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# Jameson Canyon BBQ Tri Tip at The Napa Deli
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/fairfield-the-napa-deli-jameson-canyon-bbq-tri-tip/
- Published: 2026-10-10T23:18:39.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-10T23:18:39.000Z
- Description: Grilled tri tip, cheddar, caramelized onion, lettuce, tomato, bbq sauce, mayo on dutch crunch roll. Sandwich Score 89, outstanding. At The Napa Deli, Fairfield.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [The Napa Deli](https://onesandwich.com/fairfield-the-napa-deli/), a deli in Fairfield, California.

Dutch Crunch RollMayonnaiseBBQ SauceTomatoLettuceCaramelized OnionCheddar CheeseBeefDutch Crunch Roll

**89**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · outstanding

Outstanding, and the road to 90 is open.

Reads as a fully realized roast beef, six of six roles on the board.

Balance

98

Harmony

100

Contrast

100

Structure

98

Focus

100

Composition

100

Quality

100

Envelope

95

More sweet 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.

**dutch crunch roll**, toasted: grilled tri tip; cheddar; caramelized onion; lettuce; tomato; bbq sauce; mayo.

## Balance

salt1.5 · 71stacid1.1 · 74thfat2.4 · 60thsweet1.3 · 90thumami1.9 · 69thheat0.0bitter0.2 · 59th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.5   | 71st               |
| acid   | 1.1   | 74th               |
| fat    | 2.4   | 60th               |
| sweet  | 1.3   | 90th               |
| umami  | 1.9   | 69th               |
| heat   | 0.0   | n/a                |
| bitter | 0.2   | 59th               |

**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    |
| ------------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------- | --------- |
| dutch crunch roll               | bread   | soft crackly crusty                     | the frame |
| grilled tri tipscored as Beef   | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender        | **0**     |
| cheddarscored as Cheddar Cheese | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft gooey melty   | **+1**    |
| caramelized onion               | bulk    | sweet 4 umami 3 fat 2 soft silky        | **0**     |
| lettuce                         | texture | crunchy juicy fresh                     | **0**     |
| tomato                          | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **+1**    |
| bbq sauce                       | sauce   | sweet 4 salt 2 acid 2 silky saucy       | **0**     |
| mayoscored as Mayonnaise        | sauce   | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy               | **0**     |

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 + Cheddar Cheese**: the cheeseburger pair: sharp on seared beef
- **Beef + Caramelized Onion**: sweet onion jam on seared beef
- **Beef + BBQ Sauce**: brisket law: bbq sauce on smoked beef
- **Cheddar Cheese + Caramelized Onion**: sweet allium under sharp cheddar
- **Cheddar Cheese + Tomato**: grilled cheese and tomato, the lunch pair
- **Cheddar Cheese + BBQ Sauce**: sharp cheddar stands up to sweet bbq
- **Tomato + Mayonnaise**: summer tomato sandwich: acid on rich

## How to raise it

- Outstanding, not legendary: nothing on this sandwich is house-made, named or exceptional.

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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.