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# Combination Sandwich at Pho Mama
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/fremont-pho-mama-combination-sandwich/
- Published: 2026-10-10T23:20:23.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-10T23:20:23.000Z
- Description: Pork roll, ham, shredded pork on Bánh Mì Baguette. Sandwich Score 56, solid. At Pho Mama, Fremont.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [Pho Mama](https://onesandwich.com/fremont-pho-mama/), a bánh mì shop in Fremont, California.

Bánh Mì Baguette (r…PorkHamChả Lụa (Vietnamese…Bánh Mì Baguette (r…

**56**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · solid

Solid, with one move worth +18.

Uncharted, two of six roles on the board.

**Holding the summit:** a third role on the board (an acid, a sauce, an aroma or a crunch)

Balance

67

Harmony

100

Contrast

53

Structure

88

Focus

100

Composition

51

Quality

67

Envelope

91

More umami 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.

**Bánh Mì Baguette (inferred from the kind of sandwich)**, served cold: pork roll (low tier); ham; shredded pork.

## Balance

salt2.3 · 90thacid0.0fat2.6 · 66thsweet1.0 · 90thumami3.4 · 90thheat0.0bitter0.0

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 2.3   | 90th               |
| acid   | 0.0   | n/a                |
| fat    | 2.6   | 66th               |
| sweet  | 1.0   | 90th               |
| umami  | 3.4   | 90th               |
| heat   | 0.0   | n/a                |
| bitter | 0.0   | n/a                |

**68** 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    |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------- | --------- |
| Bánh Mì Baguette (inferred from the kind of sandwich)scored as Bánh Mì Baguette (rice-flour blend) | bread   | crispy soft flaky                        | the frame |
| pork roll (low tier)scored as Chả Lụa (Vietnamese pork roll)                                       | protein | umami 4 salt 3 fat 2 springy soft tender | **+3**    |
| ham                                                                                                | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender   | **+3**    |
| shredded porkscored as Pork                                                                        | protein | fat 4 umami 4 juicy chewy tender         | **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

- **Chả Lụa (Vietnamese pork roll) + Ham**: the cubano's double pork, cured over roasted

## How to raise it

Commodity lead (chả lụa): nothing on the board changes that, and 90 is closed.

[All the sandwiches at Pho Mama](https://onesandwich.com/fremont-pho-mama/) · [The menu this was read from](https://phomamaonline.com/fremont-pho-mama-food-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.