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# Beef Hot Link Burger at Susie Q's Pizza
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/hayward-susie-q-s-pizza-beef-hot-link-burger/
- Published: 2026-10-13T14:25:24.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T14:25:24.000Z
- Description: Beef hot link, caramelized onions, mushrooms, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, house sauce on Burger Bun. Sandwich Score 87, outstanding. At Susie Q's Pizza, Hayward.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A burger at [Susie Q's Pizza](https://onesandwich.com/hayward-susie-q-s-pizza/), a restaurant in Hayward, California.

Burger BunBurger SauceTomatoLettuceCheddar CheeseMushroomCaramelized OnionBurger Bun

**87**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · outstanding

Outstanding, and the road to 90 is open.

Reads as a fully realized burger, six of six roles, most layers have a partner.

Balance

97

Harmony

85

Contrast

100

Structure

98

Focus

100

Composition

92

Quality

100

Envelope

94

More sweet 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.

**burger bun (inferred from the kind of sandwich)**, toasted: beef hot link; caramelized onions; mushrooms; cheddar cheese; lettuce; tomato; house sauce (high tier).

## Balance

salt1.6 · 76thacid1.0 · 71stfat2.2 · 53rdsweet1.4 · 90thumami1.9 · 67thheat0.0bitter0.2 · 66th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.6   | 76th               |
| acid   | 1.0   | 71st               |
| fat    | 2.2   | 53rd               |
| sweet  | 1.4   | 90th               |
| umami  | 1.9   | 67th               |
| heat   | 0.0   | n/a                |
| bitter | 0.2   | 66th               |

**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     |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| burger bun (inferred from the kind of sandwich) | bread   | sweet 2 soft springy                     | the frame  |
| beef hot link                                   |         |                                          | not scored |
| caramelized onionsscored as Caramelized Onion   | bulk    | sweet 4 umami 3 fat 2 soft silky         | **+1**     |
| mushroomsscored as Mushroom                     | bulk    | umami 2 soft springy juicy               | **+1**     |
| cheddar cheese                                  | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft gooey melty    | **+28**    |
| lettuce                                         | texture | crunchy juicy fresh                      | **+4**     |
| tomato                                          | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh  | **+7**     |
| house sauce (high tier)scored as Burger Sauce   | sauce   | fat 4 salt 2 acid 2 sweet 2 creamy saucy | **−2**     |

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

- **Caramelized Onion + Cheddar Cheese**: sweet allium under sharp cheddar
- **Mushroom + Cheddar Cheese**: browned mushroom under sharp cheddar
- **Cheddar Cheese + Tomato**: grilled cheese and tomato, the lunch pair

## How to raise it

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

[All the sandwiches at Susie Q's Pizza](https://onesandwich.com/hayward-susie-q-s-pizza/) · [The menu this was read from](https://susieqspizza.com/hayward-hayward-susie-q-s-pizza-food-menu?ref=onesandwich.com) · [Build your own in the Sandwich Builder](https://onesandwich.com/builder/)

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.