A sandwich at Water Tower Kitchen, a restaurant in Campbell, California.
out of 100 · solid
Solid, with one move worth +18.
A breakfast sandwich with layers outside the form; four of six roles, few layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
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.
brioche bun, served cold: bacon; scrambled eggs; crispy hash brown (low tier); colby jack cheese; arugula; roasted red pepper aioli.
Much of this build is inferred from the name; the score is a reading, and it stays out of Water Tower Kitchen's typical score.
Worth a look: ingredient not in the pantry: Colby Jack.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.1 | 58th |
| acid | 0.0 | n/a |
| fat | 2.6 | 69th |
| sweet | 0.1 | 22nd |
| umami | 1.4 | 44th |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.3 | 79th |
65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| brioche bunscored as Brioche | bread | fat 2 soft | the frame |
| bacon | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 crispy chewy | +6 |
| scrambled eggsscored as Egg | protein | fat 3 umami 2 soft creamy springy | +5 |
| crispy hash brown (low tier)scored as Hash Browns | bulk | fat 3 salt 2 crispy soft fried | −1 |
| colby jack cheese | not scored | ||
| arugula | bulk | bitter 2 fresh leafy tender | +4 |
| roasted red pepper aioli | not scored |
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
- Bacon + Egg: the breakfast contract: smoke and yolk
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