A sandwich at Holder's Country Inn Cupertino, a restaurant in Cupertino, California.
out of 100 · very good
Very good, with one move worth +27.
A roast beef with layers outside the form; four of six roles.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
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.
ciabatta roll, served cold: thinly sliced rib eye; chipotle aioli; avocado; grilled onions; jack; cheddar.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.3 | 63rd |
| acid | 0.3 | 35th |
| fat | 2.9 | 78th |
| sweet | 0.1 | 21st |
| umami | 1.9 | 70th |
| heat | 0.1 | 49th |
| bitter | 0.1 | 39th |
75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ciabatta rollscored as Ciabatta | bread | soft chewy crusty | the frame |
| thinly sliced rib eyescored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | +8 |
| chipotle aioli | not scored | ||
| avocado | fat | fat 4 creamy soft fresh | −9 |
| grilled onionsscored as Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | +12 |
| jackscored as Monterey Jack | protein | fat 3 salt 2 umami 2 soft creamy melty | −5 |
| cheddarscored as Cheddar Cheese | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft gooey 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 + Cheddar Cheese: the cheeseburger pair: sharp on seared beef
- Onion + Cheddar Cheese: cheddar and onion, the ploughman's pair
- Monterey Jack + Cheddar Cheese: sharp and mild, the taco-shop blend
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