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# Fried Chicken at Picnic
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/albany-picnic-fried-chicken/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:10:45.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T10:35:53.000Z
- Description: Fried chicken, cole slaw, honey dijon, parsley aioli on acme kaiser roll. Sandwich Score 61, solid. At Picnic, Albany.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [Picnic](https://onesandwich.com/albany-picnic/), a deli in Albany, California.

Kaiser RollAioliHoney MustardColeslawChickenKaiser Roll

**61**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · solid

Solid, with one move worth +12.

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

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

91

Harmony

88

Contrast

78

Structure

86

Focus

100

Composition

42

Quality

100

Envelope

100

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.

**acme kaiser roll**, toasted: fried chicken; cole slaw; honey dijon (low tier); parsley aioli.

## Balance

salt1.1 · 57thacid1.0 · 70thfat2.0 · 43rdsweet0.8 · 85thumami1.2 · 38thheat0.2 · 70thbitter0.0

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.1   | 57th               |
| acid   | 1.0   | 70th               |
| fat    | 2.0   | 43rd               |
| sweet  | 0.8   | 85th               |
| umami  | 1.2   | 38th               |
| heat   | 0.2   | 70th               |
| bitter | 0.0   | n/a                |

**91** 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    |
| --------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------- | --------- |
| acme kaiser rollscored as Kaiser Roll         | bread   | soft crusty                         | the frame |
| fried chickenscored as Chicken                | protein | umami 3 fat 2 juicy chewy tender    | **+14**   |
| cole slawscored as Coleslaw                   | bulk    | acid 2 fat 2 crunchy creamy dressed | **+8**    |
| honey dijon (low tier)scored as Honey Mustard | sauce   | sweet 3 salt 2 acid 2 saucy smooth  | **+4**    |
| parsley aioliscored as Aioli                  | sauce   | fat 5 creamy silky saucy            | **+1**    |

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 + Coleslaw**: cold crunch against crisp fried chicken
- **Chicken + Honey Mustard**: honey mustard is chicken's dipping sauce
- **Chicken + Aioli**: garlic aioli on mild chicken

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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.