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# The Triple Threat at The Sandwich Spot Menlo College
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/atherton-the-sandwich-spot-menlo-college-the-triple-threat/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:14:36.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T10:31:05.000Z
- Description: Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato, Avocado, Mayonnaise, Mustard, Secret Sauce, Pickle (cucumber), Onion, Pepper (bell/hot) on choice of bread. Sandwich Score 88, outstanding. 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)MustardMayonnaiseAvocadoTomatoLettuceBaconBread (generic)

**88**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · outstanding

Outstanding, and the road to 90 is open.

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

Balance

96

Harmony

96

Contrast

100

Structure

97

Focus

83

Composition

95

Quality

100

Envelope

99

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: Bacon; Lettuce; Tomato; Avocado; Mayonnaise; Mustard; Secret Sauce; Pickle (cucumber); Onion; Pepper (bell/hot).

## Balance

salt1.5 · 74thacid1.7 · 90thfat1.9 · 40thsweet0.4 · 48thumami1.1 · 32ndheat0.5 · 83rdbitter0.3 · 74th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.5   | 74th               |
| acid   | 1.7   | 90th               |
| fat    | 1.9   | 40th               |
| sweet  | 0.4   | 48th               |
| umami  | 1.1   | 32nd               |
| heat   | 0.5   | 83rd               |
| bitter | 0.3   | 74th               |

**96** 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  |
| Bacon             | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 crispy chewy       | **+16**    |
| Lettuce           | texture | crunchy juicy fresh                     | **+11**    |
| Tomato            | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **+18**    |
| Avocado           | fat     | fat 4 creamy soft fresh                 | **+1**     |
| Mayonnaise        | sauce   | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy               | **−3**     |
| Mustard           | sauce   | acid 3 salt 2 heat 2 saucy smooth       | **−3**     |
| Secret Sauce      |         |                                         | not scored |
| Pickle (cucumber) | acid    | acid 5 salt 4 crunchy juicy pickled     | **−7**     |
| Onion             | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh             | **−2**     |
| Pepper (bell/hot) | texture | heat 3 crunchy juicy                    | **−3**     |

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

- **Bacon + Lettuce**: cool crunch against hot smoke
- **Bacon + Tomato**: smoke against sweet acid, the blt core
- **Bacon + Avocado**: smoke and salt lift buttery avocado
- **Tomato + Mayonnaise**: summer tomato sandwich: acid on rich
- **Onion + Pepper (bell/hot)**: peppers and onions, the griddle pair

[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.