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# Sandwich-Pollo Picoso at Montecristo Taqueria
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-montecristo-taqueria-sandwich-pollo-picoso/
- Published: 2026-10-06T23:09:27.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-06T23:09:27.000Z
- Description: Grilled chicken, chipotle aioli, grilled onion, avocado, swiss cheese on telera roll. Sandwich Score 59, solid. 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 RollSwiss CheeseAvocadoOnionChickenTelera Roll

**59**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · solid

Solid, with one move worth +19.

Reads as a torta sandwich, four of six roles, few layers have a partner.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

70

Harmony

75

Contrast

75

Structure

88

Focus

100

Composition

48

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: grilled chicken; chipotle aioli; grilled onion; avocado; swiss cheese.

## Balance

salt0.9 · 51stacid0.1 · 24thfat2.5 · 64thsweet0.3 · 38thumami1.9 · 69thheat0.1 · 52ndbitter0.1 · 42nd

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 0.9   | 51st               |
| acid   | 0.1   | 24th               |
| fat    | 2.5   | 64th               |
| sweet  | 0.3   | 38th               |
| umami  | 1.9   | 69th               |
| heat   | 0.1   | 52nd               |
| bitter | 0.1   | 42nd               |

**70** 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  |
| grilled chickenscored as Chicken | protein | umami 3 fat 2 juicy chewy tender | **+8**     |
| chipotle aioli                   |         |                                  | not scored |
| grilled onionscored as Onion     | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh      | **+3**     |
| avocado                          | fat     | fat 4 creamy soft fresh          | **+2**     |
| swiss cheese                     | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty  | **+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

- **Chicken + Avocado**: california logic: green fat on a lean bird

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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.