A sandwich at Southside Station, a sandwich shop in Berkeley, California.
out of 100 · solid
Solid, with one move worth +31.
Uncharted, three of six roles, few layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
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.
house made brioche bun, toasted: thai fried chicken thigh; pickled papaya; creamy sriracha sauce.
Worth a look: ingredient not in the pantry: Pickled Papaya.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 0.8 | 44th |
| acid | 0.4 | 40th |
| fat | 3.1 | 83rd |
| sweet | 0.2 | 28th |
| umami | 1.6 | 57th |
| heat | 0.8 | 90th |
| bitter | 0.0 | n/a |
71 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| house made brioche bunscored as Brioche | bread | fat 2 soft | the frame |
| thai fried chicken thighscored as Chicken | protein | umami 3 fat 2 juicy chewy tender | +43 |
| pickled papaya | not scored | ||
| creamy sriracha saucescored as Chipotle Mayo | sauce | fat 5 heat 2 creamy saucy | +8 |
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 + Chipotle Mayo: smoky heat on grilled chicken
All the sandwiches at Southside Station · The menu this was read from · Build your own in the Sandwich Builder