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# The Ash at Eunice Gourmet Cafe
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/albany-eunice-gourmet-cafe-the-ash/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:09:04.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T10:38:04.000Z
- Description: Grilled chicken, salami, avo, pepper jack, pesto, jalapeños on unstated bread. Sandwich Score 50, solid. At Eunice Gourmet Cafe, Albany.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [Eunice Gourmet Cafe](https://onesandwich.com/albany-eunice-gourmet-cafe/), a cafe in Albany, California.

Bread (generic)JalapeñoPestoMonterey JackAvocadoSalamiChickenBread (generic)

**50**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · solid

Solid, with one move worth +33.

Uncharted, five of six roles, half the layers have no partner.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

61

Harmony

75

Contrast

63

Structure

88

Focus

100

Composition

47

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.

**bread not stated**, served cold: grilled chicken; salami; avo; pepper jack; pesto; jalapeños.

## Balance

salt1.5 · 74thacid0.1 · 23rdfat2.9 · 77thsweet0.0umami2.1 · 78thheat0.2 · 68thbitter0.2 · 65th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.5   | 74th               |
| acid   | 0.1   | 23rd               |
| fat    | 2.9   | 77th               |
| sweet  | 0.0   | n/a                |
| umami  | 2.1   | 78th               |
| heat   | 0.2   | 68th               |
| bitter | 0.2   | 65th               |

**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

| Layer                              | Role    | Flavor and texture                     | Points |
| ---------------------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------- | ------ |
| grilled chickenscored as Chicken   | protein | umami 3 fat 2 juicy chewy tender       | **+5** |
| salami                             | protein | salt 4 fat 4 umami 4 chewy silky       | **−6** |
| avoscored as Avocado               | fat     | fat 4 creamy soft fresh                | **+2** |
| pepper jackscored as Monterey Jack | protein | fat 3 salt 2 umami 2 soft creamy melty | **−3** |
| pesto                              | sauce   | fat 4 salt 2 umami 2 creamy saucy      | **+3** |
| jalapeñosscored as Jalapeño        | texture | heat 4 crunchy fresh raw               | **+9** |

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

- **Chicken + Avocado**: california logic: green fat on a lean bird
- **Chicken + Pesto**: pesto gives mild chicken a green engine
- **Chicken + Jalapeño**: green heat wakes mild chicken

## 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.