While we know the McRib has been plentiful in the Denver, CO area, we haven’t had the more broad release across the US as one would expect. While there has been limited availability at other isolated locations in the United States, it seems likely that the McRib is being held back for a late season release. This theory was confirmed today by a longtime friend (thank you Kevin) back in South Dakota. He indicates that the McRib will return to eastern South Dakota in November and December. It seems likely that other locations will see a release around this time as well based on trends from the past few years.

It seems likely that the Mighty Wings are the culprit to the delayed release of the McRib as they would prefer not to have the two compete on the menu. This isn’t the first time that a new product has held up/prevented the McRib from returning. When the Angus burgers first rolled out at McDonalds the McRib release was very limited as some locations didn’t want those two to clash on the menu.