A sandwich at Jersey Joe's Coastside, a restaurant in Half Moon Bay, California.
out of 100 · outstanding
Outstanding, and the road to 90 is open.
A cheesesteak buried under extra layers; five of six roles.
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.
steak roll, toasted: grilled ribeye steak; melted american cheese (low tier); fresh red onions; shredded lettuce (low tier); tomatoes; red wine vinegar; oregano; olive oil.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 0.7 | 42nd |
| acid | 1.1 | 73rd |
| fat | 2.1 | 47th |
| sweet | 0.4 | 48th |
| umami | 1.1 | 32nd |
| heat | 0.1 | 47th |
| bitter | 0.2 | 69th |
89 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| steak rollscored as Hoagie Roll | bread | soft crusty | the frame |
| grilled ribeye steakscored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | +12 |
| melted american cheese (low tier)scored as American Cheese | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 2 gooey creamy melty | +8 |
| fresh red onionsscored as Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | 0 |
| shredded lettuce (low tier)scored as Lettuce | texture | crunchy juicy fresh | 0 |
| tomatoesscored as Tomato | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | +1 |
| red wine vinegarscored as Vinegar | acid | acid 5 wet | +11 |
| oregano | aromatic | bitter 2 powdery | +1 |
| olive oil | fat | fat 5 silky smooth | −2 |
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
- Beef + American Cheese: cheesesteak law: melted american on beef
- Beef + Onion: onions sweeten seared beef, philly style
- Onion + Vinegar: raw onion in vinegar, the quick pickle
- Lettuce + Vinegar: dressed shredded lettuce, the sub shop way
- Tomato + Vinegar: vinegar on tomato, salad logic
- Tomato + Oregano: oregano on tomato, the pizzeria default
- Vinegar + Oregano: oregano in the vinegar, italian dressing
How to raise it
- Outstanding, not legendary: nothing on this sandwich is house-made, named or exceptional.
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