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# In The Wood Burger at In The Wood
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-in-the-wood-in-the-wood-burger/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:25:27.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-03T05:25:27.000Z
- Description: Schmitz ranch beef patty, house jam (bacon & caramelized onion), smoked gouda, arugula, garlic aioli on toasted acme bun. Sandwich Score 48, rough. 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 BunAioliArugulaGoudaBaconBeefBurger Bun

**48**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · rough

Rough, with one move worth +20.

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

**Holding the summit:** balance 0.80 or better

Balance

28

Harmony

77

Contrast

75

Structure

88

Focus

100

Composition

44

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); house jam (bacon & caramelized onion); smoked gouda; arugula; garlic aioli.

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

## Balance

salt1.5 · 72ndacid0.2 · 30thfat3.2 · 85thsweet0.4 · 50thumami2.0 · 72ndheat0.0bitter0.2 · 69th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.5   | 72nd               |
| acid   | 0.2   | 30th               |
| fat    | 3.2   | 85th               |
| sweet  | 0.4   | 50th               |
| umami  | 2.0   | 72nd               |
| heat   | 0.0   | n/a                |
| bitter | 0.2   | 69th               |

**72** 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  | **+2**    |
| house jam (bacon & caramelized onion)scored as Bacon    | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 crispy chewy | **−5**    |
| smoked goudascored as Gouda                             | protein | fat 4 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty   | **−6**    |
| arugula                                                 | bulk    | bitter 2 fresh leafy tender       | **+4**    |
| garlic aioliscored as Aioli                             | sauce   | fat 5 creamy silky saucy          | **−2**    |

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 + Arugula**: tagliata logic: pepper leaf on seared beef
- **Beef + Aioli**: garlic aioli on roast beef

[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.