A convincingly funky, utilitarian neighborhood eats shop, Crabby Jack's is different enough to stand out in a city full of such places. The duck poor boy alone is reason enough to have lunch here.
Crabby Jack is Jack Leonardi, the owner of the Cajun cult favorite Jacques-Imo's on Oak Street. This minimal restaurant took over a previous poor boy shop in 2002, and quickly became almost as great a phenom as Jacques-Imo's.
Nothing fancy: fluorescent lights, a counter, a glass-front refrigerator, a small window through which the kitchen passes the food. There's not enough space to eat comfortably here, and others want your table. Most of the customers get take-out.
Tell them to take it easy on the gravy on the sandwiches. Avoid the early lunch hour. The restaurant stays open almost, but not quite, until dinner, closing at five.
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