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# Italian Sub at E-Z Stop Deli
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-e-z-stop-deli-italian-sub/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:21:54.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T10:26:15.000Z
- Description: Mortadella, salami, ham, provolone on Hoagie Roll. Sandwich Score 58, solid. 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.

Hoagie RollProvoloneHamSalamiMortadellaHoagie Roll

**58**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · solid

Solid, with one move worth +28.

Reads as an italian sub, two of six roles on the board.

**Holding the summit:** a third role on the board (an acid, a sauce, an aroma or a crunch)

Balance

53

Harmony

98

Contrast

50

Structure

88

Focus

100

Composition

62

Quality

100

Envelope

89

More salt 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.

**Hoagie Roll (bread not stated on the menu)**, served cold: mortadella (high tier); salami; ham; provolone.

## Balance

salt2.9 · 90thacid0.0fat3.1 · 83rdsweet0.2 · 29thumami3.1 · 90thheat0.0bitter0.0

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 2.9   | 90th               |
| acid   | 0.0   | n/a                |
| fat    | 3.1   | 83rd               |
| sweet  | 0.2   | 29th               |
| umami  | 3.1   | 90th               |
| heat   | 0.0   | n/a                |
| bitter | 0.0   | n/a                |

**67** 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    |
| ---------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------- | --------- |
| Hoagie Roll            | bread   | soft crusty                            | the frame |
| mortadella (high tier) | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft silky tender | **−3**    |
| salami                 | protein | salt 4 fat 4 umami 4 chewy silky       | **+9**    |
| ham                    | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender | **0**     |
| provolone              | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty        | **+5**    |

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

- **Salami + Ham**: salami and ham, the deli's double cure
- **Salami + Provolone**: italian sub spine: salami and provolone

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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.