A sandwich at New Jersey's Restaurant, a sandwich shop in Campbell, California.
out of 100 · very good
Very good, with one move worth +14.
Reads as a fully realized cheesesteak, four of six roles on the board.
Holding the summit: balance 0.80 or better
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.
soft roll, toasted: thinly sliced 100% usda choice steak; sauteed onions; melted white american cheese (low tier); mushrooms; peppers.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.2 | 63rd |
| acid | 0.2 | 29th |
| fat | 1.9 | 39th |
| sweet | 0.5 | 64th |
| umami | 1.8 | 63rd |
| heat | 0.3 | 76th |
| bitter | 0.2 | 59th |
74 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| soft rollscored as Hoagie Roll | bread | soft crusty | the frame |
| thinly sliced 100% usda choice steakscored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | +20 |
| sauteed onionsscored as Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | +17 |
| melted white american cheese (low tier)scored as American Cheese | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 2 gooey creamy melty | +7 |
| mushroomsscored as Mushroom | bulk | umami 2 soft springy juicy | +3 |
| peppersscored as Pepper (bell/hot) | texture | heat 3 crunchy juicy | +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
- Beef + Onion: onions sweeten seared beef, philly style
- Beef + American Cheese: cheesesteak law: melted american on beef
- Beef + Mushroom: beef and mushroom, the steakhouse pair
- Onion + Mushroom: the saute pair: mushroom and onion
- Onion + Pepper (bell/hot): peppers and onions, the griddle pair
How to raise it
- Between you and 90: balance 0.80 or better (0.07 short).
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