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# Classic Philly Cheese Steak at Susie Q's Pizza
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/hayward-susie-q-s-pizza-classic-philly-cheese-steak/
- Published: 2026-10-13T14:25:36.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T14:25:36.000Z
- Description: Philly steak, cheese, caramelized onions, sweet peppers, mayo on Hoagie Roll. Sandwich Score 59, solid. 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 RollMayonnaiseBell PepperCaramelized OnionCheese (generic)BeefHoagie Roll

**59**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · solid

Solid, with one move worth +11.

Uncharted, five of six roles, few layers have a partner.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

80

Harmony

75

Contrast

88

Structure

89

Focus

90

Composition

43

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 name)**, toasted: philly steak; cheese; caramelized onions; sweet peppers; mayo.

## Balance

salt1.2 · 61stacid0.7 · 59thfat2.8 · 73rdsweet0.7 · 76thumami1.9 · 68thheat0.0bitter0.1 · 53rd

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.2   | 61st               |
| acid   | 0.7   | 59th               |
| fat    | 2.8   | 73rd               |
| sweet  | 0.7   | 76th               |
| umami  | 1.9   | 68th               |
| heat   | 0.0   | n/a                |
| bitter | 0.1   | 53rd               |

**89** 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 name)          | bread   | soft crusty                            | the frame |
| philly steakscored as Beef                    | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender       | **+4**    |
| cheesescored as Cheese (generic)              | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 creamy soft gooey | **0**     |
| caramelized onionsscored as Caramelized Onion | bulk    | sweet 4 umami 3 fat 2 soft silky       | **+5**    |
| sweet peppersscored as Bell Pepper            | bulk    | crunchy juicy fresh                    | **+7**    |
| mayoscored as Mayonnaise                      | sauce   | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy              | **+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 + Caramelized Onion**: sweet onion jam on seared beef

[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.