Somehow, in six trips to Vegas, this was my first stop at the Mirage; we ate lunch next door at Treasure Island. It's nothing to write home about, but we had a good time until the last hour. We found $10 minimum pai gow tables at 1 pm on a Saturday. They raised the mins to $25 around 5 pm, but of course we were grandfathered in.
The whole time, the dealer alternated between Helen and Theresa. We liked Helen, but Theresa was a bit bristly. Then when we started to smoke cigars, she got really bitchy, stopping all banter, constantly telling us to hold them under the table, making annoyed body language, etc. I hate cigarette smoke, so I understand, and we were as courteous as possible, but come on--you work in a casino. Get over it. Her sour attitude really killed the fun atmosphere that we had going.
Three other things:
1. They serve Glenlivet here, one of the rare casinos where you can get single-malt scotch on the main floor. But three of us agreed that it had a strange aftertaste. We decided that it was probably Glenlivet based on the nose and initial taste, but perhaps they don't clean their glasses well enough?
2. They have handy shoulder-level shelves above the urinals in the men's room--to keep your drink nice and high and out of danger.
3. The cigars were comped without a fuss, but they were labelled with the Mirage logo, so I don't know what brand they were. They were okay, smooth but maybe a little bland.