A sandwich at Sprankles Deli, a deli in Benicia, California.
out of 100 · rough
Rough, with one move worth +21.
Leans toward a french dip, three of six roles, few layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
−5 a wet layer on soft bread
More umami 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 dutch crunch or sourdough roll, served cold: roast beef; au jus.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.5 | 74th |
| acid | 0.0 | n/a |
| fat | 1.6 | 30th |
| sweet | 0.0 | n/a |
| umami | 2.8 | 90th |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.0 | n/a |
68 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 dutch crunch or sourdough roll | bread | soft | the frame |
| roast beefscored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | +34 |
| au jus | sauce | umami 4 salt 3 saucy wet | +6 |
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.
How to raise it
- Clear the board: a wet layer on soft bread (-5).
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