McDonald's is bringing back the McRib in Ohio despite 2022 'farewell tour.' Here's when

Haadiza Ogwude and Mary Walrath-Holdridge, Cincinnati Enquirer
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The McDonald's McRib will return to participating locations nationwide, including Ohio, for a limited time beginning Nov. 11.
The McDonald's McRib will return to participating locations nationwide, including Ohio, for a limited time beginning Nov. 11.

Breaking news, McDonald's lovers! The McRib is back ... again.

It seems the 2022 McRib "farewell tour" was just a ruse because the famous (or infamous) barbeque-slathered pork sandwich will return to participating locations nationwide, including Ohio, for a limited time beginning Nov. 11, per a press release.

McDonald's has yet to announce how long it will be available or which locations will participate.

Once available, customers can order a McRib via the McDonald's app, available for download in the Apple App Store and the Android Google Play Store.

When did the McRib leave the McDonald's menu?

First debuted in 1981, the McRib has since repeatedly appeared and disappeared from the fast-food ether.
First debuted in 1981, the McRib has since repeatedly appeared and disappeared from the fast-food ether.

The McRib left menus on Nov. 20, 2022, on the premise of never returning, though many longtime sandwich fans never believed it would be gone forever.

Last year's stunt was not the only farewell tour for the beloved sandwich. First debuted in 1981, the McRib has since repeatedly appeared and disappeared from the fast-food ether.

After leaving the menu in 1985, it never again became a permanent offering, instead resurfacing for limited and seasonal runs.

McDonald's has initiated multiple McRib farewell tours since the early 2000s, including 2005, 2006 and 2007. In 2020, it returned to the menu for the first time in eight years following an online campaign run by netizens.

A McRib sign is seen at a McDonald's restaurant on Nov. 3, 2010 in San Francisco, California. The sandwich arrived on the menu for the first time since 1994. It was first introduced in 1981.
A McRib sign is seen at a McDonald's restaurant on Nov. 3, 2010 in San Francisco, California. The sandwich arrived on the menu for the first time since 1994. It was first introduced in 1981.

What is the McRib?

The McRib comes on a toasted bun and consists of a boneless pork patty, barbeque sauce, dill pickles and onions. While the patty is shaped to resemble a rack of ribs, USA Today reports that the sandwich actually includes little rib meat.

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