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# Ham at San Benito Deli
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/half-moon-bay-san-benito-deli-ham/
- Published: 2026-10-13T14:22:41.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T14:22:41.000Z
- Description: Ham, mayonnaise, tomato, mustard, lettuce, pickles, onion on choice of bread. Sandwich Score 89, outstanding. At San Benito Deli, Half Moon Bay.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [San Benito Deli](https://onesandwich.com/half-moon-bay-san-benito-deli/), a deli in Half Moon Bay, California.

Hoagie RollOnionPickle (cucumber)LettuceMustardTomatoMayonnaiseHamHoagie Roll

**89**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · outstanding

Outstanding, and the road to 90 is open.

A cubano with layers outside the form; six of six roles, most layers have a partner.

Balance

97

Harmony

100

Contrast

100

Structure

100

Focus

90

Composition

94

Quality

100

Envelope

95

More acid than 90% of the catalog.

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 (the menu offers a choice of bread; scored on this one)**, served cold: ham; mayonnaise; tomato; mustard; lettuce; pickles; onion.

## Balance

salt2.1 · 90thacid2.1 · 90thfat1.4 · 24thsweet0.6 · 73rdumami1.3 · 43rdheat0.4 · 80thbitter0.3 · 75th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 2.1   | 90th               |
| acid   | 2.1   | 90th               |
| fat    | 1.4   | 24th               |
| sweet  | 0.6   | 73rd               |
| umami  | 1.3   | 43rd               |
| heat   | 0.4   | 80th               |
| bitter | 0.3   | 75th               |

**97** 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 (the menu offers a choice of bread; scored on this one) | bread   | soft crusty                             | the frame |
| ham                                                                 | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender  | **+22**   |
| mayonnaise                                                          | sauce   | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy               | **+4**    |
| tomato                                                              | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **+15**   |
| mustard                                                             | sauce   | acid 3 salt 2 heat 2 saucy smooth       | **+1**    |
| lettuce                                                             | texture | crunchy juicy fresh                     | **+13**   |
| picklesscored as Pickle (cucumber)                                  | acid    | acid 5 salt 4 crunchy juicy pickled     | **0**     |
| onion                                                               | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh             | **0**     |

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

- **Ham + Mustard**: deli constant: hot mustard on cured pork
- **Ham + Pickle (cucumber)**: the cubano lesson: brine cuts cured pork
- **Mayonnaise + Tomato**: summer tomato sandwich: acid on rich

## How to raise it

- Outstanding, not legendary: the menu does not name its bread.

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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.