Lagasse’s Stadium

The venue is ok, but not as large or fun as most of the other Vegas sports books. The kicker for my 2-​start rating, which is being generous, is that they closed down at 10-​pm on a Wednesday night. My college team was starting overtime, and they decided to shut down for the night and asked to clear the place out. If that wasn’t bad enough, I had ordered a double vodka drink and paid $ 25 plus tip, and then to have them close the place down shortly after 10pm IN VEGAS FOR GAWD SAKE — this place is a joke.

We had a large party and rented the suite 1 for both play off games on Sunday. The suite had a large inside area with comfortable couches and an outside area with a pool table. We were there for almost nine hours and our server/​host Leanna did a wonderful job. She checked on us constantly and we were blown away by her service. Kyle assisted and was super attentive as well. Everyone in our party was commenting on what a great day it was and the wonderful memories we formed. We sampled a lot of the menu and there were some definite highlights: the pretzel, nachos, burger, sweet potato fries and crab legs. It was the perfect place to celebrate a big football fans birthday and the play offs!

Celebrated my hubby’s Birthday there this last weekend and it was amazing! We had a suite with 15 of our friends and family and had THE best time. Our service from Leanna was superb! Felt like our personal staff… we never waited long to put in new orders and she never missed anything even with all the chaos. When we come back, I may have to request her :). She also had fabulous help from Kyle… he kept up constantly on keeping our place clean, clearing out old plates and bringing anything we requested. We were there for 2 games, 8+ hours and not one complaint!!! We are lifetime customers and will come back anytime there is a sporting event while we’re in Vegas!

Wow, where do I begin? With the lousy service or the State Fair Midway food? Only think missing was fried oreos. Our waitress must not have had it in her contract to clear an empty bottle or glass when she brought us drinks. Emeril really let’s his name be associated with this place? Maybe Dives and Diners should pay a visit!

The most significant thing you need to know is that you must research this place before attempting a visit. If you’re reading this review then you’re doing just that. Bully for you.
— Reservations are pretty inportant. You can book via OpenTable. If there is a particular game you want to watch schedule as far ahead as possible.
— Check the minimum charge per person. This isn’t a sports book and the minimum is in place partially to help make the distinction.
— Check in when you arrive. The hostesses need to be able to assign you a location based on reservations. If there is a big game there may not be standing room at one of the bars. You may have to get in where you fit in. Remember, even the patio seats are reserved.
— Watch any of Emeril’s shows. Yes, he is a brilliant chef and can make anything fancy. Look at his personality. This is a guy who can make sports oriented or blue-​collar oriented food both fancy and delicious. With that said, focus on the decadent twist on burgers and fries! Don’t come here for salad!!! Go to one of his other restaunts, like Table 10, for salad. Keep in mind, I am a peacatarian, and made an exception for a burger here.
— Make new friends.

If I’m in Vegas and want to watch a sporting event on TV, Lagasse’s Stadium is my ace in the hole. We were fortunate enough to get a table last minute outside facing the LV strip to catch the Dubs game.
Lagasse Stadium is like getting bottle service except with food/​drink and sports minus the eye-​catching women. I believe that we were saddled with a $ 30/​person minimum to spend which is attainable. The service was very good as our server was friendly and checked in with us frequently.
The food was exceptional. The buttermilk fried chicken was one of the best things I ate on my trip; flavorful and moist (I’m talking about the food) The sweet potato fries and cinnamon sugar dipping sauce is some food ingenuity. It tasted a lot like churro fries, if there was such a thing. This is the 3^rd food establishment of Emeril’s I’ve been to in Vegas and have yet to have been disappointed.
My only thing of note was I wish they would regulate with patrons just wandering and sitting on the couch that is suppose to be reserved for groups. Toward the end of our time at Lagasse, a small group of people (Asian, go figure right? but it’s okay for me to say that because I’m Asian) just helped themselves to the couch next to ours and caught the end of the game. Not that they interfered with our viewing experience but just a side note.
I also wish the TVs were placed higher along the pillars. Because the servers/​dining guests would walk by frequently and it would impair the line of vision. That is all and I look forward to returning to LS in the future.

Lagasse’s is an awesome place if you are super into sports and especially betting on the games.
It is located on the outside perimeter of The Venetian– if you enter from the outside entrance, it’s actually the back of the restaurant but the staff will direct you towards the hostess stand. My family got seated right away-​it was Friday night around 7 and we had a booth (more like two big couches) with a personal 36″ TV. They changed the channel to the Warriors game for us and we ordered our food right away.
You also have the option of sitting in the center of the restaurant, which is the downstairs lounge area. There are long couches and tables set up so that you can lay down while watching the games-​it seriously makes you feel like you’re in your own home theatre! It’s a super cool experience.
Anyway, the food was delicious! We all ordered bigger plates so we could share, such as:
–Wings –Margherita Pizza –Burgers –Sweet Potato Fries
The price wasn’t too bad either! I love this place and will definitely come back :)

I write this as I sit in Lagasse’s Stadium, shaking my head at the poor quality of food here. While not pleased at the $ 50 per person minimum during Monday Night Football, my friend was jazzed to go here and watch the game, so we opted for dinner in spite of the so-​so reviews. The service was fine as the place wasn’t packed, but it all went to hell in a handbasket when the entrée arrived. In this case, the chicken basket. The outside of «Emerils Fried Chicken» was overcooked and the crust was much darker in spots than others, a sign of bad things to come. I cut into the piece and it was raw. I have never sent something back before, but bacterial food poisoning didn’t sound too hot before thanksgiving — so back it went.
The manager apologized and I opted for the Chinese chicken salad which was so drenched in garbage, it had to be eaten with a spoon, and the chicken was pathetically overcooked. This dining experience is embarrassing to the Legasse brand, after eating stellar meals at Table 10 and Delmonico’s in the past. I advise to avoid this place. If the food matched the ambience, it would be such a great place to catch a game. I recommend you stick to nothing but finger foods and beverages during your visit, if you feel like you have to come here.

$ 50 minimum for a table. I don’t drink and wanted lunch. There was no open bar seating available so they told me not to let the door hit me in the ass on the way out, despite 30 open tables. I’m not a fan of supporting restaurants that don’t want my business.

The food here was fine and reasonably priced for Vegas. My drink (some sort of mule with some peppery spiciness) was ok, but way overpriced at $ 14 for the size and quality.
What really turned me off was the «minimum purchase» requirement. We went on a Thursday evening so football was being played. We were primarily interested in dinner.
The employees at the host stand were less than efficient and seemed somewhat bewildered at how to go about seating us. After much discussion they responded to our request for a table with a notification that there was a $ 25 minimum per person for food and drink. We said that was fine.
When we arrived at our table (and there were plenty of open seats), our waitress greeted us and before saying anything else ensured that we knew there was a $ 25 minimum per person. We said that we understood. She then left and returned with A DOCUMENT WE WERE REQUIRED TO SIGN indicating that we understood about the minimum. At that point I asked if this was done for everyone. She replied by saying that the minimum is usually higher and then telling me that she needed a credit card to keep throughout the meal to ensure we met the minimum.
I gave her a card and told her the entire experience was incredibly off putting.
The service for the rest of the meal was mediocre. My burger was quite tasty and my friends enjoyed their meals (ribs, pasta).
But the experience with the minimum and the signing and the taking of the card was so ridiculous that I would never go back.
I would think being a southern gentleman, Emeril would demand that something with his name attached be more hospitable.

My group stayed at the Venetian for a long weekend. This place is a bit of a hike from Venetian and is located bottom floor of main Palazzo lobby/​registration. But wow, what a great sports bar!
I luckily made reservations Saturday morning for Sunday, 10AM NFL games. $ 50 person per game was a bit surprise but we easily covered that. That’s not even for stadium seating or private tables with sofas and dedicated tv’s. Great how you can place wagers at the bar and they even have 3 $ 5 blackjack tables too!
Alex was a great server to us. Always stopping by to refill our sodas, water, clearing plates, giving us new ones. Asking us if we needed anything and pleasant fellow. Couldn’t ask for a better server. He even changed tv station to the game we wanted to watch!
Now for the food. Awesome how you can get Emerils signature dishes, like BBQ shrimp (yum) and other New Orleans classics in addition to elevated sports bar food. Chicken wings were nice and crispy and man those stadium nachos were delicious.
Great sports bar to watch any sports games if you can afford it. FYI, you can sit at the bar with no minimums.

Located in the lower level of the Palazzo hotel, this place is an excellent venue to watch NFL and College football games. A big positive is you can bet on games inside the restaurant and they even have some blackjack tables in a room inside the restaurant as well. If you want to sit down in the stadium seating section, you have to make reservations way in advance and there is no way you will get those seats as a walk-​in. But, make a reservation to get a good table or else you will be standing the entire game.
There is a $ 50 minimum per person per game for watching NFL games. So, come hungry and thirsty. The service is a little chaotic and slow especially at 10 AM when everyone just sat down in all the seats, so expect a little wait if you order food early.
As for the food, I really liked the chicken wings and Emeril’s BBQ Shrimp. However the Nachos with pulled pork was our favorite. A big plus is the recipe is available at Emeril’s web site. The Alaskan King crabs were good, but a little expensive for $ 65 for what you get.

One word– subpar. It never ceases to amaze me that restaurants that have a celebrity chef name attached to them are overpriced and subpar.
We got the lump crab spinach artichoke dip. It seemed it didn’t have crab in it so they comp’d but it assured us it did. After much digging and investigating (re: pulling food out of my mouth) we realized it had crab but not lump. It was just shredded, possibly even snow crab. I feel deceived for $ 17. Could’ve been fixed by putting this «lump crab» they claim to have on top of the dip (even after it was sent back) not comp’ing it.
So then we ordered buffalo wings. Save your money and grab some wing stop. You get 6 wings for $ 15. 4 of the 6 are gigantic. Then they hide the 2 normal sized ones under the monster ones. They also tasted breaded. I’m not sure if they are or aren’t but I didn’t like it.
Save your money! Come here to drink and watch sports, not to eat. You’ll leave broke and horribly dissatisfied.

This is a two part Review with the experience of watching a big game/​fight etc and the food that is served.
We had the lounge seats here at UFC 189 that was extremely comfy with plush White leather seating with enough room to lie down and Watch the fight.
They do have a minimum at games/​fights and this night it was 200 $/​person for lounge seating that you could spend on food and drinks.
The seating and experience itself is 5 star and in my experience a better deal then paying 2 – 3 times the Money for the worst seats at MGM Grand wating it live.
It was LARGE screen in front and the Another 15 or so smaller screens on the other walls.
The food is «ok» but some are better then other.
The burger with foie gras and truffle Mayo was really good and actually decent priced to be here.
The crab cakes and tuna tartare was nice put portions supersmall and for the size the price was a bit high. Chicken BBQ pizza is never a bad choice and the oyster po-​boy a fun take on the ususal sandwich.
Drinks and wine are midrange in price wich means more expensive then the cheap places but not as expensive as the high end bars in sin city.
It was really difficult using up the 400 $ on two (but we sure tried) but the nice 135 $ a bottle Napa Valley wine helped some.
Service was fast and efficient and as UFC 189 was one of the best events ever we had an awesome time here.
So, experience is a 4 star and food 3 star.

After a brief & festive run in with a drug dealer dressed like a teddy bear on the strip, we stumbled upon this spot and went in for a late night meal.
Seating is all set up like bleachers and you’re facing a wall full of TVs with various sporting events on each channel. An A’s game was on, which was cool and made us feel right at home :)
Our waiter was attentive and ON IT! I remember eating chili fries but, know we had something else but. this was when things got hazy and I started feeling hella tipsy.
I know we enjoyed our visit here… but we got lost trying to get back to the hub of our hotel from it so, just a word of caution, use the outside entrance to exit too. and if ya see Ted, tell him we said high! :)

Three stars is on par for Lagasse Stadium. A great, great place to watch games when you are in town and have some money in the line!
How it works:
Pay per person for a seat. The payment becomes a credit for your dining. Obv there are different pricing ranges, about 25 – 100 per person. Stadium seating is $ 100 per person per game during football season.
Tip: DEFINITELY book months ahead of time if you’re coming here for a big sports weekend– NFL’s opening Sunday only had two seats left when we asked about it during July 4 weekend.
Seating is kinda strange as so many of the seats will give ya a massive crick in the neck. Some seats the tv is mounted in front of your table, and the cheaper ones are mounted sideways so that everyone has to turn their heads while watching a game.
Food is kinda generic. Better than average, but still kinda average.
— Sweet potato fries– a huge portion to share. Not too sweet at all without sauce and delicious!
— Shrimp cocktail– my buddy ate them all and enjoyed it a lot. Maybe like 6 shrimp or so?
— pretzel– generic and served with nacho cheese sauce and a tasty mustard
— Shakes– served with two cookies. They give ya the tiniest straws to sip it through, and it ends up being closer to liquid because of it.
— Caesar salad– kinda generic.
–Wings– generic
Still a cool place to watch a game if you like throwin’ down some eats while watching a game. Plus stars for the place itself and a «push» on stars for overall food.

KOn a work trip, came here with my dad and a coworker to watch the NCAA tournament and have dinner. Not good at all…
*service with snark
*expensive beverages
*food and beverage minimums
*really bad food
I understand having food and beverage minimums in Vegas, but as a hostess your one job is to be nice. So be nice when letting us know we each have to spend $ 25 each to be seated. (She wasnt, she was snarky.) And oh, BTW, I don’t think that will be a problem since your drinks are about $ 10 each…
The food. So bad. I had a small wedge salad ($ 10) wih lump crab (+$ 11) — the server didn’t know if the crab was imitation or not. It wasn’t, but it definitely wasn’t fresh. The salad was very meh.
My dad had the salmon. Poor choice obviously, (who orders salmon in vegas sports restaurant?) but we’re in the Palazzo and its almost $ 30 so he figures why not. It was awful. Frozen metallic tasting with the grossest tomato sauce. Honestly I’m not very picky at all about flavors but this was juat bad.
Finally, after snarky hostess and very average service, we were told 18% gratuity was automatically included for our party of 3). I guess at least she told us, and we probably would’ve tipped that anyway, but still… annoying.
So, yeah… wouldn’t recommend this place. Find some big TVS elsewhere.

I Love this place & I’ve only been once. It is my kind of place & my dream sports restaurant. There are so many TVs and its all for sports! In love. The main part when you walk in offers lounge type stadium seating that faces a floor to ceiling wall of screens. The group I was with sat in a semi private area that had its own TV & faces the large wall of screens. We were able to change the game that was on the TV in our area. The service was good. I’m not sure if we had the minimum thing mentioned in other reviews as I was met the group there. Food wise u had the grilled ham and cheese sammich with truffle parmesan fries. It was sooooo good. The sammich did seem a little too salty so I pulled off some of the ham. Still just as good with only ham.
During my 10 day stay in Vegas I was hoping to go back but that didn’t happen. Next visit hopefully.

We were actually very surprised that this place wasn’t reviewed higher. I understand there are dollar thresholds you have to cross for reserved seating during high profile games (didn’t apply for the bowl game on the night we visited), but if you’re planting yourself someplace to watch a football game, chances are you’ll be eating and drinking for a solid 3+ hours, so shouldn’t be that hard to meet your quota. At least it wouldn’t be for me!
We were seated in the stadium/​couch area, and had some of the best seats in the house. Our seats were chaise lounge style, so we were able to stretch our legs out and watch our game on the big screen. Comfort, check!
There were tons of TVs in this place. There were several flatscreens surrounding the main projection screen, and then a few other bar areas apart from the main seating area, all of which seemed to have ample TV options. Game viewing, check!
They had interesting menu options, but when I’m watching a game I pretty much always want to shovel nachos in my face, and they were more than able to accommodate me in that mission. Decent food options, check!
I wasn’t too adventurous with my drinks choices here. We opted for buckets of Corona, with the occasional Patron shot mixed in. Think we got a good deal on the Coronas, but who could really remember after a couple quarters passed by. Hey, my team was getting annihilated! Beer deals, check!
It was pretty empty when we were there — ours was the late game. But our server was friendly and attentive, and nonjudgmental of my meltdowns each time my team made a horrible play (it was quite frequent on this particular evening). Good service, check!
I really can’t think of a better spot to watch a big game, especially in Vegas. I am going to dock them a star for having foie gras on the menu. I hate it anywhere, but is it really necessary to have a foie gras burger at a sports bar? I don’t think so.

This review is only for the Luxury Boxes at Lagasse Stadium. We have used them twice and both time have come away very pleased with the Service, amenities and food. This trip was for Thursday night football and we were a group of 6. We ordered all the usual suspects when it came to finger foods, Nachos, Sliders, Smothered Fries, everything was great.
We always reserve Box 1, since there is a Pool table outside the doors. Perfect for cigars. This place is worth the expense.