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# A Taste Of Broadway at The Sandwich Spot Menlo College
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/atherton-the-sandwich-spot-menlo-college-a-taste-of-broadway/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:12:24.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T10:34:04.000Z
- Description: Ham, salami, prosciutto, provolone, italian dressing, mayo, mustard, secret sauce, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions, peppers on choice of bread. Sandwich Score 54, solid. At The Sandwich Spot Menlo College, Atherton.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [The Sandwich Spot Menlo College](https://onesandwich.com/atherton-the-sandwich-spot-menlo-college/), a sandwich shop in Atherton, California.

Bread (generic)Pepper (bell/hot)OnionPickle (cucumber)TomatoLettuceMustardMayonnaiseItalian Vinaigrette…ProvoloneProsciuttoSalamiHamBread (generic)

**54**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · solid

Solid, with one move worth +25.

An italian sub with layers outside the form; six of six roles.

**Holding the summit:** a focused, restrained build

Balance

100

Harmony

100

Contrast

100

Structure

81

Focus

35

Composition

89

Quality

100

Envelope

97

−6 sauce overload

−5 a wet layer on soft bread

More salt than 90% of 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.

**choice of bread**, served cold: ham; salami; prosciutto (high tier); provolone; italian dressing; mayo; mustard; secret sauce; lettuce; tomato; pickles; onions; peppers.

## Balance

salt2.4 · 90thacid1.6 · 90thfat2.2 · 54thsweet0.4 · 47thumami1.9 · 69thheat0.3 · 75thbitter0.3 · 75th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 2.4   | 90th               |
| acid   | 1.6   | 90th               |
| fat    | 2.2   | 54th               |
| sweet  | 0.4   | 47th               |
| umami  | 1.9   | 69th               |
| heat   | 0.3   | 75th               |
| bitter | 0.3   | 75th               |

**100** 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     |
| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| choice of bread                                               | bread   | soft                                    | the frame  |
| ham                                                           | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender  | **−2**     |
| salami                                                        | protein | salt 4 fat 4 umami 4 chewy silky        | **−2**     |
| prosciutto (high tier)                                        | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 silky chewy tender | **−3**     |
| provolone                                                     | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty         | **−2**     |
| italian dressingscored as Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar) | sauce   | acid 4 fat 4 salt 2 saucy wet           | **−12**    |
| mayoscored as Mayonnaise                                      | sauce   | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy               | **−11**    |
| mustard                                                       | sauce   | acid 3 salt 2 heat 2 saucy smooth       | **−25**    |
| secret sauce                                                  |         |                                         | not scored |
| lettuce                                                       | texture | crunchy juicy fresh                     | **−1**     |
| tomato                                                        | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **−1**     |
| picklesscored as Pickle (cucumber)                            | acid    | acid 5 salt 4 crunchy juicy pickled     | **−19**    |
| onionsscored as Onion                                         | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh             | **−1**     |
| peppersscored as Pepper (bell/hot)                            | texture | heat 3 crunchy juicy                    | **−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

- **Ham + Salami**: salami and ham, the deli's double cure
- **Ham + Mustard**: deli constant: hot mustard on cured pork
- **Ham + Pickle (cucumber)**: the cubano lesson: brine cuts cured pork
- **Salami + Provolone**: italian sub spine: salami and provolone
- **Salami + Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar)**: vinaigrette cuts fatty salami, sub shop law
- **Salami + Mustard**: hot mustard against fatty salami
- **Provolone + Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar)**: sharp cheese, sharp dressing
- **Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar) + Lettuce**: dressed greens, the sub shop way
- **Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar) + Tomato**: vinaigrette on tomato, salad logic
- **Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar) + Pickle (cucumber)**: cucumber in vinegar, a pickle in progress
- **Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar) + Onion**: raw onion in vinegar, the quick pickle
- **Mayonnaise + Tomato**: summer tomato sandwich: acid on rich
- **Onion + Pepper (bell/hot)**: peppers and onions, the griddle pair

## How to raise it

- Clear the board: sauce overload (-6).

[All the sandwiches at The Sandwich Spot Menlo College](https://onesandwich.com/atherton-the-sandwich-spot-menlo-college/) · [The menu this was read from](https://www.thesandwichspot.com/menlo-college-kiosk-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.