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.
Lamar Union is not a neighborhood you live in. It is a neighborhood you visit a lot. Here is how a local actually uses it: where to park, what to do, where to eat, and how to string an afternoon together without driving twice.
Drop your guard. Pull up a chair. Make our place, yours.