McRib Mania: My Deep Dive into Its Cult Classic Status

I worked at McDonald’s in Winnipeg, MB, long ago when the McRib was notoriously infamous.

I believe I adored it. 

My eager kids wanted to experience the hype firsthand. So, off we went on this nostalgic journey.

McDonald’s

I brought them to the weirdest McDonald’s in our city and the one I used to work at. 

I told them about one customer who would come in and order. Then, as I looked up to clarify something, he would be gone. Then, a few seconds later, he would jump up from under the counter and scare the crap out of me.

I could write an entire article about those people. It would be in the same sense as those “People of Walmart” posts.

In any case, the place had changed a lot over the years. 

Before we went to order, I showed them where the play area used to be and how the restaurant was set up back then.

THE McRib

After a short tour of the place, which my kids didn’t care about, we headed to the counter. 

My one son pointed out a picture of the McRib on their mobile ordering stands, and boy, did it look gross. 

We laughed at how they could post that. Isn’t the food picture supposed to look much better than the actual food?

I proceeded to still place the order for three McRibs, which came out to $22. Kind of expensive!

We could smell the BBQ sauce from 40 feet away. 

They have an open kitchen, so we saw the lady dip the meat patty in the sauce like she’s a painter. 

That was a turn-off right there. Both the smell and the process.

We got our food and went to sit down in the corner where it was quiet. Upon removing the boxes from the bag, the smell was strong. 

I opened the box and I didn’t even want to try this monstrosity but forced myself to take a few bites. 

After eating around a quarter of the burger, I had to stop; otherwise, I’d gag. I asked my kids if they liked it and both were ready to puke, so I gathered them up and we went up to the counter.

Returning the McRib

I’m not sure if McDonald’s deals with many returns, but they were accommodating. 

I told the girl these were probably the worst things we had ever eaten and asked if we could get a refund or something else. 

She agreed to replace them with Big Macs, which we all love.

I have to admit, that Big Mac was the worst I’ve ever had as the McRib taste was still lingering. My oldest son couldn’t even finish his. 

My youngest almost threw up as his brother was explaining how they make processed cheese. 

We had to tell him to shut up until after we finished this damn burger.

My review of the infamous McRib is a 0/10. 

There isn’t more to say about this Frankenstein of a product.

Thanks for reading :)