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# The Pineapple Express at The Sandwich Spot Menlo College
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/atherton-the-sandwich-spot-menlo-college-the-pineapple-express/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:14:08.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T10:31:25.000Z
- Description: Hot ham, pineapple, swiss, teriyaki sauce, tropical poppy seed sauce, lava spicy sauce, 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)TomatoLettuceMustardMayonnaiseTeriyaki SauceSwiss CheesePineappleHamBread (generic)

**76**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · excellent

Excellent, with one move worth +12.

A cubano with layers outside the form; six of six roles.

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

Balance

100

Harmony

100

Contrast

100

Structure

87

Focus

59

Composition

88

Quality

100

Envelope

98

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**, toasted: hot ham; pineapple; swiss; teriyaki sauce; tropical poppy seed sauce; lava spicy sauce; mayo; mustard; secret sauce; lettuce; tomato; pickles; onions; peppers.

Worth a look: ingredient not in the pantry: Poppy Seed Dressing, Lava Sauce, Secret Sauce.

## Balance

salt2.2 · 90thacid1.6 · 90thfat1.4 · 22ndsweet1.0 · 90thumami1.8 · 65thheat0.4 · 80thbitter0.2 · 69th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 2.2   | 90th               |
| acid   | 1.6   | 90th               |
| fat    | 1.4   | 22nd               |
| sweet  | 1.0   | 90th               |
| umami  | 1.8   | 65th               |
| heat   | 0.4   | 80th               |
| bitter | 0.2   | 69th               |

**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  |
| hot hamscored as Ham               | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender  | **−3**     |
| pineapple                          | garnish | sweet 4 acid 3 juicy fresh raw          | **−5**     |
| swissscored as Swiss Cheese        | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty         | **−8**     |
| teriyaki sauce                     | sauce   | salt 4 sweet 4 umami 4 saucy silky      | **−6**     |
| tropical poppy seed sauce          |         |                                         | not scored |
| lava spicy sauce                   |         |                                         | not scored |
| mayoscored as Mayonnaise           | sauce   | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy               | **−11**    |
| mustard                            | sauce   | acid 3 salt 2 heat 2 saucy smooth       | **−9**     |
| secret sauce                       |         |                                         | not scored |
| lettuce                            | texture | crunchy juicy fresh                     | **−4**     |
| tomato                             | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **−4**     |
| picklesscored as Pickle (cucumber) | acid    | acid 5 salt 4 crunchy juicy pickled     | **−12**    |
| onionsscored as Onion              | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh             | **−5**     |
| peppersscored as Pepper (bell/hot) | texture | heat 3 crunchy juicy                    | **−5**     |

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 + 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
- **Pineapple + Teriyaki Sauce**: hawaiian logic: glaze and grilled fruit
- **Teriyaki Sauce + Mayonnaise**: teriyaki mayo, the japanese burger
- **Teriyaki Sauce + Lettuce**: cool leaf under sweet soy glaze
- **Teriyaki Sauce + Pickle (cucumber)**: cool crunch under sweet soy glaze
- **Teriyaki Sauce + Onion**: the sweet onion in the glaze
- **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.