A burger at In The Wood, a restaurant in Berkeley, California.
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
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
| 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
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