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# E-Z Steak Sandwich at E-Z Stop Deli
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-e-z-stop-deli-e-z-steak-sandwich/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:21:46.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T10:26:26.000Z
- Description: Roast beef, swiss cheese, bell peppers, horseradish on unstated bread. Sandwich Score 62, very good. At E-Z Stop Deli, Berkeley.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [E-Z Stop Deli](https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-e-z-stop-deli/), a deli in Berkeley, California.

Bread (generic)HorseradishBell PepperSwiss CheeseBeefBread (generic)

**62**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · very good

Very good, with one move worth +19.

Reads as a fully realized french dip, five of six roles, most layers have a partner.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

80

Harmony

91

Contrast

85

Structure

88

Focus

100

Composition

74

Quality

100

Envelope

93

−8 heat past the catalog

−5 a wet layer on soft bread

More heat 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.

**bread not stated**, served cold: roast beef; swiss cheese; bell peppers; horseradish.

## Balance

salt1.0 · 53rdacid0.5 · 45thfat1.7 · 33rdsweet0.1 · 23rdumami1.5 · 50thheat0.9 · 90thbitter0.2 · 67th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.0   | 53rd               |
| acid   | 0.5   | 45th               |
| fat    | 1.7   | 33rd               |
| sweet  | 0.1   | 23rd               |
| umami  | 1.5   | 50th               |
| heat   | 0.9   | 90th               |
| bitter | 0.2   | 67th               |

**80** 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  |
| --------------------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------- | ------- |
| roast beefscored as Beef          | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | **+27** |
| swiss cheese                      | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty  | **+13** |
| bell peppersscored as Bell Pepper | bulk    | crunchy juicy fresh              | **+16** |
| horseradish                       | sauce   | heat 4 acid 2 creamy saucy       | **+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 + Swiss Cheese**: roast beef and swiss, the deli melt
- **Beef + Horseradish**: hot horseradish cuts rich roast beef

## How to raise it

- Clear the board: heat past the catalog (-8).

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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.