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I once asked to see the Broiler at Lugers in Brooklyn. (OK, only steak cognoscenti know that there is also one in Great Neck)

The waiter looked at me like I had two heads and said, "Sir, I have been working here for seven years and EVEN I have never seen the broilers.

They are like 1200F, half a dozen of them. That and as Tim says, a supply chain honed over a century (since 1887) mean that it's the steak that all others are compared to.

If you are visiting New York City and like to eat, Luger's is a must. Bring cash as they don't take credit cards and be prepared for double porterhouse unlike any other on earth.