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# Pastrami Melt at Blazin Bagelz
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/gilroy-blazin-bagelz-pastrami-melt/
- Published: 2026-10-13T14:15:08.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T14:15:08.000Z
- Description: Pastrami, tomato, onion, melted swiss on bagel of your choice. Sandwich Score 63, very good. At Blazin Bagelz, Gilroy.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [Blazin Bagelz](https://onesandwich.com/gilroy-blazin-bagelz/), a bakery in Gilroy, California.

White BreadSwiss CheeseOnionTomatoPastramiWhite Bread

**63**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · very good

Very good, with one move worth +12.

Uncharted, five of six roles, few layers have a partner.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

96

Harmony

79

Contrast

95

Structure

96

Focus

100

Composition

43

Quality

100

Envelope

99

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.

**white bread (the menu offers a choice of bread; scored on this one)**, toasted: pastrami; tomato; onion; melted swiss.

## Balance

salt2.0 · 89thacid0.7 · 58thfat1.9 · 41stsweet0.4 · 49thumami2.6 · 90thheat0.4 · 81stbitter0.1 · 47th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 2.0   | 89th               |
| acid   | 0.7   | 58th               |
| fat    | 1.9   | 41st               |
| sweet  | 0.4   | 49th               |
| umami  | 2.6   | 90th               |
| heat   | 0.4   | 81st               |
| bitter | 0.1   | 47th               |

**96** 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    |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------- | --------- |
| white bread (the menu offers a choice of bread; scored on this one) | bread   | soft                                    | the frame |
| pastrami                                                            | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender  | **+3**    |
| tomato                                                              | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **+6**    |
| onion                                                               | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh             | **+3**    |
| melted swissscored as Swiss Cheese                                  | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty         | **+4**    |

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

- **Pastrami + Swiss Cheese**: melted swiss rounds peppered beef

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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.