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# Tuna Melt on Sourdough at Barefoot Cafe
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/fairfax-barefoot-cafe-tuna-melt-on-sourdough/
- Published: 2026-10-10T23:16:48.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-10T23:16:48.000Z
- Description: Albacore tuna, sliced tomato, monterey jack cheese on sourdough. Sandwich Score 61, solid. At Barefoot Cafe, Fairfax.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [Barefoot Cafe](https://onesandwich.com/fairfax-barefoot-cafe/), a restaurant in Fairfax, California.

SourdoughMonterey JackTomatoTunaSourdough

**61**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · solid

Solid, with one move worth +18.

A tuna salad sandwich with layers outside the form; four of six roles, few layers have a partner.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

93

Harmony

66

Contrast

95

Structure

96

Focus

100

Composition

45

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.

**sourdough**, toasted: albacore tuna; sliced tomato; monterey jack cheese.

## Balance

salt1.2 · 60thacid0.5 · 48thfat1.8 · 35thsweet0.2 · 29thumami2.1 · 80thheat0.0bitter0.0

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.2   | 60th               |
| acid   | 0.5   | 48th               |
| fat    | 1.8   | 35th               |
| sweet  | 0.2   | 29th               |
| umami  | 2.1   | 80th               |
| heat   | 0.0   | n/a                |
| bitter | 0.0   | n/a                |

**93** 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    |
| ------------------------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------- | --------- |
| sourdough                                   | bread   | soft chewy crusty                       | the frame |
| albacore tunascored as Tuna                 | protein | umami 3 fat 2 soft flaky tender         | **+4**    |
| sliced tomatoscored as Tomato               | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **+15**   |
| monterey jack cheesescored as Monterey Jack | protein | fat 3 salt 2 umami 2 soft creamy melty  | **−13**   |

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

- **Tuna + Tomato**: tuna salad and tomato, the lunch-counter pair

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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.