One of the great debates that’s always fun for participants is finding answers for the question: Who makes the best pastrami sandwich in town?

One of the better places, this writer thinks, is the back-room deli bar at Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel on Fremont Street, downtown. It’s the place with a big “Boar’s Head” sign board offering different types of meat, not the place up front designated “Snack Bar.” Which means you have to walk around to find it.

A hot pastrami sandwich with swiss cheese melted into the pastrami meat on wheat, rye, or sourdough (we prefer the latter) will cost you $6.50; a coffee costs $1.25 for a total of $7.75. Add tax of 60 cents and the register tape totals $8.35.

The hot pastrami sandwich at Binion’s Deli is thick, piled on nicely, and served with good potato salad and a big longitudinal dill pickle slice. Among the condiments is a gray mustard with a horseradish base that acceptable even if it’s not the straight horseradish that clears out your nose.

Service is with a smile, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.