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# Pastrami Philly at Susie Q's Pizza
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/hayward-susie-q-s-pizza-pastrami-philly/
- Published: 2026-10-13T14:25:59.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T14:25:59.000Z
- Description: Chopped pastrami, philly steak, cheese, caramelized onions, mushrooms, sweet peppers, mayo on Hoagie Roll. Sandwich Score 61, 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 PepperMushroomCaramelized OnionCheese (generic)BeefPastramiHoagie Roll

**61**

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

85

Harmony

83

Contrast

86

Structure

89

Focus

88

Composition

44

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: chopped pastrami; philly steak; cheese; caramelized onions; mushrooms; sweet peppers; mayo.

## Balance

salt1.6 · 76thacid0.7 · 58thfat2.5 · 65thsweet0.5 · 61stumami2.2 · 84thheat0.2 · 63rdbitter0.1 · 47th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.6   | 76th               |
| acid   | 0.7   | 58th               |
| fat    | 2.5   | 65th               |
| sweet  | 0.5   | 61st               |
| umami  | 2.2   | 84th               |
| heat   | 0.2   | 63rd               |
| bitter | 0.1   | 47th               |

**88** 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 |
| chopped pastramiscored as Pastrami            | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender | **0**     |
| philly steakscored as Beef                    | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender       | **+5**    |
| 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       | **+3**    |
| mushroomsscored as Mushroom                   | bulk    | umami 2 soft springy juicy             | **+1**    |
| sweet peppersscored as Bell Pepper            | bulk    | crunchy juicy fresh                    | **+7**    |
| 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

- **Beef + Caramelized Onion**: sweet onion jam on seared beef
- **Beef + Mushroom**: beef and mushroom, the steakhouse pair

[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.