The Boiling Pot

Take Out, Cajun: For bayou-style seafood, look no further than Boiling Pot. The restaurant's Cajun Combo selection is a vast quantity of blue crab, shrimp, sausage, potatoes, and corn dumped on the table for all to share. Other options include gumbo, oysters, and etouffee. For dessert, Key lime pie is ideal, but if you're feeling a little more adventurous, try chocolate-covered crawfish heads!

Founded by Dot Le Blanc, The Boiling Pot began 21 years ago down in Rockport, Texas. Since then we have added the 6th Street location providing Austin with Cajun-style boiled seafood, heavy on the spices, in a casual family atmosphere. Pull up a chair at our tables draped with butcher paper, tie a bib around your neck, and grab a wooden mallet! We pride ourselves on serving you the best boudin,...

This festive Cajun eatery, the Boiling Pot offers a little bit of New Orleans on Sixth Street. Be prepared to get messy, as boiled shrimp, crab legs and unshelled crawfish are the staples here, and eating with your hands is the norm. The food is always satisfying, with sides that should not be ignoredboiled potatoes, Cajun-style beans, corn-on-the-cob, rich gumbo and thick French bread. The...