SpongeBob SquarePants, the legendary yellow cartoon sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea, is turning 25 years old (and probably making plenty of millennials feel pretty old, too).
To celebrate, Nickelodeon and Paramount are launching a special “Krabby Patty Kollab” all around the country, bringing food items inspired by the series’ iconic Krabby Patty (basically, Bikini Bottom’s version of a burger) to real world menus. Participating restaurants span geographical territory, from New York to Chicago, Atlanta, Miami and more. The activation kicks off tomorrow, October 8, and runs through October 27.
In Los Angeles, 20 local eateries have signed up to be part of the festivities, with each one serving its own take on the dish. At Farmhouse Thai, for example, guests will get to order a signature burger with a juicy short ribs patty, iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, onions and Krabby Panang sauce on a toasted sesame bun. If you’re craving Italian food, though, you can opt for the mini Krusty Krab inspired pizza prepared by Prince St. Pizza with shredded mozzarella, seven beef pepperoni and mushrooms. Monty’s burger comes layered with homemade onion aioli sauce, crinkle cut pickles, grilled onions and fresh tomatoes.
And then there’s Randy Donuts, which is taking a very sweet approach with a doughnut bun filled with devil’s food for the meat, icing for the cheese, red velvet for the tomato and shredded coconut for the lettuce. (You can pair that last item with a Bikini Bottom pineapple lemonade, too.)
Here are the 20 participating restaurants in Los Angeles:
1. Irv’s Burgers
2. Farmhouse Thai
3. Bagel Boss
4. Prince St Pizza
5. Marathon Burger
6. Tacos 1986
7. Pioneer Chicken
8. Monty’s
9. Avi Cue
10. Calic
11. Salt & Straw
12. Fat Sal’s
13. Randy’s Donuts
14. Oui
15. BOA Steakhouse
16. Burgers 99
17. Pizzeria Mozza
18. Amboy Quality Meats & Delicious Burgers
19. Lorenzo California
20. Ban Ban Burger