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# Grilled Chicken at Cay Cafe
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/fremont-cay-cafe-grilled-chicken/
- Published: 2026-10-10T23:19:21.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-10T23:19:21.000Z
- Description: Chicken, BBQ Sauce, Mayonnaise, Cilantro, Jalapeño on banh mi. Sandwich Score 87, outstanding. 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…JalapeñoCilantroMayonnaiseBBQ SauceChickenBánh Mì Baguette (r…

**87**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · outstanding

Outstanding, and the road to 90 is open.

A banh mi with layers outside the form; five of six roles.

Balance

88

Harmony

94

Contrast

86

Structure

89

Focus

100

Composition

98

Quality

100

Envelope

99

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: Chicken; BBQ Sauce; Mayonnaise; Cilantro; Jalapeño.

## Balance

salt0.9 · 51stacid1.0 · 69thfat1.6 · 30thsweet1.0 · 90thumami1.2 · 37thheat0.3 · 74thbitter0.3 · 73rd

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 0.9   | 51st               |
| acid   | 1.0   | 69th               |
| fat    | 1.6   | 30th               |
| sweet  | 1.0   | 90th               |
| umami  | 1.2   | 37th               |
| heat   | 0.3   | 74th               |
| bitter | 0.3   | 73rd               |

**88** 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 |
| Chicken                                              | protein  | umami 3 fat 2 juicy chewy tender  | **+19**   |
| BBQ Sauce                                            | sauce    | sweet 4 salt 2 acid 2 silky saucy | **+5**    |
| Mayonnaise                                           | sauce    | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy         | **+14**   |
| Cilantro                                             | aromatic | bitter 2 soft fresh herbal        | **+2**    |
| Jalapeño                                             | texture  | heat 4 crunchy fresh raw          | **+22**   |

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

- **Chicken + BBQ Sauce**: bbq chicken: sweet smoke glaze on a mild bird
- **Chicken + Jalapeño**: green heat wakes mild chicken
- **Cilantro + Jalapeño**: banh mi brightwork: green heat and herb

## How to raise it

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

[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.