Where To Find McDonald's Szechuan Sauce Near Morris County

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — Perhaps inspired by its shoutout on this season of "Rick and Morty," McDonald's is bringing back its fabled Szechuan Sauce. That's the good news. The bad news, Morris County sauce lovers, is it's back for one day only, and you'll have to drive to get it.

On October 7 at 2 p.m. local time, select McDonald's throughout the U.S. will be just giving away cups of the sauce that recently went for more than $15,000 a half gallon on ebay. The little edible miracles will materialize at just 1000 McDonald's locations across the country, including only three in New Jersey.

Only three locations in the state will be serving the retro-sauce:

• Paterson (186-194 3rd Ave)
• Camden (Haddon Ave and Federal Street)
• Newark (188 Springfield Ave)

If customers don't get their hands on any Szechuan sauce, they can take comfort in snagging a limited edition screen-printed poster or sticker for one of the nine sauces (including Szechuan and a new Signature Sauce) designed by artists from Chicago's Delicious Design League. Find those locations here.

The sauce launch is part of a push to promote the new buttermilk chicken tenders at McDonald's, which are made with 100% white meat and no artificial flavors, colors or preservatives. The four-piece tenders option joins McDonald's signature sandwiches, straight-off-the-runway onesies, and the erstwhile "frork" as a way to rebrand the decades-old fast food company.

Lisa Marie Farver (Patch Staff) contributed to this report

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