A sandwich at Lola's Chicken Shack, a sandwich shop in Alameda, California.
out of 100 · rough
Rough, with one move worth +23.
Uncharted, two of six roles, few layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition, a third role on the board (an acid, a sauce, an aroma or a crunch)
−5 a wet layer on soft bread
Each bar is one pillar of the score, 0 to 100. The tick marks what a sandwich at the summit needs; an amber bar is the one holding this sandwich back.
choice of bread, served cold: signature tenders; lola's sweet and spicy slaw.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 0.8 | 43rd |
| acid | 0.6 | 52nd |
| fat | 1.5 | 26th |
| sweet | 0.3 | 37th |
| umami | 1.4 | 47th |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.0 | n/a |
85 Balance, out of 100
The seven flavor axes of the whole sandwich, each summed across its layers. The shaded ring is the catalog's middle 80%; the small number under each axis is where this sandwich falls in the catalog. A shape that sits inside the ring is in the range most sandwiches live in; a spike past it is where this one stands apart.
What each layer brings
| Layer | Role | Flavor and texture | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| choice of bread | bread | soft | the frame |
| signature tendersscored as Chicken | protein | umami 3 fat 2 juicy chewy tender | +10 |
| lola's sweet and spicy slawscored as Coleslaw | bulk | acid 2 fat 2 crunchy creamy dressed | +12 |
Points: what the Sandwich Score would lose if that one layer were left out, everything else the same. A negative number means the sandwich scores higher without it. Flavor runs 0 to 5 on each axis.
Pairings
- Chicken + Coleslaw: cold crunch against crisp fried chicken
How to raise it
- Clear the board: a wet layer on soft bread (-5).
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