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# Gastropub at Barneys Gourmet Hamburgers (Solano)
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-barneys-gourmet-hamburgers-solano-gastropub/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:20:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-03T05:20:00.000Z
- Description: Hamburger patty, provolone cheese, bacon, fried egg, housemade blackened chips on pretzel bun. Sandwich Score 53, solid. At Barneys Gourmet Hamburgers (Solano), Berkeley.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A burger at [Barneys Gourmet Hamburgers (Solano)](https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-barneys-gourmet-hamburgers-solano/), a sandwich shop in Berkeley, California.

Pretzel RollPotato ChipsEggBaconProvoloneBeefPretzel Roll

**53**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · solid

Solid, with one move worth +21.

An egg and cheese with layers outside the form; three of six roles, few layers have a partner.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

56

Harmony

89

Contrast

60

Structure

88

Focus

100

Composition

41

Quality

97

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.

**pretzel bun**, toasted: hamburger patty; provolone cheese; bacon; fried egg; housemade blackened chips (house-made, low tier).

Worth a look: house-made: Potato Chips.

## Balance

salt1.7 · 79thacid0.0fat2.9 · 77thsweet0.0umami2.3 · 85thheat0.0bitter0.0

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.7   | 79th               |
| acid   | 0.0   | n/a                |
| fat    | 2.9   | 77th               |
| sweet  | 0.0   | n/a                |
| umami  | 2.3   | 85th               |
| heat   | 0.0   | n/a                |
| bitter | 0.0   | n/a                |

**68** 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    |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------- | --------- |
| pretzel bunscored as Pretzel Roll                                      | bread   | salt 2 soft chewy crusty          | the frame |
| hamburger pattyscored as Beef                                          | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender  | **−13**   |
| provolone cheesescored as Provolone                                    | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty   | **+5**    |
| bacon                                                                  | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 crispy chewy | **+2**    |
| fried eggscored as Egg                                                 | protein | fat 3 umami 2 soft creamy springy | **+5**    |
| housemade blackened chips (house-made, low tier)scored as Potato Chips | texture | salt 4 fat 3 crunchy crispy       | **−1**    |

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 + Egg**: the breakfast contract: smoke and yolk

[All the sandwiches at Barneys Gourmet Hamburgers (Solano)](https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-barneys-gourmet-hamburgers-solano/) · [The menu this was read from](https://www.barneyshamburgers.com/ada-menu?ref=onesandwich.com) · [Build your own in the Sandwich Builder](https://onesandwich.com/builder/)

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.