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# Patty Melt at Holder's Country Inn Cupertino
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/cupertino-holder-s-country-inn-cupertino-patty-melt/
- Published: 2026-10-10T23:09:56.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-10T23:09:56.000Z
- Description: Charbroiled angus patty, grilled onions, jack, cheddar, lettuce, tomato, pickles, special sauce on grilled rye. Sandwich Score 89, outstanding. At Holder's Country Inn Cupertino, Cupertino.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A burger at [Holder's Country Inn Cupertino](https://onesandwich.com/cupertino-holder-s-country-inn-cupertino/), a restaurant in Cupertino, California.

Rye BreadPickle (cucumber)TomatoLettuceCheddar CheeseMonterey JackOnionBeefRye Bread

**89**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · outstanding

Outstanding, and the road to 90 is open.

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

Balance

98

Harmony

94

Contrast

100

Structure

100

Focus

100

Composition

99

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 rye**, toasted: charbroiled angus patty; grilled onions; jack; cheddar; lettuce; tomato; pickles; special sauce.

## Balance

salt1.9 · 85thacid1.3 · 83rdfat1.9 · 38thsweet0.4 · 51stumami1.7 · 61stheat0.1 · 48thbitter0.3 · 76th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.9   | 85th               |
| acid   | 1.3   | 83rd               |
| fat    | 1.9   | 38th               |
| sweet  | 0.4   | 51st               |
| umami  | 1.7   | 61st               |
| heat   | 0.1   | 48th               |
| bitter | 0.3   | 76th               |

**98** 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 ryescored as Rye Bread        | bread   | bitter 2 soft crusty                    | the frame  |
| charbroiled angus pattyscored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender        | **+6**     |
| grilled onionsscored as Onion         | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh             | **0**      |
| jackscored as Monterey Jack           | protein | fat 3 salt 2 umami 2 soft creamy melty  | **0**      |
| cheddarscored as Cheddar Cheese       | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft gooey melty   | **+17**    |
| lettuce                               | texture | crunchy juicy fresh                     | **0**      |
| tomato                                | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **0**      |
| picklesscored as Pickle (cucumber)    | acid    | acid 5 salt 4 crunchy juicy pickled     | **0**      |
| special sauce                         |         |                                         | not scored |

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 + Cheddar Cheese**: the cheeseburger pair: sharp on seared beef
- **Beef + Pickle (cucumber)**: pickle brine against rich beef
- **Onion + Cheddar Cheese**: cheddar and onion, the ploughman's pair
- **Monterey Jack + Cheddar Cheese**: sharp and mild, the taco-shop blend
- **Cheddar Cheese + Tomato**: grilled cheese and tomato, the lunch pair

## How to raise it

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

[All the sandwiches at Holder's Country Inn Cupertino](https://onesandwich.com/cupertino-holder-s-country-inn-cupertino/) · [The menu this was read from](https://www.cupertinocountryinn.com/menu-2?menu=menu&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.