
Krabs was once a seafaring pirate and the Krusty Krab was originally his ship. However, in another version of the origin, Mr. Krabs, who had been secluded in a deep depression after serving in the military that seemed endless, acquired a bankrupt retirement home called the " Rusty Krab." In one version of the origin, the Krusty Krab was born when Mr. Another theory is that the restaurant could have been purposely designed to resemble a lobster trap so it could look more nautical than a regular building. The original owners may have found the trap lying at the bottom of the ocean, and fixed it up and turned it into a building. The restaurant itself may have once been an old New England lobster trap since it greatly resembles one. Stephen Hillenburg's original name for the Krusty Krab was the "Crusty Crab," but he decided the intentional misspellings of the "C"s for "K"s was funnier. These infrequent short periods of time are the only times when the Krusty Krab has any competition. While the Chum Bucket (the restaurant's only competitor) usually fails to attract customers due to its repulsive food products, there have been short instances where the Chum Bucket was doing successfully. Krabs' worst enemy (and former best friend). The Krusty Krab's main business competitor is the Chum Bucket, owned by Plankton, who is Mr. Squidward is annoyed by SpongeBob, though SpongeBob considers him to be one of his best friends. SpongeBob loves his job and excels at it, while Squidward loathes his job and does his job poorly. Krabs, the restaurant has two employees: SpongeBob as the fry cook and Squidward as the cashier. All of these items make up the Galley Grub, the food menu of the Krusty Krab.īesides Mr. Other Krusty Krab grub includes typical fast food products such as french fries and sodas, as well as underwater foods such as coral bits and kelp rings. The reason the restaurant is so popular is because of the Krabby Patty, a burger with a very top secret recipe, which has almost always been the signature Krusty Krab dish. Because of this, he pays his employees very cheaply (though SpongeBob doesn't care much) and serves his food for high prices.


Krabs loves money, and is openly concerned about his profits above all else.
