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# Deluxe Philly Cheese Steak at Susie Q's Pizza
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/hayward-susie-q-s-pizza-deluxe-philly-cheese-steak/
- Published: 2026-10-13T14:25:43.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T14:25:43.000Z
- Description: Philly steak, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, caramelized onions, sweet peppers, mushrooms, mayo on Hoagie Roll. Sandwich Score 86, 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 RollMayonnaiseMushroomBell PepperCaramelized OnionTomatoLettuceCheese (generic)BeefHoagie Roll

**86**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · outstanding

Outstanding, and the road to 90 is open.

Leans toward a roast beef, six of six roles on the board.

Balance

92

Harmony

98

Contrast

100

Structure

98

Focus

88

Composition

84

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; lettuce; tomatoes; caramelized onions; sweet peppers; mushrooms; mayo.

## Balance

salt1.1 · 57thacid0.7 · 60thfat2.2 · 52ndsweet0.6 · 74thumami1.9 · 67thheat0.0bitter0.2 · 57th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.1   | 57th               |
| acid   | 0.7   | 60th               |
| fat    | 2.2   | 52nd               |
| sweet  | 0.6   | 74th               |
| umami  | 1.9   | 67th               |
| heat   | 0.0   | n/a                |
| bitter | 0.2   | 57th               |

**92** 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        | **+20**   |
| cheesescored as Cheese (generic)              | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 creamy soft gooey  | **−2**    |
| lettuce                                       | texture | crunchy juicy fresh                     | **+13**   |
| tomatoesscored as Tomato                      | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **+17**   |
| caramelized onionsscored as Caramelized Onion | bulk    | sweet 4 umami 3 fat 2 soft silky        | **−2**    |
| sweet peppersscored as Bell Pepper            | bulk    | crunchy juicy fresh                     | **−3**    |
| mushroomsscored as Mushroom                   | bulk    | umami 2 soft springy juicy              | **+5**    |
| mayoscored as Mayonnaise                      | sauce   | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy               | **+8**    |

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
- **Beef + Mushroom**: beef and mushroom, the steakhouse pair
- **Tomato + Mayonnaise**: summer tomato sandwich: acid on rich

## 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.