McRib!

[OMFG - This post is a milestone! It's my 1000th post!]

Hey hey hey...on top of today's Sunday paper was a free coupon for one of McD's new McChicken sandwiches. Last week when we went to Pizzeria Luigi's and Eclipse, I saw a sign on top of the McD's around the corner proclaiming, "McRib is Back!". Fkg A!!!

We were so tempted to go last week but figured we'd get one sooner or later. This coupon gave us just the incentive to go up there. Plus, we were on our way to a wedding reception and I wanted to pick up a little something from Eclipse for the newly weds...Yeah, kill two birds with one stone.






I've never had one of these so I was determined to have one. Luckily for us, we didn't have to drive hundreds of miles like some diehard fans. I read articles about people driving across statelines to get McRibs sandwiches with coolers in their cars so they could buy like ten of them and shit. Wow. Something that inspires this much madness/loyalty intrigued me. Bert remembers McRib when they made a comback the mid-90's but doesn't remember eating his last one.

I took a back table which was unfortunately by the bathrooms. Didn't realize that until I sat down. Kinda grody hearing the toilet flush so many times and kind of getting a whiff whenever the door opened.

Got a back corner table so I could wait for Bert and TC in relative peace and quiet and also so I could take pictures without people staring at me once the food came. The McRib was about $2.90 with tax. With the Cheddar Onion McChicken sandwich being free because of the coupon, each food item was less than $1.50 each. Score. But will my arteries be thanking me later? Most likely not.

Here's that McChicken Cheddar/onion sandwich. I brought a plastic knife from home. I was prepared dude. I cut both sandwiches in half for us to share. Even though we had a wedding reception to go to at 3 up in Dana Point, we hadn't really had lunch and we figured we would have a little snack on the way up. Plus, dinner wasn't going to be served at 3 anyways, so...why the fk not!

Nicely cut in half, eh. Our daughter had one half while Bert had the other. I had just one bite and thought it was okay. TC liked how the chicken had a crunchy texture as well as the flavor of the onions and cheese together.

Here it is - my first one. I cut this one in half too.

Ooh, preformed into a rib slaband precooked spongy pork with bbq sauce topped (unevenly as you can see) with sliced onions and sliced pickles. I happened to get the half without the pickles.

And because I'm really anal and because the last time I did this was when we were in Chicago at Superdawg, I took photos of the box! Wait, I did this last month in S.F. with the "It's-It Ice Cream Sandwiches"!

Ha ha - "boneless" pork! The meat had that spongy texture but I liked it. I don't know if I'd drive hundreds of miles and buy ten of these and stick 'em in a cooler to save for later though.

The bbq sauce was on the mild side.

The last bite of my half. TC ended up eating the other half.

Of the two, I liked the McRib more. TC liked the chicken sandwich. Bert only had a few bites of the McRib but didn't seem to think it was that big of a deal.  It wasn't like a mindblowing experience, but I still wanted to try one for the hell of it. Been there, done that.

For you San Diegans, there's probably a few other McD's out there that sell the McRib. I didn't see any down south in Chula Vista, IB or National City.  This particular McD's is off of El Cajon Blvd. If you are heading west from the 805, it's the street before you hit the Red Fox dining room and Lafayette Hotel. If you hit Alabama Street, you've gone too far. Just across the street (same side) of the McD's is a flower shop. Enjoy your McRib while it's still around.