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# BBQ Tofu at Kim's Cafe & Sandwiches
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/albany-kim-s-cafe-and-sandwiches-bbq-tofu/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:10:17.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T10:36:37.000Z
- Description: Bbq tofu, carrots, daikon, cilantro, jalapeno, cucumber, aioli on sweet baguette. Sandwich Score 61, solid. At Kim's Cafe & Sandwiches, Albany.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [Kim's Cafe & Sandwiches](https://onesandwich.com/albany-kim-s-cafe-and-sandwiches/), a bánh mì shop in Albany, California.

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**61**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · solid

Solid, with one move worth +25.

Uncharted, four of six roles on the board.

**Holding the summit:** balance 0.80 or better

Balance

55

Harmony

90

Contrast

74

Structure

75

Focus

75

Composition

75

Quality

100

Envelope

99

Less umami than almost everything in 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.

**sweet baguette**, toasted: bbq tofu; carrots; daikon; cilantro; jalapeno; cucumber; aioli.

Worth a look: ingredient not in the pantry: BBQ Tofu, Daikon.

## Balance

salt0.3 · 13thacid0.4 · 42ndfat1.5 · 26thsweet0.3 · 35thumami0.3 · 7thheat0.4 · 80thbitter0.4 · 83rd

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 0.3   | 13th               |
| acid   | 0.4   | 42nd               |
| fat    | 1.5   | 26th               |
| sweet  | 0.3   | 35th               |
| umami  | 0.3   | 7th                |
| heat   | 0.4   | 80th               |
| bitter | 0.4   | 83rd               |

**55** 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     |
| ----------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | -------------------------- | ---------- |
| sweet baguettescored as Bánh Mì Baguette (rice-flour blend) | bread    | crispy soft flaky          | the frame  |
| bbq tofu                                                    |          |                            | not scored |
| carrotsscored as Carrot                                     | texture  | crunchy fresh raw          | **−1**     |
| daikon                                                      |          |                            | not scored |
| cilantro                                                    | aromatic | bitter 2 soft fresh herbal | **0**      |
| jalapenoscored as Jalapeño                                  | texture  | heat 4 crunchy fresh raw   | **+2**     |
| cucumber                                                    | bulk     | crunchy juicy fresh        | **−1**     |
| aioli                                                       | sauce    | fat 5 creamy silky saucy   | **+11**    |

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

- **Cilantro + Jalapeño**: banh mi brightwork: green heat and herb

[All the sandwiches at Kim's Cafe & Sandwiches](https://onesandwich.com/albany-kim-s-cafe-and-sandwiches/) · [The menu this was read from](https://kimscafevietnamese.com/menu?ref=onesandwich.com) · [Build your own in the Sandwich Builder](https://onesandwich.com/builder/)

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.