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# Beef Hot Link at Susie Q's Pizza
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/hayward-susie-q-s-pizza-beef-hot-link/
- Published: 2026-10-13T14:25:24.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T14:25:24.000Z
- Description: Beef hot link, caramelized onions, mushrooms, sweet peppers, bbq sauce, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayo on unstated bread. Sandwich Score 89, outstanding. At Susie Q's Pizza, Hayward.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

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

Hoagie RollMayonnaiseTomatoLettuceCheddar CheeseBBQ SauceBell PepperMushroomCaramelized OnionHoagie Roll

**89**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · outstanding

Outstanding, and the road to 90 is open.

A veggie panini with layers outside the form; six of six roles.

Balance

96

Harmony

94

Contrast

100

Structure

98

Focus

88

Composition

96

Quality

100

Envelope

96

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.

**hoagie roll (inferred from the kind of place)**, toasted: beef hot link; caramelized onions; mushrooms; sweet peppers; bbq sauce; cheddar cheese; lettuce; tomato; mayo.

## Balance

salt1.3 · 63rdacid1.1 · 73rdfat1.7 · 33rdsweet1.3 · 90thumami1.5 · 51stheat0.0bitter0.2 · 58th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.3   | 63rd               |
| acid   | 1.1   | 73rd               |
| fat    | 1.7   | 33rd               |
| sweet  | 1.3   | 90th               |
| umami  | 1.5   | 51st               |
| heat   | 0.0   | n/a                |
| bitter | 0.2   | 58th               |

**96** 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  |
| beef hot link                                 |         |                                         | not scored |
| caramelized onionsscored as Caramelized Onion | bulk    | sweet 4 umami 3 fat 2 soft silky        | **0**      |
| mushroomsscored as Mushroom                   | bulk    | umami 2 soft springy juicy              | **0**      |
| sweet peppersscored as Bell Pepper            | bulk    | crunchy juicy fresh                     | **0**      |
| bbq sauce                                     | sauce   | sweet 4 salt 2 acid 2 silky saucy       | **0**      |
| cheddar cheese                                | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft gooey melty   | **+34**    |
| lettuce                                       | texture | crunchy juicy fresh                     | **+8**     |
| tomato                                        | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **+16**    |
| mayoscored as Mayonnaise                      | sauce   | fat 5 acid 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
- **BBQ Sauce + Cheddar Cheese**: sharp cheddar stands up to sweet bbq
- **Cheddar Cheese + Tomato**: grilled cheese and tomato, the lunch pair
- **Tomato + Mayonnaise**: 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.