b'F o o dLeft to Right: Seafood boils served in the new waterfront location of Boil House; famed crawfish boil at their prior location; old-style crawfish boil on wheels in the original food truck.SR Boil House Evolved from Weekend Hobby to Thriving EnterpriseAugie Garcia is a Rockport educator and baseball coach, who along with his wifethe Garcias took the big leap and opened a full-fledged, brick-and-mortar restau-and kids, perfected their style of Cajun/Mexican fusion seafood boils at home, serv- rant and bar in downtown Rockport, in January 2021still during the pandemic, ing family and neighbors, before taking their show on the road to seafood competi- but amid the comeback when pent-up demand was spilling back into the economy.tions and festivalswhere the Sack Religious team won over and over again. GoingUltimately,thequalityofonesproductdeterminessuccessandresiliencein into 2020, the SR Boil House food truck had exploded in popularity, serving happya small business, and the SR Boil House audience grew exponentially in their new seafood lovers at festivals and public events on weekendsthat was until Covid-19home, but at the end of 2023, another opportunity emerged that would allow the hit, and those events were canceled one after another.Garcias to expand their enterprise to yet another level. The modern, waterfront Like all those small business owners who survived the pandemic, the Garcias adjust- restaurant space located at Cove Harbor Marina, halfway between Rockport and ed and served their hungry fans right in the front yard of their own home. Encour- Aransas Pass, became available and is now the new home of SR Boil House. The new, aged by their loyal fans who couldnt get enough of that Sack Religious seafood,larger location is attracting new patrons from all points southand theyre loving it!84THE COASTAL BEND MAGAZINE TheCoastalBend.com'