Fatty Crab   

643 Hudson St
New York, NY 10014
212-352-3590

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After great critical success with Chickenbone Cafe in Brooklyn and 5 Ninth in the Meatpacking District, chef Zak Pelaccio turns his attention to Fatty Crab, a more casual joint down the street on Hudson. Fatty Crab is an ode to Malaysia, and the time Pelaccio spent there. Colorful chopsticks sit in cups atop dark-stained wooden tables, a nice accent that ties in the deep red hue of the walls. The food totters from salty to sweet, not to mention hot and a little bit of sour. A green mango off the snack portion of the menu comes alive with its sugar-chili-salt sprinkling, and the short-rib rendang, a house specialty, braised in kaffir lime and coconut milk, is fall-off-the-bone tender. Salads and noodle dishes like the brothy Java mee with shrimp egg noodles fill out the rest of the very tempting menu.