A sandwich at Dublin Skillet, a restaurant in Dublin, California.
out of 100 · outstanding
Outstanding, and the road to 90 is open.
Uncharted, five of six roles, most layers have a partner.
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 sourdough, toasted: sautéed mushrooms; onions; green chilis; tomato; cheddar cheese.
Much of this build is inferred from the name; the score is a reading, and it stays out of Dublin Skillet's typical score.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.6 | 75th |
| acid | 1.3 | 81st |
| fat | 1.9 | 40th |
| sweet | 0.6 | 70th |
| umami | 2.0 | 74th |
| heat | 0.1 | 62nd |
| bitter | 0.1 | 56th |
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 sourdoughscored as Sourdough | bread | soft chewy crusty | the frame |
| sautéed mushrooms | not scored | ||
| onionsscored as Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | +14 |
| green chilis | not scored | ||
| tomato | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | +18 |
| cheddar cheese | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft gooey melty | +44 |
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
- Sourdough + Cheddar Cheese: grilled cheese law: sharp cheese, tangy crust
- Onion + Cheddar Cheese: cheddar and onion, the ploughman's pair
- Tomato + Cheddar Cheese: grilled cheese and tomato, the lunch pair
How to raise it
- Outstanding, not legendary: nothing on this sandwich is house-made, named or exceptional.
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