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# Mediterranean Garden Burger at Waterfront Deli - Alameda
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/alameda-waterfront-deli-alameda-mediterranean-garden-burger/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:07:29.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-03T05:07:29.000Z
- Description: Housemade garden burger, marinated eggplant, roasted bell pepper, melted swiss, mayonnaise, dijon mustard, tomato, red onion, lettuce on choice of bread. Sandwich Score 70, very good. At Waterfront Deli - Alameda, Alameda.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A burger at [Waterfront Deli - Alameda](https://onesandwich.com/alameda-waterfront-deli-alameda/), a deli in Alameda, California.

Bread (generic)LettuceOnionTomatoMustardMayonnaiseSwiss CheeseRoasted Red PepperEggplantMock MeatBread (generic)

**70**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · very good

Very good, with one move worth +13.

A veggie panini with layers outside the form; six of six roles, half the layers have no partner.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

100

Harmony

81

Contrast

100

Structure

95

Focus

84

Composition

59

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: housemade garden burger; marinated eggplant; roasted bell pepper; melted swiss; mayonnaise; dijon mustard; tomato; red onion; lettuce.

## Balance

salt1.1 · 57thacid1.0 · 69thfat1.6 · 28thsweet0.4 · 47thumami1.7 · 60thheat0.3 · 76thbitter0.3 · 79th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.1   | 57th               |
| acid   | 1.0   | 69th               |
| fat    | 1.6   | 28th               |
| sweet  | 0.4   | 47th               |
| umami  | 1.7   | 60th               |
| heat   | 0.3   | 76th               |
| bitter | 0.3   | 79th               |

**100** 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 |
| housemade garden burgerscored as Mock Meat      | protein | umami 3 salt 2 fat 2 chewy springy tender | **−13**   |
| marinated eggplantscored as Eggplant            | bulk    | umami 2 soft                              | **−2**    |
| roasted bell pepperscored as Roasted Red Pepper | bulk    | sweet 2 soft silky wet                    | **+2**    |
| melted swissscored as Swiss Cheese              | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty           | **+5**    |
| mayonnaise                                      | sauce   | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy                 | **+8**    |
| dijon mustardscored as Mustard                  | sauce   | acid 3 salt 2 heat 2 saucy smooth         | **−4**    |
| tomato                                          | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh   | **+4**    |
| red onionscored as Onion                        | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh               | **+3**    |
| lettuce                                         | texture | crunchy juicy fresh                       | **+2**    |

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

- **Roasted Red Pepper + Onion**: peppers and onions, the griddle pair
- **Mayonnaise + Tomato**: summer tomato sandwich: acid on rich

## How to raise it

- Between you and 90: a finished composition (0.21 short).

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Menu read 2026-09; items and prices change. The score is the site's opinion of the recipe as listed, not a review of the shop; tiers and house-made marks follow the menu's own wording.