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# The Giants Combo at The Sandwich Spot Menlo College
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/atherton-the-sandwich-spot-menlo-college-the-giants-combo/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:13:28.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T10:32:21.000Z
- Description: Turkey, ham, roast beef, jack cheese, mayo, mustard, secret sauce, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions, peppers on choice of bread. Sandwich Score 62, very good. 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)TomatoLettuceMustardMayonnaiseMonterey JackBeefHamTurkeyBread (generic)

**62**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · very good

Very good, with one move worth +13.

A turkey sandwich with layers outside the form; six of six roles.

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

Balance

99

Harmony

99

Contrast

100

Structure

81

Focus

42

Composition

80

Quality

100

Envelope

100

−5 a wet layer on soft bread

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: turkey; ham; roast beef; jack cheese; mayo; mustard; secret sauce; lettuce; tomato; pickles; onions; peppers.

## Balance

salt1.8 · 81stacid1.3 · 81stfat1.7 · 33rdsweet0.4 · 52ndumami1.6 · 58thheat0.4 · 78thbitter0.2 · 66th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.8   | 81st               |
| acid   | 1.3   | 81st               |
| fat    | 1.7   | 33rd               |
| sweet  | 0.4   | 52nd               |
| umami  | 1.6   | 58th               |
| heat   | 0.4   | 78th               |
| bitter | 0.2   | 66th               |

**99** 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  |
| turkey                             | protein | umami 2 soft juicy tender               | **−13**    |
| ham                                | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender  | **−9**     |
| roast beefscored as Beef           | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender        | **−9**     |
| jack cheesescored as Monterey Jack | protein | fat 3 salt 2 umami 2 soft creamy melty  | **−8**     |
| mayoscored as Mayonnaise           | sauce   | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy               | **−6**     |
| mustard                            | sauce   | acid 3 salt 2 heat 2 saucy smooth       | **−3**     |
| 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     | **−6**     |
| onionsscored as Onion              | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh             | **−2**     |
| peppersscored as Pepper (bell/hot) | texture | heat 3 crunchy juicy                    | **−4**     |

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

- **Turkey + Mayonnaise**: turkey and mayo, the deli default
- **Turkey + Tomato**: lean bird and summer tomato, the deli standard
- **Ham + Mustard**: deli constant: hot mustard on cured pork
- **Ham + Pickle (cucumber)**: the cubano lesson: brine cuts cured pork
- **Beef + Mustard**: roast beef and mustard, deli logic
- **Beef + Pickle (cucumber)**: pickle brine against rich beef
- **Beef + Onion**: onions sweeten seared beef, philly style
- **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: a wet layer on soft bread (-5).

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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.