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# Italian at The Brass Bear Delicatessen
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/alamo-the-brass-bear-delicatessen-italian/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:08:26.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T10:39:05.000Z
- Description: Prosciutto, mortadella, salami, provolone, italian dressing, lettuce, tomato on ciabatta. Sandwich Score 90, legendary. At The Brass Bear Delicatessen, Alamo.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [The Brass Bear Delicatessen](https://onesandwich.com/alamo-the-brass-bear-delicatessen/), a deli in Alamo, California.

CiabattaTomatoLettuceItalian Vinaigrette…ProvoloneSalamiMortadellaProsciuttoCiabatta

**90**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · legendary

Legendary. Every gate clear, the board clean.

Reads as a fully realized italian sub, six of six roles, most layers have a partner.

Balance

97

Harmony

92

Contrast

100

Structure

100

Focus

91

Composition

96

Quality

100

Envelope

97

More salt than 90% of the catalog.

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.

**ciabatta**, served cold: prosciutto (high tier); mortadella (high tier); salami; provolone; italian dressing; lettuce; tomato.

## Balance

salt2.5 · 90thacid0.8 · 60thfat2.9 · 78thsweet0.1 · 19thumami2.5 · 90thheat0.0bitter0.2 · 64th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 2.5   | 90th               |
| acid   | 0.8   | 60th               |
| fat    | 2.9   | 78th               |
| sweet  | 0.1   | 19th               |
| umami  | 2.5   | 90th               |
| heat   | 0.0   | n/a                |
| bitter | 0.2   | 64th               |

**98** 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    |
| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------- | --------- |
| ciabatta                                                      | bread   | soft chewy crusty                       | the frame |
| prosciutto (high tier)                                        | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 silky chewy tender | **−3**    |
| mortadella (high tier)                                        | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft silky tender  | **−2**    |
| salami                                                        | protein | salt 4 fat 4 umami 4 chewy silky        | **+16**   |
| provolone                                                     | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty         | **+6**    |
| italian dressingscored as Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar) | sauce   | acid 4 fat 4 salt 2 saucy wet           | **+23**   |
| lettuce                                                       | texture | crunchy juicy fresh                     | **+7**    |
| tomato                                                        | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **+4**    |

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

- **Salami + Provolone**: italian sub spine: salami and provolone
- **Salami + Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar)**: vinaigrette cuts fatty salami, sub shop law
- **Provolone + Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar)**: sharp cheese, sharp dressing
- **Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar) + Lettuce**: dressed greens, the sub shop way
- **Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar) + Tomato**: vinaigrette on tomato, salad logic

## How to raise it

- Judged as an italian sub: focus is not held against it.

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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.