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# Torta Al Pastor at Tacubaya
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-tacubaya-torta-al-pastor/
- Published: 2026-10-06T23:13:26.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-06T23:13:26.000Z
- Description: Spit roasted pork, pinto beans, pineapple, grilled onions, aioli, cabbage, avocado on toasted bolillo. Sandwich Score 58, solid. At Tacubaya, Berkeley.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [Tacubaya](https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-tacubaya/), a torteria in Berkeley, California.

Telera RollAvocadoCabbageAioliOnionPineappleBeansPorkTelera Roll

**58**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · solid

Solid, with one move worth +11.

A torta sandwich with layers outside the form; six of six roles, few layers have a partner.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

58

Harmony

75

Contrast

96

Structure

98

Focus

90

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.

**toasted bolillo**, toasted: spit roasted pork; pinto beans; pineapple; grilled onions; aioli; cabbage; avocado.

## Balance

salt0.6 · 29thacid0.3 · 36thfat2.7 · 72ndsweet0.5 · 63rdumami1.4 · 44thheat0.1 · 48thbitter0.1 · 38th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 0.6   | 29th               |
| acid   | 0.3   | 36th               |
| fat    | 2.7   | 72nd               |
| sweet  | 0.5   | 63rd               |
| umami  | 1.4   | 44th               |
| heat   | 0.1   | 48th               |
| bitter | 0.1   | 38th               |

**66** 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    |
| ------------------------------------ | ------- | -------------------------------- | --------- |
| toasted bolilloscored as Telera Roll | bread   | soft crusty                      | the frame |
| spit roasted porkscored as Pork      | protein | fat 4 umami 4 juicy chewy tender | **+5**    |
| pinto beansscored as Beans           | bulk    | soft creamy                      | **+2**    |
| pineapple                            | garnish | sweet 4 acid 3 juicy fresh raw   | **+5**    |
| grilled onionsscored as Onion        | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh      | **+4**    |
| aioli                                | sauce   | fat 5 creamy silky saucy         | **−4**    |
| cabbage                              | bulk    | crunchy fresh raw                | **−1**    |
| avocado                              | fat     | fat 4 creamy soft fresh          | **+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

- **Pork + Pineapple**: tropical acid-sweet against rich pork

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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.