A sandwich at Susie Q's Pizza, a restaurant in Hayward, California.
out of 100 · outstanding
Outstanding, and the road to 90 is open.
A veggie panini with layers outside the form; six of six roles.
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
| 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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