Bradley Chong had a McRib for lunch Nov. 13. He had another the next day, and the next day, and the next. In fact, he says he’s eaten a McRib practically every day since McDonald’s brought back its sauce-laden, processed pork patty this month.
Chong knows his access to the McRib won’t last forever. On Dec. 5, it will disappear from the McDonald’s near his home in Honolulu and from every McDonald’s in America. There’s no telling when it will return.
Is a McRib shortage to blame? No. McDonald’s sells the sandwich year-round in Germany. But even though fans clamor for it in the United States, McDonald’s spokeswoman Ashlee Yingling says “it’s always been a promotional menu item” available for just a few weeks at a time.