Emeril Lagasse opened Delmonico Steakhouse at The Venetian in 1999 with Chef de Cuisine Ivan Rojas running the kitchen since July 2021 — Rojas came to the US from Mexico in 1995 and climbed through Emeril's organization from dishwasher to CDC. Named to 2025 North America's 50 Best Steakhouses (the only Vegas room listed), the kitchen runs Creole-influenced American steakhouse alongside Lagasse's signature NOLA program. The 700-bottle whiskey list and Wine Spectator Grand Award anchor the beverage program; the dining room reads as Lagasse's most-mature Vegas iteration. For Lagasse's longest-running Strip room — still earning industry recognition twenty-six years in.