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# NY Steak Sandwich at Digger's Diner
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/concord-digger-s-diner-ny-steak-sandwich/
- Published: 2026-10-06T23:25:16.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-06T23:25:16.000Z
- Description: Grilled 8oz ny steak, mayo, lettuce, tomato on hoagie roll. Sandwich Score 89, outstanding. At Digger's Diner, Concord.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [Digger's Diner](https://onesandwich.com/concord-digger-s-diner/), a restaurant in Concord, California.

Hoagie RollTomatoLettuceMayonnaiseBeefHoagie Roll

**89**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · outstanding

Outstanding, and the road to 90 is open.

Leans toward a roast beef, six of six roles, most layers have a partner.

Balance

91

Harmony

89

Contrast

96

Structure

98

Focus

100

Composition

96

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**, toasted: grilled 8oz ny steak; mayo; lettuce; tomato.

## Balance

salt0.7 · 41stacid0.9 · 66thfat2.5 · 64thsweet0.2 · 27thumami1.6 · 55thheat0.0bitter0.1 · 48th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 0.7   | 41st               |
| acid   | 0.9   | 66th               |
| fat    | 2.5   | 64th               |
| sweet  | 0.2   | 27th               |
| umami  | 1.6   | 55th               |
| heat   | 0.0   | n/a                |
| bitter | 0.1   | 48th               |

**91** 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                        | bread   | soft crusty                             | the frame |
| grilled 8oz ny steakscored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender        | **+11**   |
| mayoscored as Mayonnaise           | sauce   | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy               | **+14**   |
| lettuce                            | texture | crunchy juicy fresh                     | **+22**   |
| tomato                             | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **+29**   |

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

- **Mayonnaise + Tomato**: summer tomato sandwich: acid on rich

## How to raise it

- Outstanding, not legendary: nothing on this sandwich is house-made, named or exceptional.

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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.