Krabs that the Krusty Krab and the Krabby Patty is clean and disease-free. Sometimes the Krusty Krab is shown to have a drive-thru to serve krabby patties seen in the episodes 'Driven to Tears' and 'Drive Thru' as well as The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. Krabs is generally free to engage in price gouging, a practice he has been known to do throughout the show. Due to the lack of viable competition, Mr. The Krusty Krab usually attracts customers from Bikini Bottom because of the Krabby Patty's renowned taste and the fact that Plankton's restaurant, the Chum Bucket, has a menu consisting of mostly inedible chum.
The Krabby Patty formula is a closely guarded trade secret, and rival restaurateur Plankton's futile attempts at acquiring the secret formula is a major recurring theme throughout the series. It is considered to be one of the most successful foods in Bikini Bottom. The Krabby Patty burger is a menu item sold by the Krusty Krab as a fast food product. Krabby Patties make their debut appearance in SpongeBob SquarePants ' pilot episode ' Help Wanted' and have had many different variations throughout the show's run.
