A sandwich at Westcoast Sourdough - Fremont, a sandwich shop in Fremont, California.
out of 100 · very good
Very good, with one move worth +25.
A roast beef with layers outside the form; three of six roles.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
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.
sourdough roll, toasted: smoked brisket (high tier); bbq sauce; cheddar cheese; jalapeño ranch coleslaw.
Worth a look: ingredient not in the pantry: Jalapeño Ranch Coleslaw.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.7 | 79th |
| acid | 1.0 | 69th |
| fat | 2.1 | 46th |
| sweet | 1.1 | 90th |
| umami | 2.0 | 75th |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.0 | n/a |
94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sourdough rollscored as Sourdough | bread | soft chewy crusty | the frame |
| smoked brisket (high tier)scored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | +7 |
| bbq sauce | sauce | sweet 4 salt 2 acid 2 silky saucy | +5 |
| cheddar cheese | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft gooey melty | +15 |
| jalapeño ranch coleslaw | not scored |
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
- Sourdough + Cheddar Cheese: grilled cheese law: sharp cheese, tangy crust
- Beef + BBQ Sauce: brisket law: bbq sauce on smoked beef
- Beef + Cheddar Cheese: the cheeseburger pair: sharp on seared beef
- BBQ Sauce + Cheddar Cheese: sharp cheddar stands up to sweet bbq
How to raise it
- Between you and 90: a finished composition (0.19 short).
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