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# Basil Pesto Sandwich at El Tiny Cafe
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-el-tiny-cafe-basil-pesto-sandwich/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:22:04.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T10:26:08.000Z
- Description: 2 eggs, basil pesto, swiss cheese, cucumber, peperoncini on choice of bagel (plain, everything or cheese). Sandwich Score 55, solid. At El Tiny Cafe, Berkeley.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [El Tiny Cafe](https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-el-tiny-cafe/), a cafe in Berkeley, California.

BagelPepperonciniCucumberSwiss CheesePestoEggBagel

**55**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · solid

Solid, with one move worth +11.

Uncharted, six of six roles, few layers have a partner.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

95

Harmony

69

Contrast

100

Structure

100

Focus

100

Composition

40

Quality

100

Envelope

100

−5 a wet layer on soft bread

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.

**choice of bagel (plain, everything or cheese)**, served cold: 2 eggs; basil pesto; swiss cheese; cucumber; peperoncini.

## Balance

salt1.2 · 59thacid0.8 · 62ndfat1.9 · 40thsweet0.0umami1.4 · 44thheat0.2 · 67thbitter0.2 · 61st

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.2   | 59th               |
| acid   | 0.8   | 62nd               |
| fat    | 1.9   | 40th               |
| sweet  | 0.0   | n/a                |
| umami  | 1.4   | 44th               |
| heat   | 0.2   | 67th               |
| bitter | 0.2   | 61st               |

**95** 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    |
| ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------- | --------------------------------- | --------- |
| choice of bagel (plain, everything or cheese)scored as Bagel | bread   | soft chewy                        | the frame |
| 2 eggsscored as Egg                                          | protein | fat 3 umami 2 soft creamy springy | **0**     |
| basil pestoscored as Pesto                                   | sauce   | fat 4 salt 2 umami 2 creamy saucy | **+1**    |
| swiss cheese                                                 | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty   | **0**     |
| cucumber                                                     | bulk    | crunchy juicy fresh               | **0**     |
| peperonciniscored as Pepperoncini                            | acid    | acid 4 salt 2 pickled crunchy wet | **+7**    |

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.

## How to raise it

- Clear the board: a wet layer on soft bread (-5).

[All the sandwiches at El Tiny Cafe](https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-el-tiny-cafe/) · [The menu this was read from](https://www.eltinycafe.com/02-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.