The story
Tucked away in Shibuya’s Jingūmae neighborhood, Chermside Sandwich Juku has sparked sharply divided opinions among visiting creators. Jana Food Porn called it “a sandwich shop in Tokyo with amazing sando options,” singling out the Me Box as a highlight in her Tokyo travel series. The shop’s casual, local-spot vibe and Japanese-style sandos seem to promise a worthwhile stop.
But Franchino Er Criminale paints a very different picture, dismissing the spot as “a tourist trap” serving “overpriced, terrible sando.” He describes the Meat Box’s meat as “chewy and rancid,” the Egg Sando as “awful,” and the Strawberry and Cream Sando as only marginally better. With a 4.1-star rating and such conflicting firsthand accounts, Chermside Sandwich Juku is clearly a venue where your mileage—and your taste buds—may vary considerably.
Synthesised by AI from every creator’s review. First reviewed 2026.
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AI summary of what 4 dish mentions say about the food
“This meat box cost me 3,500 yen, about €18-19. The meat is tough and chewy, not buttery at all. It has a bad taste, almost rancid. The bread got soggy from the meat juices. The fries taste only of oil. I'm still chewing a piece. I'd give it a 2 out of 10. It's really bad.”
What creators say
2 creators have covered Chermside Sandwich Juku. Most active: Franchino Er Criminale, Jana Food Porn
A tourist trap in Akihabara serving overpriced, terrible sando — the meat is chewy and rancid, the egg sando is awful, and the strawberry cream one is only slightly better.
Dishes mentioned
Meat Box
This meat box cost me 3,500 yen, about €18-19. The meat is tough and chewy, not buttery at all. It has a bad taste, almost rancid. The bread got soggy from the meat juices. The fries taste only of oil. I'm still chewing a piece. I'd give it a 2 out of 10. It's really bad.
Egg Sando
I didn't even want to taste it. It looked terrible. The bread is fried, oily, heavy. The egg is terrible. The sauce is terrible. Everything is terrible. I'd give it a 2.
Strawberry and Cream Sando
I took a third bite just to change the taste in my mouth. It's fried bread with sweetened cream and sweetened strawberries. At least it's edible, but it's very inconvenient to eat. The frying is oily and heavy. I'd give it a 2.
A sandwich shop in Tokyo with amazing sando options, especially the Me Box.
Dishes mentioned
Me Box
I came here specifically for the Me Box, but I found all kinds of sando — like this one with egg and ham, the one with meat, and the one with low-temperature-cooked pork cutlet. All of them were out of this world.
