I'm having an existential crisis right now disbelief it doesn't even
come close to what I'm feeling at the moment but it's one of the only words
that I could even use that's even coming to me that could even sort
of remotely describe this but to say that my worldview has been shattered that's an
understatement a year ago back in 2022
McDonald's McDonald's corporate and I should say right off the bat they're
one of those establishments anything they say I believe completely without hesitation
I will believe it because McDonald's isn't known for cheap gimmicks they're
not known for just saying something just because it'll make some money right McDon
they're McDonald's right they don't do that so when they say something I listen I listen
intently and they said in late 2022 that the MC Rib was going
away it was the farewell tour it was going to be gone and I reviewed it I thought this is going to
be the last time I'm ever going to try it I made sure to get it I reviewed it the second shut the
camera off I wept I mean I was almost tearing up for the entire review I was just distraught
I thought this is a beloved item sure I hated it the last three or four years but forget about that
this is a beloved item McDonald's would never lie just to try to sell more of them they taken
it away and uh I just I wept for days I thought it's gone forever and then I wake up today check
the news what do I see McDonald's brings back the MCB for 2023 yeah it's back it's back it's
slightly more expensive than it was the last time but forget about that because it's back
and here I am I you know I had to do that I just had to go all in with the introduction like that
because I hope you see how how ridiculous I think that that whole thing was last year the farewell
tour right for the MC rib it was like give me a break of course it's coming back of course it's
going to be and sure enough here it is with no mention whatsoever of the farewell to her it's
as if that didn't even exist because of course it was just a marketing Ploy and it was just a
gimmick to get you to go out and buy it and uh and all that and I guess it worked to an extent
uh but obviously the MCB is back and it has become somewhat of an annual tradition on this channel to
try out the MC rib uh which is precisely what I am doing this time around I never had a MCB
until 2018 if you'd believe it and the first MCB I ever had back in 2018 was my favorite uh easily
I thought it was very enjoyable I was pleasantly surprised by it and then subsequently year after
year I've just reviewed it for the heck of it it's been somewhat of a tradition and uh yeah last year
they were saying oh it's the farewell tour the MC rib is going to be gone for good after that
and I knew it was going to come back and sure enough here it is so the McDonald's MC rib it
is back again for limited time in late 2023 so forget about the farewell tour now I guess it's
the return tour and what the MC rib is for those of you who don't know is you have this pork uh
meat this pork patty that's sort of shaped like a rib but there aren't any bones in there so you're
not going to to shatter your teeth of anything so it's this pork meat in a RI like mold then it is
coated in a Tangy barbecue sauce and it is topped with pickles and slivered onions put on a bun you
could eat it as you would like a long sandwich so price for this I paid was $650 for the MC rib
last year I paid I I actually watched some of the previous review that I did I paid $5.70 for the
MC rib so that is a considerable increase to go from 570 to 650 that is a pretty steep increase
and last year I gave it a 5 .6 out of 10 uh there were obviously some problems with it I
wasn't a fan of we will see how it is this time around but it is back it has shocked the world
because everyone of course believed them when they said that this was the farewell tour right
it's not like they did that once before back in the 2000s or anything so yeah they meant business
all right and somehow it's St here there's the Box though you could see it comes in its little and I
know I could be a little I don't know harsh but sometimes when I see these ad campaigns I can't
help but poke a bit of fun at it so you could see though it comes in its own special MC rib
box there's the Golden Archers that's the tongue and the cucumbers with the wave MC rib right
there and opening there it
is looks about the same you could see the I was
going to call it faux meat but I guess it is actually
meat I guess you could say it's a faux rib sauce the onion the
pickles
yeah the MC rib it's one of those items I think generally speaking people they either love it
or hate it but you know in my case anyway I've had some I've had a good one I've had a lot of
bad ones but I would be willing to wager I'm sure they were probably better back in the
day
I was trying to adjust the light I thought it looked a little dark but maybe that's just
me see the pickle again the onions the rib
bun and there you have it so what I am going to do now is I'm just going to
try out the MC rib take a few bites of it give it a little bit of an assessment and
then that'll be that see how it is this time around so let's try it out the MC rib from
McDonald's of course the 2023 Edition whether the gimmick is silly or not it's back let's
try it out let's see if it's uh let's see how good it is this time around it's going
in
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I decided to change things up a little bit get some Coca-Cola not something I usually do but why
not so you know I can be some people I'm sure will say I could be harsh against the MC rib and uh of
course I'll just call out the the issues as I as I see them just like how I think the marketing
gimmick is just ridiculous but nonetheless there's Improvement there really is uh I I I have to be
straight up I am pleasantly surprised now that's not to say that this is as good perhaps as it was
when I had it originally in 2018 but I will say this there is definite Improvement in This MC
rib compared to the ones I had the last few years the problem I had for a few years in a row now it
was essentially a two-fold problem there were issues with the MCB Patty itself I in so much
as I think one year it was a bit burnt and I had this burnt flavor that came along with it which
was very unpleasant and then in another year it was sort of dry maybe slightly overcooked and the
sauce which is a key component to it was lacking I remember this F was a bit watered down there just
wasn't a lot of it and this is one of those items where when it is cooked correctly when there is
a sufficient balance of all the ingredients everything could come together and make it
into a quite enjoyable item which is why it is so iconic even if it's not everyone's cup of tea it
obviously has a large fan base of you know fervent fervent supporters and that's for a reason because
all the ingredients come together very nicely if the execution is correct in the last few years it
has been problem after problem this time around I am pleased to say the tanginess that was missing
in previous years has returned and the quality of the Patty itself has also improved this time
around I'm happy to say it it was not overcooked it was not dry it was actually tender it was moist
it was flavorful yeah obviously look this is McDonald's that we're talking about this is
a faux rib Patty here of course it's not going to be like a like a five-star restaurant or anything
like that so of course you have to understand what it is that you're getting but the fact is
the quality of the MCB Patty itself has improved improved there's a definite Improvement there it
actually tastes I kind of laugh saying this but you know it's it's what I observe it actually
tastes a little fresher than it does or than it did a few years ago where it was just all tough
and dry and you know there really wasn't any sort of substance to it but this time around uh it's
much more more flavorful a little bit more juicy that's good secondly there's more sauce on it this
time around and the sauce this time likewise seems a bit Fuller or should I say a bit thicker there
have been instances as well where I had the the MC rib and the sauce was very runny it was very
thin very runny and I felt like they took the original sauce and diluted it with something
to sort of stretch it out or be cheap or whatever but in this case the sauce seems a bit thicker as
a result I feel like there's more of it and the sauce resultantly is more robust more flavorful
and it has that nice tanginess to it that nice of course Tangy barbecue that compliments that
pork very nicely the onions are crisp the pickles surprisingly the pickles actually could have been
a tiny bit more more flavorful that's just the one thing um that sort of Tang that the pickles
provide it didn't seem to be as strong as it had been in previous years but the onions definitely
Ely had that nice sharpness as well a good amount of them as you could obviously see might have even
been able to hear sort of that crispy crunch that they provided as well as I was eating it and uh
all in all I'm I'm happy to see it going in this direction there's that improvement with the rib
itself there's more sauce on it the sauce seems to be of slightly higher quality it's less of a
runny mess than it was the last time and likewise the onions are still good the only thing that I
mention once again is that the pickles uh were perhaps a little lacking this time around but
even if there's that one issue with it everything else has improved and that is Grace to see so as
a result it's trending in the right direction again the ad campaign was stupid I'm just going
to say that again just for the heck of it but the product itself is on the right track and this is
one of those things that I almost never thought I would say but I'm happy to say it uh that it's
actually getting better for once that's good to see now the price on the other hand has increased
quite a bit going from 570 to 650 that is one heck of an increase and I don't like seeing that but at
least at least I'm paying for something that's gotten a little bit better as opposed to just
some piece of garbage uh like I was worried it was going to be so that's good to see again I
wish that it were a little cheaper but the fact is the quality has gotten a bit better and that's
good to see so last year I gave it a 5.6 out of 10 this year I'm going to bump up the rating to
a 7.0 out of 10 considerable Improvement I'm pleased to say now if you're out there and you
got the MC rib what do you notice this year do you think this is just a fluke do you think it
has gotten a little bit better in the last year uh what do you think is it the luck of the draw
feel free to leave a comment if you have any MC rib thoughts or experiences uh this year
feel free to just leave a comment I'm curious as to how things are for you and that's all that I
have for you thank you for watching and until next time I'm your host the report of the week