A burger at Waterfront Deli - Alameda, a deli in Alameda, California.
out of 100 · excellent
Excellent, with one move worth +8.
A turkey sandwich with layers outside the form; six of six roles, most layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: a focused, restrained build
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 turkey burger; marinated eggplant; melted swiss; special balsamic vinaigrette; mayonnaise; dijon mustard; tomato; red onion; lettuce.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 0.9 | 49th |
| acid | 1.4 | 86th |
| fat | 1.3 | 20th |
| sweet | 0.6 | 74th |
| umami | 1.5 | 50th |
| heat | 0.3 | 75th |
| bitter | 0.5 | 89th |
96 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 turkey burgerscored as Turkey | protein | umami 2 soft juicy tender | −7 |
| marinated eggplantscored as Eggplant | bulk | umami 2 soft | −8 |
| melted swissscored as Swiss Cheese | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty | +1 |
| special balsamic vinaigrettescored as Balsamic (vinegar, glaze) | acid | acid 4 sweet 3 wet saucy | −5 |
| mayonnaise | sauce | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy | +4 |
| dijon mustardscored as Mustard | sauce | acid 3 salt 2 heat 2 saucy smooth | −5 |
| tomato | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | +10 |
| red onionscored as Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | −2 |
| lettuce | texture | crunchy juicy fresh | +7 |
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
- Turkey + Swiss Cheese: turkey and swiss, the deli default
- Turkey + Mayonnaise: turkey and mayo, the deli default
- Turkey + Tomato: lean bird and summer tomato, the deli standard
- Balsamic (vinegar, glaze) + Tomato: vinegar on tomato, salad logic
- Balsamic (vinegar, glaze) + Onion: raw onion in vinegar, the quick pickle
- Balsamic (vinegar, glaze) + Lettuce: dressed shredded lettuce, the sub shop way
- Mayonnaise + Tomato: summer tomato sandwich: acid on rich
How to raise it
- Between you and 90: a focused, restrained build (0.08 short).
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