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# Heater at Diablo Foods
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/lafayette-diablo-foods-heater/
- Published: 2026-10-13T14:32:48.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T14:32:48.000Z
- Description: Roast beef, jalapeños, super sharp cheddar, mayo on sourdough french roll. Sandwich Score 80, excellent. 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.

SourdoughMayonnaiseCheddar CheeseJalapeñoBeefSourdough

**80**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · excellent

Excellent, with one move worth +10.

Leans toward a roast beef, five of six roles, most layers have a partner.

**Holding the summit:** balance 0.80 or better

Balance

78

Harmony

96

Contrast

88

Structure

89

Focus

100

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.

**sourdough french roll**, toasted: roast beef; jalapeños; super sharp cheddar; mayo.

## Balance

salt1.3 · 66thacid1.0 · 69thfat3.1 · 83rdsweet0.0umami1.9 · 67thheat0.3 · 75thbitter0.1 · 42nd

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.3   | 66th               |
| acid   | 1.0   | 69th               |
| fat    | 3.1   | 83rd               |
| sweet  | 0.0   | n/a                |
| umami  | 1.9   | 67th               |
| heat   | 0.3   | 75th               |
| bitter | 0.1   | 42nd               |

**96** 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    |
| ------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------- | --------- |
| sourdough french rollscored as Sourdough    | bread   | soft chewy crusty                     | the frame |
| roast beefscored as Beef                    | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender      | **+5**    |
| jalapeñosscored as Jalapeño                 | texture | heat 4 crunchy fresh raw              | **+23**   |
| super sharp cheddarscored as Cheddar Cheese | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft gooey melty | **+22**   |
| mayoscored as Mayonnaise                    | sauce   | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy             | **+4**    |

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
- **Beef + Cheddar Cheese**: the cheeseburger pair: sharp on seared beef
- **Jalapeño + Cheddar Cheese**: jalapeno cheddar: green heat in sharp fat

## How to raise it

- Between you and 90: balance 0.80 or better (0.02 short).

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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.