A sandwich at North Park Deli, a deli in Concord, California.
out of 100 · rough
Rough, with one move worth +28.
Uncharted, five of six roles, few layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
−8 heat past the catalog
More heat 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: tuna; spicy jalapeno garlic mayo; sliced jalapenos.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 0.7 | 40th |
| acid | 0.4 | 44th |
| fat | 2.4 | 60th |
| sweet | 0.0 | n/a |
| umami | 1.4 | 48th |
| heat | 1.1 | 90th |
| bitter | 0.1 | 51st |
72 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 |
| tuna | protein | umami 3 fat 2 soft flaky tender | +4 |
| spicy jalapeno garlic mayoscored as Chipotle Mayo | sauce | fat 5 heat 2 creamy saucy | −1 |
| sliced jalapenosscored as Jalapeño | texture | heat 4 crunchy fresh raw | 0 |
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.
How to raise it
- Clear the board: heat past the catalog (-8).
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