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# Veggie Eggplant at Waterfront Deli - Alameda
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/alameda-waterfront-deli-alameda-veggie-eggplant/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:08:09.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T10:39:24.000Z
- Description: Eggplant, Swiss Cheese, Cucumber on choice of bread. Sandwich Score 43, rough. At Waterfront Deli - Alameda, Alameda.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

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

Bread (generic)CucumberSwiss CheeseEggplantBread (generic)

**43**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · rough

Rough, with one move worth +21.

A veggie panini with layers outside the form; four of six roles, few layers have a partner.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

67

Harmony

44

Contrast

70

Structure

86

Focus

96

Composition

34

Quality

100

Envelope

100

−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: Eggplant; Swiss Cheese; Cucumber.

## Balance

salt0.7 · 42ndacid0.0fat1.3 · 20thsweet0.0umami1.6 · 53rdheat0.0bitter0.2 · 67th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 0.7   | 42nd               |
| acid   | 0.0   | n/a                |
| fat    | 1.3   | 20th               |
| sweet  | 0.0   | n/a                |
| umami  | 1.6   | 53rd               |
| heat   | 0.0   | n/a                |
| bitter | 0.2   | 67th               |

**67** 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 |
| Eggplant        | bulk    | umami 2 soft                    | **+1**    |
| Swiss Cheese    | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty | **+8**    |
| Cucumber        | bulk    | crunchy juicy fresh             | **+3**    |

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.

## How to raise it

- Clear the board: a wet layer on soft bread (-5).

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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.