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# Chicken Cheesesteak at Portales Taqueria
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/castro-valley-portales-taqueria-chicken-cheesesteak/
- Published: 2026-10-06T23:23:24.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-06T23:23:24.000Z
- Description: Chicken, grilled onions, grilled peppers, mayonnaise, light sour cream, shredded cheese on Telera Roll. Sandwich Score 62, very good. At Portales Taqueria, Castro Valley.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [Portales Taqueria](https://onesandwich.com/castro-valley-portales-taqueria/), a taqueria in Castro Valley, California.

Hoagie RollCheese (generic)Sour CreamMayonnaisePepper (bell/hot)OnionChickenHoagie Roll

**62**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · very good

Very good. Small moves left on the board.

Uncharted, six of six roles, few layers have a partner.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

97

Harmony

75

Contrast

100

Structure

98

Focus

100

Composition

44

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.

**hoagie roll (inferred from the name)**, toasted: chicken; grilled onions; grilled peppers; mayonnaise; light sour cream; shredded cheese.

## Balance

salt1.2 · 60thacid1.2 · 80thfat2.9 · 76thsweet0.4 · 46thumami1.5 · 49thheat0.2 · 71stbitter0.1 · 52nd

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.2   | 60th               |
| acid   | 1.2   | 80th               |
| fat    | 2.9   | 76th               |
| sweet  | 0.4   | 46th               |
| umami  | 1.5   | 49th               |
| heat   | 0.2   | 71st               |
| bitter | 0.1   | 52nd               |

**97** 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    |
| ------------------------------------------ | ------- | -------------------------------------- | --------- |
| hoagie roll (inferred from the name)       | bread   | soft crusty                            | the frame |
| chicken                                    | protein | umami 3 fat 2 juicy chewy tender       | **0**     |
| grilled onionsscored as Onion              | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh            | **+2**    |
| grilled peppersscored as Pepper (bell/hot) | texture | heat 3 crunchy juicy                   | **+1**    |
| mayonnaise                                 | sauce   | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy              | **0**     |
| light sour creamscored as Sour Cream       | sauce   | fat 4 acid 3 creamy smooth saucy       | **+3**    |
| shredded cheesescored as Cheese (generic)  | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 creamy soft gooey | **+3**    |

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

- **Onion + Pepper (bell/hot)**: peppers and onions, the griddle pair

[All the sandwiches at Portales Taqueria](https://onesandwich.com/castro-valley-portales-taqueria/) · [The menu this was read from](https://www.portalestaqueriacv.com/menu?ref=onesandwich.com) · [Build your own in the Sandwich Builder](https://onesandwich.com/builder/)

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.