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# Burger at Cafe Benedict
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/cotati-cafe-benedict-burger/
- Published: 2026-10-10T23:06:34.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-10T23:06:34.000Z
- Description: ½ lb certified angus beef, onions, romaine, tomato, pickles, mayo on brioche bun. Sandwich Score 90, legendary. At Cafe Benedict, Cotati.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A burger at [Cafe Benedict](https://onesandwich.com/cotati-cafe-benedict/), a cafe in Cotati, California.

BriocheMayonnaisePickle (cucumber)TomatoLettuceOnionBeefBrioche

**90**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · legendary

Legendary. Every gate clear, the board clean.

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

Balance

94

Harmony

93

Contrast

96

Structure

100

Focus

90

Composition

96

Quality

100

Envelope

97

More acid 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.

**brioche bun**, toasted: ½ lb certified angus beef (named producer); onions; romaine; tomato; pickles; mayo.

Worth a look: named producer: Beef Patty (burger).

## Balance

salt1.4 · 70thacid1.9 · 90thfat2.0 · 43rdsweet0.6 · 74thumami1.2 · 37thheat0.1 · 50thbitter0.1 · 55th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.4   | 70th               |
| acid   | 1.9   | 90th               |
| fat    | 2.0   | 43rd               |
| sweet  | 0.6   | 74th               |
| umami  | 1.2   | 37th               |
| heat   | 0.1   | 50th               |
| bitter | 0.1   | 55th               |

**94** 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    |
| -------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------- | --------- |
| brioche bunscored as Brioche                             | bread   | fat 2 soft                              | the frame |
| ½ lb certified angus beef (named producer)scored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender        | **+19**   |
| onionsscored as Onion                                    | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh             | **+2**    |
| romainescored as Lettuce                                 | texture | crunchy juicy fresh                     | **+15**   |
| tomato                                                   | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **+20**   |
| picklesscored as Pickle (cucumber)                       | acid    | acid 5 salt 4 crunchy juicy pickled     | **0**     |
| mayoscored as Mayonnaise                                 | sauce   | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy               | **+10**   |

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 + Pickle (cucumber)**: pickle brine against rich beef
- **Tomato + Mayonnaise**: summer tomato sandwich: acid on rich

[All the sandwiches at Cafe Benedict](https://onesandwich.com/cotati-cafe-benedict/) · [The menu this was read from](https://cafebenedict.com/s/New-Menu-Cafe-Benedict.pdf?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.