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# Grilled Cheese at Oceanview Diner
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-oceanview-diner-grilled-cheese/
- Published: 2026-10-06T23:09:59.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-06T23:09:59.000Z
- Description: Cheddar, jack on unstated bread. Sandwich Score 73, very good. At Oceanview Diner, Berkeley.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [Oceanview Diner](https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-oceanview-diner/), a restaurant in Berkeley, California.

White BreadButterMonterey JackCheddar CheeseWhite Bread

**73**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · very good

Very good, with one move worth +13.

Reads as a fully realized grilled cheese, two of six roles on the board.

**Holding the summit:** a third role on the board (an acid, a sauce, an aroma or a crunch)

Balance

77

Harmony

88

Contrast

73

Structure

95

Focus

100

Composition

77

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.

**white bread (inferred from the name)**, toasted: cheddar; jack; *butter*.

In italics: what the name implies and the menu does not list.

## Balance

salt1.7 · 79thacid0.3 · 35thfat3.4 · 90thsweet0.0umami1.7 · 61stheat0.0bitter0.0

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.7   | 79th               |
| acid   | 0.3   | 35th               |
| fat    | 3.4   | 90th               |
| sweet  | 0.0   | n/a                |
| umami  | 1.7   | 61st               |
| heat   | 0.0   | n/a                |
| bitter | 0.0   | n/a                |

**67** 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    |
| ------------------------------------ | ------- | -------------------------------------- | --------- |
| white bread (inferred from the name) | bread   | soft                                   | the frame |
| cheddarscored as Cheddar Cheese      | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft gooey melty  | **+4**    |
| jackscored as Monterey Jack          | protein | fat 3 salt 2 umami 2 soft creamy melty | **+1**    |
| butter                               | fat     | fat 5 creamy silky                     | **+19**   |

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

- **White Bread + Butter**: buttered white toast, the foundation
- **Cheddar Cheese + Monterey Jack**: sharp and mild, the taco-shop blend

## How to raise it

- Judged as a grilled cheese: richness, thinness and seasoning are not held against it.
- Between you and 90: a third role on the board (an acid, a sauce, an aroma or a crunch) (0.33 short).

[All the sandwiches at Oceanview Diner](https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-oceanview-diner/) · [The menu this was read from](https://www.oceanviewdiner.com/diner-menu?location=Oceanview+Diner&menu=lunch&ref=onesandwich.com) · [Build your own in the Sandwich Builder](https://onesandwich.com/builder/)

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.