A burger at Barneys Gourmet Hamburgers (Solano), a sandwich shop in Berkeley, California.
out of 100 · solid
Solid, with one move worth +17.
Uncharted, two of six roles, half the layers have no partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition, a third role on the board (an acid, a sauce, an aroma or a crunch)
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: hamburger patty; cheddar cheese; sautéed mushrooms; sautéed artichoke hearts.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.6 | 77th |
| acid | 0.7 | 58th |
| fat | 2.4 | 60th |
| sweet | 0.3 | 42nd |
| umami | 2.3 | 86th |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.2 | 63rd |
93 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 |
| hamburger pattyscored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | +2 |
| cheddar cheese | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft gooey melty | +6 |
| sautéed mushrooms | not scored | ||
| sautéed artichoke heartsscored as Artichoke | bulk | acid 2 umami 2 soft tender brined | −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 + Cheddar Cheese: the cheeseburger pair: sharp on seared beef
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