We ate at this restaurant because of the proximity of Cirque du Soleil “LOVE”. We have dined at the Carnegie Deli in New York and love the Carnegie pickles’ sold at COSTCO. I expected rude service, but the service was non-existent. The matzo ball soup was delicious, and the serving of French fries could feed an army. But the sandwiches were nothing to write home about, and at $15-$22 over priced. The pickles were great, but on our next visit to Las Vegas we will leave this restaurant off of places to eat.

Most of the sandwiches are so ridiculously huge that they cannot be eaten. My husband ordered something that I think was called the Woody Allen; the waitress said-"That's a pretty big sandwich", but he figured he could eat a big sandwich. What she returned with was a GIANT mound of meat between two slices of bread. I figure there were five pounds of corned beef on his plate. WHY??? Who could eat this? My sandwich was slightly smaller. If you go here (which I don't recommend) I would suggest sharing. Aside from the size of the portion, there was nothing exceptional about this meal and it took the waitress a long time to bring the check. Go to The Earl of Sandwich for a tasty, reasonably sized, filling meal for half the price.

After skipping lunch and driving from Phoenix to Las Vegas earlier on Saturday, May 15, we were famished at about 5:30pm. We were in the mood for a deli-type meal, so headed down to Carnegie Deli. We waited in line for about 15 minutes before seating.

Make sure you look around at what everyone else is eating to get an idea of the portion size. We ended up sharing a Reuben with corned beef. This sandwich is served "open face" and is about 4-5" tall. Oddly, the sandwich is so large, but the side of potato salad was so small, maybe a total of 6 small bites.

The sandwich did curb our hunger. Unfortunately, we did leave some food on the plate, and considering we were staying at the Mirage, we did not have the ability to take a "doggie bag" of left-overs for later enjoyment. We did not notice any smoke penetration from the casino into the restaurant, as previous reviewers documented. It is noisy, but then again, who goes to a deli restaurant in search of calm and quiet with classic music playing in the background? It's a restaurant inside a casino!

The service was spot-on. Plenty of ice tea refills. We did end up coming back to the deli around 10pm for a slice of cheesecake and coffee. It was still busy with hungry patrons, but a less agitated late crowd.

Does it beat the old typical coffee house found in some seedy casinos? Absolutely! Are you there for the ambience and napkin-armed service? No, but if you are, I suggest you read up on Las Vegas travel and restaurant reviews.

I am a New Yorker, raised in Brooklyn. I've been to the best of the best delis in NYC. I know the real thing when I see it. Thought I'd check out the Carnegie Deli in the Mirage because the one in NYC is pretty good. Well was I in for a bad surprise. Ordered a corned beef on rye and I kid you not -- this was easily the WORST corned beef I have ever had in my life. It was drier than dry could be -- demonstrated no knowledge of how to prepare corned beef. Also, the bread literally fell apart. No amount of mustard could put any moisture back into this awful excuse for a sandwich. The people at the table next to mine had the same reaction as we choked these sandwiches down. The waiter didn't even have the decency to refill our drinks. He dropped off our sandwiches and never came back. I needed two giant sodas just to eat half a sandwich. I left the other half untouched on my plate. The meat looked like cardboard. The worst part is, this sandwich, a coke and an order of fries will set you back about $26. TOTAL RIP-OFF. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!