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| - What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Unfortunately what rarely happens in Vegas, is a restaurant selling delicious New York style bagels that stay in Vegas. The closest that I have come to experiencing a New York style bagel in Las Vegas that tastes like the one I grew up with east of the Hudson River is the Bagel Cafe in Summerlin. I have a favorable opinion of Bagel Cafe. When I have shared my favorable opinion of Bagel Cafe with people, a few told me that they are affiliated with the Del Mar Deli in the South Point. For the past couple of years I had wanted to try Del Mar Deli. This morning, on the way to Red Rock Canyon I would make a detour to the South Point to give it a try.
Del Mar Deli is located in the southeast corner of the South Point adjacent to the sports book and a few steps from Seattle's Best. If you park in the parking garage, you will get exercise walking across the casino. That is a good thing because the bagels are large.
At the time that I arrived at Del Mar Deli, it was happening. This was at a time there was little action going on at the sports book. This gives me an impression that customers are going out of their way to eat here. When I waited in a line that moved fast, I looked at the sundry of choices on the above blue and white menu boards. My mind was set on a bagel sandwich. If my mind was set on something else there were hot dogs, pizza, burgers, sandwiches, and cases of pastries. If I was not set on the bagel I would order a pastry. These are humongous and delicious pastries that include chocolate chip cookies and the very hard to find in Vegas rainbow cookies. The pastries were identical to those of Bagel Cafe. As I waited in line, I glanced at the open kitchen. I failed to notice evidence of bagels being made fresh. This brings up the question, "Are the bagels made fresh in the Bagel Cafe then delivered here?" When it came my turn to order, I exchanged nearly $11 for a poppy seed lox bagel. Subsequently I would wait for them to call my number and present me with my food.
When I picked up my food, there was another wait on line before enjoying it in the moderate size dimly lit seating area overlooking the sports book area and deli counter. You would think that for $11 in a self serve restaurant that breakfast included coffee. That was not the case. Instead of chancing a couple more dollars on a cup of coffee that could be dumped in the trash, I walked a few steps to one of the remaining Seattle Bests in Vegas. The medium cup of Seattle's Best added $2.40 to the breakfast. With the coffee and lox bagel, I brought it to one of the few vacant tables that faced a wall of pictures above a counter of condiments.
The lox sandwich came open. Lying flat the two halves of the poppy seed bagel held lox, tomato, onions, lettuce, and cream cheese. When I put the two halves together to form a sandwich, it was an impressive size. I was impressed by the size of the bagel at the same time that I would have appreciated more slices of lox. The bagel temperature was just right. Complimenting the lox bagel sandwich were half a pickle with Cole slaw. It would take around a half hour to savor the tastes of a New York style poppy seed bagel lox sandwich gradually disappearing from the to go box below. Of course, I would take advantage of the complimentary South Point WiFi to keep up with the news.
After dumping the nearly empty plastic plate, I walked across the South Point Casino with some thoughts on Del Mar Deli. Here are the thoughts. With an infinitesimal selection of Las Vegas bagel shops that can compete with a New York bagel shop east of the Hudson River, Del Mar would be my second favorite west of the Colorado River. Regardless how much I love a lox bagel sandwich I am aware that it is a treat to enjoy once in a while. As I wrap up this review I have a different thought to share. Here it is. Unexpectedly, it never dawned on me that this is the place to grab a pastry to go along with Seattle's Best Coffee. The next time if I return to Del Mar Deli, I will try one of the delicious cookies in their display case . My closing thought: 4 Stars!
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