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# Torta Vegetariana at Tacubaya
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-tacubaya-torta-vegetariana/
- Published: 2026-10-06T23:13:29.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-06T23:13:29.000Z
- Description: Black beans, rajas, onion, tomato, cabbage, aioli, avocado, cheese on toasted bolillo. Sandwich Score 63, very good. 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 RollCheese (generic)AvocadoAioliCabbageTomatoOnionBeansTelera Roll

**63**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · very good

Very good, with one move worth +10.

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

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

86

Harmony

76

Contrast

100

Structure

98

Focus

90

Composition

47

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: black beans; rajas; onion; tomato; cabbage; aioli; avocado; cheese.

Worth a look: ingredient not in the pantry: Rajas (roasted poblano strips).

## Balance

salt1.0 · 54thacid0.6 · 53rdfat2.6 · 68thsweet0.3 · 42ndumami1.3 · 41stheat0.1 · 48thbitter0.1 · 38th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.0   | 54th               |
| acid   | 0.6   | 53rd               |
| fat    | 2.6   | 68th               |
| sweet  | 0.3   | 42nd               |
| umami  | 1.3   | 41st               |
| heat   | 0.1   | 48th               |
| bitter | 0.1   | 38th               |

**86** 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  |
| black beansscored as Beans           | bulk    | soft creamy                             | **+2**     |
| rajas                                |         |                                         | not scored |
| onion                                | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh             | **+1**     |
| tomato                               | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **+7**     |
| cabbage                              | bulk    | crunchy fresh raw                       | **−3**     |
| aioli                                | sauce   | fat 5 creamy silky saucy                | **−2**     |
| avocado                              | fat     | fat 4 creamy soft fresh                 | **+1**     |
| cheesescored as Cheese (generic)     | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 creamy soft gooey  | **+7**     |

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

- **Tomato + Aioli**: garlic aioli against sweet acid

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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.