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# Spicy Turkey at Sprankles Deli
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/benicia-sprankles-deli-spicy-turkey/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:16:22.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T10:28:42.000Z
- Description: Turkey, bacon, spicy mayo, cheddar, red onion, tomato on soft roll. 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.

Hoagie RollTomatoOnionCheddar CheeseChipotle MayoBaconTurkeyHoagie Roll

**72**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · very good

Very good, with one move worth +18.

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

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

Balance

60

Harmony

100

Contrast

100

Structure

98

Focus

100

Composition

100

Quality

100

Envelope

100

−4 pressed the fresh layers flat

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.

**soft roll**, pressed: turkey; bacon; spicy mayo; cheddar; red onion; tomato.

## Balance

salt1.6 · 77thacid0.6 · 54thfat2.7 · 71stsweet0.2 · 31stumami2.0 · 75thheat0.4 · 81stbitter0.1 · 38th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.6   | 77th               |
| acid   | 0.6   | 54th               |
| fat    | 2.7   | 71st               |
| sweet  | 0.2   | 31st               |
| umami  | 2.0   | 75th               |
| heat   | 0.4   | 81st               |
| bitter | 0.1   | 38th               |

**92** 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    |
| --------------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------- | --------- |
| soft rollscored as Hoagie Roll    | bread   | soft crusty                             | the frame |
| turkey                            | protein | umami 2 soft juicy tender               | **+2**    |
| bacon                             | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 crispy chewy       | **−10**   |
| spicy mayoscored as Chipotle Mayo | sauce   | fat 5 heat 2 creamy saucy               | **−12**   |
| cheddarscored as Cheddar Cheese   | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft gooey melty   | **−10**   |
| red onionscored as Onion          | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh             | **+5**    |
| tomato                            | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **+18**   |

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 + Chipotle Mayo**: turkey and mayo, the deli default
- **Turkey + Tomato**: lean bird and summer tomato, the deli standard
- **Bacon + Chipotle Mayo**: smoke on smoke, chipotle and bacon
- **Bacon + Cheddar Cheese**: bacon cheddar: smoke and sharp, burger law
- **Bacon + Tomato**: smoke against sweet acid, the blt core
- **Chipotle Mayo + Cheddar Cheese**: smoky heat in sharp fat, the southwest melt
- **Chipotle Mayo + Tomato**: summer tomato sandwich: acid on rich
- **Cheddar Cheese + Onion**: cheddar and onion, the ploughman's pair
- **Cheddar Cheese + Tomato**: grilled cheese and tomato, the lunch pair

## How to raise it

- Clear the board: pressed the fresh layers flat (-4).
- Between you and 90: balance 0.80 or better (0.20 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.