A sandwich at Miss Tomato Sandwiches, a sandwich shop in Daly City, California.
out of 100 · outstanding
Outstanding, and the road to 90 is open.
A cheesesteak with layers outside the form; five of six roles.
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: marinated roast beef (dry red wine and herbs); provolone cheese; olive oil; onions; red wine vinegar; salt & pepper.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 0.6 | 31st |
| acid | 1.1 | 74th |
| fat | 2.3 | 56th |
| sweet | 0.1 | 21st |
| umami | 1.3 | 42nd |
| heat | 0.1 | 49th |
| bitter | 0.1 | 39th |
86 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 |
| marinated roast beef (dry red wine and herbs)scored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | +4 |
| provolone cheesescored as Provolone | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty | +23 |
| olive oil | fat | fat 5 silky smooth | −2 |
| onionsscored as Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | +18 |
| red wine vinegarscored as Vinegar | acid | acid 5 wet | +22 |
| salt & pepper | 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 + Provolone: philly logic: sharp provolone on beef
- Beef + Onion: onions sweeten seared beef, philly style
- Onion + Vinegar: raw onion in vinegar, the quick pickle
How to raise it
- Outstanding, not legendary: the menu does not name its bread.
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