McDonalds brings back cult-favorite BBQ sandwich and Los Angeles is on the menu

Fast food aficionados will rejoice with the return of a beloved sandwich later this month — but it’ll only be for consumers in select cities.McDonald’s is bringing back its McRib sandwich starting Tuesday, Oct.27, though USA Today confirms it will only be available in Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Dallas.The fast food giant also confirmed the McRib will be available in St.

Louis, Seattle and Cleveland, and customers are advised to check the McDonald’s app to see which locations the McRib is available in.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story The fast food chain even teased the news on its verified X account Thursday with a rather cryptic tweet: “Are u a mcRib bc ur really playing hard to get.”While those cities were confirmed by the restaurant, customers have been reporting McRib sightings at local restaurants all over the country, according to the aptly named website McRib Locator.Customers have reported purchasing a McRib in cities such as San Antonio; Charlotte, N.C.; Pittsburgh; Scottsdale, Arizona; El Paso, Texas and Columbus, Ohio, to name just a few.The news comes just a week after The Independent reported the barbecue-slathered pork sandwich will be returning to United Kingdom restaurants at the end of October as well, after a near-decade absence.The McRib first debuted in 1981, first offered as a limited-time offering in Kansas City before expanding nationwide, developed by René Arend, the Luxembourg native who invented Chicken McNuggets in 1979.The boneless pork patty is shaped like a small rack of ribs, dipped in barbecue sauce and served on a hoagie-style bun with pickles and slivered onions.Arend revealed in a 2010 Maxim magazine interview that the overwhelming success of his Chicken McNuggets ultimately led to the ...