A sandwich at Jersey Joe's Coastside, a restaurant in Half Moon Bay, California.
out of 100 · very good
Very good, with one move worth +17.
Uncharted, five of six roles on the board.
Holding the summit: a focused, restrained build
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.
hoagie roll, served cold: white american cheese; swiss cheese; provolone cheese; shredded lettuce (low tier); ripe tomatoes; fresh red onions; olive oil; red wine vinegar; oregano; peppers.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.0 | 54th |
| acid | 0.9 | 67th |
| fat | 2.1 | 49th |
| sweet | 0.4 | 45th |
| umami | 1.3 | 41st |
| heat | 0.2 | 64th |
| bitter | 0.2 | 69th |
95 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hoagie roll | bread | soft crusty | the frame |
| white american cheesescored as American Cheese | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 2 gooey creamy melty | −16 |
| swiss cheese | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty | −17 |
| provolone cheesescored as Provolone | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty | −15 |
| shredded lettuce (low tier)scored as Lettuce | texture | crunchy juicy fresh | −4 |
| ripe tomatoesscored as Tomato | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | −4 |
| fresh red onionsscored as Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | −4 |
| olive oil | fat | fat 5 silky smooth | −11 |
| red wine vinegarscored as Vinegar | acid | acid 5 wet | −4 |
| oregano | aromatic | bitter 2 powdery | −4 |
| peppersscored as Pepper (bell/hot) | texture | heat 3 crunchy juicy | −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
- Provolone + Oregano: oregano over sharp provolone, the sub shop shake
- Lettuce + Vinegar: dressed shredded lettuce, the sub shop way
- Tomato + Vinegar: vinegar on tomato, salad logic
- Tomato + Oregano: oregano on tomato, the pizzeria default
- Onion + Vinegar: raw onion in vinegar, the quick pickle
- Onion + Pepper (bell/hot): peppers and onions, the griddle pair
- Vinegar + Oregano: oregano in the vinegar, italian dressing
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