It's tempting to think of Via Carota's chopped steak as a kind of paleo burger, stripped down to its meaty essentials, pandering to the New Yorkers who kick-start their days stirring organic, grass-fed butter into their coffee.

But Via Carota, with its miniature orange trees and shelves of vintage knick knacks, isn't the sort of place to cook on trend. No, look back, way back, and you'll see the "svizzerina" is more like a piece of proto-burger history, a relic from simpler times, before the chopped steak made its great leap toward becoming a sandwich.

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