A sandwich at Jersey Joe's Coastside, a restaurant in Half Moon Bay, California.
out of 100 · outstanding
Outstanding. Small moves left on the board.
Reads as a fully realized italian sub, five of six roles on the board.
Holding the summit: complete structure
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: genoa salami; cotta salami; hot capicola (high tier); provolone cheese; shredded lettuce (low tier); ripe tomatoes; fresh red onions; olive oil; red wine vinegar; oregano; peppers.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.5 | 71st |
| acid | 0.9 | 67th |
| fat | 2.3 | 54th |
| sweet | 0.2 | 28th |
| umami | 1.7 | 61st |
| heat | 0.3 | 75th |
| bitter | 0.2 | 69th |
100 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 |
| genoa salamiscored as Salami | protein | salt 4 fat 4 umami 4 chewy silky | −2 |
| cotta salami | not scored | ||
| hot capicola (high tier)scored as Capicola (coppa) | protein | salt 4 fat 4 umami 4 silky chewy tender | −3 |
| provolone cheesescored as Provolone | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty | −2 |
| 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 | −5 |
| fresh red onionsscored as Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | −5 |
| olive oil | fat | fat 5 silky smooth | −6 |
| red wine vinegarscored as Vinegar | acid | acid 5 wet | +7 |
| 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
- Salami + Capicola (coppa): the italian sub's cured pair
- Salami + Provolone: italian sub spine: salami and provolone
- Salami + Oregano: oregano over cured pork, the sub shop shake
- Capicola (coppa) + Provolone: spiced cure under sharp provolone
- 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
How to raise it
- Judged as an italian sub: focus is not held against it.
- Between you and 90: complete structure (0.07 short).
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