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Classic Philly Cheese Steak at Susie Q's Pizza

Philly steak, cheese, caramelized onions, sweet peppers, mayo on Hoagie Roll. Sandwich Score 59, solid. At Susie Q's Pizza, Hayward.

A sandwich at 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
AxisValueCatalog percentile
salt1.261st
acid0.759th
fat2.873rd
sweet0.776th
umami1.968th
heat0.0n/a
bitter0.153rd

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

LayerRoleFlavor and texturePoints
hoagie roll (inferred from the name)breadsoft crustythe frame
philly steakscored as Beefproteinfat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender+4
cheesescored as Cheese (generic)proteinfat 4 salt 3 umami 3 creamy soft gooey0
caramelized onionsscored as Caramelized Onionbulksweet 4 umami 3 fat 2 soft silky+5
sweet peppersscored as Bell Pepperbulkcrunchy juicy fresh+7
mayoscored as Mayonnaisesaucefat 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.

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