Greisy Pacton is a boss lady in the Las Vegas food and beverage industry—and she has the résumé to back it up. She’s helped open and manage restaurants for chefs and restaurateurs including Kerry Simon, Elizabeth Blau and Giada De Laurentiis, and now she serves as the general manager at celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s Paris restaurant, Gordon Ramsay Steak.
Born in Puerto Rico and raised in Queens, New York City, Pacton moved to Las Vegas in 2001. She spent the first seven years helping to open and to run Simon Kitchen & Bar at Hard Rock Hotel, Cathouse at Luxor and Simon Restaurant at Palms Place. She got homesick for New York and moved back for a couple of years, going on to help open and manage the famed Barclays Center. “Then in 2014, I missed Vegas, it had become home, and we wanted to come back home,” she says.
A short while after being back, she joined Giada at The Cromwell as the restaurant manager, eventually being promoted to general manager. In 2019, she applied for and was named general manager at Gordon Ramsay Steak in September.
“In my opinion, this restaurant set the tone for what a celebrity restaurant should be,” Pacton says. Managing a restaurant with such a famed chef’s name attached to it “feels good,” she says. “It makes you feel special. Guests are die-hard fans of Ramsay, and their excitement is contagious. We’re not saving lives, but we’re creating memories, and it feels good.”
After two decades in the industry, you can still see the twinkle in her eye and hear the genuine passion in her voice when she speaks about her success. “You have to believe in what you’re doing to be in it for so long,” Pacton says. “I love it. I don’t think I’d want to do anything else. I never thought I’d be managing multimillion-dollar operations—it just feels amazing to say that.”
Libation: HK Antioxidant
The bar program at Gordon Ramsay Steak is an extension of the kitchen—fresh ingredients, creative recipes, memorable tastes. “The experience that we’re providing to our guests, in my opinion, just doesn’t compare to anything else,” Pacton says. “This is Gordon Ramsay’s legacy. We’re here to deliver and exceed that.” So every dish, and yes, every cocktail is a flavor experience, and one of the most popular choices is the HK Antioxidant—on the menu since day one. It’s mixed with VeeV acai liqueur, and fresh lemon and blueberries.
Secret side option: black truffle and lobster mac and cheese ($45). To get the item, mention the word “chunnel.”
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