text: As I mentioned in a previous review Carnegie Deli is my alltime favorite for hot pastrami I have had the others and in New York City Carnegie reigns supremein my book it is the holy grail of hot pastrami almost a religious experience every time I dine there I love the hot pastrami on rye there the only thing to order other than cheesecake so much that I have been known to cab it there to have some while en route to a really fancy and expensive business dinner Yes I love it that much Can you say reverednnI have been wanting to try the Vegas outlet of Carnegie Deli in the Mirage ever since it opened but for the last three trips I somehow just never made it there This time I was determined and was there for lunch within an hour of my arrival I ordered the hot pastrami with pickles and mustard on the side and it was everything I had hoped for nnThe sandwich was crazy tall and hugeyou could barely get your mouth around it as it was so big The pastrami was so incredibly flavorful and juicy just like at the Carnegie in New York City The sandwich was but I was in total heaven It is exactly like that at the original location the only difference being that it seemed just a touch spicier at the Vegas location which was just fine with me The service was great too nnStruck up a conversation with an elderly couple next to me who did not know what to order and they ended up having the same thing and loved it The people at the other table noticed that they ordered it and started telling us how much they loved the hot pastrami here It was a recurring theme throughout the meal and it was as though we were all on a pilgrimage for hot pastrami sandwiches nnBelieve it or not I ate the whole thing and was full for hours I actually had to postpone dinner and even then made it a super light one because of my sandwich at Carnegie When I finished eating I remember saying to myself that I could die happy right now That is one heckuva sandwich