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# Sandwich-Carne Asada at Montecristo Taqueria
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-montecristo-taqueria-sandwich-carne-asada/
- Published: 2026-10-06T23:09:10.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-06T23:09:10.000Z
- Description: Carne asada, refried black or refried pinto bean spread, crema, lettuce, grilled onion, jalapeño, tomato on telera roll. Sandwich Score 72, very good. At Montecristo Taqueria, Berkeley.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [Montecristo Taqueria](https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-montecristo-taqueria/), a taqueria in Berkeley, California.

Telera RollTomatoJalapeñoOnionLettuceSour CreamRefried BeansBeefTelera Roll

**72**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · very good

Very good, with one move worth +17.

Reads as a torta sandwich, six of six roles, half the layers have no partner.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

95

Harmony

79

Contrast

96

Structure

98

Focus

100

Composition

62

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 roll**, toasted: carne asada; refried black or refried pinto bean spread; crema; lettuce; grilled onion; jalapeño; tomato.

## Balance

salt0.9 · 51stacid1.0 · 70thfat1.8 · 37thsweet0.6 · 74thumami1.1 · 35thheat0.4 · 78thbitter0.2 · 66th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 0.9   | 51st               |
| acid   | 1.0   | 70th               |
| fat    | 1.8   | 37th               |
| sweet  | 0.6   | 74th               |
| umami  | 1.1   | 35th               |
| heat   | 0.4   | 78th               |
| bitter | 0.2   | 66th               |

**95** 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 roll                                                       | bread   | soft crusty                             | the frame |
| carne asadascored as Beef                                         | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender        | **+10**   |
| refried black or refried pinto bean spreadscored as Refried Beans | bulk    | salt 2 creamy soft                      | **+5**    |
| cremascored as Sour Cream                                         | sauce   | fat 4 acid 3 creamy smooth saucy        | **+2**    |
| lettuce                                                           | texture | crunchy juicy fresh                     | **+6**    |
| grilled onionscored as Onion                                      | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh             | **+6**    |
| jalapeño                                                          | texture | heat 4 crunchy fresh raw                | **−2**    |
| tomato                                                            | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **+6**    |

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

## How to raise it

- Between you and 90: a finished composition (0.18 short).

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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.