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# Original (Sliced Ham & Pork Cake) Banh Mi at Sidewalk Street Food
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-sidewalk-street-food-original-sliced-ham-and-pork-cake-banh-mi/
- Published: 2026-10-06T23:12:19.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-06T23:12:19.000Z
- Description: Ham, Chả Lụa (Vietnamese pork roll), Cucumber, Onion, Jalapeño, Cilantro, Pâté (pork liver), Mayonnaise, Maggi Seasoning Sauce on banh mi. Sandwich Score 78, excellent. At Sidewalk Street Food, Berkeley.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [Sidewalk Street Food](https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-sidewalk-street-food/), a bánh mì shop in Berkeley, California.

Bánh Mì Baguette (r…Maggi Seasoning Sau…MayonnaisePâté (pork liver)CilantroJalapeñoOnionCucumberChả Lụa (Vietnamese…HamBánh Mì Baguette (r…

**78**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · excellent

Excellent. Small moves left on the board.

A banh mi with layers outside the form; five of six roles.

**Holding the summit:** a focused, restrained build

Balance

83

Harmony

99

Contrast

88

Structure

86

Focus

74

Composition

90

Quality

100

Envelope

98

More salt 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.

**banh mi**, served cold: Ham; Chả Lụa (Vietnamese pork roll); Cucumber; Onion; Jalapeño; Cilantro; Pâté (pork liver); Mayonnaise; Maggi Seasoning Sauce.

Worth a look: rare in the Bay Area (5 or fewer shops): Maggi Seasoning Sauce.

## Balance

salt2.2 · 90thacid0.5 · 47thfat2.1 · 48thsweet0.4 · 57thumami2.6 · 90thheat0.2 · 68thbitter0.3 · 81st

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 2.2   | 90th               |
| acid   | 0.5   | 47th               |
| fat    | 2.1   | 48th               |
| sweet  | 0.4   | 57th               |
| umami  | 2.6   | 90th               |
| heat   | 0.2   | 68th               |
| bitter | 0.3   | 81st               |

**83** 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    |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------- | --------- |
| banh miscored as Bánh Mì Baguette (rice-flour blend) | bread    | crispy soft flaky                        | the frame |
| Ham                                                  | protein  | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender   | **−3**    |
| Chả Lụa (Vietnamese pork roll)                       | protein  | umami 4 salt 3 fat 2 springy soft tender | **−4**    |
| Cucumber                                             | bulk     | crunchy juicy fresh                      | **−3**    |
| Onion                                                | texture  | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh              | **−2**    |
| Jalapeño                                             | texture  | heat 4 crunchy fresh raw                 | **−2**    |
| Cilantro                                             | aromatic | bitter 2 soft fresh herbal               | **−2**    |
| Pâté (pork liver)                                    | protein  | fat 5 umami 4 salt 3 creamy silky        | **−6**    |
| Mayonnaise                                           | sauce    | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy                | **0**     |
| Maggi Seasoning Sauce                                | sauce    | salt 5 umami 5 saucy wet                 | **−5**    |

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

- **Ham + Chả Lụa (Vietnamese pork roll)**: the cubano's double pork, cured over roasted
- **Chả Lụa (Vietnamese pork roll) + Pâté (pork liver)**: the dac biet's pork roll and liver, one charcuterie
- **Jalapeño + Cilantro**: banh mi brightwork: green heat and herb
- **Cilantro + Pâté (pork liver)**: cilantro over rich pate, the banh mi finish

## How to raise it

- Between you and 90: a focused, restrained build (0.01 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.