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# Sunshine at Barneys Gourmet Hamburgers (Solano)
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-barneys-gourmet-hamburgers-solano-sunshine/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:20:38.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-03T05:20:38.000Z
- Description: Hamburger patty, cheddar cheese, avocado, sprouts, tomato on whole wheat toast. Sandwich Score 75, very good. 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.

Whole Wheat BreadTomatoSproutsAvocadoCheddar CheeseBeefWhole Wheat Bread

**75**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · very good

Very good, with one move worth +21.

Uncharted, five of six roles on the board.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

87

Harmony

94

Contrast

100

Structure

98

Focus

100

Composition

64

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.

**whole wheat toast**, toasted: hamburger patty; cheddar cheese; avocado; sprouts; tomato.

## Balance

salt1.0 · 55thacid0.5 · 46thfat2.7 · 70thsweet0.1 · 23rdumami1.9 · 69thheat0.0bitter0.2 · 63rd

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.0   | 55th               |
| acid   | 0.5   | 46th               |
| fat    | 2.7   | 70th               |
| sweet  | 0.1   | 23rd               |
| umami  | 1.9   | 69th               |
| heat   | 0.0   | n/a                |
| bitter | 0.2   | 63rd               |

**87** 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    |
| -------------------------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------- | --------- |
| whole wheat toastscored as Whole Wheat Bread | bread   | soft                                    | the frame |
| hamburger pattyscored as Beef                | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender        | **+7**    |
| cheddar cheese                               | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft gooey melty   | **+17**   |
| avocado                                      | fat     | fat 4 creamy soft fresh                 | **+4**    |
| sprouts                                      | texture | crunchy juicy fresh                     | **+12**   |
| tomato                                       | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **+15**   |

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
- **Cheddar Cheese + Tomato**: grilled cheese and tomato, the lunch pair
- **Avocado + Sprouts**: california crunch on green fat

## How to raise it

- Between you and 90: a finished composition (0.16 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.