The McRib is returning
sac said:
tomcat said:
I have not gone to MDs voluntarily since 1974. Thus, who cares????
I don't much like their burgers and similar, but I do like many of the breakfast items (especially the biscuit sandwiches) and I still think they have the best fries of any fast-food chain.
I agree, but I'm still a sucker for the occasional Big Mac. The Egg McMuffin is one of the great fast food inventions. I just wished they toasted the muffin more.
tomcat said:
I have not gone to MDs voluntarily since 1974. Thus, who cares????
You came into this thread just to dunk on the people here?
I read this thread and decided to go to McDonalds on Northfield Ave, which I go to every few months, and get a McRib. Will never need to eat another, but I now can say I had one. It was a bit too sweet. I think all the McD have them now, at least for some period of time.
dianaid said:
I read this thread and decided to go to McDonalds on Northfield Ave, which I go to every few months, and get a McRib. Will never need to eat another, but I now can say I had one. It was a bit too sweet. I think all the McD have them now, at least for some period of time.
I'm kind of in the same boat. I got one last year while out in PA. I succumbed to the silly marketing hype!
I'm guessing maybe in 8-10 years I'll have sufficiently forgotten the experience to try again. Until then it's Quarter Pounders for me!
I bought one just a few minutes ago. Am trying to get up the nerve to eat it.
meh. It wasn't too bad, maybe better than I remember, but there's no need to get another one. Never was a fan of bbq sauce anyway.
With regard to McD's overall -- I really like a Big Mac. I don't go there often. But a couple times a year, there's not much better than a Big Mac, fries and a Coke.
But for me, the McRib is a hard pass.
The "McRib" never left Hong Kong (it's our national dish).
https://www.willflyforfood.net/hong-kong-the-best-char-siu-in-the-universe/
drummerboy said:
meh. It wasn't too bad, maybe better than I remember, but there's no need to get another one. Never was a fan of bbq sauce anyway.
It's a pretty brilliant marketing strategy if you ask me. Its a solidly mediocre sandwich but they have somehow created this nigh-mythical atmosphere around it.
mrincredible said:
drummerboy said:
meh. It wasn't too bad, maybe better than I remember, but there's no need to get another one. Never was a fan of bbq sauce anyway.
It's a pretty brilliant marketing strategy if you ask me. Its a solidly mediocre sandwich but they have somehow created this nigh-mythical atmosphere around it.
To be honest, I was more interested in trying their new apple fritter. (verdict - not bad)
I figured since I was there...
I don’t think I’ve ever had a McRib, but my husband goes ga-ga for them.
I thought the McGriddle sounded hideous, but a few weeks ago they screwed up my order and by the time I realized that my ham, egg, and cheese on an English muffin was actually a sausage McGriddle I was already on 78 so I wasn’t about to turn around. It was actually tasty, but I don’t think I would purposely order one, at least not on a regular basis. A bit too much, and too sweet for a breakfast sandwich.
spontaneous said:
I don’t think I’ve ever had a McRib, but my husband goes ga-ga for them.
I thought the McGriddle sounded hideous, but a few weeks ago they screwed up my order and by the time I realized that my ham, egg, and cheese on an English muffin was actually a sausage McGriddle I was already on 78 so I wasn’t about to turn around. It was actually tasty, but I don’t think I would purposely order one, at least not on a regular basis. A bit too much, and too sweet for a breakfast sandwich.
Do you ever have pancakes with syrup for breakfast? That's the McGriddle. I avoid them because they're really caloric, but they're kinda tasty.
I’m really weird with my pancakes. I prefer to cut pieces off the pancake and then dip a corner in the syrup, I don’t like pouring syrup all over it. I get the taste of syrup with every bite but actually use a lot less that way. I also prefer dark maple syrup over pancake syrup, even if the pancake syrup is maple “flavored.”
I don't like pancakes - but I do like the McGriddle. 
I had my McRib yesterday, it's good to have once a year. I'm glad it's still around every now and then.
“The Ford Taurus” of barbecue sandwiches is a great line. However, it’s the Big Mac I want on my semi-annual McDonald’s adventures.
I don't much like their burgers and similar, but I do like many of the breakfast items (especially the biscuit sandwiches) and I still think they have the best fries of any fast-food chain.