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# California at Barney's Gourmet Hamburgers (Shattuck)
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-barney-s-gourmet-hamburgers-shattuck-california/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:18:16.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-03T05:18:16.000Z
- Description: Beef patty, grilled ortega chili, bacon, jack cheese on Burger Bun. Sandwich Score 50, solid. At Barney's Gourmet Hamburgers (Shattuck), Berkeley.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A burger at [Barney's Gourmet Hamburgers (Shattuck)](https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-barney-s-gourmet-hamburgers-shattuck/), a sandwich shop in Berkeley, California.

Burger BunMonterey JackBaconPepper (bell/hot)BeefBurger Bun

**50**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · solid

Solid, with one move worth +14.

Uncharted, three of six roles, few layers have a partner.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

65

Harmony

69

Contrast

60

Structure

88

Focus

100

Composition

30

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.

**Burger Bun (bread not stated on the menu)**, toasted: beef patty; grilled ortega chili; bacon; jack cheese.

## Balance

salt1.7 · 79thacid0.1 · 24thfat2.8 · 73rdsweet0.3 · 44thumami2.1 · 80thheat0.2 · 70thbitter0.1 · 42nd

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.7   | 79th               |
| acid   | 0.1   | 24th               |
| fat    | 2.8   | 73rd               |
| sweet  | 0.3   | 44th               |
| umami  | 2.1   | 80th               |
| heat   | 0.2   | 70th               |
| bitter | 0.1   | 42nd               |

**71** 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 |
| beef pattyscored as Beef                        | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender       | **−2**    |
| grilled ortega chiliscored as Pepper (bell/hot) | texture | heat 3 crunchy juicy                   | **+2**    |
| bacon                                           | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 crispy chewy      | **−2**    |
| jack cheesescored as Monterey Jack              | protein | fat 3 salt 2 umami 2 soft creamy melty | **0**     |

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.

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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.