text: New York Style Delis are a touchy subject with me When done right they are like staring into the face of God and having him smile back you and say You are my most precious creation but when done wrong they make me sadder than Pauly Shores acting career The Bagel is in the former category and can easily lay claim to best delicatessen in Las VegasnnJudge a Jewish deli by five things The rye bread the pastrami the knish the sweet sour cabbage soup and if they sell the black white cookie Alright that last one might be homage to Seinfeld but the other will definitely tell you if a Deli is worth it is salt The Bagel has them down First the rye bread is fresh and the perfect consistency Its got a nice crust and the heels are a perfect complement to any of their soups or sandwiches Speaking of soups their sweet sour cabbage soup is dynamite Chocked full of cabbage and with a simple beef bouillon to absorb the flavors its a nice lunch on a cold dayto remind you of back home in Jersey The pastrami is like butter and practically melts in your mouth and if you want to get fancy upgrade to a Reuben Finally the Knishwhere do I began You are so good I am officially declaring myself on a gravy train with knish wheels nnSo you are probably wondering why no five stars Well the Bagel is excellent but I cannot dis the original gangsta delis like Brents in LA Mannys in Chicago or Katzs in New York by putting it on the same level so consider the Bagel stars as it pays homage to the grand masters For Las Vegas however you cannot do any better nnOhhh and you are probably wondering why I never even brought up their namesake as well Bagels here are good but bagels are bagels They do have an impressive selection and to go is available if you are not dining in They also have a bakery that would make my Bubby declare this place Meshugganah the portions are so large