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# Classic Burger at In The Wood
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-in-the-wood-classic-burger/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:25:15.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-03T05:25:15.000Z
- Description: Schmitz ranch beef patty, lettuce, tomato, onion, cheddar, garlic aioli on toasted acme bun. Sandwich Score 93, legendary. At In The Wood, Berkeley.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A burger at [In The Wood](https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-in-the-wood/), a restaurant in Berkeley, California.

Burger BunAioliCheddar CheeseOnionTomatoLettuceBeefBurger Bun

**93**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · legendary

Legendary. Every gate clear, the board clean.

A burger buried under extra layers; six of six roles.

Balance

91

Harmony

97

Contrast

100

Structure

98

Focus

100

Composition

100

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.

**toasted acme bun**, toasted: schmitz ranch beef patty (named producer); lettuce; tomato; onion; cheddar; garlic aioli.

Worth a look: named producer: Beef Patty (burger).

## Balance

salt1.3 · 66thacid0.7 · 59thfat2.8 · 74thsweet0.5 · 64thumami1.9 · 68thheat0.1 · 50thbitter0.1 · 55th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.3   | 66th               |
| acid   | 0.7   | 59th               |
| fat    | 2.8   | 74th               |
| sweet  | 0.5   | 64th               |
| umami  | 1.9   | 68th               |
| heat   | 0.1   | 50th               |
| bitter | 0.1   | 55th               |

**93** 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    |
| ------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------- | --------- |
| toasted acme bunscored as Burger Bun                    | bread   | sweet 2 soft springy                    | the frame |
| schmitz ranch beef patty (named producer)scored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender        | **+4**    |
| lettuce                                                 | texture | crunchy juicy fresh                     | **+5**    |
| tomato                                                  | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **+19**   |
| onion                                                   | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh             | **+7**    |
| cheddarscored as Cheddar Cheese                         | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft gooey melty   | **+4**    |
| garlic aioliscored as Aioli                             | sauce   | fat 5 creamy silky saucy                | **−1**    |

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 + Onion**: onions sweeten seared beef, philly style
- **Beef + Cheddar Cheese**: the cheeseburger pair: sharp on seared beef
- **Beef + Aioli**: garlic aioli on roast beef
- **Tomato + Cheddar Cheese**: grilled cheese and tomato, the lunch pair
- **Tomato + Aioli**: garlic aioli against sweet acid
- **Onion + Cheddar Cheese**: cheddar and onion, the ploughman's pair

[All the sandwiches at In The Wood](https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-in-the-wood/) · [The menu this was read from](https://inthewood.biz/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.