Saginaw’s Delicatessen | Is The Deli worth your Time and Money?
Saginaw’s Delicatessen is located on the second floor of the Circa Resort in Downtown Las Vegas and is open 24/7.
The Background
From Paul Saginaw, co-founder of Zingerman’s Deli (voted one of the best sandwich shops in the world), Saginaw’s Delicatessen opened up in Circa when the casino opened its doors in 2020.
The menu is expansive offering a wide array of items which you wouldn’t associate with a deli. But since this is open 24/7, they probably added some additional items to keep the interest up.
There’s unique breakfast items like Seiko’s Loco Moco and Breakfast Banana Split. Dinner items include Queen Maria’s Chicken Marsala and Old Vegas Scampi. Quite the variety of food options for a deli!
Of course the sandwich section is the main chunk of the menu. Broken into two sections: Grilled and not Grilled, there’s a large selection to choose from. The motto at the deli is the Delicatessen features sandwiches so big you’ll need two hands to eat them. So clearly, this added even more incentive to try one of the sandwiches here.
The Experience
I hadn’t heard of Saginaw’s before but was in Circa checking out its insane sports book and needed a little food break. While walking around the casino looking for food, I came across Saginaw’s. It’s hard for me to ever turn down a good sandwich so I decided to give it a try.
As I’ve said, the menu was much bigger than I was expecting. There were some interesting options but I had to get the classic corned beef and pastrami on rye bread.
It’s really a simple sandwich with just meat, bread, and mustard. A really classic sandwich with no frills attached, it comes with a handful of kettle chips. The corned beef and pastrami are both very lean with no fat. Packed with flavor and salted to perfection. Both are incredibly tasty and with the simplicity of this being a meat and bread sandwich you get the full flavor of the meat.
With that being said, since it’s a simple sandwich, I was a little disappointed in the overall size. This isn’t really a massive sandwich. The bread slices aren’t overly huge so there’s really not a ton of meat. For what you pay ($20) I feel like meat should be falling out of this sandwich with every bite. That’s not the case here.
The Verdict
The pastrami and corned beef are quality deli meats here with great flavor. I wish they overdid it with stuffing the sandwiches full of meat though. For a $20 sandwich I want to be wide-eyed at how massive the sandwich is, especially in Las Vegas. If you’re craving a deli style sandwich in Downtown Vegas, Saginaw’s Delicatessen is a solid option, albeit a little on the pricier side for what you get.
