A sandwich at Gambino's New York Subs, a sandwich shop in San Francisco, California.
out of 100 · solid
Solid, with one move worth +25.
A cheesesteak with layers outside the form; four of six roles, half the layers have no partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
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.
premium soft roll, toasted: premium sirloin steak; five cheese blend; grilled onions; grilled bell peppers.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.2 | 60th |
| acid | 0.4 | 40th |
| fat | 2.1 | 46th |
| sweet | 0.4 | 45th |
| umami | 1.9 | 66th |
| heat | 0.1 | 53rd |
| bitter | 0.1 | 45th |
78 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| premium soft rollscored as Hoagie Roll | bread | soft crusty | the frame |
| premium sirloin steakscored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | +7 |
| five cheese blendscored as Cheese (generic) | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 creamy soft gooey | −1 |
| grilled onionsscored as Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | +6 |
| grilled bell peppersscored as Bell Pepper | bulk | crunchy juicy fresh | +5 |
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 + Onion: onions sweeten seared beef, philly style
- Onion + Bell Pepper: peppers and onions, the griddle pair
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