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# Ayoush at The Sandwich Spot Menlo College
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/atherton-the-sandwich-spot-menlo-college-ayoush/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:12:25.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T10:34:03.000Z
- Description: Veggies, avocado, cucumber, black olives, cream cheese, artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers, chutney or pesto sauce, mayo, mustard, secret sauce, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions, peppers on choice of bread. Sandwich Score 58, 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)TomatoLettuceMustardMayonnaiseChutneyRoasted Red PepperArtichokeCream CheeseCucumberAvocadoBread (generic)

**58**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · solid

Solid, with one move worth +8.

Uncharted, six of six roles on the board.

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

Balance

91

Harmony

89

Contrast

100

Structure

78

Focus

45

Composition

65

Quality

100

Envelope

98

−5 a wet layer on soft bread

More acid 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: veggies; avocado; cucumber; black olives; cream cheese; artichoke hearts; roasted red peppers; chutney or pesto sauce; mayo; mustard; secret sauce; lettuce; tomato; pickles; onions; peppers.

Worth a look: ingredient not in the pantry: Mixed Vegetables, Secret Sauce.

## Balance

salt1.0 · 55thacid1.8 · 90thfat1.4 · 21stsweet0.8 · 83rdumami0.8 · 24thheat0.4 · 82ndbitter0.3 · 72nd

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.0   | 55th               |
| acid   | 1.8   | 90th               |
| fat    | 1.4   | 21st               |
| sweet  | 0.8   | 83rd               |
| umami  | 0.8   | 24th               |
| heat   | 0.4   | 82nd               |
| bitter | 0.3   | 72nd               |

**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     |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| choice of bread                                 | bread   | soft                                    | the frame  |
| veggies                                         |         |                                         | not scored |
| avocado                                         | fat     | fat 4 creamy soft fresh                 | **+1**     |
| cucumber                                        | bulk    | crunchy juicy fresh                     | **+2**     |
| black olives                                    |         |                                         | not scored |
| cream cheese                                    | fat     | fat 4 creamy silky smooth               | **+6**     |
| artichoke heartsscored as Artichoke             | bulk    | acid 2 umami 2 soft tender brined       | **−3**     |
| roasted red peppersscored as Roasted Red Pepper | bulk    | sweet 2 soft silky wet                  | **−1**     |
| chutney or pesto saucescored as Chutney         | sauce   | sweet 4 acid 3 soft saucy               | **−2**     |
| mayoscored as Mayonnaise                        | sauce   | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy               | **+1**     |
| mustard                                         | sauce   | acid 3 salt 2 heat 2 saucy smooth       | **−1**     |
| secret sauce                                    |         |                                         | not scored |
| lettuce                                         | texture | crunchy juicy fresh                     | **+2**     |
| tomato                                          | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **+4**     |
| picklesscored as Pickle (cucumber)              | acid    | acid 5 salt 4 crunchy juicy pickled     | **0**      |
| onionsscored as Onion                           | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh             | **+3**     |
| peppersscored as Pepper (bell/hot)              | texture | heat 3 crunchy juicy                    | **+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

- **Cucumber + Cream Cheese**: tea sandwich core: cool on cool
- **Roasted Red Pepper + Onion**: peppers and onions, the griddle pair
- **Mayonnaise + Tomato**: summer tomato sandwich: acid on rich

## How to raise it

- Clear the board: a wet layer on soft bread (-5).

[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.