Nobody does Corned Beef and Pastrami like the Carnegie does Corned Beef and Pastrami.
This is a pretty darned close close to the Original on 7th Avenue.
There's Kosher Salamis hanging over the deli counter, drying to savory goodness. The dessert case is drool-inducing. It's even got the same black and white checkered tile floor as the original.
The old standby, the Woody Allen, ($17.95) stands higher than 6 inches, absolutely STUFFED with Corned Beef and Pastrami. It's easily a sharer. (There is a sharing charge, but if that bothers you, get it to go and eat it back in your hotel room.)
The Corned Beef is delectably packed with flavor and just fatty enough, and the spice of the Pastrami cuts through the richness.
The service here is not as rushed as in NYC, nor are the tables quite as closely packed (But they are tight.)
The cheesecake is as imposingly large as it is delicious. I stick with the Fresh Strawberry.
I gotta say: The pickles are better in NYC. But being that this is 2000 miles away, and in the middle of a desert, I'd say the Carnegie @ Mirage does a fine job of living up to its' reputation.