NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Pepsi is hosting a contest to crown the greatest seafood boil restaurant in The Big Easy for The Big Game. The competition is heating up like a spicy crawfish boil for Pepsi's "Super Bowl Boil Showdown." "You have a chance to vote for those restaurants to see which two will show up and compete in a tailgate-style showdown," Luis Lopez Del Castillo, Director of Marketing for Pepsi South Division said. Crawfish prices take dip down for Mother’s Day He went on to say, "The number one thing is food brings people together, and that's the idea here." You can vote starting Jan. 17 through Jan. 24, on Pepsi's website, for the eight restaurants competing. The contenders are: Mr. Shrimp's Kitchen, Pee Wee's Crabcakes, Pra-Lee's, Dee's X-quisite Seafood, Melba's Po-Boys, William's Seafood, Dry Dock Cafe and Crawlin's Seafood. The top two restaurants will be the ones competing in the "Super Bowl Boil Showdown" on Friday Feb. 7 at the Riverwalk Gazebo in Woldenberg Park from Noon to 2 p.m. The Anatomy of a Crawfish "We ask that the restaurants use a shrimp, crawfish base, with potato and corn, and then after that it is up to them. The idea is to showcase these restaurants to not only locals, but people coming in," Lopez Del Castillo said. You can register to get free tickets to go to the event and try the food starting on Jan. 27 on Pepsi's website. Stay up to date with the latest news, weather and sports by downloading the WGNO app on the Apple or Google Play stores and by subscribing to the WGNO newsletter. Latest Posts City honors emergency responders of Bourbon Street Attack Zion Williamson has 24 points and 14 rebounds to power the Pelicans past the Jazz, 136-123 Slidell man arrested, charged with soliciting a minor Kevin O'Leary says he's offering $20B cash for TikTok The baby names going 'extinct' in 2025, according to BabyCenter