A burger at Gambino's New York Subs, a sandwich shop in San Francisco, California.
out of 100 · solid
Solid, with one move worth +24.
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.
sub roll, toasted: Beef; Any cheese; Onion; Pepper (bell/hot).
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.3 | 64th |
| acid | 0.5 | 49th |
| fat | 2.3 | 54th |
| sweet | 0.3 | 38th |
| umami | 2.0 | 76th |
| heat | 0.4 | 80th |
| bitter | 0.2 | 63rd |
84 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sub rollscored as Hoagie Roll | bread | soft crusty | the frame |
| Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | +3 |
| Any cheesescored as Cheese (generic) | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 creamy soft gooey | −1 |
| Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | +8 |
| Pepper (bell/hot) | texture | heat 3 crunchy juicy | +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
- Beef + Onion: onions sweeten seared beef, philly style
- Onion + Pepper (bell/hot): peppers and onions, the griddle pair
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