McDonald’s is kicking off the holiday season with an unexpected partner: Dr. Seuss’s notorious holiday saboteur, The Grinch. The fast-food chain has revealed “The Grinch Meal,” a limited-time collaboration created with Dr. Seuss Enterprises, arriving at participating U.S. restaurants on December 2.
The star of the meal is the all-new Dill Pickle “Grinch Salt” McShaker Fries—making their first-ever appearance in the U.S. Diners receive McDonald’s classic World Famous Fries along with a packet of tangy dill-pickle seasoning to shake into the McShaker bag, transforming the fries into a bold, sour, Grinch-approved snack. Guests can choose to pair the fries with either a Big Mac or a 10-piece Chicken McNuggets, plus a medium beverage.
In true Grinch fashion, the chaos doesn’t stop with the food. Every Grinch Meal includes an exclusive pair of limited-edition holiday socks, released in four bright, chaotic colorways. Each pair is covered in scribbled Grinch quotes—equal parts festive and unhinged—and can even double as a makeshift holiday stocking, straight out of Mt. Crumpit’s playbook.
The Grinch himself issued a handwritten message to celebrate the drop, declaring, “THiS iS MY MEAL AND i DiDN’T PARTNER WiTH McDONALD’S OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF MY HEART… SO GO AHEAD, GRAB MY MEAL STARTING DEC. 2 – YOU’RE WELCOME FOR MAKiNG YOUR HOLiDAYS iNFiNiTELY MORE iNTERESTiNG.”
The Grinch Meal arrives nationwide beginning December 2, bringing a little mischief—and a lot of dill pickle flavor—to the holiday season.
