The signs are gone. The windows are papered. The outdoor seating area has been dismantled. After 11 seasons, Tracy’s King Cab Shack is officially closed — at least in its S. Franklin Street location.
The crab shack announced its closure — which came “a bit early due to unforeseen circumstances” — on its Facebook page during the weekend. By early this week, just two signs remained, the only evidence the business had ever occupied its former location.
Tracy LaBarge, owner and name sake of the crab shack, declined to comment on the closure except to say that she’s working on her new location for next year, which she hasn’t disclosed.
Michael J. Tripp, majority stakeholder in the company that owns the crab shack’s former building, could not be reached for comment by press time Tuesday.
News that Tracy’s King Crab Shack’s lease wasn’t being renewed for the coming year began circulating early last month when KTOO reported that LaBarge’s business was moving.
Tripp hasn’t yet said who will be renting the crab shack’s former location next season.
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