A sandwich at Westcoast Sourdough - Fremont, a sandwich shop in Fremont, California.
out of 100 · outstanding
Outstanding, and the road to 90 is open.
Uncharted, five of six roles on the board.
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, served cold: genoa salami; pepperoni; house sauce (high tier); lettuce; tomatoes; onions; mozzarella; olive oil; balsamic.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.5 | 71st |
| acid | 0.9 | 66th |
| fat | 2.5 | 64th |
| sweet | 0.7 | 77th |
| umami | 1.8 | 62nd |
| heat | 0.4 | 78th |
| bitter | 0.3 | 71st |
100 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 |
| genoa salamiscored as Salami | protein | salt 4 fat 4 umami 4 chewy silky | 0 |
| pepperoni | protein | salt 4 fat 4 umami 4 heat 2 chewy tender | +5 |
| house sauce (high tier) | not scored | ||
| lettuce | texture | crunchy juicy fresh | +13 |
| tomatoesscored as Tomato | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | +20 |
| onionsscored as Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | 0 |
| mozzarella | protein | fat 3 soft springy melty | +17 |
| olive oil | fat | fat 5 silky smooth | 0 |
| balsamicscored as Balsamic (vinegar, glaze) | acid | acid 4 sweet 3 wet saucy | +19 |
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
- Salami + Pepperoni: the italian sub's spiced cures
- Pepperoni + Mozzarella: pizza law: pepperoni under the melt
- Lettuce + Balsamic (vinegar, glaze): dressed shredded lettuce, the sub shop way
- Tomato + Mozzarella: caprese core: milky against sweet acid
- Tomato + Balsamic (vinegar, glaze): vinegar on tomato, salad logic
- Onion + Balsamic (vinegar, glaze): raw onion in vinegar, the quick pickle
- Mozzarella + Balsamic (vinegar, glaze): dark acid against milky cheese
How to raise it
- Outstanding, not legendary: nothing on this sandwich is house-made, named or exceptional.
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