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# Western at Barneys Gourmet Hamburgers (Solano)
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-barneys-gourmet-hamburgers-solano-western/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:20:45.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-03T05:20:45.000Z
- Description: Hamburger patty, cheddar cheese, bbq sauce, bacon, sautéed onions on Burger Bun. Sandwich Score 78, 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 BunOnionBaconBBQ SauceCheddar CheeseBeefBurger Bun

**78**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · excellent

Excellent, with one move worth +19.

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

**Holding the summit:** balance 0.80 or better

Balance

69

Harmony

100

Contrast

88

Structure

89

Focus

100

Composition

99

Quality

100

Envelope

98

More sweet than 90% of the catalog.

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; bbq sauce; bacon; sautéed onions.

## Balance

salt2.0 · 87thacid0.7 · 56thfat2.4 · 61stsweet1.1 · 90thumami2.2 · 82ndheat0.1 · 49thbitter0.1 · 39th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 2.0   | 87th               |
| acid   | 0.7   | 56th               |
| fat    | 2.4   | 61st               |
| sweet  | 1.1   | 90th               |
| umami  | 2.2   | 82nd               |
| heat   | 0.1   | 49th               |
| bitter | 0.1   | 39th               |

**86** 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      | **−5**    |
| cheddar cheese                | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft gooey melty | **−6**    |
| bbq sauce                     | sauce   | sweet 4 salt 2 acid 2 silky saucy     | **+18**   |
| bacon                         | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 crispy chewy     | **−10**   |
| sautéed onionsscored as Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh           | **+13**   |

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 + BBQ Sauce**: brisket law: bbq sauce on smoked beef
- **Beef + Onion**: onions sweeten seared beef, philly style
- **Cheddar Cheese + BBQ Sauce**: sharp cheddar stands up to sweet bbq
- **Cheddar Cheese + Bacon**: bacon cheddar: smoke and sharp, burger law
- **Cheddar Cheese + Onion**: cheddar and onion, the ploughman's pair
- **BBQ Sauce + Bacon**: smoke on smoke: bacon under bbq sauce
- **BBQ Sauce + Onion**: onion sharpens sweet bbq sauce

## How to raise it

- Between you and 90: balance 0.80 or better (0.11 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.