A sandwich at Pop's Deli & Grill, a deli in Hayward, California.
out of 100 · solid
Solid, with one move worth +24.
Uncharted, four of six roles, few layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
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.
french roll, toasted: sliced roast beef; sautéed onions; melted pepper cheese.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.1 | 56th |
| acid | 0.1 | 26th |
| fat | 2.1 | 50th |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| french rollscored as Hoagie Roll | bread | soft crusty | the frame |
| sliced roast beefscored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | +5 |
| sautéed onionsscored as Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | +7 |
| melted pepper cheesescored as Monterey Jack | protein | fat 3 salt 2 umami 2 soft creamy melty | −3 |
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
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