A sandwich at The Napa Deli, a deli in Fairfield, California.
out of 100 · very good
Very good, with one move worth +25.
Uncharted, five of six roles, half the layers have no partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
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.
toasted french roll, toasted: sliced tri tip; mozzarella; argentine-style chimichurri sauce; avocado; lettuce.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 0.6 | 30th |
| acid | 0.4 | 41st |
| fat | 2.5 | 64th |
| sweet | 0.0 | n/a |
| umami | 1.1 | 31st |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.3 | 71st |
75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| toasted french rollscored as Hoagie Roll | bread | soft crusty | the frame |
| sliced tri tipscored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | +6 |
| mozzarella | protein | fat 3 soft springy melty | +1 |
| argentine-style chimichurri saucescored as Chimichurri | sauce | acid 2 fat 2 saucy wet | +10 |
| avocado | fat | fat 4 creamy soft fresh | −7 |
| lettuce | texture | crunchy juicy fresh | +5 |
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 + Chimichurri: sharp green herb sauce against seared beef
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