A burger at Sprankles Deli, a deli in Benicia, California.
out of 100 · excellent
Excellent, with one move worth +14.
A french dip with layers outside the form; five of six roles, most layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: balance 0.80 or better
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.
Burger Bun (bread not stated on the menu), toasted: burger patty; mayo; grilled red onions; mushrooms; melted swiss cheese.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.2 | 59th |
| acid | 0.5 | 47th |
| fat | 2.6 | 66th |
| sweet | 0.4 | 47th |
| umami | 2.0 | 71st |
| heat | 0.1 | 50th |
| bitter | 0.1 | 40th |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burger Bun | bread | sweet 2 soft springy | the frame |
| burger pattyscored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | +4 |
| mayoscored as Mayonnaise | sauce | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy | +4 |
| grilled red onionsscored as Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | +17 |
| mushroomsscored as Mushroom | bulk | umami 2 soft springy juicy | +11 |
| melted swiss cheesescored as Swiss Cheese | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty | +7 |
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 + Onion: onions sweeten seared beef, philly style
- Beef + Mushroom: beef and mushroom, the steakhouse pair
- Beef + Swiss Cheese: roast beef and swiss, the deli melt
- Onion + Mushroom: the saute pair: mushroom and onion
- Mushroom + Swiss Cheese: melted alpine over browned mushroom
How to raise it
- Between you and 90: balance 0.80 or better (0.02 short).
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