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# Italian Combo at Diablo Foods
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/lafayette-diablo-foods-italian-combo/
- Published: 2026-10-13T14:32:53.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T14:32:53.000Z
- Description: Coppa, danish ham, mortadella, salame, provolone, lettuce, tomato, onions, pepperoncini, oil and vinegar on sourdough french roll. Sandwich Score 87, 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.

SourdoughItalian Vinaigrette…PepperonciniOnionTomatoLettuceProvoloneSalamiMortadellaHamCapicola (coppa)Sourdough

**87**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · outstanding

Outstanding. Small moves left on the board.

Reads as a fully realized italian sub, six of six roles on the board.

**Holding the summit:** complete structure

Balance

100

Harmony

96

Contrast

100

Structure

84

Focus

83

Composition

96

Quality

100

Envelope

96

More salt 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.

**sourdough french roll**, served cold: coppa (high tier); danish ham; mortadella (high tier); salame; provolone; lettuce; tomato; onions; pepperoncini; oil and vinegar.

## Balance

salt2.5 · 90thacid1.1 · 75thfat2.6 · 68thsweet0.3 · 34thumami2.3 · 85thheat0.3 · 73rdbitter0.2 · 61st

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 2.5   | 90th               |
| acid   | 1.1   | 75th               |
| fat    | 2.6   | 68th               |
| sweet  | 0.3   | 34th               |
| umami  | 2.3   | 85th               |
| heat   | 0.3   | 73rd               |
| bitter | 0.2   | 61st               |

**100** 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 |
| coppa (high tier)scored as Capicola (coppa)                  | protein | salt 4 fat 4 umami 4 silky chewy tender | **−4**    |
| danish hamscored as Ham                                      | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender  | **−5**    |
| mortadella (high tier)                                       | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft silky tender  | **−5**    |
| salamescored as Salami                                       | protein | salt 4 fat 4 umami 4 chewy silky        | **+1**    |
| provolone                                                    | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty         | **+1**    |
| lettuce                                                      | texture | crunchy juicy fresh                     | **−3**    |
| tomato                                                       | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | **−3**    |
| onionsscored as Onion                                        | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh             | **−3**    |
| pepperoncini                                                 | acid    | acid 4 salt 2 pickled crunchy wet       | **−4**    |
| oil and vinegarscored as Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar) | sauce   | acid 4 fat 4 salt 2 saucy wet           | **−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.

## Pairings

- **Capicola (coppa) + Ham**: two cures, one sub: capicola and ham
- **Capicola (coppa) + Salami**: the italian sub's cured pair
- **Capicola (coppa) + Provolone**: spiced cure under sharp provolone
- **Ham + Salami**: salami and ham, the deli's double cure
- **Mortadella + Pepperoncini**: pickled pepper bite against soft spiced pork
- **Salami + Provolone**: italian sub spine: salami and provolone
- **Salami + Pepperoncini**: hot pickled peppers cut fatty salami
- **Salami + Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar)**: vinaigrette cuts fatty salami, sub shop law
- **Provolone + Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar)**: sharp cheese, sharp dressing
- **Lettuce + Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar)**: dressed greens, the sub shop way
- **Tomato + Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar)**: vinaigrette on tomato, salad logic
- **Onion + Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar)**: raw onion in vinegar, the quick pickle

## How to raise it

- Judged as an italian sub: focus is not held against it.
- Between you and 90: complete structure (0.01 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.