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# Italian Herb Burger at Sprankles Deli
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/benicia-sprankles-deli-italian-herb-burger/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:15:47.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-03T05:15:47.000Z
- Description: Burger patty, bacon, avocado, lettuce, tomato, melted provolone cheese, creamy ranch on toasty italian herb bun. Sandwich Score 71, very good. 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 BunRanch DressingProvoloneTomatoLettuceAvocadoBaconBeefBurger Bun

**71**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · very good

Very good, with one move worth +23.

Uncharted, six of six roles on the board.

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

Balance

54

Harmony

94

Contrast

100

Structure

98

Focus

100

Composition

100

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.

**toasty italian herb bun**, toasted: burger patty; bacon; avocado; lettuce; tomato; melted provolone cheese; creamy ranch (low tier).

## Balance

salt1.4 · 70thacid0.3 · 36thfat3.0 · 80thsweet0.3 · 35thumami2.0 · 71stheat0.0bitter0.0 · 37th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.4   | 70th               |
| acid   | 0.3   | 36th               |
| fat    | 3.0   | 80th               |
| sweet  | 0.3   | 35th               |
| umami  | 2.0   | 71st               |
| heat   | 0.0   | n/a                |
| bitter | 0.0   | 37th               |

**80** 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 italian herb bunscored as Burger Bun     | bread   | sweet 2 soft springy                    | the frame |
| burger pattyscored as Beef                      | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender        | **−3**    |
| bacon                                           | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 crispy chewy       | **−8**    |
| avocado                                         | fat     | fat 4 creamy soft fresh                 | **−3**    |
| lettuce                                         | texture | crunchy juicy fresh                     | **+10**   |
| tomato                                          | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **+14**   |
| melted provolone cheesescored as Provolone      | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty         | **−2**    |
| creamy ranch (low tier)scored as Ranch Dressing | sauce   | fat 4 salt 2 creamy saucy               | **−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.

## Pairings

- **Beef + Provolone**: philly logic: sharp provolone on beef
- **Bacon + Avocado**: smoke and salt lift buttery avocado
- **Bacon + Lettuce**: cool crunch against hot smoke
- **Bacon + Tomato**: smoke against sweet acid, the blt core
- **Bacon + Ranch Dressing**: bacon ranch, the american fold
- **Lettuce + Ranch Dressing**: ranch on the greens, salad logic
- **Tomato + Ranch Dressing**: ranch on tomato, salad logic

## How to raise it

- Between you and 90: balance 0.80 or better (0.26 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.