Armadillo Den
On weekends in crawfish season the Let'z Geaux Boil tent goes up here, Louisiana-style with potatoes, corn and sausage and a garlic butter dip.2
Why go
The Infatuation's crawfish guide describes the boil in the terms that matter: the potatoes, corn and sausage take the Cajun spice well, and the garlic butter is there for dipping.2 The setting is three acres of outdoor bar on Menchaca with picnic tables, which is a good place to sit and peel for an afternoon.1 Beyond that the published record is thin: The Infatuation's own review of the bar covers games, live music, fire pits and an ax-throwing lane that opens in the evenings, and names no dish or drink at all.1
Order this / avoid
- Order: the boil, on a Saturday or Sunday in season, and check the pop-up's own feed first.2
What locals & experts say
- The Infatuation Austin, The Best Crawfish Spots In Austin:
they're serving Louisiana-style crawfish with potatoes, corn, and sausage that absorb the potent Cajun spices nicely, and a garlic butter sauce for dipping.
2 - The Infatuation Austin, Nicolai McCrary, 23 May 2023, unrated:
With three full acres, a massive bar, and more activities than you can count, it's easy to spend an entire afternoon at Armadillo Den in South Austin without even realizing it.
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Good to know
- The food moves. The crawfish is a visiting pop-up, not this bar's kitchen, it runs weekends in season only, and the same operators sometimes set up at Kitty Cohen's or Chalmers instead. Check before driving to Far South Austin.2
- Timing: the ax-throwing lane is evenings only.1
- Hygiene: Austin Public Health scores the kitchen 92, inspected 29 August 2025. The two earlier readings are 92 in August 2024 and 90 in August 2023. Austin runs a 100-point demerit scale where higher is better and 70 is the failing line, so this is not a finding. Austin Public Health holds no separate row for the visiting boil.3
Verdict
could-visit — Three acres of outdoor bar on Menchaca with games, fire pits and an evening ax-throwing lane, and one genuine food reason to go: on weekends in crawfish season the Let'z Geaux Boil pop-up sets up here with a Louisiana boil and a garlic butter dip. That pop-up moves between three bars, so the trip is conditional. Outside the season nothing published describes what this bar pours or serves, which is what keeps it out of the higher bands.