Surprised. Pleasantly surprised. As someone whose Jewish upbringing consisted of homemade meals and deliveries from Second Avenue Deli, I didn't expect to enjoy a place called Manhattan Deli at a mega-resort in Reno.
But here we are, this forced facsimile of something you'd find on a city street, and I find the food is delightful. There's this giant Corned Beef and Pastrami Double Decker, with heights of meat similar to what you'd get from Katz. You'd never get anything this size in NYC, and never for a reasonable price. Both meats are hot and thinly shaved. The corned beef is a bit more of a solid chew, but both are tender, and the pastrami is fall-apart quality.
The New York Special is a lot lighter. The corned beef is cold, and savory equals creamy-sweet in a matching layer of coleslaw.
Both sandwiches are substantial, and either could be easily shared, but both are surprisingly easy to eat. Each bite invites another, and though you never forget you're in Reno, the spirit of New York is very much present in the hot, heaping generosity between both slices of bread.
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