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# Philip's Philly Steak at Digger's Diner
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/concord-digger-s-diner-philip-s-philly-steak/
- Published: 2026-10-06T23:25:20.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-06T23:25:20.000Z
- Description: Steak, grilled onions, bell peppers, swiss cheese on hoagie roll. Sandwich Score 74, very good. 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 RollSwiss CheeseBell PepperOnionBeefHoagie Roll

**74**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · very good

Very good, with one move worth +16.

Reads as a fully realized roast beef, four of six roles on the board.

**Holding the summit:** balance 0.80 or better

Balance

70

Harmony

85

Contrast

83

Structure

86

Focus

100

Composition

88

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: steak; grilled onions; bell peppers; swiss cheese.

## Balance

salt0.9 · 49thacid0.1 · 25thfat1.8 · 35thsweet0.4 · 45thumami1.9 · 66thheat0.1 · 53rdbitter0.1 · 45th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 0.9   | 49th               |
| acid   | 0.1   | 25th               |
| fat    | 1.8   | 35th               |
| sweet  | 0.4   | 45th               |
| umami  | 1.9   | 66th               |
| heat   | 0.1   | 53rd               |
| bitter | 0.1   | 45th               |

**70** 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 |
| steakscored as Beef               | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | **+20**   |
| grilled onionsscored as Onion     | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh      | **+13**   |
| bell peppersscored as Bell Pepper | bulk    | crunchy juicy fresh              | **+2**    |
| swiss cheese                      | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty  | **+11**   |

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 + Swiss Cheese**: roast beef and swiss, the deli melt
- **Onion + Bell Pepper**: peppers and onions, the griddle pair

## How to raise it

- Between you and 90: balance 0.80 or better (0.10 short).

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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.