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# Morning Sandwich at El Tiny Cafe
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-el-tiny-cafe-morning-sandwich/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:22:24.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T10:25:28.000Z
- Description: Turkey, ham, melted cheese (cheddar, swiss or pepper jack), tomato slices, onions on choice of bagel (plain, everything or cheese). Sandwich Score 62, very good. 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.

BagelOnionTomatoCheese (generic)HamTurkeyBagel

**62**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · very good

Very good. Small moves left on the board.

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

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

89

Harmony

76

Contrast

100

Structure

98

Focus

100

Composition

43

Quality

100

Envelope

100

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)**, toasted: turkey; ham; melted cheese (cheddar, swiss or pepper jack); tomato slices; onions.

## Balance

salt2.0 · 89thacid0.5 · 50thfat2.0 · 42ndsweet0.5 · 67thumami2.5 · 90thheat0.1 · 50thbitter0.1 · 40th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 2.0   | 89th               |
| acid   | 0.5   | 50th               |
| fat    | 2.0   | 42nd               |
| sweet  | 0.5   | 67th               |
| umami  | 2.5   | 90th               |
| heat   | 0.1   | 50th               |
| bitter | 0.1   | 40th               |

**89** 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 |
| turkey                                                                  | protein | umami 2 soft juicy tender               | **0**     |
| ham                                                                     | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender  | **+2**    |
| melted cheese (cheddar, swiss or pepper jack)scored as Cheese (generic) | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 creamy soft gooey  | **+3**    |
| tomato slicesscored as Tomato                                           | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **+7**    |
| onionsscored as Onion                                                   | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh             | **+3**    |

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

- **Turkey + Tomato**: lean bird and summer tomato, the deli standard

[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.