“If guests don’t leave excited for their next visit to IBO,
then we haven’t done our job and succeeded.”
Ibo Olmeztoprak was originally born and raised in Turkey and moved to the States to attend college in 1969. Ibo has been a long-time Las Vegas resident moving to the city in 1977 after spending time in the San Francisco area where he managed the Penthouse Nightclub & Restaurant and became the Director of Food and Beverage at the Sheraton Palace on Market Street. For the past 30 years, Ibo has worked the Las Vegas circuit of some of the finest establishments: Parian of The Regent Hotel and Spa in Summerlin, Les Artistes Steakhouse inside Paris Hotel & Casino, the Luxor Steakhouse, and Charlie Palmer’s Aureole located in the Mandalay Bay.
For the past four years, Ibo was the Food and Beverage Director and Catering Manager under Charlie Palmer at The Stirling Club at Turnberry Place. Ibo has given numerous seminars and hands-on training in the field of Hospitality, his very specialty, and is now bringing his zest and passion to his own restaurant for all to enjoy.