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# Pambazo at El Charrito Market
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/gilroy-el-charrito-market-pambazo/
- Published: 2026-10-13T14:15:44.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T14:15:44.000Z
- Description: Papa, chorizo on pan frito. Sandwich Score 38, rough. At El Charrito Market, Gilroy.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [El Charrito Market](https://onesandwich.com/gilroy-el-charrito-market/), a corner store in Gilroy, California.

Telera RollChorizoPotatoTelera Roll

**38**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · rough

Rough, with one move worth +19.

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

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

Balance

65

Harmony

61

Contrast

53

Structure

82

Focus

100

Composition

23

Quality

100

Envelope

92

−8 heat past the catalog

More heat 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.

**pan frito**, toasted: papa; chorizo.

## Balance

salt1.7 · 78thacid0.0fat1.7 · 31stsweet0.2 · 31stumami1.4 · 47thheat1.0 · 90thbitter0.0

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.7   | 78th               |
| acid   | 0.0   | n/a                |
| fat    | 1.7   | 31st               |
| sweet  | 0.2   | 31st               |
| umami  | 1.4   | 47th               |
| heat   | 1.0   | 90th               |
| bitter | 0.0   | n/a                |

**65** 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    |
| ------------------------------ | ------- | --------------------------------------- | --------- |
| pan fritoscored as Telera Roll | bread   | soft crusty                             | the frame |
| papascored as Potato           | bulk    | soft                                    | **+4**    |
| chorizo                        | protein | salt 3 fat 3 umami 3 heat 2 chewy juicy | **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.

## How to raise it

- Clear the board: heat past the catalog (-8).

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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.