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# BBQ Bonanza at Sprankles Deli
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/benicia-sprankles-deli-bbq-bonanza/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:14:57.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T10:30:35.000Z
- Description: Roast beef, bacon, double cheddar, bbq sauce, crispy onions on sourdough roll. Sandwich Score 85, outstanding. At Sprankles Deli, Benicia.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [Sprankles Deli](https://onesandwich.com/benicia-sprankles-deli/), a deli in Benicia, California.

SourdoughOnionBBQ SauceCheddar CheeseBaconBeefSourdough

**85**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · outstanding

Outstanding, and the road to 90 is open.

Uncharted, five of six roles on the board.

Balance

80

Harmony

100

Contrast

88

Structure

89

Focus

100

Composition

99

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.

**sourdough roll**, toasted: roast beef; bacon; double cheddar; bbq sauce; crispy onions.

## Balance

salt1.9 · 84thacid0.8 · 61stfat2.3 · 57thsweet0.9 · 87thumami2.2 · 82ndheat0.1 · 49thbitter0.1 · 39th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.9   | 84th               |
| acid   | 0.8   | 61st               |
| fat    | 2.3   | 57th               |
| sweet  | 0.9   | 87th               |
| umami  | 2.2   | 82nd               |
| heat   | 0.1   | 49th               |
| bitter | 0.1   | 39th               |

**91** 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    |
| -------------------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------- | --------- |
| sourdough rollscored as Sourdough      | bread   | soft chewy crusty                     | the frame |
| roast beefscored as Beef               | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender      | **−2**    |
| bacon                                  | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 crispy chewy     | **−6**    |
| double cheddarscored as Cheddar Cheese | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft gooey melty | **+2**    |
| bbq sauce                              | sauce   | sweet 4 salt 2 acid 2 silky saucy     | **+19**   |
| crispy onionsscored as Onion           | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh           | **+15**   |

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

- **Sourdough + Cheddar Cheese**: grilled cheese law: sharp cheese, tangy crust
- **Beef + Cheddar Cheese**: the cheeseburger pair: sharp on seared beef
- **Beef + BBQ Sauce**: brisket law: bbq sauce on smoked beef
- **Beef + Onion**: onions sweeten seared beef, philly style
- **Bacon + Cheddar Cheese**: bacon cheddar: smoke and sharp, burger law
- **Bacon + BBQ Sauce**: smoke on smoke: bacon under bbq sauce
- **Cheddar Cheese + BBQ Sauce**: sharp cheddar stands up to sweet bbq
- **Cheddar Cheese + Onion**: cheddar and onion, the ploughman's pair
- **BBQ Sauce + Onion**: onion sharpens sweet bbq sauce

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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.