Notify Bill Clinton: McDonald‘s to Return McRib ’Cult Sandwich’ to All US Locations
- Posted on October 24, 2011 at 6:00pm by
Becket Adams
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The McRib, the elusive sandwich that has inspired a cult-like following, is back.
McDonald’s Corp. announced Monday that the sandwich, usually available in only a few stores at a time, will be sold at all U.S. locations through mid November.
Most of the time, it’s up to local franchises to determine when and if they want to sell the sandwich– except in Germany, the only place where it’s available perennially (might explain the country do so well in comparison to other eurozone countries).
McDonald’s said the response was enormous last November when it made the McRib available nationally for about three weeks.
Back then, even the dieting Bill Clinton was happy to hear it about it (as reported earlier on The Blaze):
In fact, it was so popular last November that the company decided to bring it back this year.
The sandwich was introduced nationally in 1982. Just like the Big Mac, the McRib has become a popular McDonald’s offering.
Oddly enough for a fast food sandwich, there are Facebook groups like “Bring Back the McRib!!!” There are Twitter tags, where posts range from “Lucky me, the McRib is back“ to ”If you eat McRibs, you need to re-evaluate what it is you actually want in life.” Last year, the guy who won McDonald’s $1 million Monopoly grand prize was ordering – you guessed it – a McRib.
Alan Klein, a meteorologist in the Minneapolis area, runs a website that helps consumers locate a McRib in their area. He created the Locator in 2008 because he wanted to learn how to use the Google Maps program for work, and because he had fond memories of eating the pork sandwich while growing up on a hog farm.
“We’ve been spoiled this year and last year with it being around nationwide,” he said. “But I hope it stays elusive because otherwise nobody will come to our website.”
If the McRib is so popular, why not just offer it all the time?
“Bringing it back every so often adds to the excitement,” said Marta Fearon, McDonald’s U.S. marketing director, who added that she’s not sure if the McRib will reappear in stores every fall.
That’s one way to do it.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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Comments (41)
WinterSol
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 1:59amIn a world of moral decay where every day is just a little darker than the last, hope rises over the (double arched) horizon. Yum.
Report Post »neverending
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:40pmOnly time I ever agreed with slick willie – loved them when they first came out and love them everytime they bring them back. yum-o
Report Post »cranberry
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 4:20pmNever had one, I may just have to try one now that all y’all love them… better not be any fat in them tho..at all.
Report Post »disque-0-duc
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 1:39pmI just don’t get it with this horrendous fast food Frankenstein. I guess it’s because where I live I can get REAL barbeque any time. Sorry, no love from me.
Report Post »oldschoolgreen
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 1:38pmThe First Lady must be furious.
Report Post »McNamara
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 4:18pmYou can bet, her big supersize me Mooschelle arse will be in line to get a dozen for herself..
Report Post »garyM
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 1:14pmBill will have to change his eating habits after the caliphate!
Report Post »zenjak
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 12:31pmI’m packing some in happy meals and smuggling them into San Francsico.
Report Post »The Jewish Avenger
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 12:02pmThe first McRib tasted like the styrofoam plastic they used to serve it in, just one big formed piece of mystery meat that was flavorless and the only flavor was the barbeque sauce that was basically, mustard, worcestershire, catsup…
(Note: I would LOVE to know where I can get a sound byte of Glenn and Gang making fun of John Kerry talking about being on his boat with CATSUP, I literally pulled over and laughed my arse off)
…vinegar and… dead rat… no idea what else… but every time they bring it back, I cringe, I’d rather eat 10 slim jims in bread then that processed piece of junk.
Report Post »martylogs
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:31amWhat is it actually mad of ??
Report Post »southernORcobra
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:15amom nom nom nom
Report Post »delta.three.nine
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:54ammmmmmmmmmm
Report Post »SuttonShimai
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:52amI managed to resist the temptation for lunch, but by dinner time I finally gave in. Ever try to eat a McRib while driving? Not a pretty picture. But the good news is that I didn’t get any sauce on the napkin I stuck in my neck as a bib. :-)
Report Post »garclar
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:27amstorm clouds have parted, the sun is shining again, I have found a place again at a table in Ronald McDonalds with that finger lickin good yummy wet and wild McRib sandwich that slides down oh so good. Can hardly wait…..
Report Post »v12tommy
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:14amForget Bill Clinton, someone notify Michelle Obama.
Report Post »your sensei
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:39amAnd Newt Gingrich!
Report Post »South Philly Boy
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 8:59amYummy
Report Post »mrsmileyface
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 8:12amWhat a natural product McRib is….comes straight off one of those new fangled “boneless hogs”
Report Post »patriot308
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:44amI love the new “McBoneless” hogs. The McRib is the only thing that gets me to a MickyDee’s.
Report Post »Theswerd
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 7:33amCan we get the McSkillet back? Please?
Report Post »FranklinK
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 9:29amAgreed! The McSkillet was their best offering – by far.
Report Post »AmericanStrega
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 1:20pmAnd those ham, egg, and cheese bagels they used to have for breakfast. They were soooooooo tasty!
Report Post »Polwatcher
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 7:12amOne McRib here.
Report Post »hidden_lion
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 7:46amI love the mcRib. I wish they had it all the time
Report Post »Cynic-clinic
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:30amThe McRib outa keep the jihadists out of McDonalds.
Report Post »Scruff
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:55amGo McRib!
Report Post »@Cynic-Clinic: My guess is it won’t keep them out, but it will give them an excuse to cause trouble.
timel0rd
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 6:44amhttp://kleincast.com/maps/mcrib.php
mmmmmm….McRib Watch!
Report Post »Gorp
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 6:49amLife is good once again. The McRib is back!
Report Post »I have 2, count em, 2 free coupons for then and will use them today.
Life is good…
TheePolitinator
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 6:33amI have (my family), personally after the big wigs in Mc D’s decided to get in the sac with Oblahblah promised to NEVER give one cent to this company as long as I live. The can bring back the most heavenly sandwich on earth.
“Just say, NO!”
Report Post »haras42000
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 1:50amdont say it too loud MRS OBAMA will have it removed
Report Post »werbaz neutron
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 4:22amNo, no, she’ll take a dozen. Make that with fries.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 4:34amNotify Bill Clinton that Monica Lewinsky was a fat pig, what the hell was he thinkin ???
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 12:56am“Cult-like following”? Are we speaking the same language?
Report Post »kenr1963
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 12:48amIt’s probobly not that good for you but dear Lord it is good!!!
Report Post »Hefsmaster
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 11:12pmLoved them completely. Until they did something to the actual rib… More rubber than rib now…
Report Post »Got it right with Manwich spicy tangy sloppy joe mix, add pickles and onions. Can’t get any closer than this taste wise…
The Dogfather
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 11:09pmCORRECTION: The McRib first appeared in 1992, not 1982, I know, I was in college at University of Pittsburgh when McD’s first rolled it out: Pitt was one of several test-locations for the sandwich…
I’ve those suckers ever since
Report Post »Snidely
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 11:27pmIt might have been 1992 in Pennsylvania, but it was ten years earlier where I was living in the 80′s. This is from Wikipedia: “The sandwich test-marketed very well in the Midwest, including Nebraska, and was added to the restaurant’s permanent menu for the United States in 1981.”
Report Post »ErinLindsey
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 4:34amIt was in 1981.
I worked for McD’s in the late 80s and early to mid-90s. Our manager actually had us learn the history of the sandwiches like the McRib and the Big Mac. (we also had to learn the Big Mac song…not as geeky and irritating as it sounds. That was actually a fun job when customers werent being entitlement whores and throwing food at us)
Report Post »Ranubis
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 7:17amI remember the first time I ate one was when I was stationed at Ft. Bragg NC back in 1983
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