So Jamie W. and I were in Vegas for a quick weekend getaway, and as usual, we were confronted with the dilemma of where to eat since we had no inclination to graze at one of the mammoth hotel buffets. We heard the competing chants of "Hillary!" and "Bernie!" once we entered the New York New York Casino since it was the morning of the Nevada Caucus. Surprisingly none of the supporters were flocking to any of the eateries in the area that's meant to evoke Greenwich Village right next to the slots. With nostalgic memories of Katz's Deli, we ambled our way into the faux-deli to see a condensed menu more akin to a California sandwich shop. In other words, this ain't Katz.
No thick slices of East Coast-style pastrami and corned beef to be found here. What I had was the $10.75 Corned Beef Sandwich on challah with lettuce, tomato and mayo (photo: http://bit.ly/1Toew2b). Yes, just call me Annie Hall. It was large enough but the meat slices were paper-thin, just not my preference when it comes to corned beef. It kept falling apart on me especially when the Hillary war chant came nearer. Symbolic? Perhaps. Jamie went for the $10.95 Greenberg's Reuben which was drippy with Russian dressing. All it elicited from Jamie was a pronounced shrug. I guess this was a case where we didn't need to be a part of it, New York, New York...
FOOD - 3 stars...just a middling sandwich despite the heft
AMBIANCE - 3 stars...feels more like the Santa Cruz Boardwalk than Greenwich Village
SERVICE - 2.5 stars...the most thoughtful person was the young cashier
TOTAL - 3 stars...keep walking up the Strip, I say