The McRib sandwich is returning soon – sooner on the calendar than its typical annual appearance. But McDonald's is not bringing it back to the menu nationwide. Will it be available in Ohio?
The sandwich, which many devoted McDonald's customers crave, will begin to show up in some select cities regionally for a limited time on Tuesday, Oct. 27, the fast-food giant told USA TODAY.
Last year, the McRib returned to some markets in mid-November. In late November 2024, McDonald's brought the McRib sandwich back nationwide.
Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Dallas are among the select cities confirmed for the 2026 rollout. Customers are advised to check the McDonald’s app to see if there's McRib on the menu at a restaurant near them.
McDonald's 2026 update comes as the sandwich had begun appearing in some markets this week, as reported by the McRib Locator website.
Here's where it has been spotted in the Buckeye State.
When can I get a McDonald's McRib?
In Ohio, Columbus is expected to begin getting the sandwich on Oct. 26, reported The Columbus Dispatch, part of the USA TODAY Network.
Elsewhere in and near the state, here's where the McRib has been spotted according to the McRib Locator website. The sandwich has been confirmed, meaning the person submitting the report included a photo of the receipt, at these McDonald's locations:
- 812 Eastgate North Drive, Cincinnati
- 4642 Aicholtz Road, Cincinnati
- 400 Commerce Road, Richmond, Indiana (just over the Ohio line along Interstate 70)
The sandwich has been reported, but not confirmed, at these locations:
- 7679 Doc Drive, West Chester
- 335 6th St., Point Pleasant, West Virginia (just across the Ohio River from Gallipolis)
- 2805 Gracy Center Way, Moon Township, Pennsylvania (near Pittsburgh and roughly 25 miles from East Liverpool, Ohio)
Nationally, these are the cities where shoppers have reported buying the McRib sandwich this week,
- San Antonio
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Kearney, Nebraska
- Overland Park, Kansas
- Oxford, Mississippi
- Acworth, Georgia
- Bonita, California
- Clovis, California
The sandwich has also been sighted in other cities (although consumers haven't submitted McRib purchase receipts to the McRib Locator site).
McDonald's has said the sandwich will begin arriving on Oct. 27, in cities including Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, Seattle and St. Louis.
What is the McRib?
The McRib is a pork patty, shaped to resemble a rack of ribs, and served on a bun with barbecue sauce, pickles and onions. There's no rib bones involved; the McRib is made from pork, water, salt, dextrose and – another surprising ingredient – rosemary extract.
The sandwich made its debut in Kansas City, Kansas in 1981 and became available nationwide in 1982. McDonald's executive chef Rene Arend, who also created Chicken McNuggets in 1979, is credited with its creation, with the help of developments in restructured meat for the military made by University of Nebraska professor Roger Mandigo.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: McRib returns to McDonald's, but not nationwide. Does Ohio get them?
