Most of you know me and my great love of food. Perhaps you didn’t know that we Minnesotans are currently in a fantastic food period. Yes. We’re currently lucky enough to be able to enjoy the phenomenon know as the McRib.
The McRib is the world’s most perfect and wonderful sandwich. It is a rarity here in the United States and comes around about as often as Haley’s Comet, but it’s been available here in the Twin Cities area (for a limited time only) for about three weeks. As today, Tuesday, is my day off, I decided to enjoy one for lunch.
Now if you’re not completely familiar with the McRib I’ll try and describe it to you. It’s a pork-based sandwich that, I guess, is supposed to create the notion of eating BBQ ribs on a sandwich. What you actually get is a ‘pressboard’ pork creation that is actually die-cut to resemble a small rack of ribs. This is put on a rectangular bun and slathered with sweet BBQ sauce, some pickle slices, and onions. I usually get it without the onions.
Here are a couple of McDonalds own visual representations of the McRib.
Delightful, right? Looks delicious?
Here’s what they served me today.
WTF?
Unreal. This is not a fabricated photograph, not doctored in any way. Note the roundness of the bun. Note the folded-overness of the pork thing. What I got was the pressboard porkloaf FOLDED IN HALF AND STUCK ON A HAMBURGER BUN!
There was no explanation.
There was no, “We’re out of McRib buns, Sir, but we can fold the thing over and stick it on a hamburger bun if you’d like”.
Nothing. They just gave it to me just like that.
If they ran out of hamburger buns, would they serve the BigMac to you on hotcakes? Do they serve the Egg McMuffin on hamburger buns when they run out of muffins? The rectangular bun is part and parcel of the McRib experience.
Innocence is lost. I'm disgusted. Nastygram in the works to McDonalds Corporate.
So, did you eat it? This McRib fasination has been with you since 8th grade...remember the McDonald's at Cumberland Mall??!! Looking foward to the nastygram.
Posted by: shelby at May 4, 2004 10:40 PMIf you'll go to your grocer's freezer & get yourself some Gardenburger Riblets, you can put them on any kind of bun you want with no harm done to the pigs & with no $ going to McDonalds!You'll be fat, happy & guilt free!
Posted by: lou at May 5, 2004 09:11 AMmake LAZZLO proud, take action and send your e-mail to corporate headquarters. YU WAS DUN A TERRIBLE INJUSTICE. i predict free mc-ribs 4 life
p.s. on second thought ups the damn thing to them!
Dear Loyal Consumer,
I'm sorry to hear that you were less than satisfied with your recent McRib experience and I can only recommend that you
EAT IT!
And from now on, we're serving them with EXTRA onions!
Posted by: Ray at May 5, 2004 12:36 PMAt least you still have a sad excuse for a McRibb in Minneapolis. Atlanta did a run a couple months ago. It's always the most disappointing when you go to McDonalds during this run savoring a McRibb only to find out the run has ended..
Damn McDonalds and their savory McRibbs...
~Jeech
Posted by: Jeech at May 5, 2004 12:59 PMI think I know what made your glass-top table spontaneously explode...
That's the funniest thing I've seen in a while. Prayers sent ;-)
Posted by: Stormin' at May 5, 2004 01:58 PMMr. Hochman, eating McRib sandwiches voids the warranty on your recent colonoscopic exam. Please double your Asacol dosage and schedule a new exam at your earliest possible convenience.
Posted by: Dr. Fatfingers at May 5, 2004 02:03 PMFirst of all, while I am thrilled to see that EATMINNEAPOLIS.com actually has a post that pertains to food, (and IN -or near- Minneapolis even), I'm worried that a.) McDonalds WILL provide you with a GREAT number of free McRibs as compensation for the obvious pain and suffering you endured at the hands of this sorry-ass excuse for the real thing. But that b.) said free McRibs will ultimately result in the removal of your colon.
And secondly, when you said earlier that posts with pics were more popular, I don't think that THIS was what any of us had in mind. Blech :)
PS: Do always just happen to have your camera with you at fast food establishments?
Posted by: jennifer at May 5, 2004 03:07 PM
Who the hell would have ever thought the McRib post would receive the most comments? Sheesh.
Posted by: Michael at May 5, 2004 04:24 PMI say, eat as many mcribs as you want, HOPEFULLY you WILL get that colon taken out. NO more little green capped bottles ;)
Posted by: liz at May 5, 2004 04:52 PMGo for a new record. Do a combo Easter/McRib post.
Posted by: Ray at May 5, 2004 09:45 PMIt's a classic entry. You sucked me in with the warm fuzzy McRib memories, showed me pretty pictures, then wacked me in the skull with irony and angst. Can the independant film be far off??
A Man and His McRib...holy hannah that sounds like a porno.
Two - er - thumbs up, Michael.
BRAVO!
Posted by: Kathe at May 7, 2004 11:31 PM