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# BBQ Shrimp at Cay Cafe
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/fremont-cay-cafe-bbq-shrimp/
- Published: 2026-10-10T23:19:16.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-10T23:19:16.000Z
- Description: Shrimp, BBQ Sauce, Lettuce, Mayonnaise, Cilantro, Jalapeño on banh mi. Sandwich Score 72, very good. At Cay Cafe, Fremont.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [Cay Cafe](https://onesandwich.com/fremont-cay-cafe/), a bánh mì shop in Fremont, California.

Bánh Mì Baguette (r…JalapeñoCilantroMayonnaiseLettuceBBQ SauceShrimpBánh Mì Baguette (r…

**72**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · very good

Very good, with one move worth +14.

A po'boy with layers outside the form; five of six roles, most layers have a partner.

**Holding the summit:** harmony 0.78 or better

Balance

84

Harmony

69

Contrast

86

Structure

89

Focus

79

Composition

93

Quality

100

Envelope

97

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.

**banh mi**, toasted: Shrimp; BBQ Sauce; Lettuce; Mayonnaise; Cilantro; Jalapeño.

## Balance

salt0.9 · 48thacid0.9 · 66thfat1.3 · 19thsweet1.2 · 90thumami0.9 · 26thheat0.3 · 73rdbitter0.3 · 79th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 0.9   | 48th               |
| acid   | 0.9   | 66th               |
| fat    | 1.3   | 19th               |
| sweet  | 1.2   | 90th               |
| umami  | 0.9   | 26th               |
| heat   | 0.3   | 73rd               |
| bitter | 0.3   | 79th               |

**84** 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    |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | -------- | --------------------------------- | --------- |
| banh miscored as Bánh Mì Baguette (rice-flour blend) | bread    | crispy soft flaky                 | the frame |
| Shrimp                                               | protein  | umami 2 springy juicy tender      | **+5**    |
| BBQ Sauce                                            | sauce    | sweet 4 salt 2 acid 2 silky saucy | **−3**    |
| Lettuce                                              | texture  | crunchy juicy fresh               | **+1**    |
| Mayonnaise                                           | sauce    | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy         | **+17**   |
| Cilantro                                             | aromatic | bitter 2 soft fresh herbal        | **+9**    |
| Jalapeño                                             | texture  | heat 4 crunchy fresh raw          | **+10**   |

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

- **Cilantro + Jalapeño**: banh mi brightwork: green heat and herb

## How to raise it

- Between you and 90: harmony 0.78 or better (0.09 short).

[All the sandwiches at Cay Cafe](https://onesandwich.com/fremont-cay-cafe/) · [The menu this was read from](https://cay.us/menu?ref=onesandwich.com) · [Build your own in the Sandwich Builder](https://onesandwich.com/builder/)

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.