Top 10 Interesting Facts About the Krusty Krab
The Krusty Krab is a fictional restaurant in the TV show Spongebob Squarepants. As you might know already, Mr. Krabs owns the restaurant and his usual employees are SpongeBob and Squidward. Here are some facts about the Krusty Krab.
That's right. Before the Krusty Krab was officially a restaurant, it was a retirement home. Mr. Krabs eventually bought it and converted it into the Krusty Krab. Initially, it was called the Rusty Krab when it functioned as a retirement home, before Mr. Krabs bought it.
The common price of the Krabby Patty is $1.25 ($1.25 with cheese), but the price has changed several times. For example, it has been $0.99 and $2.99 on Wednesday. With cheese, it's either $3.99 or $1.99. For employees, it seems to cost 25 cents. The Triple Krabby Meal is the most expensive on The Galley Grub, costing about $4.00. However, the prices have been changing throughout the show.
Although Mr. Krabs, the owner of The Krusty Krab, is a crab, the restaurant's design is actually based on a lobster trap, which is kind of ironic.
It has been portrayed as a hotel, a pirate ship, and a fitness center/gym. However, it would always eventually turn back into a restaurant again.
In the episode "Larry The Floor Manager," Larry the Lobster temporarily manages the Krusty Krab because Mr. Krabs goes on vacation. Unfortunately for Squidward and SpongeBob, he turns it into a gym. They had to make Larry eat a Krabby Patty to remind him how good Krabby Patties taste.
Patrick Star, for example, has worked a few times at the Krusty Krab, although he has made mistakes. Characters such as Gary the Snail, Pearl Krabs, and even Karen have worked at the Krusty Krab. However, none of their jobs lasted long.
Most of the time, you see customers ordering a Krabby Patty. But the Krusty Krab's menu, called The Galley Grub, offers more than just Krabby Patties. They also sell items such as meals, side dishes, and beverages.
Stephen McDannell Hillenburg was an American cartoonist, animator, director, producer, writer, voice actor, and marine biologist who was best known for creating the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. He also contributed to Rocko's Modern Life as a director and producer... read more The creator of SpongeBob SquarePants, Stephen Hillenburg, seems to be the only person who knows the secret formula, besides SpongeBob SquarePants and Mr. Krabs, of course. Since he passed away in 2018, we will never actually know the secret formula. All we know are the main ingredients such as pickles, lettuce, tomatoes, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, cheese, and sea onions. The patty itself, which doesn't contain meat, and a secret sauce have unknown ingredients. He mentioned that he never wanted to reveal it anyway.
Despite the actual restaurant being fictional, there is an actual restaurant based on the Krusty Krab located in Ramallah, Palestine. It was established in 2014 but unfortunately shut down in 2019. Even the interior was designed based on the actual Krusty Krab.
Stephen Hillenburg worked as a fry cook and a lobster boiler in a fast-food restaurant before conceiving the idea for the Krusty Krab. He also came up with the idea to make Mr. Krabs a greedy owner/manager. Stephen Hillenburg originally named it "Crusty Crab," but he thought using K's in the name of the restaurant was funnier. That's how the name of the Krusty Krab came about, shaping the restaurant as a whole. SpongeBob's job as a fry cook was also inspired by Stephen Hillenburg's former job.
