A wrap at Troy, a restaurant in Berkeley, California.
out of 100 · outstanding
Outstanding, and the road to 90 is open.
A roast beef with layers outside the form; six of six roles.
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.
pita (inferred from the name), served cold: grilled beef; tzatziki; lettuce; tomatoes; grilled onions.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 0.7 | 36th |
| acid | 1.2 | 77th |
| fat | 1.5 | 24th |
| sweet | 0.4 | 46th |
| umami | 1.5 | 52nd |
| heat | 0.1 | 54th |
| bitter | 0.2 | 61st |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pita (inferred from the name) | bread | soft chewy | the frame |
| grilled beefscored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | +18 |
| tzatziki | sauce | acid 3 fat 2 creamy saucy | +4 |
| lettuce | texture | crunchy juicy fresh | +4 |
| tomatoesscored as Tomato | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | +6 |
| grilled onionsscored as Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | +6 |
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
- Beef + Onion: onions sweeten seared beef, philly style
How to raise it
- Outstanding, not legendary: the menu does not name its bread.
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