A burger at Barneys Gourmet Hamburgers (Solano), a sandwich shop in Berkeley, California.
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
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
| 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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