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McDonald's McRib

As of October 24, 2026, McRib prices vary by location. McDonald's told USA Today the sandwich returns October 27, 2026 in select cities, not nationwide.

Restaurant prices still vary by city and by order channel. Confirm the number on the menu board or in the chain's app before you rely on it.

Prices checked October 2026, USA Today and People, McDonald's comments published October 22, 2026. Confirm the board in your city before you treat the table as current.

Source. McDonald's told USA Today, in a story updated October 22, 2026, that the McRib returns October 27, 2026 in select cities. No sandwich price was published, so prices vary by location.

Original food photograph of a boneless pork sandwich with onions and pickles on a long bun for the McDonald's McRib 2026 return, not an official logo.
Original photograph of the pork sandwich with onions and pickles on a long bun. Not an official product photo.

Price by size

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Sandwich

Prices vary by location. McDonald's did not publish a 2026 McRib sandwich price in the October 22, 2026 reports.

Prices vary by location
Price table infographic of McRib prices at McDonald's in the U.S., listing 1 rows with the same dollar amounts as the page table.
McRib prices at McDonald's. Same amounts as the table above.
Original food photograph of a pork sandwich beside a blank receipt because no 2026 McRib price was published.
Original photograph of the sandwich beside a blank receipt. No 2026 price is printed.

Flagged conflict. USA Today and People quote McDonald's on six cities. The Kansas City Star adds greater Kansas City, St. Joseph, and Lawrence. Rolling Out adds Cleveland, Seattle, and St. Louis, and an October 26 start in some Columbus and Pittsburgh stores. Those extras are not the company list given to USA Today.

Nutrition

Not published yet.

What comes with it

Original food photograph of boneless pork, barbecue sauce, onions, pickles, and a hoagie bun for the McRib build, not a chain logo.
Original photograph of pork, sauce, onions, pickles, and a bun. Not an official product photo.

People quoted McDonald's on a boneless pork patty, tangy barbecue sauce, onions, and dill pickles on a hoagie-style bun. That is a description from October 22, 2026, not a full ingredient or allergen statement.

How to order

Original photograph of a United States map with six plain pins beside a pork sandwich for the McRib select-city return.
Original photograph of a map with six pins. The pins are not a full city list.

Release and availability

Status
Limited time
Released
Available through
No end date on file

Limited time beginning October 27, 2026 in select US cities. No end date was announced. Availability is by restaurant.

Test markets

  • Los Angeles
  • Chicago
  • Miami
  • Atlanta
  • Philadelphia
  • Dallas

As of October 24, 2026, McRib prices vary by location. McDonald's told USA Today the sandwich returns on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, in select cities, not on every US menu. People heard the same date from the company on October 22, 2026. Guillaume Huin, a McDonald's marketing director, posted on X that day that the sandwich is back as early as October 27 in select restaurants. No one in those reports published a 2026 sandwich price, so this page does not print one.

McRib return date 2026

The return is earlier than the last two years. USA Today said some markets got the sandwich in mid-November last year, and that McDonald's brought it back nationwide in late November 2024. There is no end date for the 2026 run. Limited time, in McDonald's usage, is not a calendar you can circle. The app is the list that matters on the day you go.

Cities McDonald's named

USA Today and People both quote the company on six cities: Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Dallas. People adds that other cities were still to be announced. That six-city list is the one this page treats as confirmed by McDonald's.

Other outlets have longer lists, and they do not match. The Kansas City Star reported on October 23, 2026 that greater Kansas City, St. Joseph, and Lawrence start Tuesday, and that fans had already logged early sales through the McRib Locator. Rolling Out added Cleveland, Seattle, and St. Louis, and said some Columbus and Pittsburgh restaurants might start on October 26. Those cities are not in the list McDonald's gave USA Today. A fan locator is a pile of receipts, not a company map. If your city is missing, that is not a no. Check the McDonald's app for the restaurant you will actually visit.

What is on the sandwich

People described the 2026 sandwich the way McDonald's has built it for years: boneless pork, tangy barbecue sauce, onions, and dill pickles on a hoagie-style bun. The Kansas City Star retold the origin from the same week. The chain first tested it in the Kansas City area in 1981, after Chicken McNuggets strained the chicken supply, and took it national in 1982. René Arend, then the executive chef, molded seasoned pork shoulder into a shape that looks like a small rack of ribs. This page is not reprinting a 2026 ingredient statement. McDonald's did not publish one in the stories above.

Price

No 2026 McRib sandwich price was in the USA Today story, the People story, or the Drive Thru Index item list used for the other McDonald's rows on this site. A different index line called McRib Meat is not this sandwich, and last year's app checks are not this year's board. The cell says prices vary by location. A Big Mac sandwich on the same October 24, 2026 pickup reading was typically $5.99. That number is not a stand-in for the McRib.

The Kansas City Star also reported a Dr Pepper promotion and an old-style hotline, 866-627-4208. That is a promo, not a menu price.

How to check your store

Open the McDonald's app, choose the restaurant, and look for the sandwich. Call ahead if you are driving to a city on a secondhand list. Airports and delivery apps can price a limited sandwich differently from a neighborhood pickup counter.

How it compares

  • McDonald's Big Mac

    The Big Mac sandwich was typically $5.99 on the October 24, 2026 pickup reading. The McRib has no published 2026 price. They are not the same sandwich.

  • McDonald's Snack Wrap

    Ranch and Spicy Snack Wraps were typically $2.99 on October 24, 2026. That wrap price is not a McRib price. Prices vary by location for the McRib.

Is it worth it?

Use this page for the October 27, 2026 return date and the six cities McDonald's named. Do not use it as a receipt. Prices vary by location, and a longer city list from another outlet is not the company list.

Sources

Questions people ask

When is the McRib return date in 2026?

McDonald's told USA Today and People that the sandwich returns on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. A marketing director posted the same earliest date on October 22. It is not a nationwide return.

How much does the McRib cost in 2026?

Prices vary by location. The October 2026 reports that confirmed the return did not publish a sandwich price, and this page will not invent one. Check the McDonald's app for your store.

Which cities have the McRib in 2026?

McDonald's named Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Dallas to USA Today and People. Other cities show up in local reports and on fan locators. Those are not the same as the company list. Use the app.

Is the McRib back at every McDonald's?

No. USA Today said McDonald's is not bringing it back nationwide. Select cities start on October 27, 2026, and other cities were still unannounced when People published.

What comes on a McRib?

People described boneless pork, tangy barbecue sauce, onions, and dill pickles on a hoagie-style bun. Calories were not published for the 2026 sandwich in the sources used here, so the calorie cell is blank.

When does the 2026 McRib end?

No end date was in the USA Today or People reports. Last year's timing is not this year's calendar. Mid-November markets in 2025 and a late-November 2024 nationwide return are history, not a promise.

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