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# The Holy Pope at The Sandwich Spot Menlo College
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/atherton-the-sandwich-spot-menlo-college-the-holy-pope/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:13:49.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T10:31:54.000Z
- Description: Hot turkey, ham, swiss, pomegranate glaze, dill weed, mayo, mustard, secret sauce, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions, peppers on choice of bread. Sandwich Score 76, excellent. 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)TomatoLettuceMustardMayonnaiseDillSwiss CheeseHamTurkeyBread (generic)

**76**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · excellent

Excellent, with one move worth +9.

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

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

Balance

98

Harmony

100

Contrast

100

Structure

81

Focus

59

Composition

88

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.

**choice of bread**, toasted: hot turkey; ham; swiss; pomegranate glaze; dill weed; mayo; mustard; secret sauce; lettuce; tomato; pickles; onions; peppers.

Worth a look: ingredient not in the pantry: Pomegranate Glaze, Secret Sauce.

## Balance

salt1.8 · 81stacid1.4 · 85thfat1.5 · 24thsweet0.4 · 56thumami1.5 · 51stheat0.4 · 79thbitter0.3 · 74th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.8   | 81st               |
| acid   | 1.4   | 85th               |
| fat    | 1.5   | 24th               |
| sweet  | 0.4   | 56th               |
| umami  | 1.5   | 51st               |
| heat   | 0.4   | 79th               |
| bitter | 0.3   | 74th               |

**98** 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  |
| hot turkeyscored as Turkey         | protein  | umami 2 soft juicy tender               | **−6**     |
| ham                                | protein  | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender  | **+1**     |
| swissscored as Swiss Cheese        | protein  | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty         | **−4**     |
| pomegranate glaze                  |          |                                         | not scored |
| dill weedscored as Dill            | aromatic | fresh herbal soft                       | **−6**     |
| mayoscored as Mayonnaise           | sauce    | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy               | **−7**     |
| mustard                            | sauce    | acid 3 salt 2 heat 2 saucy smooth       | **−6**     |
| secret sauce                       |          |                                         | not scored |
| lettuce                            | texture  | crunchy juicy fresh                     | **+1**     |
| tomato                             | texture  | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **+3**     |
| picklesscored as Pickle (cucumber) | acid     | acid 5 salt 4 crunchy juicy pickled     | **−9**     |
| onionsscored as Onion              | texture  | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh             | **−4**     |
| 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 + Swiss Cheese**: turkey and swiss, the deli default
- **Turkey + Mayonnaise**: turkey and mayo, the deli default
- **Turkey + Tomato**: lean bird and summer tomato, the deli standard
- **Ham + Swiss Cheese**: cured pork and nutty swiss, an old alliance
- **Ham + Mustard**: deli constant: hot mustard on cured pork
- **Ham + Pickle (cucumber)**: the cubano lesson: brine cuts cured pork
- **Mayonnaise + Tomato**: summer tomato sandwich: acid on rich
- **Onion + Pepper (bell/hot)**: peppers and onions, the griddle pair

## How to raise it

- Between you and 90: a focused, restrained build (0.16 short).

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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.