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# The Maine at Eunice Gourmet Cafe
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/albany-eunice-gourmet-cafe-the-maine/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:09:33.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T10:37:17.000Z
- Description: White tuna, swiss, sun-dried tomatoes, italian dressing on unstated bread. Sandwich Score 55, 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)Italian Vinaigrette…Sun-Dried TomatoSwiss CheeseTunaBread (generic)

**55**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · solid

Solid, with one move worth +17.

A tuna salad sandwich with layers outside the form; four of six roles, few layers have a partner.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

96

Harmony

77

Contrast

50

Structure

100

Focus

100

Composition

50

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: white tuna; swiss; sun-dried tomatoes; italian dressing.

## Balance

salt1.5 · 74thacid1.2 · 78thfat2.4 · 60thsweet0.2 · 32ndumami1.9 · 70thheat0.0bitter0.2 · 70th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.5   | 74th               |
| acid   | 1.2   | 78th               |
| fat    | 2.4   | 60th               |
| sweet  | 0.2   | 32nd               |
| umami  | 1.9   | 70th               |
| heat   | 0.0   | n/a                |
| bitter | 0.2   | 70th               |

**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 |
| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------- | ------ |
| white tunascored as Tuna                                      | protein | umami 3 fat 2 soft flaky tender          | **+7** |
| swissscored as Swiss Cheese                                   | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty          | **+3** |
| sun-dried tomatoesscored as Sun-Dried Tomato                  | texture | umami 4 salt 3 acid 3 sweet 3 chewy soft | **+7** |
| italian dressingscored as Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar) | sauce   | acid 4 fat 4 salt 2 saucy wet            | **−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.

## Pairings

- **Tuna + Sun-Dried Tomato**: tuna salad and tomato, the lunch-counter pair
- **Sun-Dried Tomato + Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar)**: vinaigrette on tomato, salad logic

## 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.