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# Hella Spicy! at Sprankles Deli
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/benicia-sprankles-deli-hella-spicy/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:15:39.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-03T05:15:39.000Z
- Description: Burger patty, homemade chipotle mayonnaise, pickled jalapenos, lettuce, tomato, red onion, melted pepper jack, cheddar cheese on toasty bun. Sandwich Score 88, outstanding. At Sprankles Deli, Benicia.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

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

Burger BunCheddar CheeseMonterey JackOnionTomatoLettucePickled JalapeñoChipotle MayoBeefBurger Bun

**88**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · outstanding

Outstanding, with one move worth +9.

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

Balance

99

Harmony

100

Contrast

100

Structure

100

Focus

98

Composition

99

Quality

100

Envelope

95

−8 heat past the catalog

More heat 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.

**toasty bun**, toasted: burger patty; homemade chipotle mayonnaise (house-made); pickled jalapenos; lettuce; tomato; red onion; melted pepper jack; cheddar cheese.

Worth a look: house-made: Chipotle Mayo.

## Balance

salt1.4 · 68thacid1.1 · 75thfat2.4 · 59thsweet0.3 · 44thumami1.6 · 56thheat0.8 · 90thbitter0.1 · 47th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.4   | 68th               |
| acid   | 1.1   | 75th               |
| fat    | 2.4   | 59th               |
| sweet  | 0.3   | 44th               |
| umami  | 1.6   | 56th               |
| heat   | 0.8   | 90th               |
| bitter | 0.1   | 47th               |

**99** 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    |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------- | --------- |
| toasty bunscored as Burger Bun                                   | bread   | sweet 2 soft springy                    | the frame |
| burger pattyscored as Beef                                       | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender        | **+2**    |
| homemade chipotle mayonnaise (house-made)scored as Chipotle Mayo | sauce   | fat 5 heat 2 creamy saucy               | **−8**    |
| pickled jalapenosscored as Pickled Jalapeño                      | acid    | acid 4 heat 3 pickled wet               | **−2**    |
| lettuce                                                          | texture | crunchy juicy fresh                     | **0**     |
| tomato                                                           | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **+1**    |
| red onionscored as Onion                                         | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh             | **−9**    |
| melted pepper jackscored as Monterey Jack                        | protein | fat 3 salt 2 umami 2 soft creamy melty  | **+1**    |
| cheddar cheese                                                   | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft gooey melty   | **+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

- **Beef + Pickled Jalapeño**: pickle brine against rich beef
- **Beef + Onion**: onions sweeten seared beef, philly style
- **Beef + Cheddar Cheese**: the cheeseburger pair: sharp on seared beef
- **Chipotle Mayo + Tomato**: summer tomato sandwich: acid on rich
- **Chipotle Mayo + Cheddar Cheese**: smoky heat in sharp fat, the southwest melt
- **Pickled Jalapeño + Cheddar Cheese**: jalapeno cheddar: green heat in sharp fat
- **Tomato + Cheddar Cheese**: grilled cheese and tomato, the lunch pair
- **Onion + Cheddar Cheese**: cheddar and onion, the ploughman's pair
- **Monterey Jack + Cheddar Cheese**: sharp and mild, the taco-shop blend

## How to raise it

- Clear the board: heat past the catalog (-8).

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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.