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# The Basic at Eunice Gourmet Cafe
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/albany-eunice-gourmet-cafe-the-basic/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:09:04.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T10:38:06.000Z
- Description: Grilled chicken, mozz on unstated bread. Sandwich Score 36, rough. 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)MozzarellaChickenBread (generic)

**36**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · rough

Rough, with one move worth +19.

Leans toward a chicken parm, two of six roles, few layers have a partner.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition, a third role on the board (an acid, a sauce, an aroma or a crunch)

Balance

62

Harmony

42

Contrast

22

Structure

82

Focus

100

Composition

22

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; mozz.

## Balance

salt0.8 · 45thacid0.0fat2.0 · 44thsweet0.0umami1.6 · 55thheat0.0bitter0.0

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 0.8   | 45th               |
| acid   | 0.0   | n/a                |
| fat    | 2.0   | 44th               |
| sweet  | 0.0   | n/a                |
| umami  | 1.6   | 55th               |
| heat   | 0.0   | n/a                |
| bitter | 0.0   | n/a                |

**62** 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 | **−2** |
| mozzscored as Mozzarella         | protein | fat 3 soft springy melty         | **+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.

## 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.