A burger at Old Princeton Landing Public House and Grill, a restaurant in Half Moon Bay, California.
out of 100 · excellent
Excellent. Small moves left on the board.
A burger with layers outside the form; five of six roles, most layers have a partner.
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.
burger bun (inferred from the kind of sandwich), toasted: Beef Patty (burger); Grilled Onion; American Cheese (low tier); Pepper Jack; Lettuce; Tomato.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.5 | 74th |
| acid | 0.3 | 35th |
| fat | 2.4 | 59th |
| sweet | 0.7 | 81st |
| umami | 1.9 | 67th |
| heat | 0.1 | 50th |
| bitter | 0.1 | 54th |
81 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| burger bun (inferred from the kind of sandwich) | bread | sweet 2 soft springy | the frame |
| Beef Patty (burger)scored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | +10 |
| Grilled Onionscored as Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | +2 |
| American Cheese (low tier) | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 2 gooey creamy melty | +1 |
| Pepper Jackscored as Monterey Jack | protein | fat 3 salt 2 umami 2 soft creamy melty | −4 |
| Lettuce | texture | crunchy juicy fresh | +11 |
| Tomato | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | +16 |
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 + Onion: onions sweeten seared beef, philly style
- Beef + American Cheese: cheesesteak law: melted american on beef
How to raise it
- Outstanding, not legendary: the menu does not name its bread.
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