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# Eggplant Sando at Konbini Club
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/cupertino-konbini-club-eggplant-sando/
- Published: 2026-10-10T23:10:31.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-10T23:10:31.000Z
- Description: Crispy eggplant cutlet, tonkatsu sauce, organic shredded cabbage on japanese milk bread. Sandwich Score 58, solid. At Konbini Club, Cupertino.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [Konbini Club](https://onesandwich.com/cupertino-konbini-club/), a restaurant in Cupertino, California.

Shokupan (Japanese…CabbageTonkatsu SauceEggplantShokupan (Japanese…

**58**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · solid

Solid, with one move worth +26.

Uncharted, three of six roles on the board.

**Holding the summit:** complete structure

Balance

68

Harmony

82

Contrast

80

Structure

53

Focus

75

Composition

56

Quality

100

Envelope

86

More sweet 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.

**japanese milk bread**, served cold: crispy eggplant cutlet; tonkatsu sauce; organic shredded cabbage.

## Balance

salt0.7 · 39thacid0.7 · 57thfat0.4 · 5thsweet1.8 · 90thumami1.5 · 50thheat0.0bitter0.2 · 68th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 0.7   | 39th               |
| acid   | 0.7   | 57th               |
| fat    | 0.4   | 5th                |
| sweet  | 1.8   | 90th               |
| umami  | 1.5   | 50th               |
| heat   | 0.0   | n/a                |
| bitter | 0.2   | 68th               |

**68** 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    |
| ----------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------------------------------------------ | --------- |
| japanese milk breadscored as Shokupan (Japanese milk bread) | bread | sweet 2 soft springy                       | the frame |
| crispy eggplant cutletscored as Eggplant                    | bulk  | umami 2 soft                               | **+2**    |
| tonkatsu sauce                                              | sauce | sweet 4 umami 3 salt 2 acid 2 saucy smooth | **+11**   |
| organic shredded cabbagescored as Cabbage                   | bulk  | crunchy fresh raw                          | **+17**   |

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.

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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.