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# The Pastrami Mami at The Sandwich Spot Menlo College
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/atherton-the-sandwich-spot-menlo-college-the-pastrami-mami/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:14:01.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T10:31:27.000Z
- Description: Hot pastrami, provolone, mayo, mustard, secret sauce, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions, peppers on choice of bread. Sandwich Score 78, 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)TomatoLettuceMustardMayonnaiseProvolonePastramiBread (generic)

**78**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · excellent

Excellent. Small moves left on the board.

A veggie panini with layers outside the form; six of six roles.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

99

Harmony

94

Contrast

100

Structure

97

Focus

83

Composition

70

Quality

100

Envelope

97

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**, toasted: hot pastrami; provolone; mayo; mustard; secret sauce; lettuce; tomato; pickles; onions; peppers.

## Balance

salt2.0 · 88thacid1.8 · 90thfat1.6 · 29thsweet0.4 · 48thumami1.5 · 52ndheat0.6 · 90thbitter0.3 · 74th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 2.0   | 88th               |
| acid   | 1.8   | 90th               |
| fat    | 1.6   | 29th               |
| sweet  | 0.4   | 48th               |
| umami  | 1.5   | 52nd               |
| heat   | 0.6   | 90th               |
| bitter | 0.3   | 74th               |

**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  |
| hot pastramiscored as Pastrami     | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender  | **+1**     |
| provolone                          | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty         | **−1**     |
| mayoscored as Mayonnaise           | sauce   | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy               | **+7**     |
| mustard                            | sauce   | acid 3 salt 2 heat 2 saucy smooth       | **+5**     |
| secret sauce                       |         |                                         | not scored |
| lettuce                            | texture | crunchy juicy fresh                     | **+9**     |
| tomato                             | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **+11**    |
| picklesscored as Pickle (cucumber) | acid    | acid 5 salt 4 crunchy juicy pickled     | **−6**     |
| onionsscored as Onion              | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh             | **+6**     |
| 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

- **Pastrami + Mustard**: deli law: sharp mustard against cured beef
- **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 finished composition (0.10 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.