A burger at Slanted Tree Kitchen & Taproom, a restaurant in Fairfield, California.
out of 100 · solid
Solid, with one move worth +22.
Uncharted, five of six roles, few layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
−8 heat past the catalog
More heat 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.
burger bun (inferred from the kind of sandwich), toasted: angus beef patty; thai slaw; thai peanut sauce; sriracha; bacon; onions; jalapeños.
Worth a look: rare in the Bay Area (5 or fewer shops): Peanut Sauce (satay).
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.5 | 72nd |
| acid | 0.8 | 61st |
| fat | 1.9 | 39th |
| sweet | 0.7 | 78th |
| umami | 1.4 | 44th |
| heat | 1.1 | 90th |
| bitter | 0.1 | 54th |
92 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| burger bun (inferred from the kind of sandwich) | bread | sweet 2 soft springy | the frame |
| angus beef pattyscored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | +2 |
| thai slawscored as Coleslaw | bulk | acid 2 fat 2 crunchy creamy dressed | +2 |
| thai peanut sauce | not scored | ||
| sriracha | sauce | heat 4 salt 2 acid 2 silky saucy | −9 |
| bacon | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 crispy chewy | 0 |
| onionsscored as Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | +1 |
| jalapeñosscored as Jalapeño | texture | heat 4 crunchy fresh raw | +1 |
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
- Bacon + Jalapeño: jalapeno popper logic: green heat and smoke
How to raise it
- Clear the board: heat past the catalog (-8).
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