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# Torta Cubana at El Charrito Market
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/gilroy-el-charrito-market-torta-cubana/
- Published: 2026-10-13T14:15:48.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T14:15:48.000Z
- Description: Pollo, jamón, chorizo, queso, lechuga, jitomate, aguacate on Telera Roll. Sandwich Score 70, very good. 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.

Bread (generic)AvocadoTomatoLettuceCheese (generic)ChorizoHamChickenBread (generic)

**70**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · very good

Very good, with one move worth +17.

Uncharted, five of six roles on the board.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

83

Harmony

85

Contrast

100

Structure

98

Focus

81

Composition

62

Quality

100

Envelope

100

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.

**telera (inferred from the name)**, toasted: pollo; jamón; chorizo; queso; lechuga; jitomate; aguacate.

## Balance

salt1.9 · 83rdacid0.3 · 37thfat2.6 · 68thsweet0.3 · 34thumami2.4 · 89thheat0.3 · 76thbitter0.0 · 37th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.9   | 83rd               |
| acid   | 0.3   | 37th               |
| fat    | 2.6   | 68th               |
| sweet  | 0.3   | 34th               |
| umami  | 2.4   | 89th               |
| heat   | 0.3   | 76th               |
| bitter | 0.0   | 37th               |

**83** 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    |
| ------------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------- | --------- |
| telera (inferred from the name) | bread   | soft                                    | the frame |
| polloscored as Chicken          | protein | umami 3 fat 2 juicy chewy tender        | **+3**    |
| jamónscored as Ham              | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender  | **0**     |
| chorizo                         | protein | salt 3 fat 3 umami 3 heat 2 chewy juicy | **−7**    |
| quesoscored as Cheese (generic) | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 creamy soft gooey  | **+4**    |
| lechugascored as Lettuce        | texture | crunchy juicy fresh                     | **+10**   |
| jitomatescored as Tomato        | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **+11**   |
| aguacatescored as Avocado       | fat     | fat 4 creamy soft fresh                 | **+9**    |

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

- **Chicken + Avocado**: california logic: green fat on a lean bird

## How to raise it

- Between you and 90: a finished composition (0.18 short).

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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.