. 25, the Topeka Capital Journal reported Wednesday. The McRib will be available until January 2025, the Capital-Journal, part of the USA TODAY network, reported.
The McRib is scheduled to return in mid-November in Springfield, Illinois, the Springfield State Journal-Register, also part of the USA TODAY Network, reported, citing two local general managers on the matter.
Also already on the McRib’s return map: the “greater Ozarks region” where the sandwich will arrive on Wednesday, Nov. 27, a McDonald’s spokesperson told the Springfield (Missouri) News-Leader on Wednesday. spoke. The News-Leader is also part of the USA TODAY Network.
McDonald’s did not immediately respond to a request for plans for 2024 for the McRib in the United States.
What is the McRib?
The McRib is a pork patty shaped like a rack of ribs, made with pork, water, salt, glucose, and, would you believe it, rosemary extract? It’s served on a bun with barbecue sauce, pickles, and onions and weighs 520 calories.
The McRib was invented in 1979 by McDonald’s executive chef Rene Arend, who also created Chicken McNuggets. But it grew out of University of Nebraska professor Roger Mandigo’s development of reconstituted meat for military use. The sandwich debuted in Kansas City, Kansas in 1981 and became available nationwide the following year.
The McRib, which was on McDonald’s menu from 1989 to 2005, is the most popular fast food to be discontinued, according to online gaming site Spin Genie. Spin Genie analyzed Google search data to see what kind of fast food people were looking for. The McRib received far more searches from July 2023 to June 2024 than its closest competitors, including Chipotle Carne Asada, Domino’s Brooklyn Style Pizza, and Taco Bell’s Encilito.
The McRib hasn’t been on the menu since 2012, but started appearing annually starting in 2019.
Craving McRib? You can monitor the unofficial McRib Locator tool online.
McDonald’s Chicken Big Mac is now available
You may not be able to get your hands on the McRib just yet, but House of Ronald has another limited time menu item: the new Chicken Big Mac. Two tempura-crusted chicken patties are served on a Big Mac bun with Big Mac sauce and cheese. , lettuce and pickle slices, but no onions.
McDonald’s is offering bulk purchases to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), which provides medical care to families with sick and injured children. Some local McDonald’s restaurants will be running a special promotion, and in Missouri, for every french fries purchased, the restaurant will donate one penny to the local RMHC House.
In an effort to draw attention to McDonald’s bid for RMHC, NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace wore a special logo on his firefighter suit and customized his car at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Oct. 27. I’m planning on designing it.
The decal on the driver’s side of his car represents the RMHC family in his home state of Alabama.
Contributors: Greta Cross, Clare Grant, Tim Lentzil.
