A burger at In The Wood, a restaurant in Berkeley, California.
out of 100 · very good
Very good, with one move worth +23.
A burger with layers outside the form; four of six roles.
Holding the summit: complete structure
More acid than 90% of the catalog.
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 lamb patty seasoned w/ fresh herbs; lettuce; tomato; onion; tzatziki sauce.
Worth a look: named producer: NEW:Lamb Patty; ingredient not in the pantry: Lamb Patty.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 0.7 | 42nd |
| acid | 1.7 | 90th |
| fat | 1.0 | 14th |
| sweet | 1.0 | 89th |
| umami | 0.9 | 26th |
| heat | 0.1 | 60th |
| bitter | 0.3 | 72nd |
84 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 lamb patty seasoned w/ fresh herbs | not scored | ||
| lettuce | texture | crunchy juicy fresh | +14 |
| tomato | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | +14 |
| onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | +2 |
| tzatziki saucescored as Tzatziki | sauce | acid 3 fat 2 creamy saucy | +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
- Between you and 90: complete structure (0.10 short).
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