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Kids Burger at Lumpy's Diner

Plain burger patty on bun. Sandwich Score 46, rough. At Lumpy's Diner, Antioch.

A burger at Lumpy's Diner, a restaurant in Antioch, California.

Burger BunBeefBurger Bun
46
Sandwich Score
out of 100 · rough

Rough, with one move worth +24.

Uncharted, 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
67
Harmony
75
Contrast
55
Structure
60
Focus
84
Composition
24
Quality
78
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.

bun, toasted: plain burger patty.

Balance

salt1.0 · 53rdacid0.0fat2.3 · 57thsweet0.7 · 77thumami2.0 · 74thheat0.0bitter0.0
Flavor axes
AxisValueCatalog percentile
salt1.053rd
acid0.0n/a
fat2.357th
sweet0.777th
umami2.074th
heat0.0n/a
bitter0.0n/a

67 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

LayerRoleFlavor and texturePoints
bun (low tier)scored as Burger Bunbreadsweet 2 soft springythe frame
plain burger pattyscored as Beefproteinfat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tendernot scored

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

Commodity bread (burger bun): nothing on the board changes that, and 90 is closed.

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