> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://onesandwich.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Turkey Schmurky at Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-saul-s-restaurant-and-delicatessen-turkey-schmurky/
- Published: 2026-10-06T23:11:59.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-06T23:11:59.000Z
- Description: Turkey, mayo, swiss, lettuce, avocado, horseradish on unstated bread. Sandwich Score 76, excellent. At Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen, Berkeley.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen](https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-saul-s-restaurant-and-delicatessen/), a deli in Berkeley, California.

Hoagie RollHorseradishAvocadoLettuceSwiss CheeseMayonnaiseTurkeyHoagie Roll

**76**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · excellent

Excellent, with one move worth +9.

Reads as a fully realized turkey sandwich, five of six roles, most layers have a partner.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

90

Harmony

83

Contrast

88

Structure

89

Focus

79

Composition

78

Quality

100

Envelope

99

More heat 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.

**hoagie roll (inferred from the kind of place)**, served cold: turkey; mayo; swiss; lettuce; avocado; horseradish.

## Balance

salt0.9 · 48thacid0.6 · 55thfat2.4 · 59thsweet0.0umami1.2 · 38thheat0.6 · 90thbitter0.2 · 66th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 0.9   | 48th               |
| acid   | 0.6   | 55th               |
| fat    | 2.4   | 59th               |
| sweet  | 0.0   | n/a                |
| umami  | 1.2   | 38th               |
| heat   | 0.6   | 90th               |
| bitter | 0.2   | 66th               |

**90** 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    |
| --------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------- | --------- |
| hoagie roll (inferred from the kind of place) | bread   | soft crusty                     | the frame |
| turkey                                        | protein | umami 2 soft juicy tender       | **+19**   |
| mayoscored as Mayonnaise                      | sauce   | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy       | **+8**    |
| swissscored as Swiss Cheese                   | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty | **+4**    |
| lettuce                                       | texture | crunchy juicy fresh             | **+13**   |
| avocado                                       | fat     | fat 4 creamy soft fresh         | **+9**    |
| horseradish                                   | sauce   | heat 4 acid 2 creamy saucy      | **+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

- **Turkey + Mayonnaise**: turkey and mayo, the deli default
- **Turkey + Swiss Cheese**: turkey and swiss, the deli default
- **Turkey + Avocado**: california club logic: green fat on lean bird

## How to raise it

- Between you and 90: a finished composition (0.02 short).

[All the sandwiches at Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen](https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-saul-s-restaurant-and-delicatessen/) · [The menu this was read from](https://www.saulsdeli.com/s/05-SANDWICH-gksw.pdf?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.