Most Austin "boils" arrive in a pre-portioned bag of frozen shrimp drowned in the same sauce as the table next to yours. That is not a boil. Here is what to look for in a real one, and the spot in South Austin that does it right.
Not all crab legs are the same, and most Austin menus will not tell you the difference. Here is how to tell King from snow from Dungeness, how to order them, and where to get real crab legs in South Austin.
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