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# Santa Fe at Barneys Gourmet Hamburgers (Solano)
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-barneys-gourmet-hamburgers-solano-santa-fe/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:20:32.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-03T05:20:32.000Z
- Description: Hamburger patty, cheddar cheese, sautéed jalapeños, sautéed onions on Burger Bun. Sandwich Score 76, excellent. 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.

Burger BunOnionJalapeñoCheddar CheeseBeefBurger Bun

**76**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · excellent

Excellent, with one move worth +20.

A burger with layers outside the form; four of six roles.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

84

Harmony

97

Contrast

75

Structure

88

Focus

100

Composition

75

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: hamburger patty; cheddar cheese; sautéed jalapeños; sautéed onions.

## Balance

salt1.5 · 71stacid0.5 · 49thfat2.4 · 60thsweet0.5 · 65thumami2.0 · 76thheat0.5 · 84thbitter0.2 · 63rd

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.5   | 71st               |
| acid   | 0.5   | 49th               |
| fat    | 2.4   | 60th               |
| sweet  | 0.5   | 65th               |
| umami  | 2.0   | 76th               |
| heat   | 0.5   | 84th               |
| bitter | 0.2   | 63rd               |

**84** 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      | **+1**    |
| cheddar cheese                      | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft gooey melty | **+18**   |
| sautéed jalapeñosscored as Jalapeño | texture | heat 4 crunchy fresh raw              | **+1**    |
| sautéed onionsscored as Onion       | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh           | **+8**    |

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
- **Beef + Onion**: onions sweeten seared beef, philly style
- **Cheddar Cheese + Jalapeño**: jalapeno cheddar: green heat in sharp fat
- **Cheddar Cheese + Onion**: cheddar and onion, the ploughman's pair

## How to raise it

- Between you and 90: a finished composition (0.05 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.