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# Loaded Turkey at Pop's Deli & Grill
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/hayward-pop-s-deli-and-grill-loaded-turkey/
- Published: 2026-10-13T14:24:47.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T14:24:47.000Z
- Description: Turkey, sautéed mushrooms, grilled onions, melted swiss cheese on unstated bread. Sandwich Score 58, 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 RollSwiss CheeseOnionTurkeyHoagie Roll

**58**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · solid

Solid, with one move worth +15.

Leans toward a monte cristo, four of six roles, few layers have a partner.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

71

Harmony

81

Contrast

83

Structure

86

Focus

79

Composition

44

Quality

100

Envelope

100

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: turkey; sautéed mushrooms; grilled onions; melted swiss cheese.

## Balance

salt1.1 · 56thacid0.1 · 26thfat1.4 · 23rdsweet0.2 · 29thumami1.9 · 68thheat0.1 · 57thbitter0.1 · 50th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.1   | 56th               |
| acid   | 0.1   | 26th               |
| fat    | 1.4   | 23rd               |
| sweet  | 0.2   | 29th               |
| umami  | 1.9   | 68th               |
| heat   | 0.1   | 57th               |
| bitter | 0.1   | 50th               |

**71** 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  |
| turkey                                        | protein | umami 2 soft juicy tender       | **+8**     |
| sautéed mushrooms                             |         |                                 | not scored |
| grilled onionsscored as Onion                 | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh     | **+2**     |
| melted swiss cheesescored as Swiss Cheese     | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty | **+10**    |

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

- **Turkey + Swiss Cheese**: turkey and swiss, the deli default

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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.