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East Meets West at Waterfront Deli - Alameda

Korean bulgogi beef, jalapeno, garlic spread, red onion, melted provolone, avocado on choice of bread. Sandwich Score 55, solid. At Waterfront Deli - Alameda, Alameda.

East Meets West at Waterfront Deli - Alameda: an illustration of the sandwich.
Illustration, AI-generated

A sandwich at Waterfront Deli - Alameda, a deli in Alameda, California.

Bread (generic)AvocadoProvoloneOnionGarlicJalapeñoBulgogiBread (generic)
55
Sandwich Score
out of 100 · solid

Solid, with one move worth +10.

Uncharted, four of six roles, few layers have a partner.

Holding the summit: a finished composition

Balance
73
Harmony
74
Contrast
75
Structure
88
Focus
100
Composition
37
Quality
100
Envelope
100

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, toasted: korean bulgogi beef; jalapeno; garlic spread; red onion; melted provolone; avocado.

Balance

salt0.9 · 49thacid0.1 · 27thfat2.0 · 44thsweet0.4 · 45thumami1.7 · 61stheat0.4 · 81stbitter0.1 · 54th
Flavor axes
AxisValueCatalog percentile
salt0.949th
acid0.127th
fat2.044th
sweet0.445th
umami1.761st
heat0.481st
bitter0.154th

73 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

LayerRoleFlavor and texturePoints
choice of breadbreadsoftthe frame
korean bulgogi beefscored as Bulgogiproteinumami 3 salt 2 fat 2 juicy chewy tender+1
jalapenoscored as Jalapeñotextureheat 4 crunchy fresh raw0
garlic spreadscored as Garlicaromaticsoft0
red onionscored as Oniontexturesweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh0
melted provolonescored as Provoloneproteinfat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty+3
avocadofatfat 4 creamy soft fresh+1

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.

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