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# Reuben Sandwich at E-Z Stop Deli
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-e-z-stop-deli-reuben-sandwich/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:21:58.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T10:26:10.000Z
- Description: Corned beef, sauerkraut, swiss cheese, russian dressing on unstated bread. Sandwich Score 94, legendary. 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)Russian Dressing (T…Swiss CheeseSauerkrautCorned BeefBread (generic)

**94**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · legendary

Legendary. Every gate clear, the board clean.

Reads as a fully realized deli corned beef, four of six roles on the board.

Balance

98

Harmony

100

Contrast

98

Structure

100

Focus

100

Composition

94

Quality

100

Envelope

97

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.

**bread not stated**, toasted: corned beef; sauerkraut; swiss cheese; russian dressing.

## Balance

salt2.5 · 90thacid1.5 · 90thfat2.2 · 51stsweet0.4 · 51stumami1.8 · 64thheat0.2 · 67thbitter0.0

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 2.5   | 90th               |
| acid   | 1.5   | 90th               |
| fat    | 2.2   | 51st               |
| sweet  | 0.4   | 51st               |
| umami  | 1.8   | 64th               |
| heat   | 0.2   | 67th               |
| bitter | 0.0   | n/a                |

**98** 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  |
| ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------- | ---------------------------------------- | ------- |
| corned beef                                                  | protein | salt 5 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender   | **+13** |
| sauerkraut                                                   | acid    | acid 4 salt 2 pickled wet                | **+24** |
| swiss cheese                                                 | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty          | **+6**  |
| russian dressingscored as Russian Dressing (Thousand Island) | sauce   | fat 4 salt 2 acid 2 sweet 2 creamy saucy | **+18** |

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

- **Corned Beef + Sauerkraut**: corned beef and kraut, the reuben axis
- **Corned Beef + Swiss Cheese**: melted swiss rounds salty corned beef
- **Corned Beef + Russian Dressing (Thousand Island)**: russian dressing on corned beef, reuben logic
- **Sauerkraut + Swiss Cheese**: melted swiss rounds the kraut's sour
- **Sauerkraut + Russian Dressing (Thousand Island)**: russian dressing was built for kraut

[All the sandwiches at E-Z Stop Deli](https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-e-z-stop-deli/) · [The menu this was read from](https://www.ezstopdeliberkeley.com/menu?ref=onesandwich.com) · [Build your own in the Sandwich Builder](https://onesandwich.com/builder/)

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.