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# Pastrami Sandwich at Cafe Napolina
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/concord-cafe-napolina-pastrami-sandwich/
- Published: 2026-10-06T23:23:50.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-06T23:23:50.000Z
- Description: Provolone, asiago, pastrami, sauerkraut, honey mustard on unstated bread. Sandwich Score 72, very good. At Cafe Napolina, Concord.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [Cafe Napolina](https://onesandwich.com/concord-cafe-napolina/), a restaurant in Concord, California.

Hoagie RollHoney MustardSauerkrautPastramiProvoloneHoagie Roll

**72**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · very good

Very good, with one move worth +18.

A pastrami on rye with layers outside the form; four of six roles.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

98

Harmony

100

Contrast

83

Structure

98

Focus

100

Composition

57

Quality

100

Envelope

99

More salt than 90% of the catalog.

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 kind of place)**, served cold: provolone; asiago; pastrami; sauerkraut; honey mustard (low tier).

## Balance

salt2.2 · 90thacid1.5 · 90thfat1.4 · 21stsweet0.6 · 73rdumami1.8 · 64thheat0.4 · 82ndbitter0.0

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 2.2   | 90th               |
| acid   | 1.5   | 90th               |
| fat    | 1.4   | 21st               |
| sweet  | 0.6   | 73rd               |
| umami  | 1.8   | 64th               |
| heat   | 0.4   | 82nd               |
| bitter | 0.0   | n/a                |

**98** 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 kind of place) | bread   | soft crusty                            | the frame  |
| provolone                                     | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty        | **+3**     |
| asiago                                        |         |                                        | not scored |
| pastrami                                      | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender | **+15**    |
| sauerkraut                                    | acid    | acid 4 salt 2 pickled wet              | **+12**    |
| honey mustard (low tier)                      | sauce   | sweet 3 salt 2 acid 2 saucy smooth     | **+8**     |

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

- **Pastrami + Sauerkraut**: peppery beef, sour kraut: the reuben axis
- **Pastrami + Honey Mustard**: deli law: sharp mustard against cured beef

## How to raise it

- Between you and 90: a finished composition (0.23 short).

[All the sandwiches at Cafe Napolina](https://onesandwich.com/concord-cafe-napolina/) · [The menu this was read from](https://www.cafenapolina.com/?ref=onesandwich.com#menu) · [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.