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A Texas Seafood Boil Restaurant With Lots of Crabs Is Opening in Austin
Texas-based seafood chain the Boiling Crab is opening a location in Austin this year. It’ll be found in the Linc at 6406 North I-35. There is no opening timeline yet, but its website notes that it’s “coming soon.”
At Boiling Crab, people are able to pick their choice(s) of seafood, such as Dungeness crab, blue crab, lobster, and clams; which are then steamed or boiled; and then they can add sauces and spice levels such as lemon-pepper. There are also fried seafood baskets such as catfish and oysters; chicken tenders; fries; chicken wings; gumbo; and much more. Diners are encouraged to wear a bib while they eat because of the mess. For drinks, there are sodas, teas, beers, margaritas, and micheladas,
This is the first Austin location of Boiling Crab, which was founded in 2004 by Sinh Nguyen and Dada Ngo in Seadrift, Texas.
Doughnut shop shutter?
Austin doughnut shop Lola’s Donuts seems to be closed now. Founder Olivia O’Neal (the also-founder and owner of Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop) had started the bakery in 2020, where she dished out brioche doughnuts, but it turns out she sold the business in the spring of 2022. Since then, the bakery seemed to have switched to wholesale and catering orders, but now it seems closed.
Food truck relocation
Austin food truck Jive Turkey moved from East Riverside into West Campus this month. It’s now found at sports bar Victory Lap at 504 West 24th Street as of February 11. University of Texas at Austin Longhorn player Deandre Moore and his mother, chef Taleea Moore opened the original truck in August 2023, serving turkey-based dishes like the burger, cornbread bowl, and deep-fried turkey tacos. Its hours will be from 4 p.m. to midnight Sunday through Wednesday and 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday through Saturday; it plans on opening earlier when there are morning sports games.
Tracking Austin food events
Mexican seafood restaurant Este’s sous chef Alejandra Kuri is taking over next-door spot Bar Toti for a Mexican Lebanese food pop-up. Items will include Arabic breads, grilled mushroom shish barak (dumplings), fish kibbeh atop tostadas, as well as cocktails and wines from bar manager Patrick Wasetis. It started on February 14 and runs through Sunday, February 18 at 2113 Manor Road in the evenings.
East Austin wine bar Lolo is celebrating its fourth anniversary with a week-long party. There will be dishes from Bad Larry Burger Club, Austin Oyster Co., and Nixta Taqueria individually each day from Thursday, February 15 through Sunday, February 18 at 1504 East Sixth Street.
Austin restaurant expands into Colorado
The Aspen location of Austin Thai restaurant Sway opened earlier this month. This is the first time it has expanded outside of Austin. It’s found at 308 East Hopkins Street, as of February 7.
The Texas Longhorns entered the 2025 season with more expectations than any team has had to deal with in recent memory.
Many among the media were ready to crown the team and quarterback Arch Manning before they even played one game. Of course, those unrealistic expectations were never met, even though the team finished with a 10-3 record and a Citrus Bowl win over the Michigan Wolverines.
2026 is heading in the same direction for the Longhorns. Many believe head coach Steve Sarkisian has the most talented team in the country. But in order to fix the issues from this past season, the Longhorns needed to fix one issue that has cost them in the past.
Changing The Narrative
One of the biggest issues the Longhorns had last season was the play of the offensive line. It was apparent in the first game of the season against the Ohio State Buckeyes that Manning didn’t have the pocket time needed to make big plays.
This offseason, Coach Sarkisian went out and found two massive transfer portal additions that should completely change the narrative on this offensive line.
It starts with potential starting right tackle Melvin Siani. Siani has spent time with the Temple Owls and last season with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
The Longhorns are set at left tackle with Trevor Goosby, who could play himself into being a top 10 pick in the 2027 NFL Draft. If the team can get competent play from Siani, the offense will be able to open up the playbook, and the world may finally see Manning at his college peak.
The Longhorns also went out and found a potential fix at left guard for the 2026 season. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers transfer Laurence Seymore could be another strong patch for the holes in the offensive line.
After spending the first two seasons of his college career with the Miami Hurricanes, Seymore made stops with the Akron Zips and the Hilltoppers.
Of course, the one concern with Seymore is wondering if he can compete at the SEC level coming from the C-USA.
This season for the Longhorns starts and stops with the play of Manning. Coach Sarkisian and the rest of this coaching staff understood that protecting their quarterback was the most important goal when building the 2026 roster.
The Longhorns are going to be leaning on veteran talent to protect their quarterback, and it may very well be the best decision they made this offseason.
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