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# Asada Torta at Mercado 925
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-mercado-925-asada-torta/
- Published: 2026-10-06T23:09:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-06T23:09:00.000Z
- Description: Steak, caramelized onions, oaxacan refried beans, jalapeño, jack cheese on Telera Roll. Sandwich Score 57, solid. At Mercado 925, Berkeley.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [Mercado 925](https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-mercado-925/), a taqueria in Berkeley, California.

Bread (generic)Monterey JackJalapeñoRefried BeansCaramelized OnionBeefBread (generic)

**57**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · solid

Solid, with one move worth +24.

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

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

75

Harmony

82

Contrast

83

Structure

86

Focus

100

Composition

38

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.

**telera (inferred from the name)**, toasted: steak; caramelized onions; oaxacan refried beans; jalapeño; jack cheese.

## Balance

salt1.2 · 61stacid0.2 · 32ndfat1.9 · 41stsweet0.6 · 72ndumami1.8 · 66thheat0.3 · 74thbitter0.2 · 67th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.2   | 61st               |
| acid   | 0.2   | 32nd               |
| fat    | 1.9   | 41st               |
| sweet  | 0.6   | 72nd               |
| umami  | 1.8   | 66th               |
| heat   | 0.3   | 74th               |
| bitter | 0.2   | 67th               |

**75** 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    |
| --------------------------------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------- | --------- |
| telera (inferred from the name)               | bread   | soft                                   | the frame |
| steakscored as Beef                           | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender       | **+4**    |
| caramelized onionsscored as Caramelized Onion | bulk    | sweet 4 umami 3 fat 2 soft silky       | **+2**    |
| oaxacan refried beansscored as Refried Beans  | bulk    | salt 2 creamy soft                     | **+1**    |
| jalapeño                                      | texture | heat 4 crunchy fresh raw               | **+6**    |
| jack cheesescored as Monterey Jack            | protein | fat 3 salt 2 umami 2 soft creamy melty | **0**     |

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 + Caramelized Onion**: sweet onion jam on seared beef

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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.