Fatty Crab

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Cuisine: Malaysian Price: Expensive

  • Hours: Thu-Sat from noon-4am, Sun-Wed from noon-midnight.
  • Reservations: Not Accepted
  • Payment Options: MasterCard, Visa, American Express
  • Dress: Casual
  • Noise: Loud
  • Seats: 30
  • Key People: Executive Chef - Zak Pelaccio; Owners - Zak Pelaccio
  • Year Opened: 2005

Critic Reviews

The New York Times Critic's Pick 10/26/05

It is next to impossible to make it through a meal there without one or more Wet-Nap interludes. Tallboys of Pabst Blue Ribbon are on the beer list. Most important, Mr. Pelaccio has done little to dumb down or dress up what his kitchen is turning out. - Peter Meehan

New York Magazine Critic's Pick  

[Pelaccio] hasn't made any concessions for timid meatpacking-district palates. The stuff is still super-funky, as is most of Fatty Crab's small-plates menu. - Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Time Out New York Critic's Pick  

Long before chef Zak Pelaccio became a ?consulting chef? extraordinaire, he opened this 30-seat restaurant named for his favorite joint in Kuala Lumpur,...

The New Yorker 01/16/06

This may be the only Malaysian restaurant in the city with the Beastie Boys on the stereo at lunch. - Owen Phillips

Savory Member Reviews

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marylou c.
20 Reviews

Food Rating star star star star star
Service Rating star star Posted on 04/28/08
There's nothing like it, although I've never been to Malaysia. One of the best meals i've ever had! Just go and don't be timid: try the watermelon & pork... the duck.
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Sheri P.
13 Reviews

Food Rating star star star star star
Service Rating star star star star star Posted on 01/19/09