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# The "Incinerator" at Digger's Diner
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/concord-digger-s-diner-the-incinerator/
- Published: 2026-10-06T23:25:42.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-06T23:25:42.000Z
- Description: 8oz ny steak, grilled jalapeños, bacon, melted pepper jack cheese, romaine, red onion, mayo on grilled hoagie roll. Sandwich Score 63, 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 RollMayonnaiseOnionLettuceMonterey JackBaconJalapeñoBeefHoagie Roll

**63**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · very good

Very good, with one move worth +27.

Uncharted, five of six roles, half the layers have no partner.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

71

Harmony

82

Contrast

88

Structure

89

Focus

100

Composition

52

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.

**grilled hoagie roll**, toasted: 8oz ny steak; grilled jalapeños; bacon; melted pepper jack cheese; romaine; red onion; mayo.

## Balance

salt1.3 · 65thacid0.5 · 45thfat2.7 · 72ndsweet0.1 · 20thumami1.7 · 62ndheat0.3 · 73rdbitter0.2 · 60th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.3   | 65th               |
| acid   | 0.5   | 45th               |
| fat    | 2.7   | 72nd               |
| sweet  | 0.1   | 20th               |
| umami  | 1.7   | 62nd               |
| heat   | 0.3   | 73rd               |
| bitter | 0.2   | 60th               |

**82** 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    |
| ------------------------------------------------ | ------- | -------------------------------------- | --------- |
| grilled hoagie rollscored as Hoagie Roll         | bread   | soft crusty                            | the frame |
| 8oz ny steakscored as Beef                       | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender       | **0**     |
| grilled jalapeñosscored as Jalapeño              | texture | heat 4 crunchy fresh raw               | **+7**    |
| bacon                                            | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 crispy chewy      | **0**     |
| melted pepper jack cheesescored as Monterey Jack | protein | fat 3 salt 2 umami 2 soft creamy melty | **−5**    |
| romainescored as Lettuce                         | texture | crunchy juicy fresh                    | **+7**    |
| red onionscored as Onion                         | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh            | **+5**    |
| mayoscored as Mayonnaise                         | sauce   | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy              | **+5**    |

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
- **Jalapeño + Bacon**: jalapeno popper logic: green heat and smoke
- **Bacon + Lettuce**: cool crunch against hot smoke

[All the sandwiches at Digger's Diner](https://onesandwich.com/concord-digger-s-diner/) · [The menu this was read from](https://www.diggersconcord.com/menus/?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.