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# Grilled Ham & Cheese at Diablo Foods
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/lafayette-diablo-foods-grilled-ham-and-cheese/
- Published: 2026-10-13T14:32:43.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T14:32:43.000Z
- Description: Honey ham, cheddar, lettuce, tomatoes, mayo, mustard on sliced sourdough. Sandwich Score 89, outstanding. At Diablo Foods, Lafayette.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [Diablo Foods](https://onesandwich.com/lafayette-diablo-foods/), a corner store in Lafayette, California.

SourdoughMustardMayonnaiseTomatoLettuceCheddar CheeseSourdough

**89**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · outstanding

Outstanding, and the road to 90 is open.

Uncharted, six of six roles on the board.

Balance

98

Harmony

96

Contrast

100

Structure

98

Focus

100

Composition

100

Quality

100

Envelope

98

More acid 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.

**sliced sourdough**, toasted: honey ham; cheddar; lettuce; tomatoes; mayo; mustard.

## Balance

salt1.5 · 74thacid1.8 · 90thfat2.2 · 51stsweet0.2 · 24thumami1.5 · 48thheat0.5 · 83rdbitter0.3 · 77th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.5   | 74th               |
| acid   | 1.8   | 90th               |
| fat    | 2.2   | 51st               |
| sweet  | 0.2   | 24th               |
| umami  | 1.5   | 48th               |
| heat   | 0.5   | 83rd               |
| bitter | 0.3   | 77th               |

**98** 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     |
| ----------------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| sliced sourdoughscored as Sourdough | bread   | soft chewy crusty                       | the frame  |
| honey ham                           |         |                                         | not scored |
| cheddarscored as Cheddar Cheese     | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft gooey melty   | **+17**    |
| lettuce                             | texture | crunchy juicy fresh                     | **0**      |
| tomatoesscored as Tomato            | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **+17**    |
| mayoscored as Mayonnaise            | sauce   | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy               | **0**      |
| mustard                             | sauce   | acid 3 salt 2 heat 2 saucy smooth       | **0**      |

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

- **Sourdough + Cheddar Cheese**: grilled cheese law: sharp cheese, tangy crust
- **Cheddar Cheese + Tomato**: grilled cheese and tomato, the lunch pair
- **Cheddar Cheese + Mustard**: ploughman's law: sharp cheese, sharp mustard
- **Tomato + Mayonnaise**: summer tomato sandwich: acid on rich

## How to raise it

- Outstanding, not legendary: nothing on this sandwich is house-made, named or exceptional.

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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.