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# Loaded BBQ Chicken at Pop's Deli & Grill
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/hayward-pop-s-deli-and-grill-loaded-bbq-chicken/
- Published: 2026-10-13T14:24:37.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T14:24:37.000Z
- Description: Bbq chicken breast, grilled onions, bacon, cheddar cheese on unstated bread. Sandwich Score 55, solid. At Pop's Deli & Grill, Hayward.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [Pop's Deli & Grill](https://onesandwich.com/hayward-pop-s-deli-and-grill/), a deli in Hayward, California.

Hoagie RollCheddar CheeseBaconOnionHoagie Roll

**55**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · solid

Solid, with one move worth +32.

Uncharted, four of six roles, half the layers have no partner.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

54

Harmony

81

Contrast

75

Structure

88

Focus

100

Composition

45

Quality

100

Envelope

99

More salt 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 (inferred from the kind of place)**, toasted: bbq chicken breast; grilled onions; bacon; cheddar cheese.

## Balance

salt2.1 · 90thacid0.5 · 46thfat2.9 · 76thsweet0.2 · 29thumami2.3 · 84thheat0.1 · 57thbitter0.1 · 50th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 2.1   | 90th               |
| acid   | 0.5   | 46th               |
| fat    | 2.9   | 76th               |
| sweet  | 0.2   | 29th               |
| umami  | 2.3   | 84th               |
| heat   | 0.1   | 57th               |
| bitter | 0.1   | 50th               |

**80** 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 (inferred from the kind of place) | bread   | soft crusty                           | the frame  |
| bbq chicken breast                            |         |                                       | not scored |
| grilled onionsscored as Onion                 | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh           | **+7**     |
| bacon                                         | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 crispy chewy     | **−2**     |
| cheddar cheese                                | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft gooey melty | **+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

- **Onion + Cheddar Cheese**: cheddar and onion, the ploughman's pair
- **Bacon + Cheddar Cheese**: bacon cheddar: smoke and sharp, burger law

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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.