McDonald's brings back the McRib this week. See where

Get McReady, the McRib sandwich returns this week, but not to all of its restaurants across the U.S. The pork sandwich, the craving of many devoted McDonald's customers, will begin to show up in some select cities regionally for a limited time on Tuesday, Oct. 27, the fast-food giant has told USA TO

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What is the story about?

Get McReady, the McRib sandwich returns this week, but not to all of its restaurants across the U.S.

The pork sandwich, the craving of many devoted McDonald's customers, will begin to show up in some select cities regionally for a limited time on Tuesday, Oct. 27, the fast-food giant has told USA TODAY.

Among the cities confirmed by McDonald's to have the McRib: Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Dallas. Customers are advised to check the McDonald’s app to see if there's McRib on the menu at a restaurant near them.

The McRib's return comes sooner on the calendar than its typical annual appearance. In 2025, the McRib returned to some markets in mid-November. The previous year, McDonald's brought the McRib sandwich back nationwide

in late November 2024.

When can I get a McRib?

If you are really hankering for a McRib, it might be worth checking the McDonald's app now.

Columbus, Ohio, was expected to get the sandwich on Monday, Oct. 26, reported The Columbus Dispatch, part of the USA TODAY Network. So was the Pittsburgh area, reported KDKA Radio in Pittsburgh.

There are more than a dozen cities where shoppers have reported buying the McRib sandwich this week, according to the McRib Locator website. They include:

Bakersfield, California
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Corpus Christi, Texas
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Hollywood, Florida
Independence, Missouri
Knoxville, Tennessee
Marietta, Georgia
Old Forge, Pennsylvania
Portland, Oregon
Richmond, Indiana
San Antonio
San Diego
Van Nuys, California

People have reported seeing the sandwich in many other cities (but those consumers didn't submit McRib purchase receipts to the McRib Locator site).

McDonald's is bringing back the McRib sandwich to select restaurants regionally in select cities, starting the week of Oct. 26.

What is the McRib?

The McRib, made from pork, water, salt, dextrose and – a surprising ingredient – rosemary extract, is a pork patty shaped to resemble a rack of ribs, but there are no bones. The sandwich comes on a bun with barbecue sauce, pickles and onions.McDonald's executive chef Rene Arend, who also created Chicken McNuggets in 1979, is credited with the McRib's creation, with the help of developments in restructured meat for the military made by University of Nebraska professor Roger Mandigo. The sandwich made its debut in Kansas City, Kansas, in 1981 and became available nationwide in 1982.

McRib calories, nutrition facts

Here are nutrition details on McDonald's McRib, according to the restaurant chain (percentage of daily values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet).

Calories: 520 (26% of daily value)
Total fat: 28 g (35%)
Total carbohydrates: 46 g (17%)
Protein: 24 g (48%)

Mike Snider is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY. You can follow him on Threads, Bluesky, X and email him at mikegsnider & @mikegsnider.bsky.social & @mikesnider & msnider@usatoday.com.

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