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# Club Sandwich at Sprankles Deli
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/benicia-sprankles-deli-club-sandwich/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:15:26.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T10:30:20.000Z
- Description: Turkey, ham, bacon, cheddar, monterey jack, lettuce, tomato on choice of bread. Sandwich Score 72, very good. 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.

Bread (generic)TomatoLettuceMonterey JackCheddar CheeseBaconHamTurkeyBread (generic)

**72**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · very good

Very good, with one move worth +15.

Reads as a club, five of six roles on the board.

**Holding the summit:** balance 0.80 or better

Balance

68

Harmony

89

Contrast

96

Structure

98

Focus

100

Composition

95

Quality

100

Envelope

99

−5 a wet layer on soft bread

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**, served cold: turkey; ham; bacon; cheddar; monterey jack; lettuce; tomato.

## Balance

salt2.2 · 90thacid0.3 · 37thfat2.5 · 62ndsweet0.3 · 34thumami2.4 · 89thheat0.0bitter0.0 · 37th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 2.2   | 90th               |
| acid   | 0.3   | 37th               |
| fat    | 2.5   | 62nd               |
| sweet  | 0.3   | 34th               |
| umami  | 2.4   | 89th               |
| heat   | 0.0   | n/a                |
| bitter | 0.0   | 37th               |

**81** 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 |
| turkey                          | protein | umami 2 soft juicy tender               | **−4**    |
| ham                             | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender  | **0**     |
| bacon                           | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 crispy chewy       | **+12**   |
| cheddarscored as Cheddar Cheese | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft gooey melty   | **0**     |
| monterey jack                   | protein | fat 3 salt 2 umami 2 soft creamy melty  | **−4**    |
| lettuce                         | texture | crunchy juicy fresh                     | **+8**    |
| tomato                          | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **+21**   |

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 + Bacon**: lean bird borrows the pig's smoke
- **Turkey + Tomato**: lean bird and summer tomato, the deli standard
- **Bacon + Cheddar Cheese**: bacon cheddar: smoke and sharp, burger law
- **Bacon + Lettuce**: cool crunch against hot smoke
- **Bacon + Tomato**: smoke against sweet acid, the blt core
- **Cheddar Cheese + Monterey Jack**: sharp and mild, the taco-shop blend
- **Cheddar Cheese + Tomato**: grilled cheese and tomato, the lunch pair

## How to raise it

- Clear the board: a wet layer on soft bread (-5).
- Between you and 90: balance 0.80 or better (0.12 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.